Cees () is a Dutch masculine given name, a short form of

Cornelis Cornelis is a Dutch language, Dutch form of the male given name Cornelius (name), Cornelius. Some common shortened versions of Cornelis in Dutch are Cees, Cor, Corné, Corneel, Crelis, Kees (given name), Kees, Neel and Nelis. Cornelis (Kees) an ...

. Since, as in English, the letter "c" before "e" is normally pronounced in Dutch, the alternative spelling

Kees Kees or KEES may refer to: * Kees (given name) * Kees (surname) * KEES, an American AM radio station licensed to Gladewater, Texas See also

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is more common. Notable people named Cees include: * Cees Andriesse (born 1939), Dutch physicist and historian of science * Cees Bal (born 1951), Dutch cyclist * Cees Berkhouwer (1919–1992), Dutch VVD politician * Cees van Bladel (born 1962), Dutch sports sailor * Cees Bol (born 1995), Dutch cyclist * Cees van Bruchem (born 1950), Dutch politician * Cees Dekker (born 1959), Dutch biophysicist * Cees Doorakkers (born 1963), Dutch motorcycle road racer * Cees van Dongen (1932–2011), Dutch motorcycle road racer * Cees van Espen (born 1938), Dutch road cyclist *

Cees Geel Cornelis Pieter "Cees" Geel (born 13 March 1965 in Schagen) is a Dutch television, radio and film actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs ...

(born 1965), Dutch television, radio and film actor *

Cees Gravesteijn Cornelis "Cees" Gravesteijn (born 21 April 1928) is a Dutch retired sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, larg ...

(born 1928), Dutch canoer * Cees Groot (1932–1988), Dutch footballer * Cees Haast (1938–2019), Dutch cyclist *

Cees Hamelink Cees Jan Hamelink (born 14 September 1940) is a Dutch academic known for his work on communication, culture, and technology. He is emeritus professor of international communications and media at the University of Amsterdam; professor in manage ...

(born 1940), Dutch communication scientist *

Cees Heerschop Cees Heerschop (14 February 1935 – 24 July 2014) was a Dutch professional footballer who played for PSV as a right back, making 191 appearances for the club in all competitions, between 1956 and 1964. He later spent a year with NEC is a ...

(1935–2014), Dutch footballer *

Cees Helder Cees Helder (born 1948 in , North Holland) is a Dutch chef, former restaurant owner of Parkheuvel in Rotterdam. He was the first chief cook in the Netherlands to acquire three Michelin stars. Helder obtained his first Michelin star when he was c ...

(born 1948), Dutch chef *

Cees Jan Diepeveen Cees Jan Diepeveen (born 24 July 1956 in Amsterdam, North Holland) is a former field hockey player from the Netherlands, who participated in three Summer Olympics: in Los Angeles (1984), in Seoul (1988) and finally in Barcelona (1992). In 1988 ...

(born 1956), Dutch biophysicist *

Cees Juffermans Cees Juffermans (born 10 February 1982) is a former Olympian and Dutch Short track speed skater.https://olympics.com/en/athletes/cees-juffermans However, in his recent career he is more well known as a marathon speed skater. Juffermans is one ...

(born 1982), Dutch short track speed skater *

Cees Keizer Cees Keizer (born 8 January 1986) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He works as a youth coach with FC Volendam. Career Born in Volendam, Keizer played youth football with hometown club FC Volendam before movin ...

(born 1986), Dutch footballer *

Cees van der Knaap Cornelis (Cees) van der Knaap (born 27 January 1951) is a Dutch politician. He was State Secretary for Defence for the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). Biography After attending a MULO school, Van der Knaap worked for Vroom & Dreesmann. ...

(born 1951), Dutch CDA politician * Cees Koch (1925–2024), Dutch canoer * Cees Koch (1936–2021), Dutch discus thrower and shot putter *

Cees van Kooten Cees van Kooten (; 20 August 1948 – 24 August 2015) was a Dutch former international football striker. After his career he became a football manager, he retired after a heart attack. He died of cancer in 2015. With 79 goals in six seasons ...

(1948–2015), Dutch footballer * Cees Krijnen (born 1969), Dutch contemporary artist * Cees Kurpershoek (born 1943), Dutch sports sailor *

Cees Lagrand Cees Lagrand (born 20 October 1936, Zaandam) is a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Ital ...

(born 1936), Dutch canoer * Cees van der Leeuw (1890–1973), Dutch artist * Cees Lok (born 1966), Dutch footballer * Cees Maas (born 1947), Dutch chief financial officer * Cees Nooteboom (born 1933), Dutch novelist, poet, and journalist * Cees Paauwe (born 1977), Dutch football goalkeeper * Cees Priem (born 1950), Dutch cyclist *

Cees van Riel Cees () is a Dutch language, Dutch masculine given name, a short form of Cornelis. Since, as in English, the letter "c" before "e" is normally pronounced in Dutch, the alternative spelling Kees (given name), Kees is more common. Notable people n ...

(born 1951), Dutch organizational theorist * Cees Schapendonk (born 1955), Dutch footballer * Cees See (1934–1985), Dutch jazz drummer * Cees Stam (born 1945), Dutch track cyclist * Cees Timmer (1903–1978), Dutch artist * Cees Toet (born 1987), Dutch footballer * Cees Veerman (1943–2014), Dutch singer, composer and guitarist * Cees Veerman (born 1949), Dutch CDA politician * Cees Vervoorn (born 1960), Dutch swimmer * Cees de Vreugd (1952–1998), Dutch strongman and powerlifter * Cees Jan Winkel (born 1962), Dutch swimmer * Cees de Wolf (1945–2011), Dutch footballer

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