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patronimic surname, where it was originally a

Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norm ...

Viking Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and se ...

surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Albert Wessels Albert Wessels (1 October 1908 - 22 July 1991) was a South African industrialist and the founder of Toyota South Africa. Toyota South Africa can trace its roots back to 1961, when Wessels obtained a permit to import ten ''Toyopet Stout'' pick ...

(1908–1991), South African industrialist *

André Weßels André Weßels (also spelled Wessels; born 21 October 1981) is a German former fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil Foil may refer to: Materials * Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling ...

(born 1981), German fencer * Andreas Wessels (born 1964), German football goalkeeper * Bredell Wessels (born 1995), Namibian cricketer *

Charlotte Wessels Johanna Charlotte Wessels (born 13 May 1987) is a Dutch singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She is best known as the former lead vocalist for the Dutch symphonic metal band Delain. Background Wessels has been trained in both jazz singi ...

(born 1987), Dutch heavy metal singer * Cornelius Hermanus Wessels (1851–1924), South African politician and statesman *

Cornelius Wessels Cornelius Nicolaas Petrus Wessels (September 8, 1880 in Helmond, Netherlands – February 2, 1964 in Maastricht, Netherlands) was a Dutch Jesuit, known for his historical works on the early Catholic Missions in Central Asia, specially Tibet, a ...

(1880–1964), Dutch Jesuit and historian *

David Wessels David Wessels (born 1982), is a South African-Australian professional rugby union football coach. He is currently the head coach of the Melbourne Rebels team that compete in the Super Rugby competition. He was previously head coach at the West ...

(born 1982), South African rugby coach * (1946–2017), Dutch billionaire, of

VolkerWessels Koninklijke VolkerWessels B.V. is a major European construction services business with Netherlands, Dutch-based headquarters. It is owned by the Wessels Family through Reggeborgh Holding. History The company was founded by Adriaan Volker in Slied ...

* Dirck Wessels (1638–1717), New Netherland colonist * Emile Wessels (born 1979), Namibian rugby player *

Glenn Wessels Glenn Anthony Wessels (1895 – July 23, 1982) was a Cape Colony-born American painter, etcher, lithographer and arts educator. He was a professor at the California College of the Arts, Washington State University, and the University of Californi ...

(c. 1932 – 1982), South African-born American painter *

Jaap Wessels Jacobus (Jaap) Wessels (19 January 1939 – 30 July 2009) was a Dutch mathematician and Professor of Stochastic Operations Research at the Eindhoven University of Technology, Jo van Nunen and Jaap van der Wal. "Jaap Wessels–his life with stocha ...

(1939–2009), Dutch mathematician * Jan Gerard Wessels Boer (born 1936), Dutch plant taxonomist * Johan Wessels (born 1988), South African rugby player * John Wessels (1862–1936), Chief Justice of South Africa from 1932 to 1936 * John Wessels (basketball) (1938–1994), American college basketball player *

Kepler Wessels Kepler Christoffel Wessels (born 14 September 1957) is a South African-Australian cricket commentator and former cricketer who captained South Africa after playing 24 Tests for Australia. Since retiring he has been a lawn bowls competitor. He ...

(born 1957), South African cricket *

Leon Wessels Leon Wessels (born 19 April 1946) is a South African lawyer, politician, and activist who served in the National Party government during the apartheid years and was one of very few Afrikaner politicians to show public contrition for the acts of ...

(born 1946), South African lawyer, politician, and activist *

Louis Wessels Louis Wessels (german: Weßels; born 27 August 1998) is a German tennis player. Tennis career On the junior tour, Wessels has a career high ITF junior ranking of 17 achieved in May 2016. Wessels has reached the doubles semifinals at three of ...

(born 1998), German tennis player *

Peter Wessels Peter Wessels (born 7 May 1978) is a presently inactive tour professional male tennis player from the Netherlands. He achieved his career-high singles ranking of world No. 72 in February 2005. Biography Wessels had an excellent junior career, ...

(born 1978), Dutch tennis player *

Riki Wessels Mattheus Hendrik "Riki" Wessels (born 12 November 1985) is an Australian-English cricketer who most recently played for Worcestershire County Cricket Club. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, Wessels has played for Marylebone Cricket Club, ...

(born 1985), Australian cricketer *

Robbie Wessels Robert Albert Wessels is a South African Afrikaans singer and actor. Discography Robbie Wessels released the following albums: * ''My Vissermanvriend se Pa ''(2005) * ''Halley se Komeet ''(2006) * ''Afrika Sonsak'' (2009) * ''Kaalvoet ''(20 ...

(born 1980), South African singer and actor *

Roger Wessels Roger Mark Wessels (born 4 March 1961) is a South African professional golfer. Career Wessels was born in Port Elizabeth. He turned professional at a relatively late age in 1987, without having had any major successes as an amateur. Despite t ...

(born 1961), South African golfer * SP Wessels (born 1992), South African rugby player *

Stefan Wessels Stefan Wessels (born 28 February 1979) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Bayern Munich Wessels was a youth team player at Bayern Munich, who progressed through the reserve team and broke into th ...

(born 1979), German football goalkeeper *

(born 1984), Dutch basketball player *

Susan Wessels-Webber Susan Wessels-Webber (born 12 November 1977 in Bloemfontein, Free State) is a field hockey player from South Africa who represented her country at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. She captained the women's national team at the 2003 All-Afri ...

(born 1977), South African field hockey player * Tom Wessels (born 1951), American terrestrial ecologist * Ulla Wessels (born 1965), German analytic philosopher As a middle name * Anna Wessels Williams (1863–1954), American pathologist

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