Witte (and

de Witte ''De Witte'' or ''Dewitte'' is Dutch language, Dutch and Flemish language, Flemish for "The White" and may refer to: * The noble family "de Witte" (from Antwerpen) Surname * André de Witte (1944–2021), Belgian bishop in Brazil * Bruno de Witte ...

) are Dutch and

Low German Low German is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language variety, language spoken mainly in Northern Germany and the northeastern Netherlands. The dialect of Plautdietsch is also spoken in the Russian Mennonite diaspora worldwide. "Low" ...

surnames meaning "(the) white one". Witte can also be a patronymic surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfred Witte (1878–1941), German astrologer * Barbara Witte (1922–1992), German politician * Carla Witte (1889–1943), German-Uruguayan painter, sculptor and teacher *

Dave Witte Dave Witte (born August 11, 1971) is an American drummer. He is known for his work in numerous extreme metal or hardcore punk bands including Municipal Waste, Melt-Banana, Discordance Axis, Black Army Jacket, Birds of Prey, Burnt by the Sun, a ...

, American drummer * Earl Witte (1906–1991), American football player * Edwin E. Witte (1887–1960), American economist, "father of social security" * Els Witte (born 1941), Belgian historian * Erich Witte (1911–2008), German stage actor, operatic tenor and opera director * George Witte (21st-century), American poet * Helmut Witte (1915–2005), German U-boat commander * Herman Witte (1909–1973), Dutch engineer and politician * Jean Carlo Witte (born 1977), Brazilian football (soccer) player * Jerry Witte (1915–2002), American baseball player * Joe Witte (born 1943), American weatherman *

John Witte the Oregon State Beavers John August Witte (January 29, 1933 – March 17, 1993) was an American professional football tackle who played one season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU). He ...

(1933–1993), American football player *

John Witte, Jr. John Witte Jr. is a Canadian-American academic. He is a Robert W. Woodruff University Professor and a McDonald Distinguished Professor at Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia, and is director of the Center for the Study of Law and ...

(born 1959), Canadian-American legal scholar *

Karl Witte Johann Heinrich Friedrich Karl Witte (July1, 1800March6, 1883) was a German jurist and scholar of Dante Alighieri. Biography Karl Witte was born in Lochau, now part of Schkopau. He was the son of pastor Karl Heinrich Gottfried Witte (1767–1845) ...

(1800–1883), German jurist and Dante Alighieri scholar * Keiser Witte (born 1995), American weightlifter * Laura Witte (1869–1939), American-born suffragette active in Germany *

Les Witte Leslie Witte (April 2, 1911 – December 23, 1973), nicknamed "Beanie" and "One Grand Witte", was a two-time consensus All-American basketball player for the Wyoming Cowboys basketball, Wyoming Cowboys in 1932 and 1934. A Forward (basketball), for ...

(1911–1973), American college basketball player *

Luke Witte Luke Witte (born October 19, 1950) is an American former college and professional basketball player who is now a church minister. He played at the collegiate level for Ohio State University and professionally for the Cleveland Cavaliers. It w ...

(born 1950), American basketball player *

Michael Witte Michael Witte (born 1944) is an American-born illustrator and cartoonist. Witte has been a regular contributor to ''TIME'', ''Harper’s'', ''Rolling Stone'', ''Fortune'', ''The New York Times'' and ''The Wall Street Journal''. His art has app ...

(born 1944), American-born illustrator and cartoonist *

Otto Witte Otto Witte (October 16, 1872 – August 13, 1958) was a Germans, German circus acrobat and fantasist who said that he managed to be crowned King of Albania. In 1913, when Albania broke away from the Ottoman Empire, some Islam in Albania, Albania ...

(1872–1958), German circus acrobat *

Philip Witte Philip Witte (born 29 July 1984) is a field hockey player from Germany. He was a member of the Men's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad ...

(born 1984), German field hockey player *

Russ Witte Russell B. Witte Jr. (December 13, 1916 – December 2, 2016) was an American backstroke and breaststroke swimmer. He was the U.S. Masters Swimming National Record Holder for the 95-to-99-year-old age group in the 50-yard, 100-yard and 200-yard ...

(1916–2016), American swimmer *

Sergei Witte Count Sergei Yulyevich Witte (, ; ), also known as Sergius Witte, was a Russian statesman who served as the first prime minister of the Russian Empire, replacing the emperor as head of government. Neither liberal nor conservative, he attracted ...

(1849–1915), Russian policy-maker * Terry L. Witte (born 1952), American attorney and politician *

William Witte William Witte FRSE (1907–1992) was a 20th-century scholar of the German language and German literature, working in Britain. In 1959 he postulated that Schiller's "Ode to Joy" was specifically rewritten in 1803 following influence on Schille ...

FRSE (1907–1992), Slovak-British scholar of German language and literature * William Henry Witte (1817–1876), American politician

As a given name

* Witte van Haemstede (c. 1281 – 1321), Dutch nobility, son of Floris V, Count of Holland *

Witte de With Witte Corneliszoon de With (28 March 1599 – 8 November 1658) was a Dutch States Navy officer who served during the Eighty Years' War and the First Anglo-Dutch War. Early life and childhood De With was born on a farmstead in the hamlet of ...

(1599–1658), Dutch naval officer

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Witte Museum The Witte Museum ( ) is a museum located in Brackenridge Park in San Antonio, Texas, and was established in 1926. It is dedicated to telling the stories of Texas, from prehistory to the present. The permanent collection features historic artifac ...

* Witte Automotive

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