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, literally translating as "creek man". Variant forms are '' Beeckman'' and ''Beekmans''. The Estonian poet Vladimir Beekman's family originally carried the name ''Peekmann''. People with the surname include:

People

Beekman family of New York

Prominent descendants of the

Beekman family The Beekman family (sometimes spelled Beeckman) is a family of Dutch descent that was prominent during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries in the area now known as the state of New York. Members of this family played a critical role in the forma ...

originally of

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Distinguished Families in America, Descended from Wilhelmus Beekman and Jan Thomasse Van Dyke
Knickerbocker Press, 1912 *

Wilhelmus Beekman Wilhelmus Hendricksen Beekman (April 28, 1623 – September 21, 1707) – also known as William Beekman and Willem Beekman (or Beeckman) – was a Dutch immigrant to America who came to New Amsterdam (now New York City) from the Netherlands on May ...

(1623–1707), Treasurer of the Dutch West India Company, Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania, 1653/58-1663 **

Gerardus Beekman Gerardus Willemse Beekman (c. August 1653 – October 10, 1723) was a wealthy physician, land owner, and colonial governor of the Province of New York. Early life He was christened August 17, 1653 at Corlaer's Hook Plantation, New York, the seco ...

(1653–1723), colonel, surgeon, Governor of the province of New York *

Henry Beekman Henry Beekman (January 4, 1687 – January 3, 1775) was a prominent colonial American politician and landowner. Early life Beekman was born in Kingston, New York. the son of Judge Hendrick "Henry" Beekman (1652–1716) and his wife, Johanna (n� ...

(1687–1775), prominent colonial American politician and landowner

Other people with the surname

Aimée Beekman Aimée Beekman ( Malla; born 20 April 1933) is an Estonian writer noted in her country for several books said to present realistic depictions of modern life. Amongst her works is the controversial ''Valikuvõimalus'' (English: ''An Opportunity fo ...

(born 1933), Estonian writer, wife of Vladimir * Allan Beekman (1913–2001), American reporter and author * Anton Albert Beekman (1854–1947), Dutch geographer * Augustus A. Beekman (1923–2008), New York City fire commissioner * Cornelius C. Beekman (1828–1915), American banker in Jacksonville, Oregon * (1919–2010), Dutch World War II resistance fighter, husband of Yolande * Josh Beekman (born 1983), American football player and coach * Marcel Beekman (born 1969), Dutch tenor *

Vladimir Beekman Vladimir Beekman (23 August 1929 – 3 October 2009) was an Estonian writer, poet and translator. Early life and education After completing his primary education, he attended the Tallinn University of Technology and graduated in 1953 with a degre ...

(1929–2009), Estonian writer, poet and translator, husband of Aimée *

Yolande Beekman Yolande Elsa Maria Beekman (7 January 1911 – 13 September 1944) was a British spy in World War II who served in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) and the Special Operations Executive. She was a member of SOE's Musician circuit in occupied ...

(1911–1944), World War II heroine, wife of Jaap ;Beekmans * Gerard Beekmans (born 1979), Dutch programmer * Paul Beekmans (born 1982), Dutch footballer

Given name

* Beekman Du Barry (1828–1901), United States Army Brigadier General * Beekman V. Hoffman (1789–1834), United States Navy officer *

Beekman Winthrop Beekman Winthrop (September 18, 1874 – November 10, 1940) was an American lawyer, government official and banker. He served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 1904 to 1907, as assistant secretary of the Treasury in 1907–1909, and assistant s ...

(1874–1940), American Governor of Puerto Rico 1909–13 * Garry Beekman Trudeau (born 1948), American cartoonist * Henry Beekman Livingston (1748–1828), American poet

Places and buildings

All named after descendants of Willem Beekman: *

Beekman, New York Beekman is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. It is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area as well as the larger New York metropolitan area. The population was 14,172 at the 2020 census.United States ...

, a town in Dutchess County named after Hendrick Beekman (1652–1716), son of Willem ** Beekman Fire District ** Beekman Park * Beekman Corners, New York, community now part of Sharon, New York *

Beekmantown, New York Beekmantown is a town in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 5,545 at the 2010 census. The town name is that of William Beekman, an original landowner. It is on the eastern border of the county, just north of Plattsburgh ...

, a town in Clinton County, New York * Beekman Place (Manhattan), street that was the site of the Beekman family mansion, Mount Pleasant * The Beekman, previously known as Beekman Tower, a skyscraper designed by

Frank Gehry Frank Owen Gehry ( ; ; born February 28, 1929) is a Canadian-American architect and designer. A number of his buildings, including his private residence in Santa Monica, California, have become attractions. Gehry rose to prominence in th ...

, New York *

Beekman (Panhellenic) Tower The Beekman Tower, also known as the Panhellenic Tower, is a 26-story Art Deco skyscraper situated at the corner of First Avenue and East 49th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The building was constructed between 1927 and 1928 and w ...

, skyscraper designed by John Mead Howels (constructed 1927–29), New York * Beekman Downtown Hospital or Lower Manhattan Hospital, New York *

Beekman Peninsula The Beekman Peninsula is located on southern Baffin Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It's an arm of the larger Hall Peninsula. Beekman Peninsula juts into the Labrador Sea The Labrador Sea (; ) is an arm of the North Atlantic Ocean b ...

of Baffin Island, named after James W. Beekman, of New York * Beekman Native Plant Arboretum, in Oregon, named after Cornelius C. Beekman

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