Keizer is a

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surname, meaning "emperor".Keizer
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands It is cognate to German ''

Kaiser ''Kaiser'' is the German word for "emperor" (female Kaiserin). In general, the German title in principle applies to rulers anywhere in the world above the rank of king (''König''). In English, the (untranslated) word ''Kaiser'' is mainly ap ...

''. Notable people with the surname include: *

Bert Keizer Bert Keizer (born 1947 in Amersfoort) is a Dutch writer and geriatrician.https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200405/ldselect/ldasdy/86/86we14.htm Select Committee on Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill Written Evidence, Memorandum by ...

(born 1947), Dutch writer and physician *

Cees Keizer Cees Keizer (born 8 January 1986) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He currently works as a youth coach with FC Volendam. Career Born in Volendam, Keizer played youth football with hometown club FC Volendam ...

(born 1986), Dutch football midfielder * Garret Keizer (born 1953), American author * Gerrit Keizer (1910–1980), Dutch sportsman * Henry Keizer (born 1960), Dutch businessman and corporate director * Ilja Keizer (born 1944), Dutch middle-distance runner *

Jan Keizer (referee) Johannes "Jan" Nicolaus Ignacius Keizer (born 6 October 1940 in Volendam, North Holland) is a retired Dutch referee. He is known for having refereed two matches in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. He also refereed one match in the 1984 UEFA E ...

(born 1940), Dutch sports referee *

Jan Keizer (singer) Jan Keizer (born 3 April 1949 in Volendam) is a Dutch singer and composer, best known as one of the singers of the popband BZN. Career Keizer began his career in music as a drummer with the band Empty Hearts, which he renamed the Q-tips two ye ...

(born 1949), Dutch singer *

Jolanda Keizer Jolanda Keizer (born 5 April 1985 in Amsterdam, North Holland) is a Dutch heptathlete A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄ ...

(born 1985), Dutch heptathlete *

Joris Keizer Joris Gerhard Keizer (born 26 January 1979, in Hengelo) is a retired butterfly swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. There he was elim ...

(born 1979), Dutch swimmer *

Marcel Keizer Marcel Keizer (born 15 January 1969) is a Dutch football coach and former player who is the manager of Emirati club Al Jazira. His playing career as a midfielder began at Ajax and was mainly spent at Cambuur, and he had brief spells managing bo ...

(born 1969), Dutch football manager *

Martijn Keizer Martijn Keizer (born 25 March 1988) is a Dutch former professional road racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2007 and 2017 for the , , , and teams. Major results ;2005 : 1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships ;2006 ...

(born 1988), Dutch racing cyclist *

Nick Keizer Nick Keizer (born May 2, 1995) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Grand Valley State. Early years Keizer was born to a family of Latvian descent, and grew up in Portage, Michigan. He attended Portage Norther ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Piet Keizer Petrus Johannes "Piet" Keizer (14 June 1943 – 10 February 2017) was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a left winger. As part of the " Total Football" Ajax Amsterdam team of the 1960s and 1970s, Keizer was particularly notable duri ...

(1943–2017), Dutch football left winger *

Sanne Keizer Sanne Keizer (born 6 February 1985) is a Dutch beach volleyball player who plays as a right-side defender with her partner Madelein Meppelink. Her career highlights include two gold, two silver and four bronze medals on the FIVB World Tour. ...

(born 1985), Dutch volleyball player *

Simon Keizer Simon Nicolaas (Simon) Keizer (Volendam, born 16 May 1984) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. Together with Nick Schilder, he formed a duo called Nick & Simon. Biography Simon wrote his first song in 2000 called ''Still Searching'', which he dedi ...

(born 1984), Dutch singer * Teddy Keizer (born c.1971), American speed hiker *

Keizer Ghidorah is a 2004 Kaiju, ''kaiju'' film directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, written by Isao Kiriyama and Wataru Mimura, and produced by Shogo Tomiyama. An international co-production between Japan, Australia, the United States, and China, the film was produce ...

(born 2004) kaiju from the Godzilla franchise *

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