Pieter is a male given name, the Dutch form of Peter. The name has been one of the most common names in the Netherlands for centuries, but since the mid-twentieth century its popularity has dropped steadily, from almost 3000 per year in 1947 to about 100 a year in 2016.Pieter
at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands Some of the better known people with this name are below. See for a longer list. * Pieter de Coninck (?-1332), Flemish revolutionary *

Pieter van der Moere Fray Pieter van der Moere, also known as Fray Pedro de Gante or Pedro de Mura (c. 1480 – 1572) was a Franciscan order, Franciscan missionary in sixteenth century Mexico. Born in Geraardsbergen in present-day Belgium, he was of Flemish people, F ...

(c. 1480–1572), Flemish Franciscan missionary in Mexico known as "Pedro de Gante" *

Pieter Coecke van Aelst Pieter Coecke van Aelst or Pieter Coecke van Aelst the Elder ( Aalst, 14 August 1502 – Brussels, 6 December 1550) was a Flemish painter, sculptor, architect, author and designer of woodcuts, goldsmith's work, stained glass and tapestries.

(1502–1550), Flemish artist, architect, and author * Pieter Aertsen (1508–1575), Dutch Mannerist painter * Pieter Pourbus (1523–1584), Netherlandish painter, sculptor, draftsman and cartographer *

Pieter Bruegel the Elder Pieter Bruegel (also Brueghel or Breughel) the Elder (, ; ; – 9 September 1569) was the most significant artist of Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting, a painter and printmaker, known for his landscapes and peasant scenes (so-called genr ...

(c 1525-1569), Netherlandish painter * Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser (1540–1596), Dutch navigator who mapped the southern sky *

Pieter Platevoet Petrus Plancius (; 1552 – 15 May 1622) was a Dutch-Flemish astronomer, cartographer and clergyman. He was born as Pieter Platevoet in Dranouter, now in Heuvelland, West Flanders. He studied theology in Germany and England. At the age of 24 he ...

(1552–1622), Dutch-Flemish astronomer and cartographer better known as "Petrus Plancius" * Pieter Pauw (1564–1617), Dutch botanist * Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564–1633), Netherlandish painter * Pieter Both (1568–1615), first Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies * Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581–1647), Dutch historian, poet and playwright * Pieter Lastman (1583–1633), Dutch painter of historical and biblical scenes * Pieter de Carpentier (1586–1659), Dutch Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1623–27 * Pieter Nuyts (1598–1655), Dutch explorer, diplomat, and politician * Pieter Claesz (1597–1660), Dutch still life painter * Pieter Jansz Saenredam (1597–1665), Dutch painter of interiors * Pieter van Laer (1599–1642), Dutch painter and printmaker * Pieter de Grebber (c.1600–1653), Dutch Golden Age painter * Pieter Post (1608–1669), Dutch architect * Pieter Stuyvesant (later Peter) (c.1611–1672), Dutch Director-General of New Netherland 1647–64 * Pieter van der Faes (1618–1680), Dutch portrait painter in England known as "Peter Lely" * Pieter Boel (1626–1674), Flemish still life and animal painter * Pieter de Hooch (1629–1684), Dutch genre painter *

Pieter Leermans Pieter Leermans (c. 1635, Leiden – 1706), was a Dutch Golden Age The Dutch Golden Age ( nl, Gouden Eeuw ) was a period in the history of the Netherlands, roughly spanning the era from 1588 (the birth of the Dutch Republic) to 1672 (t ...

(1635-1706), Dutch painter *

Pieter van der Aa Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659 – Leiden, August 1733) was a Dutch publishing, publisher best known for preparing maps and atlases, though he also printed Copyright infringement, pirated editions of foreign bestsellers and illustrated volumes. ...

(1659–1733), Dutch publisher of maps and atlases *

Pieter Burmann the Elder Pieter Burman (1668 – 31 March 1741), also known as Peter or Pieter Burmann ( la, Petrus Burmannus). and posthumously distinguished from his nephew as "the Elder" ( la, Senior), was a Dutch classical scholar. Life Burman was born at Ut ...

(1668–1741), Dutch classical scholar * Pieter van Musschenbroek (1692–1761), Dutch scientist and inventor * Pieter Teyler van der Hulst (1702–1778), Dutch merchant and banker (of Teyler's Museum) * Pieter Burmann the Younger (1714–1778), Dutch philologist * Pieter Hellendaal (1721–1799), Dutch composer, organist and violinist * Pieter van Maldere (1729–1768), South-Netherlandish violinist and composer * Pieter Boddaert (1730–1795), Dutch physician and naturalist * Pieter Gerardus van Overstraten (1755–1801), Governor-general of the Dutch East Indies 1796–1801 *

Pieter Maurits Retief Pieter Mauritz Retief (12 November 1780 – 6 February 1838) was a ''Voortrekker'' leader. Settling in 1814 in the frontier region of the Cape Colony, he assumed command of Commando, punitive expeditions in response to raiding parties from the ...

(1780–1838), South African Voortrekker leader * Pieter Harting (1812–1885), Dutch biologist and naturalist *

Pieter de Decker Pierre (Pieter) Jacques François de Decker (25 January 1812 – 4 January 1891) was a Belgian Roman Catholic politician, statesman and author. He was educated at a Jesuit school, studied law at Paris, and became one of the editors of the ''Revue ...

(1812–1891), Prime Minister of Belgium 1855–57 * Pieter Bleeker (1819–1878), Dutch medical doctor, ichthyologist, and herpetologist * Pieter Oyens (1842–1894), Dutch painter * Pieter Cort van der Linden (1846–1935), Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1913–18 * Pieter Jelles Troelstra (1860–1930), Dutch socialist politician and republican * Pieter Zeeman (1865–1943), Dutch physicist and Nobel laureate *

Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan (), after 1906 known as Piet Mondrian (, also , ; 7 March 1872 – 1 February 1944), was a Dutch painter and art theoretician who is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. He is known for being o ...

(1872–1944), Dutch abstract painter * Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (1885–1961), Prime Minister of the Netherlands in exile, 1940–45 * Pieter Geyl (1887–1966), Dutch historian * Pieter Willem Botha (1916–2006), President of South Africa 1978–89 * Pieter Kooijmans (1933–2013), Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs (1973–77, 1993–94) * Pieter van Vollenhoven (born 1939), the husband of princess Margriet of The Netherlands * Pieter Aspe (1953–2021), Belgian crime fiction writer *

Pieter Hoekstra Cornelis Piet "Pete" Hoekstra (; born October 30, 1953) is a Dutch-American politician who served as the United States Ambassador to the Netherlands from January 10, 2018, to January 17, 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he previously ser ...

(born 1953), Dutch-American politician and diplomat * Pieter De Crem (born 1962), Belgian Minister of Defence 2007–14 *

Pieter Wispelwey Pieter Wispelwey (born 25 September 1962) is a Dutch cellist. In 1992, he was the first cellist to receive the Netherlands Music Prize, a government-awarded prize given to the most promising young musician in the Netherlands. He has come to be ...

(born 1962), Dutch cellist *

Pieter Smit Pieter Smit (11 October 1963 – 10 April 2018) was a Dutch police officer and politician, belonging to the Democrats 66 (D66) party. Smit was born in Delfzijl. He held a commanding position in the former Haaglanden police forceConcerning The ...

(1963–2018), Dutch politician * Pieter Huistra (born 1967), Dutch footballer and football coach * Pieter van den Hoogenband (born 1978), Dutch freestyle swimmer * Pieter Weening (born 1981), Dutch road bicycle racer * Pieter Timmers (born 1988), Belgian freestyle swimmer

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