Rademaker is a

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

occupational surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, ...

. It originally meant

wheelwright A wheelwright is a craftsman who builds or repairs wooden wheels. The word is the combination of "wheel" and the word "wright", (which comes from the Old English word "''wryhta''", meaning a worker or shaper of wood) as in shipwright and arkw ...

or wainwright. A large number of spelling variations are in use. The most common are (Netherlands and Belgium in 2007 combined): * Raaijmakers (4086) * Raaymakers (301) * Rademaker (3094) * Rademakers (2037) * Raemaekers (939) * Raeymaekers (2112) * Raijmakers (1398) * Ramaekers (3244) * Ramaker (2122) * Ramakers (2058) * Raymakers (504)

Rademaker(s)

Abraham Rademaker Abraham Rademaker (1677 – 21 January 1735) was an 18th-century painter and printmaker from the Northern Netherlands. Biography Rademaker was born in Lisse. According to the RKD he was a versatile artist who painted Italianate landscapes, ...

(1677–1735), Dutch painter and printmaker *

Augusto Rademaker Augusto Hamann Rademaker Grünewald (11 May 1905 – 13 September 1985) was a Brazilian admiral, of German and Danish descent, in the Brazilian Navy. Rademaker was one of the leaders of the Military Junta (30 August 1969 – 30 October 1969) that ...

(1905–1985), Brazilian navy admiral and vice-president *

Fons Rademakers Alphonse Marie "Fons" Rademakers (5 September 1920 – 22 February 2007) was a Dutch actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter. His 1960 film '' Makkers Staakt uw Wild Geraas'' was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Fest ...

(1920–2007), Dutch filmmaker and actor *

Lili Rademakers ''Lili'' is a 1953 American film released by MGM. It stars Leslie Caron as a touchingly naïve French girl whose emotional relationship with a carnival puppeteer is conducted through the medium of four puppets. The film won the Academy Award for ...

(born 1930), Dutch film director, wife of Fons * Richard Rademaker (born 1982), Dutch volleyball player * Roland Rademaker (born 1983), Dutch volleyball player (twin brother) *

Sperry Rademaker Sperry Jones Rademaker (October 4, 1939 – January 31, 2005) was an American sprint canoer who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. She finished seventh in the K-2 500 m event. A native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, she was the ol ...

(1939–2005), American sprint canoer *

Stephen Rademaker Stephen Geoffrey Rademaker (born 1959) is an attorney, lobbyist, and former Bush Administration government official. Education Rademaker attended the University of Virginia where he received a B.A. (1981) in Foreign Affairs, a J.D. (1984), ...

(born 1959), American attorney and lobbyist

Raaijmakers/Raaymakers

Dick Raaijmakers Dick Raaijmakers (Maastricht, 1 September 1930 – The Hague, 4 September 2013), also known as Dick Raaymakers or Kid Baltan, was a Dutch composer, theater maker and theorist. He is considered a pioneer in the field of electronic music and tape mus ...

(1930–2013), Dutch composer, theater producer and theorist * Ronald Raaymakers (born 1990), New Zealand rugby player

Raemaekers

* Hector Raemaekers (1883–1963), Belgian footballer *

Louis Raemaekers Louis Raemaekers (April 6, 1869 – July 26, 1956) was a Dutch painter and editorial cartoonist for the Amsterdam newspaper ''De Telegraaf'' during World War I, noted for his anti-German stance. Early life He was born and grew up in Roermond, ...

(1869–1956), Dutch painter and cartoonist

Raeymaeckers

Jürgen Raeymaeckers Jürgen Raeymaeckers (born 3 May 1985) is a Belgian football striker who currently plays for K. Lyra T.S.V. in the lower leagues of Belgian football. Before he played with both Lierse and Roeselare in the Belgian Pro League. Career The winger/f ...

(born 1985), Belgian footballer

Raijmakers/Raymaker(s)

Herman C. Raymaker Herman C. Raymaker (22 January 1893 – 6 March 1944) was an American film director and actor. He directed 51 films between 1917 in film, 1917 and 1934 in film, 1934. His last two films as director were ''Trailing the Killer'' (1932) and ''Jo ...

(1893–1944), American film director and actor *

Piet Raijmakers Petrus Josephus "Piet" Raijmakers (born 29 September 1956, in Asten) is a former equestrian from the Netherlands. Raijmakers won the gold medal in the show jumping team event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He did so al ...

(born 1956), Dutch equestrian

Ramackers

* Josée Vigneron-Ramackers (1914–2002), Belgian music educator, conductor and composer

Ramaekers

Serge Ramaekers Serge may refer to: *Serge (fabric), a type of twill fabric *Serge (llama) (born 2005), a llama in the Cirque Franco-Italien and internet meme *Serge (name), a masculine given name (includes a list of people with this name) *Serge (post), a hitchi ...

(born 1966), Belgian DJ

References

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