Peeters is a

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, equivalent to

Peters Peters may refer to: People * Peters (surname) * Peters Band, a First Nations band in British Columbia, Canada Places United States * Peters, California, a census-designated place * Peters, Florida, a town * Peters Township, Kingman County, Kan ...

. It is the most common surname in Belgium (33,275 people), and is particularly common in the province of

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

, but also in

Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant ( nl, Vlaams-Brabant ; french: Brabant flamand ) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Haina ...

and

Belgian Limburg Limburg ( nl, Limburg, ; li, Limburg or ''Wes-Limburg'' ; french: Limbourg, ) is a province in Belgium. It is the easternmost of the five Dutch-speaking provinces that together form the Region of Flanders, one of the three main political and c ...

. Notable people with the surname include:

Artists

Bonaventura Peeters the Elder Bonaventura Peeters (I) or Bonaventura Peeters the Elder (23 July 1614 – 25 July 1652) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and etcher. He became one of the leading marine artists in the Low Countries in the first half of the 17th century wit ...

(1614-1652), Flemish marine and landscape painter * Bonaventura Peeters the Younger (1641-1702), Flemish marine and landscape painter *

Catharina Peeters Catharina Peeters (1615–1676) was the sister of Bonaventuur Peeters, Jan Peeters I, and Gillis Peeters. They were all Flemish Baroque painters noted for painting seascapes. Biography Few details of her life are known. According to the RKD, ...

(1615-1676), Flemish marine painter *

Clara Peeters Clara Peeters (active 1607–1621) was a Flemish still-life painter from Antwerp who worked in both the Spanish Netherlands and Dutch Republic. Peeters is the best-known female Flemish artist of this era and one of the few women artists workin ...

(1594-1657), Flemish still life painter *

Gillis Peeters the Elder Gillis Peeters (1612 – 1653), was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and engraver who contributed to the development of marine art and landscape painting in Flanders. Life He was born in Antwerp. He was the older brother of the marine paint ...

(1612 – 1653), Flemish painter * Frank Peeters (born 1947), Belgian fine art photographer * Hendrik Peeters (1815–1869), Belgian sculptor *

Henk Peeters Henk Peeters (8 December 1925 – 13 April 2013) was a Dutch artist. He was an active member of the ZERO movement. Peeters was born in The Hague. He studied Fine Art at the Koninklijke Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten in The Hague and taught from 1 ...

(1925–2013), Dutch artist *

Jacob Balthasar Peeters Jacob Balthasar Peeters, also known as Jacob Peeters or Jacobus Peeters (1660-61 – after 1721) was a Flemish painter who specialized in architectural paintings depicting imaginary Renaissance and Baroque palaces populated with elegant figures ...

(c. 1655 – after 1721), Flemish painter *

Jan Peeters I Jan Peeters the Elder or Johannes Peeters (24 April 1624 – 1677) was a Flemish Baroque painter and draughtsman. He is known for his seascapes often depicting stormy seas and shipwrecks as well as for his topographical drawings, many of whic ...

(1624-1677), Flemish marine painter *

Jozef Peeters Jozef Peeters (1895–1960) was a Belgian painter, engraver and graphic artist. In 1913, Jozef Peeters attended for a short time the Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts, but was mainly interested by his own experiments. In 1914 he started paintin ...

(1895-1960), Belgian painter, engraver and graphic artist *

Maarten Peeters Maarten Peeters or Marten Peeters van Ghelle ( – 1566) was a Flemish painter, print publisher and dealer active in Antwerp. Peeters was born in Geel, Duchy of Brabant, around 1500. He was also called Martinus Petri, Merten Peters, and Marteen ...

(c. 1500-1566), Flemish painter and print publisher

Athletes

Alfons Peeters Alfons Peeters (21 January 1943 – 5 January 2015) was a Belgian footballer. During his career he played for R.S.C. Anderlecht. He earned 4 caps for the Belgium national football team, and participated in the 1970 FIFA World Cup. Honours Pl ...

(1943–2015), Belgian footballer *

Bob Peeters Bob Peeters (born 10 January 1974) is a Belgian football manager and former player currently manager of Eerste Divisie club Helmond Sport. Club career Lierse Noted for his large stature, measuring 1.96 m, Peeters grew up in Wommelgem, Antwerp ...

(born 1974), Belgian football striker * Francine Peeters (born 1957), Belgian long-distance runner *

Frans Peeters Frans Peeters (born August 30, 1956) is a sport shooter from Belgium. He won the Bronze Medal in Trap shooting in the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonl ...

(born 1956), Belgian sports shooter *

Huguette Peeters Huguette Peeters (born 27 November 1936) is a Belgian former freestyle swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially kno ...

(born 1936), Belgian swimmer *

Jacky Peeters Jacky Peeters (Dutch pronunciation: �ɟɛki ˈpeːtərs (born 13 December 1969) is a Belgian retired professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career Peeters joined K.R.C Genk in 1994, where he stayed until 1998. His last gam ...

(born 1969), Belgian football defender *

Jelena Peeters Jelena Peeters (born 19 December 1985, Turnhout) is a Belgian speed skater. She was born in Turnhout. She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where she placed 12th in 3000 meters and 20th in 1500 meters The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre ...

(born 1985), Belgian speed skater *

Kevin Peeters Kevin Peeters (born 5 February 1987 in Lier) is a Belgian former cyclist. Major results ;2008 : 3rd Memorial Van Coningsloo : 3rd Gooikse Pijl ;2010 : 8th Schaal Sels ;2011 : 4th Beverbeek Classic : 4th Schaal Sels : 7th Memorial Rik Van Steenb ...

(born 1987), Belgian road bicycle racer *

Ludo Peeters Ludo Peeters (born 9 August 1953) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1974 to 1990. He rode ten editions of the Tour de France and won 3 stages, one in 1980, one in 1982 and one in 1986. He also wore the ...

(born 1953), Belgian road bicycle racer *

Maurice Peeters Mouritius "Maurice" Prosper Peeters (5 May 1882 – 5 December 1957) was a track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the two consecutive Summer Olympics (1920 and 1924). He was born in Antwerp, Belgium, but was rais ...

(1882–1957), Dutch track cyclist *

Pete Peeters Pete Peeters (born August 17, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the eighth round (135th overall) of the 1977 NHL amateur draft. and went on to play 13 seasons in the Nat ...

(born 1957), Canadian ice hockey goalie *

Rob Peeters Rob Peeters (born 2 July 1985) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist, who primarily competed in the cyclo-cross discipline of the sport. In January 2012, he finished second at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. He also competed i ...

(born 1985), Belgian bicycle racer *

Rocky Peeters Rocky Peeters (born 18 August 1979) is a Belgian professional football manager and former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of footba ...

(born 1979), Belgian footballer *

Sara Peeters Sara Peeters (born 15 February 1985) is a former Belgian racing cyclist. She finished in second place in the Belgian National Road Race Championships The Belgian National Road Race Championship is a cycling race which decides who will become B ...

(born 1985), Belgian road bicycle racer *

Stef Peeters Stef Peeters (born 9 February 1992) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eupen. He formerly played for Genk, Sparta Rotterdam, MVV Maastricht, Sint-Truiden and Cercle Brugge. Career Peeters is a Genk youth exponent. In summer 2 ...

(born 1992), Belgian footballer *

Wilfried Peeters Wilfried Peeters (born 10 July 1964 in Mol) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Nowadays, he is sportif director of the Quick Step team. During his cycling-career, he was a major help for Johan Museeuw in classics such as the T ...

(born 1964), Belgian road bicycle racer *

Willem Peeters Willem Peeters (born 20 May 1953) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist. He won the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, previously Omloop Het Volk, is a one-day road cycling race in Belgium, held annually in late February. It ...

(born 1953), Belgian road bicycle racer *

Willie Peeters Willie Peeters (born October 26, 1965) is a Dutch mixed martial artist. He competed in the Heavyweight division. Biography Peeters started his career in amateur wrestling at the age of ten, training with famed champion Freddy Winters and winning ...

(born 1965), Dutch mixed martial artist * Wim Peeters (1925–2011), South African sports shooter *

Yannick Peeters Yannick Peeters (born ) is a Belgian male cyclo-cross cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are re ...

(born 1996), Belgian cyclo-cross cyclist

Musicians

Bart Peeters Bart August Maria Peeters (born 30 November 1959) is a Belgian singer, musician, television presenter and actor. Biography Early years Peeters studied Germanic philology and drama in Antwerp. There, he met Jan Leyers and Hugo Matthysen, with ...

(born 1959), Belgian musician and television presenter *

Flor Peeters Franciscus Florentinus Peeters, Baron Peeters (4 July 1903 – 4 July 1986) was a Belgian composer, organist and academic teacher. He was director of the Conservatorium in Antwerp, Belgium, and organist at Mechelen Cathedral from 1923 to his deat ...

(1903–1986), Belgian organist and teacher * (born 1926), Belgian composer, conductor, and clarinetist * Sieneke Peeters (born 1992), Dutch singer

Politicians

* Jan Peeters (born 1963), Belgian politician *

Kris Peeters Kris Peeters (; born 18 May 1962) is a Belgian politician of the Christian Democratic and Flemish who has been serving as vice-president of the European Investment Bank (EIB) since 2021. Earlier in his career, he was Minister-President of Flander ...

(born 1962), Belgian politician *

Leo Peeters Leo Albert Elisabeth Peeters (born 2 May 1950 in Kapelle-op-den-Bos) is a Flemish politician and a member of the Socialist Party Different (sp.a). In early 1995 he became Minister of Work and Social Affairs of the Flemish Government. Later that ye ...

(born 1950), Belgian politician

Scientists and academics

Harry Peeters Henricus Franciscus Maria (Harry) Peeters (3 October 1931 - 17 November 2012) was a Dutch historian and psychologist, Emeritus Professor of Historical Psychology at the Tilburg University, and founder dean of the TIAS School for Business and Socie ...

(1931–2012), Dutch historian and psychologist *

Nand Peeters Ferdinand "Nand" Peeters (Mechelen, October 13, 1918 – Turnhout, December 27, 1998) was a Belgian obstetrician and gynecologist, whose research led directly to the development of Anovlar, the first combined oral contraceptive pill introduced outs ...

(1918–1998), Belgian obstetrician and gynecologist * Theo Peeters (born 1943), Belgian neurolinguist

Writers

Barbara Peeters Barbara Peeters, also known as Barbara Peters, is an American director and screenwriter of television and film. She is best known for her collaborations with producer-director Roger Corman on films such as ''Humanoids from the Deep'', and directin ...

, American film director and screenwriter *

Benoît Peeters Benoît Peeters (; born 1956) is a French comics writer, novelist, and comics studies scholar. Biography After a degree in Philosophy at Université de Paris I, Peeters prepared his Master's at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociale ...

(born 1956), French comic writer, novelist and critic *

Carel Peeters Carel Peeters (born 5 June 1944, in Nijmegen) is one of the leading Dutch literary critics and since 1973 a writer and editor at ''Vrij Nederland''. Peeters grew up in Nijmegen but moved, with his parents, to Amsterdam at age 14. In 1964 he enrolle ...

(born 1944), Dutch literary critic, writer and editor * (born 1957), Belgian writer and former rock musician *

Frederik Peeters Frédérik Peeters (; born 14 August 1974 in Geneva) is a contemporary Swiss graphic novelist. Biography Peeters received his bachelor of arts degree in visual communication from the École Supérieure d’Arts Appliqués in Geneva in 1995. Pee ...

(born 1974), Swiss comic writer *

Koen Peeters Koen Peeters (Turnhout, 9 March 1959) is a Belgian writer. He was shortlisted for the Libris Literature Prize for his book the ''Great European Novel'' which has since been translated into multiple languages. He received the Ferdinand Bordewijk P ...

(born 1959), Belgian writer

Others

* Clive Peeters, a former Australian retailer *

Filip Peeters Filip Peeters or Philip Peeters (born 2 December 1962) is a Flemish actor. He is well known for his work in the television series ''Salamander'' as Paul Gerardi and ''Zone Stad'' as Didier Francks. He is one of a few Flemish actors who have been ...

(born 1962), Belgian actor *

Peeters (publishing company) Peeters Publishers is an international academic publisher founded in Leuven in 1857, joining a tradition of book printing in Leuven dating back to the 15th century. Peeters publishes 200 new titles and 75 journals a year. Humanities and social ...

References

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