Verwoerd is a surname originating from the Netherlands. Notable people with the surname include:
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Betsie Verwoerd
Elizabeth "Betsie" Verwoerd (née Schoombee; 17 May 1901 – 29 February 2000) was the spouse of the Prime Minister of South Africa from 2 September 1958 until the assassination of her husband Hendrik Verwoerd on 6 September 1966.
Betsie was o ...
(1901–2000), spouse of the Prime Minister of South Africa from 1958 until the assassination of her husband Hendrik Verwoerd in 1966.
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Hendrik Verwoerd
Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd (; 8 September 1901 – 6 September 1966) was a South African politician, a scholar of applied psychology and sociology, and chief editor of ''Die Transvaler'' newspaper. He is commonly regarded as the architect ...
(1901–1966), South African politician and Prime Minister
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Melanie Verwoerd
Melanie Verwoerd (born Fourie) (18 April 1967, in Pretoria) is a South African political analyst. She was previously a politician, ambassador, and the director of UNICEF Ireland.
Verwoerd was elected as a Member of Parliament for the African Na ...
(born 1967), South African politician and diplomat
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Wilhelm Verwoerd
Wilhelm Johannes Verwoerd (born 21 February 1964) is a South African facilitator and researcher based at Stellenbosch University and a social activist. The grandson of Hendrik Verwoerd, known as the architect of the apartheid regime, Verwoerd has ...
(born 1964), South African political philosopher
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Afrikaans-language surnames
Surnames of Dutch origin