Kees () is a masculine

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, contracted (shortened) name, or

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common in the

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, originally derived from the name Cornelis. An alternate spelling is

Cees Cees () is a Dutch language, Dutch masculine given name, a short form of Cornelis. Since, as in English, the letter "c" before "e" is normally pronounced in Dutch, the alternative spelling Kees (given name), Kees is more common. Notable people n ...

. Notable people with the given name Kees include: *

Kees van Dongen Cornelis Theodorus Maria "Kees" van Dongen (26 January 1877 – 28 May 1968) was a Dutch-French painter who was one of the leading Fauves. Van Dongen's early work was influenced by the Hague School and symbolism and it evolved gradually into a r ...

1877–1968, Dutch-French painter *

Kees van Baaren Kees van Baaren (;In isolation, ''van'' is pronounced . 22 October 1906 – 2 September 1970) was a Dutch composer and teacher. Early years Van Baaren was born in Enschede. His early studies (1924–29) were in Berlin with Rudolph Breithaup ...

(1906–1970), Dutch composer and teacher *

Kees Bakels Kees Bakels (born 14 January 1945, in Amsterdam) is a Dutch conductor. Bakels began his musical career as a violinist, and later studied conducting at the Amsterdam Conservatory and the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy. He has appea ...

(born 1945), Dutch conductor * Kees Blom (born 1946), Dutch ecologist *

Kees Bol Cornelis "Kees" Bol (September 21, 1916 – September 16, 2009) was a Dutch painter and art educator. His work was exhibited in art galleries and museums throughout the Netherlands, as well as in Paris. In 1950 Bol was awarded the Thérès ...

(1916–2009), Dutch painter and art educator *

Kees Broekman Cornelis "Kees" Broekman (2 July 1927 – 8 November 1992) was a Dutch speed skater. At the 1952 Olympics in Oslo Broekman was silver medalist on both the 5000 meter and the 10000 meter, the first ever Winter Olympic medals for the Netherlands. ...

(1927–1992), Dutch speed skater *

Kees Brusse Kees Brusse (; 26 February 1925 – 9 December 2013) was a Dutch actor, film director and screenwriter. A self-taught actor, he was remarkable for his natural acting style at a time when more theatrical performances were the norm in The Neth ...

(born 1925), Dutch actor and film director * Kees Bruynzeel (1900–1980), Dutch businessman, timber merchant and yachtsman *

Kees Fens Kees Fens (18 October 1929 in Amsterdam – 14 June 2008) was a Dutch writer, essayist and literary critic.Kees Kist Cornelis Kist (born 7 August 1952) is a Dutch former professional footballer and manager. He played as a striker, and most notably won the European Golden Shoe for the 1978–79 season. Club career Born in Steenwijk, Kist started his career a ...

(born 1952), Dutch footballer *

Kees van Kooten Cornelis Reinier "Kees" van Kooten () (born 10 August 1941) is a Dutch comedian, television actor, and writer. He formed the duo Van Kooten & De Bie with Wim de Bie from 1972 to 1998. Biography Cornelis Reinier van Kooten was born on 10 Augu ...

(born 1941), Dutch comedian, television actor and author * Kees van Kooten (footballer) (born 1948), Dutch footballer *

Kees Kwakman Kees Kwakman (born 10 June 1983) is a Dutch former professional association football, footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Between 2004 and 2018, he played for FC Volendam, FC Groningen, Groningen, RBC Roosendaal, NAC Breda, FC Augsbur ...

(born 1983), Dutch footballer * Kees Luyckx (born 1986), Dutch footballer * Kees Maks (1876–1967), Dutch painter *

Kees Meeuws Kees Junior Meeuws (; born 26 July 1974) is a New Zealand former rugby union prop and former assistant coach of the Highlanders in the Super Rugby competition, and also a real estate agent by trade and a painter by education. Meeuws played ...

(born 1974), New Zealand rugby union prop *

Kees Moeliker Cornelis W. "Kees" Moeliker (born 9 October 1960) is a Dutch biologist and director of the Natural History Museum Rotterdam. He is also European Bureau Chief of the ''Annals of Improbable Research''. Early years Moeliker's father worked for ...

(born 1960), Dutch biologist * Kees Ouwens (1944–2004), Dutch novelist and poet *

Kees Pijl Cornelis "Kees" Alidanis Pijl (9 June 1897 – 3 September 1976) was a Dutch footballer who was active as a striker. Pijl played his whole career at Feyenoord and won eight caps for the Netherlands, scoring seven times, of which four against Ro ...

(1897–1976), Dutch footballer * Kees van Prooijen (born 1952), Dutch artist and musicologist * Kees Rietveld (born 1969), Dutch singer, known as

Georgie Davis Georgie Davis (stage name Kees Rietveld; born 1969 in The Hague, Netherlands) is a Dutch singer, who was one of the first participants of the Soundmixshow in 1985. Career David performed a song by Stevie Wonder. Later in the year Davis scored ...

Kees Rijvers Cornelus Bernardus Rijvers (born 27 May 1926) is a Dutch former footballer who was active as a midfielder and later as coach for PSV Eindhoven and the Netherlands national team. He was born in Breda. Playing career Rijvers made his debut at N ...

, (born 1926), Dutch footballer * Kees Schouhamer Immink (born 1946), Dutch scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur *

Kees van der Staaij Cornelis Gerrit "Kees" van der Staaij (; born 12 September 1968) is a Dutch politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives (Netherlands), House of Representatives since 1998 and Leader of the Reformed Political Party (''Staatkundi ...

(born 1968), Dutch politician * Kees Teer (born 1925), Dutch electrical engineer * Kees

Pier Tol Kees "Pier" Tol (born 12 July 1958) is a Dutch retired international footballer who made over 300 professional appearances in the Dutch league, scoring over 100 goals. Club career Born in Volendam, Tol played professionally for FC Volendam, A ...

, (born 1958), Dutch footballer * Kees Tol (footballer) (born 1987), Dutch footballer *

Kees Torn Kees Torn (born 1967 in Oostburg) is a Dutch text writer and comedy performer. Career Torn started his cabaret performance in 1991, when he was studying at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam. As "Kees en Ik" (''Kees and I''), he performed ...

(born 1967), Dutch text writer and comedy performer *

Kees Vendrik Cornelis Constant Maria (Kees) Vendrik (30 January 1963 in Nijmegen) is a member of the Netherlands Court of Audit. Political life Vendrik was a member of the House of Representatives for GreenLeft. He used to be the party's specialist on the ...

(born 1963), Dutch politician *

Kees Verkade Korstiaan "Kees" Verkade (12 October 1941 – 29 December 2020) was a Dutch artist and sculptor. He specialized in modeling the human form, with an emphasis on movement and emotion. Most of his sculptures are set in bronze. They depict a variety o ...

(born 1941), Dutch artist and sculptor *

Kees Verkerk Cornelis Arie "Kees" Verkerk (born 28 October 1942) is a former speed skater from the Netherlands.

(born 1942), Dutch speed skater *

Kees Versteegh Cornelis Henricus Maria "Kees" Versteegh (; born 1947) is a Dutch academic linguist. He served as a professor of Islamic studies and the Arabic language at Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands until April 2011. Versteegh graduated from R ...

(born 1947), Dutch linguist *

Kees Zwamborn Kees Zwamborn (born 28 March 1952) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender. Zwamborn was born in Alblasserdam, South Holland. From 1978 to 1985, he played both in the Eredivisie and Eerste divisie as well as in the B ...

(born 1952), Dutch footballer * Kees van der Spek (born 1964), Dutch journalist

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