Piet (given name)
Introduction '''Piet''' () is a masculine given name derived from Petrus. It is also a short form (hypocorism) of Petrus and Pieter. It is a common Dutch and South African name, the latter because of Dutch emigration. Notable people with the name include:* Piet Akkermans (1942–2002), Dutch classical scholar* Piet Allegaert (born 1995), Belgian cyclist* Piet Bergveld (born 1940), Dutch electrical engineer* Piet Bleeker (1928–2018), Dutch long-distance runner* Piet Botha (1955–2019), South African musician* Piet Botha (cricketer) (born 1966), South African cricketer* Piet Cronjé (1836–1911), South African general in the Anglo-Boer wars* Piet Dankert (1934–2003), Dutch politician and President of the European Parliament (1982–1984)* Piet de Boer (1919–1984), Dutch footballer* Piet de Jong (1915–2016), Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1967–1971)* Piet Hein Donner (born 1948), Dutch politician and cabinet minister* Piet Hartman (1922–2021), Dutch crystallographer* Piet Pieterszoon Hein (1577–1629), Dutch naval officer* Piet Hein (scientist) (1905–1996), Danish scientist, mathematician, inventor, designer, author and poet* Piet Hoekstra (born 1947), Dutch cyclist* Piet Huyg (1951–2019), Dutch footballer* Piet Joubert (1834–1900), Commandant-General of the South African Republic from 1880 to 1900* Piet Keizer (1943–2017), Dutch footballer* Piet Kleine (born 1951), Dutch speed skater, Olympic gold and silver medalist* Piet Koornhof (1925–2007), South African politician and cabinet minister* Piet Kramer (1881–1961), Dutch architect* Piet Kruiver (1938–1989), Dutch footballer* Piet Kuiper (1934–2017), Dutch botanist* Piet Leidreiter (born 1965), German politician* Piet Meiring, South African theologian* Piet Mondrian (1872–1944), Dutch painter* Piet Retief (1780–1838), Boer leader* Piet Roozenburg (1924–2003), world draughts champion (1948–1954)* Piet Schrijvers (1946–2022), Dutch football goalkeeper* Piet Uys (1797–1838), Boer leader* Piet de Visser (football manager) (born 1934), Dutch football manager* Piet de Visser (politician) (1931–2012), Dutch politician* Piet de Wit (born 1946), Dutch cyclist* Piet de Wolf (1921–2013), Dutch footballer
See also *Zwarte Piet ("Black Pete"), the companion of Saint Nicholas in the folklore of the Low Countries