Jef is a
Dutch-language
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. ''Afrikaans'' i ...
masculine given name primarily used in Belgium. It is a short form of
Jozef/
Josef, used also in
Breton
Breton most often refers to:
*anything associated with Brittany, and generally
** Breton people
** Breton language, a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Brittany
** Breton (horse), a breed
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. People with the name include:
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Jef Billings
Jef Billings was an American figure skating costume designer who directed Stars on Ice for more than a decade. His clients included many Olympic and World figure skating medalists. One of his most renowned creations is the free skating costume for ...
(born 1945), American figure skating costume designer
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Jef Boeke
Jef D. Boeke is an American geneticist who is currently the founding director of The Institute for Systems Genetics at NYU Langone Medical Center. From 1986 to 2014 he was on the faculty of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where h ...
(born 1950s), American geneticist
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Jef Bruyninckx (1919–1995), Belgian film actor, editor and director
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Jef Caers (born 1970s), Belgian geostatistician
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Jef Colruyt (born 1958), Belgian businessman
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Jef Delen (born 1976), Belgian footballer
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Jef Demuysere
Jef Demuysere (Wervik, 26 July 1907 – Antwerp, 30 April 1969) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He won the Milan–San Remo in 1934, and finished on the podium of the Tour de France in 1929 and 1931, and of the Giro d'Itali ...
(1907–1969), Belgian cyclist
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Jef Denyn (1862–1941), Belgian carillon player
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Jef Dutilleux
Jef Dutilleux (1876-1960) was a Belgian painter, mainly active in the first half of the 20th century.
During the German occupation of Belgium in the First World War, Dutilleux sought refugee in the Westhoek. After the war, he documented the dest ...
(1876–1960), Belgian painter
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Jef Elbers (born 1947), Belgian singer, script writer, and political activist
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Jef François
Josephus Alphonsus Marie François (22 May 1901 – 1996) was a Belgian Flemish far right politician and Nazi collaborator.
A native of Ghent, he first came to politics as a member of the ''Frontpartij'', along with the likes of Ward Hermans ...
(1901–1996), Belgian Nazi collaborator
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Jef Gaitan (born 1986), Filipino actress
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Jef Geeraerts (1930–2015), Belgian writer
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Jef Geys (1934-2018), Belgian artist
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Jef Gilson (1926–2012), French pianist, arranger, composer and big band leader
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Jef Jurion
Armand Joseph Jurion (born 24 February 1937), nicknamed Jef, is a Belgian former professional footballer who played for the Belgium national team from 1955 to 1967. Jurion spent most of his club career at R.S.C. Anderlecht where he won nine cha ...
(born 1937), Belgian footballer
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Jef Labes, American keyboardist
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Jef Lahaye (1932–1990), Dutch cyclist
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Jef Lambeaux (1852–1908), Belgian sculptor
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Jef Last (1898–1972), Dutch poet, writer, translator and cosmopolitan
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Jef Lataster (1922–2014), Dutch long-distance runner
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Jef Leempoels (1867–1935), Belgian painter
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Jef Lowagie (1903–1985), Belgian cyclist
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Jef Maes (1905–1996), Belgian composer and violist
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Jef Mallett (born 1962), American comics artist
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Jef Martens (born 1975), Belgian DJ known as "Basto"
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Jef McAllister (born 1956), American journalist, author and lawyer
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Jef Mermans
Joseph Mermans (16 February 1922 in Merksem – 20 January 1996 in Wildert), usually referred to as Jef Mermans (nicknamed "The Bomber") was a football striker from Belgium, who played much of his career at Anderlecht, with whom he won seven ...
(1922–1996), Belgian footballer
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Jef Murray
Jeffrey Patrick Murray (March 17, 1960 – August 3, 2015) was an American fantasy artist and author best known for his illustrations of works by J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. His paintings, illustrations, stories, poems, and essays appear regular ...
(1960–2015), American fantasy artist and author
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Jef Neve
Jef Neve (born 8 March 1977) is a Belgian jazz and classical music pianist and composer.
Life and career
Neve was born in Turnhout, Belgium.Hope, Alan (22 July 2014"Face of Flanders: Jef Neve" Flanders Today. By the age of 14 he was composing mu ...
(born 1977), Belgian pianist and composer
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Jef Nys
Jozef "Jef" Nys (30 January 1927 – 20 October 2009) was a Belgian comic book creator. He was best known for his comic strip '' Jommeke''.
Biography Early years
Jozef Nys was born in Berchem, Belgium in 1927.De Weyer, Geert (2005). "Jef Ny ...
(1927–2009), Belgian comic book creator
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(1934–2007), Belgian cyclist
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Jef Raskin
Jef Raskin (born Jeff Raskin; March 9, 1943 – February 26, 2005) was an American human–computer interface expert best known for conceiving and starting the Macintosh project at Apple in the late 1970s.
Early life and education
Jef Raskin ...
(1943–2005), American human–computer interface expert
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Jef Scherens (1909–1986), Belgian cyclist
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Jef Tavernier (born 1951), Belgian politician
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Jef Valkeniers (born 1932), Belgian physician-neuropsychiatrist and politician
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Jef Van Campen
Jef Van Campen (born 6 February 1934) is a Belgian post-impressionistic art painter. He is mostly known for his maritime paintings.
Jef Van Campen is most known for his maritime paintings (impressions of rivers, sea and of ships in the Antwe ...
(born 1934), Belgian post-impressionistic painter
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Jef Van Damme
Jef Van Damme (born 8 January 1979) has been a Member of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region for the Socialistische Partij Anders since 7 June 2009.
Born in Ghent, he was educated at the University of Antwerp, Université catholique de ...
(born 1979), Belgian politician
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Jef van de Wiele (1903–1979), Belgian Nazi politician
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Jef Van Der Linden
Jef Van Der Linden (2 November 1927 – 8 May 2008) was a Belgian football defender who was a member of the Belgium national team at the 1954 FIFA World Cup. However, he never earned a cap for Belgium.
Club career
He also played for Royal Ant ...
(1927–2008), Belgian footballer
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Jef Van der Veken (1872–1964), Belgian art restorer, copyist and art forger
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Jef Van Gool (born 1935), Belgian footballer
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Jef van Hoof (1886–1959), Belgian composer and conductor
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Jef Van Meirhaeghe
Jef Van Meirhaeghe (born 23 January 1992) is a Belgian road cyclist, who most recently rode for Belgian amateur team CT Stroobant–Bataia. Van Meirhaeghe has also competed professionally for in 2015 and 2016.
Career Amateur career
As a junior ...
(born 1992), Belgian cyclist
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Jef Vliers
Joseph Vliers (18 December 1932 in Tongeren – 19 January 1994 in TongerenJef Vliers
worldfootball.net (1932–1995), Belgian footballer
Breton short name
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Jef Le Penven
Jef Le Penven (3 November 1919 - 30 April 1967) was a French composer, born in Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany.
Le Penven was the twelfth child of a family of cabinet makers. He was brought up in an atmosphere of traditional vernacular music, learnin ...
(1919–1967), Breton composer
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Jef Aérosol (born in 1957), Breton graffiti artist
See also
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Jeff
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Dutch masculine given names