Uys
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Uys is the surname of a South African family, originally from Leiden in the Netherlands. It may refer to:
- Amalia Uys (born 1984), a South African actor in the soap opera 7de Laan
- Antoinette Uys (born 1976), a female badminton player from South Africa
- Dirkie Uys (1823–1838), a Voortrekker hero during the Great Trek
- Jamie Uys (1921–1996), a South African film director (born as Jacobus Johannes Uys)
- Piet Uys (1797–1838), a Voortrekker leader during the Great Trek
- Pieter-Dirk Uys (born 1945), a South African satirist, active as a performer, author, and social activist
- Uys Krige (christened Mattheus Uys Krige) (1910–1987), a South African writer, poet, playwright, translator, rugby player, war correspondent and romantic
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