Gerhardus and its shortened form Hardus are masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

s of Dutch-language origin. People with those names include: *

Bernardus Gerhardus Fourie Bernardus Gerhardus Fourie (or Brand Fourie) was a South African diplomat. He served as the South African ambassador to the United States from 1982 to 1985. Early life Fourie was born in 1916 in Wolmaransstad. Career Brand Fourie joined the d ...

(AKA Brand Fourie, 19162008), South African youth pastor *

Francois Gerhardus Joubert Francois Gerhardus Joubert (1827–1903) was a Boer general. He was born in 1827 in the Cape Colony. He followed Andries Pretorius to the Transvaal and was elected to the People's Assembly. He became a leader during the First Boer War Th ...

(18271903), Boer general * Rudolph Gerhardus Snyman (born 1995), South African rugby union player *

Gerhardus Liebenberg Gerhardus Frederick Johannes Liebenberg (born 7 April 1972) is a South African cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, ...

(born 1972), South African cricketer *

Gerhardus Petrus Christiaan de Kock Dr. Gerhardus Petrus Christiaan de Kock better known as Gerhard de Kock (14 February 1926 – 7 August 1989) was the sixth Governor of the South African Reserve Bank. He was the son of Dr. M.H. de Kock, who was the third Governor of the South ...

(192689), South African banker, sixth Governor of the ABSA Bank *

Gerhardus Pienaar Gerhardus "Hardus" Pienaar (born 10 August 1981 in Rustenburg, North West) is a South African javelin thrower and former Junior World Champion from South Africa. His personal best throw is 84.50 metres, achieved in October 2003 in Hyderabad, Ind ...

(born 1981), South African javelin thrower *

Hardus Viljoen GC Viljoen (born 6 March 1989), known as Hardus Viljoen,Borland K (2016Viljoen desperate to earn a place in the national team, '' The Citizen'', 4 July 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016. is a South African professional cricketer. Viljoen played for ...

(Gerhardus C. Viljoen, born 1989), South African cricketer *

Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom (also spelled Strydom in accordance with Afrikaans spelling; 14 July 1893 – 24 August 1958), also known as Hans Strijdom and nicknamed the Lion of the North or the Lion of Waterberg, was the fifth prime minister of ...

(18931958), Prime Minister of South Africa 195458 *

Johannes Maritz Johannes Gerhardus Maritz (born 20 December 1990) is a Namibian hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known a ...

(Johannes Gerhardus Maritz, born 1990), Namibian hurdler

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