Piet () is a masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

derived from Petrus. It is a common

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and

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n names, the latter because of Dutch emigration. Notable people with the name include: *

Piet Bergveld Piet Bergveld (; born 26 January 1940) is a Dutch electrical engineer. He was professor of biosensors at the University of Twente between 1983 and 2003. He is the inventor of the ion-sensitive field-effect transistor (ISFET) sensor. Bergveld's w ...

(born 1940), Dutch electrical engineer *

Piet Bleeker Piet Bleeker (27 August 1928 – 31 January 2018) was a Dutch long-distance runner, specialised in running the marathon. He became Dutch champion four times, and also earned two national titles in the 25 km category. Career Start of Athletic ...

(1928–2018), Dutch long-distance runner * Piet de Boer (1919–1984), Dutch footballer *

Piet Botha Piet Botha (18 July 1955 – 2 June 2019) was a South African musician
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(1955–2019), South African musician *

Piet Cronjé Pieter Arnoldus "Piet" Cronjé (4 October 1836 – 4 February 1911) was a South African Boer general during the Anglo-Boer Wars of 1880–1881 and 1899–1902. Biography Born in the Cape Colony but raised in the South African Republic, ...

(1836–1911), South African general in the Anglo-Boer wars *

Piet Dankert Pieter "Piet" Dankert (8 January 1934 – 21 June 2003) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA). Dankert was born in Stiens. Dankert applied at the University of Amsterdam in June 1951 majoring in Education obtaining a Bachelor of ...

(1934–2003), Dutch politician and President of the European Parliament (1982–1984) *

Piet Hein Donner Jan Pieter Hendrik "Piet Hein" Donner (born 20 October 1948) is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist. He was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 21 December 2018. Early life and care ...

(born 1948), Dutch politician and cabinet minister *

Piet Hartman Piet Hartman (11 April 1922 – 26 March 2021) was a Dutch crystallographer, who worked as professor at Leiden University and Utrecht University between 1973 and 1987. Career Hartman was born in Veendam on 11 April 1922. He studied physical chemi ...

(1922–2021), Dutch crystallographer *

Piet Hein (scientist) Piet Hein (16 December 1905 – 17 April 1996) was a Danish polymath (mathematician, inventor, designer, writer and poet), often writing under the Old Norse pseudonym Kumbel, meaning " tombstone". His short poems, known as '' gruks'' or grooks ...

(1905–1996), Danish scientist, mathematician, inventor, designer, author, and poet *

Piet Hoekstra Piet Hoekstra (born 24 March 1947) is a Dutch former cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit at the 1968 Summer Olympics. See also * List of Dutch Olympic cyclists This is a list of all Dutch cyclists who competed at the Summer Olympics. A ...

(born 1947), Dutch cyclist *

Piet Pieterszoon Hein Piet Pieterszoon Hein (25 November 1577 – 18 June 1629) was a Dutch admiral and privateer for the Dutch Republic during the Eighty Years' War. Hein was the first and the last to capture a large part of a Spanish treasure fleet which tra ...

(1577–1629), Dutch naval officer *

Piet Huyg Piet Huyg (19 March 1951 – 6 December 2019) was a Dutch footballer who played as a defender. He played 349 games with HFC Haarlem, mostly in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. Haarlem qualified for the 1982–83 UEFA Cup and Huyg scored the team’s ...

(1951–2019), Dutch footballer *

Piet de Jong Petrus Jozef Sietse "Piet" de Jong (; 3 April 1915 – 27 July 2016) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and naval officer who served as Prime Minister of the Neth ...

(1915–2016), Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1967–1971) *

Piet Joubert Petrus Jacobus Joubert (20 January 1831 – 28 March 1900), better known as Piet Joubert, was Commandant-General of the South African Republic from 1880 to 1900. He also served as Vice-President to Paul Kruger from 1881 - 1883. He served in Fir ...

(1834–1900), Commandant-General of the South African Republic from 1880 to 1900 *

Piet Keizer Petrus Johannes "Piet" Keizer (14 June 1943 – 10 February 2017) was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a left winger. As part of the " Total Football" Ajax Amsterdam team of the 1960s and 1970s, Keizer was particularly notable duri ...

(1943–2017), Dutch footballer *

Piet Kleine Pieter "Piet" Kleine (born 17 September 1951) is a former speed skater from the Netherlands who specialized in the longer distances. Short biography At the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Piet Kleine became Olympic Champion on the 10,000 ...

(born 1951), Dutch speed skater, Olympic gold and silver medalist *

Piet Koornhof Pieter G. J. Koornhof, (2 August 1925 – 12 November 2007) was a South African politician. As an apartheid-era National Party cabinet minister, he held various portfolios in the cabinets of B.J. Vorster and P.W. Botha, and was later ...

(1925–2007), South African politician and cabinet minister *

Piet Kramer Pieter Lodewijk (Piet) Kramer (Amsterdam, 1 July 1881 – Santpoort, 4 February 1961) was a Dutch architect, one of the most important architects of the Amsterdam School (Expressionist architecture). From 1903 to 1911 Piet Kramer worked in the a ...

(1881–1961), Dutch architect * Piet Kruiver (1938–1989), Dutch footballer *

Piet Kuiper Pieter Jan Cornelis "Piet" Kuiper (30 July 1934 – 10 December 2017) was a Dutch botanist. He was professor of plant physiology at the University of Groningen from 1974 to 1999. Kuiper was born in Hoorn. He obtained his PhD in 1961 at the Landbo ...

(born 1934), Dutch botanist * Piet Meiring, South African theologian *

Piet Mondrian Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan (), after 1906 known as Piet Mondrian (, also , ; 7 March 1872 – 1 February 1944), was a Dutch painter and art theoretician who is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. He is known for being ...

(1872–1944), Dutch painter *

Piet Retief Pieter Mauritz Retief (12 November 1780 – 6 February 1838) was a ''Voortrekker'' leader. Settling in 1814 in the frontier region of the Cape Colony, he assumed command of punitive expeditions in response to raiding parties from the adjacent ...

(1780–1838), Boer leader *

Piet Roozenburg Piet Roozenburg (24 October 1924 in Rotterdam – 27 April 2003 in Ochten) was a draughts player from the Netherlands. He was an important figure in the game, having been the world's draughts champion in 1948, 1951, 1952 and 1954. He created the ...

(1924–2003), world draughts champion (1948–1954) *

Piet Schrijvers Piet Schrijvers (15 December 1946 – 7 September 2022)https://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/1875093014/voormalig-oranje-doelman-piet-schrijvers-75-overleden was a Dutch professional football manager and player who played as a goalkeeper. At interna ...

(born 1946), Dutch football goalkeeper * Piet Uys (1797–1838), Boer leader *

Piet de Visser (football manager) Piet de Visser (born 23 September 1934) is a Dutch football manager and scout. He is best known for scouting players like Ronaldo and successfully bringing them to Europe. He is currently a personal adviser to Roman Abramovich, the former owner of ...

(born 1934), Dutch football manager * Piet de Visser (politician) (1931–2012), Dutch politician *

Piet de Wit Piet de Wit (born 6 March 1946) is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands who won the Amateur UCI Motor-paced World Championships in 1966 and 1967.His sporting career began with DTS Zaandam. He then moved into the professionals category and won ...

(born 1946), Dutch cyclist *

Piet de Wolf Piet de Wolf (1921–14 November 2013) was a Dutch football player, trainer and coach, who played as a goalkeeper. Death Piet de Wolf died on 14 November 2013, aged 91, in his hometown of Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the ...

(1921–2013), Dutch footballer