Piet (given name)

Piet (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpit]) is a masculine given name derived from Petrus. It is a common Dutch and South African name, the latter because of Dutch emigration. People named Piet include:

• Piet Bergveld (born 1940), Dutch electrical engineer
• Piet Bleeker (born 1928), Dutch long-distance runner
• Piet de Boer (1919–1984), Dutch footballer
• Piet Botha (born 1955), South African musician
• 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 Hein Donner (born 1948), Dutch politician and cabinet minister
• Piet Hein (scientist) (1905–1996), Danish scientist, mathematician, inventor, designer, author, and poet
• Piet Pieterszoon Hein (1577–1629), Dutch naval officer
• Piet Huyg, Dutch footballer
• Piet de Jong (born 1915), Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1967–1971)
• Piet Joubert (1834–1900), Commandant-General of the South African Republic from 1880 to 1900
• Piet Keizer (born 1943), 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 (born 1934), Dutch botanist
• 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 (born 1946), 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