Troost

Troost is a Dutch surname, and the word means "comfort" in Dutch.

## People

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* Axel Troost (1954–2023), German politician
* Benoist Troost (1786–1859), Dutch-born physician, publisher, and community leader in Kansas City, Missouri.
* Named after him: Troost Avenue, a major north–south street in Kansas City, Missouri
* Cornelis Troost (1697–1750), Dutch painter
* Gerard Troost (1776–1850), Dutch physician, naturalist and mineralogist who emigrated to the US in 1825.
* Named after him: Troost's moccasin, Troostite
* Gerdy Troost (1904–2003), German architect, wife of Paul
* J. Maarten Troost (born 1969), Dutch travel writer living in the US
* Louis Joseph Troost (1825–1911), French chemist
* Paul Troost (1878–1934), German architect, husband of Gerdy
* Renee Troost (born 1988), Dutch footballer
* Sara Troost (1732–1803), Dutch painter
* Sjaak Troost (born 1959), Dutch footballer
* Willem Troost (1684–1752), Dutch painter
* William Troost-Ekong (born 1993), Nigerian-Dutch footballer
* Andre van Troost (born 1972), Dutch cricketer
* Luuk van Troost (born 1969), Dutch cricketer

## See also

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* Trost (disambiguation)

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Troost.
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