Wijnands, Wynants and variants are

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patronymic surnames, meaning son of Wijnand (also spelled Wijnant, Winand, and, in

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, Wynand). Among more common variant spellings in the Low CountriesNumbers given are individuals in the Netherlands in 2007 + in Belgium in 200

/ref> are ''Wijnands'' (3442 + 108), ''Wynants'' (28 + 1985), ''Wijnants'' (429 + 1143), ''Wynant'' (<5 + 554), ''Wijnant'' (38 + 268), and ''Wijnand'' (280 + 13). The form ''Winant'' is more common in the United States.

Surname

People with these surnames include:

Wijnands

Ad Wijnands Ad Wijnands (Maastricht, 10 March 1959) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer, who won two stages in the 1981 Tour de France. Major results ;1980 :Omloop der Kempen ;1980 :Ronde van Zuid-Holland ;1981 :GP E5 : Six Days of Maastricht ...

(born 1959), Dutch racing cyclist * (1945–1993), Dutch botanist

Wijnants

* Jan Wijnants (1632–1684buried 1684), Dutch painter * Jan Wijnants (cyclist) (born 1958), Belgian racing cyclist *

Ludwig Wijnants Ludwig Wijnants (born 4 July 1956, in Veerle) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Major results ;1979 :Harelbeke - Poperinge - Harelbeke :Zwijndrecht ;1980 :Putte-Mechelen ;1981 :Budingen :GP Frans Verbeeck :Ronde van Limburg ;1982 ...

(born 1956), Belgian professional road bicycle racer * Olaf Wijnants (born 1948), Dutch actor * Sarah Wijnants (born 1999), Belgian football forward

Winant

* Carmen Winant (born 1983), American writer and visual artist * Ethel Winant (1922–2003), American casting director and vice-president of CBS *

Howard Winant Howard Winant (born 1946) is an American sociologist and race theorist. Winant is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Winant is best known for developing the theory of ''racial formation'' along wi ...

(born 1946), American sociologist and race theorist *

John Gilbert Winant John Gilbert Winant (February 23, 1889 – November 3, 1947) was an American diplomat and politician with the Republican party after a brief career as a teacher in Concord, New Hampshire. John Winant held positions in New Hampshire, national, an ...

(1889–1947), American politician *

Scott Winant Scott Winant is an American television director and producer. He is a member of the Directors Guild of America and Producers Guild of America The Producers Guild of America (PGA) is a 501(c)(6) trade association representing television prod ...

, American television director and producer *

William Winant William Winant (born 1953) is an American percussionist. In addition to his work in contemporary classical music—notably performing Lou Harrison's compositions—Winant has worked in a variety of genres, including noise rock, free improvisati ...

(born 1953), American percussionist

Winants

* (born 1963), Belgian chess player

Wynand

* Patrecia Wynand, stagename of Patrecia Scott (1940–1977), American model and actress * Paul Wynand (1879–1956), German sculptor and medalist

Wynant

* Adam Wynant (born 1977), American boxer * H. M. Wynant (born 1927), American film and television actor

Wynants

* Dirk Wynants (born 1964), Flemish furniture designer * Maarten Wynants (born 1982), Belgian racing cyclist * Milton Wynants (born 1972), Uruguayan racing cyclist * Pierre Wynants (born 1939), Belgian chef

Given name

* Winant Sidle (1916–2005), major general in the United States Army * Winant Van Winkle (1879–1943), New Jersey politician

References

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