Jonker () is a Dutch surname. It is also a variation of the title jonkheer. The name can be occupational of origin, indicating an ancestor who was or worked for a jonkheer, or toponymical, e.g. referring to a house named ''De Jonker''. Jonker
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. People with the surname include: *

Andries Jonker Andries Jonker (; 22 September 1962) is the Netherlands women's national football team manager and former player. Jonker was at the helm of Dutch outfits Willem II, MVV and Volendam and was the assistant manager of VfL Wolfsburg, FC Barcelon ...

(born 1962), Dutch football player and manager *

Charles Jonker Charles Jonker (13 December 1933 – 31 July 1991) was a South African cyclist. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Game ...

(1933–1991), South African racing cyclist * Christiaan Jonker (born 1986), South African cricketer * Henk Jonker (1912–2002), Dutch photographer * Ingrid Jonker (1933-1965), South African poet ** Ingrid Jonker Prize, literary prize for the best Afrikaans or English poetry debut work ** Ingrid Jonker (film), Dutch English-language film about her life * Jacobus Jonker (fl. 1996), South African paralympic athlete *

Johannes Jonker Johannes Gideon Andries Jonker (born 22 August 1994 in East London, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the in Super Rugby, the in the Currie Cup and the in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is prop. Career Yout ...

(born 1994), South African rugby player *

JW Jonker Jacobus Willem Jonker (born 19 March 1987) is a former South African rugby union footballer that played with the and in Super Rugby and the , , and in domestic rugby between 2006 and 2017. Rugby career He plays mostly as a centre. He represe ...

(born 1987), South African rugby player * Kees Jonker (1909–1987), Dutch competitive sailor * Kelly Jonker (born 1990), Dutch field hockey player *

Kobus Jonker Kobus Jonker is a paralympic athlete from South Africa competing mainly in category F37 throwing events. Kobus competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the ...

(fl. 2000), South African paralympic athlete *Kobus "Donker" Jonker, former head of the South African Police Service Occult Related Crimes Unit and a figure in the

Satanic panic (South Africa) The Satanic panic is a moral panic about alleged widespread Satanic ritual abuse which originated around the 1980s in the United States, peaking in the early 1990s, before waning as a result of scepticism of academics and law enforcement ag ...

Louis Jonker Professor Louis C. Jonker (born 1962 in Riversdale, Western Cape, Riversdal, Western Cape province) is a South African Biblical scholar and writer. Education After his secondary school training at Point High School in Mossel Bay, he studied at t ...

(1962), South African biblical scholar and linguist * Margo Jonker (born 1954), American softball coach * Marius Jonker (born 1968), South African rugby referee *

Patrick Jonker Patrick Jonker (born 25 May 1969) is a retired Australian road bicycle racer from Dutch and German ancestry. He was a professional rider from 1993 to 2004. Jonker represented Australia twice at the Summer Olympics, in 1992 and 1996. He was an Au ...

(born 1969), Dutch-born Australian racing cyclist **

Patrick Jonker Veloway The Patrick Jonker Veloway (formerly known as the Adelaide Southern Veloway) is a sealed bikeway for the exclusive use of cyclists that runs continuously alongside the Southern Expressway for a distance of 7 km — from Marion/Main So ...

, Australian bikeway named for him *

Robert James Jonker Robert James Jonker (born March 9, 1960) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. Education and career Born in Holland, Michigan, Jonker received a Bachelor of Arts degree from ...

(born 1960), American (Michigan) judge *

(born 1944), Australian racing cyclist * (born 1980), Dutch jazz singer *

Sjouke Jonker Sjouke Jonker (9 September 1924, The Hague – 13 April 2007, Sierre) was a Dutch politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, r ...

(1924–2007), Dutch journalist and politician, MEP 1979–84 ;Jonkers *

Jan Jonkers Jan Jonkers (born 29 August 1955) is a former Dutch racing cyclist. He rode in the 1980 and 1981 Tour de France The 1981 Tour de France was the 68th edition of the Tour de France, taking place between 25 June and 19 July. The total race dista ...

(born 1955), Dutch racing cyclist * (1890–1971), Dutch jurist and university dean *

Marayke Jonkers Marayke Caroline Jonkers (born 13 September 1981) is a retired Australian Paralympic swimmer and paratriathlete. She won two bronze medals at the 2004 Athens Paralympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, along with a bronze med ...

(born 1981), Australian swimmer and paratriathlete *

Tim Jonkers Tim Jonkers (born 3 July 1981) is a former Ireland international rugby league footballer who played as a forward in the 1990s and 2000s. He played his club football with St Helens, with whom he had Challenge Cup and Super League grand final su ...

(born 1980), Dutch-born Irish rugby player ;Adopted as a given name *

Jonker Afrikaner Jonker Afrikaner ( 1785, ''Roode Zand'' near Tulbagh, South Africa – 18 August 1861, Okahandja) was the fourth Captain of the Orlam in South West Africa, succeeding his father, Jager Afrikaner, in 1823. Soon after becoming ''Kaptein'', he ...

(c.1785–1861), Namibian Orlam leader *

Jan Jonker Afrikaner Jan Jonker Afrikaner (c. 1820 in Bethanie, la ..., South West Africa – 10 August 1889 near Tsoabis">South West Africa">la ..., South West Africa – 10 August 1889 near Tsoabis, South West Africa) was the second oldest son of Jonker Afrikan ...

(c.1820–1861), Namibian Orlam leader, son of Jonker ** Jan Jonker Afrikaner High School, secondary school in Windhoek, Namibia

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