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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 ...

surname. Kieft is a regional and/or archaic form of modern Dutch ''kievit'' (=

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Notable people with the surname include: *

Willem Kieft Willem Kieft (September 1597 – September 27, 1647) was a Dutch merchant and the Director of New Netherland (of which New Amsterdam was the capital) from 1638 to 1647. Life and career Willem Kieft was appointed to the rank of director ...

(1597–1647), Dutch merchant and director of

New Netherland New Netherland ( nl, Nieuw Nederland; la, Novum Belgium or ) was a 17th-century colonial province of the Dutch Republic that was located on the east coast of what is now the United States. The claimed territories extended from the Delmarva P ...

Jan Jacob Kieft Jan Jacob Kieft (25 January 1877, Amsterdam – 2 April 1946, Rotterdam), was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an ...

(1877–1946), Dutch gymnast *

Ko Kieft Ko Jason Kieft (born January 20, 1998) is an American football tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Minnesota. Professional career Kieft was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneer ...

(born 1998), American football player * Cyril Kieft (1911–2004), Welsh industrialist and racing driver *

Wim Kieft Willem Cornelis Nicolaas "Wim" Kieft (born 12 November 1962) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Kieft went into punditry in 2001, occasionally appearing on football talk show ''Voetbal Inside'' A prolific ...

(born 1962), Dutch footballer * Adam Kieft (born 1982), American football offensive lineman * Robbin Kieft (born 1987), Dutch footballer Van de(r) Kieft: *

Arjen van der Kieft Arjen van der Kieft (born 17 May 1985) is a Dutch long-distance speed skater. He competed for the Netherlands at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the men's 10000 metres, where he finished 9th.Fleur van de Kieft (born 1973), Dutch field hockey player * :nl:Johan van de Kieft (1884–1970), Dutch government minister

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