Gijsbert is a Dutch masculine

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, which is a variant of the names Gisbert and

Gilbert Gilbert may refer to: People and fictional characters * Gilbert (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Gilbert (surname), including a list of people Places Australia * Gilbert River (Queensland) * Gilbert River (South ...

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Retrieved on 24 January 2016. The name may refer to: * Gijsbert Bos (born 1973), Dutch footballer *

Gijsbert Claesz van Campen Gijsbert Claesz van Campen (c.1580 – 1648), was a Dutch cloth merchant of Haarlem who is most famous today for his family portrait painted by Frans Hals. The sitters in this painting have been identified by Pieter Biesboer as the family of Gijsbe ...

(1580–1648), Dutch merchant * Gijsbertus Craeyvanger (1810–1895), Dutch painter * Gijsbert Haan (1801–1874), American religious leader * Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp (1762–1834), Dutch politician *

Gijsbert d'Hondecoeter Gijsbert d'Hondecoeter (1604 – 29 August 1653) was a Dutch landscape and animalier painter. Hondecoeter belonged to a family of painters. His father was Gillis d'Hondecoeter and his son was Melchior d'Hondecoeter. Hondecoeter primarily pa ...

(1604–1653), Dutch painter * Gijsbert de Leve (1926–2009), Dutch mathematician *

Gijsbert van Tienhoven Gijsbert van Tienhoven (12 February 1841 – 10 October 1914) was a liberal Dutch politician. He started his political career in the municipal council and executive of Amsterdam, and served as mayor of Amsterdam from 1880 to 1891. He spent o ...

(1841–1914), Dutch politician and prime minister * Gijsbert Verhoek (1644–1690), Dutch painter

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