Witte (and de Witte) are

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 ...

and Low German surnames meaning "(the) white one". Witte can also be a patronymic surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Alfred Witte Alfred Witte (2 March 1878 in Hamburg, Germany – 4 August 1941 in Hamburg, Germany), was a German surveyor, astrologer, an amateur astronomer, and the founder of the Hamburg School of Astrology. Witte revived and further developed the use of ...

(1878–1941), German astrologer * Carla Witte (1889–1943), German-Uruguayan painter, sculptor and teacher * Dave Witte, American drummer * Earl Witte (1906–1991), American football player * Edwin E. Witte (1887–1960), American economist, "father of social security" * Els Witte (born 1941), Belgian historian *

Erich Witte Erich Witte (19 March 1911 – 30 June 2008) was a German stage actor, operatic tenor and opera director. He was based for almost five decades at the Berlin State Opera, and performed leading roles at major opera houses in Europe and at the Metro ...

(1911–2008), German stage actor, operatic tenor and opera director * George Witte (21st-century), American poet * Helmut Witte (1915–2005), German U-boat commander * Herman Witte (1909–1973), Dutch engineer and politician *

Jean Carlo Witte Jean Carlo Witte (born 24 September 1977 in Blumenau, Santa Catarina) is a Brazilian football (soccer) defender. He played for Santos and Brazilian U-20 team at 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship. Club statistics Honors Team *J.League Cup ...

(born 1977), Brazilian football (soccer) player *

Jerry Witte Jerome Charles Witte (July 30, 1915 – April 27, 2002) was a professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, 1946 and 1947, for the St. Louis Browns, primarily as a first baseman. He also had a long minor le ...

(1915–2002), American baseball player *

Joe Witte Joe Witte (born 1943) is currently an Outreach Specialist for Aquent, a contractor of Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA. He adapts science content for use by 2,000 television meteorologists around the country. Joe Witte started his career as a gla ...

(born 1943), American weatherman *

John Witte John August Witte (January 29, 1933 – March 17, 1993) was an American football tackle who played one season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the ninth round of the 195 ...

(1933–1993), American football player *

John Witte, Jr. John Witte Jr. is a Canadian-American academic. He is a Robert W. Woodruff University Professor and a McDonald Distinguished Professor at Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, and is director ...

(born 1959), Canadian-American legal scholar *

Karl Witte Johann Heinrich Friedrich Karl Witte (July 1, 1800 in Lochau (now part of Schkopau) – March 6, 1883 in Halle (Saale), Halle) was a German jurist and scholar of Dante Alighieri. Biography Karl Witte was the son of pastor Karl Heinrich Gottfried ...

(1800–1883), German jurist and Dante Alighieri scholar * Laura Witte (1869–1939), American-born suffragette active in Germany * Les Witte (1911–1973), American college basketball player * Luke Witte (born 1950), American basketball player * Michael Witte (born 1944), American-born illustrator and cartoonist * Otto Witte (1872–1958), German circus acrobat *

Philip Witte Philip Witte (born 29 July 1984 in Hamburg) is a field hockey player from Germany. He was a member of the Men's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX ...

(born 1984), German field hockey player * Russ Witte (born 1916/7), American swimmer *

Sergei Witte Count Sergei Yulyevich Witte (; ), also known as Sergius Witte, was a Russian statesman who served as the first prime minister of the Russian Empire, replacing the tsar as head of the government. Neither a liberal nor a conservative, he attract ...

(1849–1915), Russian policy-maker * Terry L. Witte (born 1952), American attorney and politician *

William Witte William Witte FRSE (1907–1992) was a 20th-century scholar of the German language and German literature, working in Britain. In 1959 he postulated that Schiller's "Ode to Joy" was specifically rewritten in 1803 following influence on Schille ...

FRSE (1907–1992), Slovak-British scholar of German language and literature * William Henry Witte (1817–1876), American politician

As a given name

Witte van Haemstede Witte van Haemstede (–1321) was a bastard son of Floris V, Count of Holland, famous for military prowess. Family Witte's half-brother John I, Count of Holland, gave him the property connected to Haamstede Castle, in Zeeland. Battle at the ...

(c. 1281 – 1321), Dutch nobility, son of Floris V, Count of Holland *

Witte de With Witte Corneliszoon de With (28 March 1599 – 8 November 1658) was a Dutch naval officer. He is noted for planning and participating in a number of naval battles during the Eighty Years War and the First Anglo-Dutch war. Early life and chil ...

(1599–1658), Dutch naval officer

Other

Witte Museum The Witte Museum was established in 1926 and is located in Brackenridge Park in San Antonio, Texas. It is dedicated to telling the stories of Texas, from prehistory to the present. The permanent collection features historic artifacts and photograp ...

* Witte Automotive

As a given name

Other

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