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. The name has been one of the most common names in the Netherlands for centuries, but since the mid-twentieth century its popularity has dropped steadily, from almost 3000 per year in 1947 to about 100 a year in 2016.Pieter
at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands Some of the better known people with this name are below. See for a longer list. *

Pieter de Coninck Pieter de Coninck (died 1332 or 1333) was a weaver from Bruges well known for his role in the events surrounding the Battle of the Golden Spurs. He was not the head of the weavers' guild as is popularly believed (mostly because he was portrayed ...

(?-1332), Flemish revolutionary *

Pieter van der Moere Fray Pieter van der Moere, also known as Fray Pedro de Gante or Pedro de Mura (c. 1480 – 1572) was a Franciscan order, Franciscan missionary in sixteenth century Mexico. Born in Geraardsbergen in present-day Belgium, he was of Flemish people, F ...

(c. 1480–1572), Flemish Franciscan missionary in Mexico known as "Pedro de Gante" *

Pieter Coecke van Aelst Pieter Coecke van Aelst or Pieter Coecke van Aelst the Elder ( Aalst, 14 August 1502 – Brussels, 6 December 1550) was a Flemish painter, sculptor, architect, author and designer of woodcuts, goldsmith's work, stained glass and tapestries.

(1502–1550), Flemish artist, architect, and author *

Pieter Aertsen Pieter Aertsen (1508 – 2 June 1575), called ''Lange Piet'' ("Tall Pete") because of his height, was a Dutch painter in the style of Northern Mannerism. He is credited with the invention of the monumental genre scene, which combines still life ...

(1508–1575), Dutch Mannerist painter *

Pieter Pourbus Pieter Jansz. Pourbus (c. 1523–1584) was a Flemish Renaissance painter, draftsman, engineer and cartographer who was active in Bruges during the 16th century. He is known primarily for his religious and portrait paintings.

(1523–1584), Netherlandish painter, sculptor, draftsman and cartographer *

Pieter Bruegel the Elder Pieter Bruegel (also Brueghel or Breughel) the Elder (, ; ; – 9 September 1569) was the most significant artist of Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting, a painter and printmaker, known for his landscapes and peasant scenes (so-called genr ...

(c 1525-1569), Netherlandish painter * Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser (1540–1596), Dutch navigator who mapped the southern sky * Pieter Platevoet (1552–1622), Dutch-Flemish astronomer and cartographer better known as "Petrus Plancius" * Pieter Pauw (1564–1617), Dutch botanist * Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564–1633), Netherlandish painter * Pieter Both (1568–1615), first Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies * Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581–1647), Dutch historian, poet and playwright * Pieter Lastman (1583–1633), Dutch painter of historical and biblical scenes * Pieter de Carpentier (1586–1659), Dutch Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1623–27 * Pieter Nuyts (1598–1655), Dutch explorer, diplomat, and politician * Pieter Claesz (1597–1660), Dutch still life painter * Pieter Jansz Saenredam (1597–1665), Dutch painter of interiors * Pieter van Laer (1599–1642), Dutch painter and printmaker * Pieter de Grebber (c.1600–1653), Dutch Golden Age painter * Pieter Post (1608–1669), Dutch architect * Pieter Stuyvesant (later Peter) (c.1611–1672), Dutch Director-General of New Netherland 1647–64 * Pieter van der Faes (1618–1680), Dutch portrait painter in England known as "Peter Lely" * Pieter Boel (1626–1674), Flemish still life and animal painter * Pieter de Hooch (1629–1684), Dutch genre painter * Pieter Leermans (1635-1706), Dutch painter * Pieter van der Aa (1659–1733), Dutch publisher of maps and atlases * Pieter Burmann the Elder (1668–1741), Dutch classical scholar * Pieter van Musschenbroek (1692–1761), Dutch scientist and inventor * Pieter Teyler van der Hulst (1702–1778), Dutch merchant and banker (of Teyler's Museum) * Pieter Burmann the Younger (1714–1778), Dutch philologist * Pieter Hellendaal (1721–1799), Dutch composer, organist and violinist * Pieter van Maldere (1729–1768), South-Netherlandish violinist and composer * Pieter Boddaert (1730–1795), Dutch physician and naturalist * Pieter Gerardus van Overstraten (1755–1801), Governor-general of the Dutch East Indies 1796–1801 * Pieter Maurits Retief (1780–1838), South African Voortrekker leader * Pieter Harting (1812–1885), Dutch biologist and naturalist * Pieter de Decker (1812–1891), Prime Minister of Belgium 1855–57 * Pieter Bleeker (1819–1878), Dutch medical doctor, ichthyologist, and herpetologist * Oyens brothers, Pieter Oyens (1842–1894), Dutch painter * Pieter Cort van der Linden (1846–1935), Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1913–18 * Pieter Jelles Troelstra (1860–1930), Dutch socialist politician and republican * Pieter Zeeman (1865–1943), Dutch physicist and Nobel laureate * Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan (1872–1944), Dutch abstract painter * Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (1885–1961), Prime Minister of the Netherlands in exile, 1940–45 * Pieter Geyl (1887–1966), Dutch historian * Pieter Willem Botha (1916–2006), President of South Africa 1978–89 * Pieter Kooijmans (1933–2013), Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs (1973–77, 1993–94) * Pieter van Vollenhoven (born 1939), the husband of princess Margriet of The Netherlands * Pieter Aspe (1953–2021), Belgian crime fiction writer * Pieter Hoekstra (born 1953), Dutch-American politician and diplomat * Pieter De Crem (born 1962), Belgian Minister of Defence 2007–14 * Pieter Wispelwey (born 1962), Dutch cellist * Pieter Smit (1963–2018), Dutch politician * Pieter Huistra (born 1967), Dutch footballer and football coach * Pieter van den Hoogenband (born 1978), Dutch freestyle swimmer * Pieter Weening (born 1981), Dutch road bicycle racer * Pieter Timmers (born 1988), Belgian freestyle swimmer

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