Rutgers (surname)

Rutgers is a Dutch patronymic surname (Rutger's).[1] Notable people with the surname include:

* An Rutgers van der Loeff (1910–1990), Dutch writer of children's novels
* Arend Joan Rutgers (1903–1998), Dutch physical chemist
* Bram Rutgers (1884–1966), Dutch politician, Governor of Suriname 1928–33
* Henry Rutgers (1745–1830), American Revolutionary War hero and philanthropist
* Hildegard Rütgers (born 1932), German classical contralto singer
* Jan Rutgers [nl] (1850–1924), Dutch physician, a significant figure in the Dutch sexual liberation movement
* Paul Rutgers (born 1984), Australian/South African baseball player
* S. J. Rutgers (1879–1961), Dutch Marxist theoretician and journalist, son of Jan Rutgers
* Victor Henri Rutgers [de; nl] (1877–1945), Dutch jurist, Minister of Education, and World War II resistance fighter

## References

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1. ^ Rutgers at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.

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