Drost

Article summary

Drost is a Dutch occupational surname. A drost or drossaard was a kind of bailiff in the Low Countries (see landdrost and seneschal). Notable people with the surname include: *Epi Drost (1945–1995), Dutch footballer *Erik Drost (born 1977), Dutch guitarist *Frank Drost (born 1963), Dutch swimmer *Henrico Drost (born 1987), Dutch footballer *Jeff Drost (born 1964), American football player *Jeroen Drost (born 1987), Dutch footballer *Jesper Drost (born 1993), Dutch footballer *Johannes Drost (1880–1954), Dutch swimmer *John Drost (born 1958), Dutch bobsledder. *Melissa Drost (born 1985), Dutch actress *Monique Drost (born 1964), Dutch swimmer *Nadja Drost, Canadian journalist *Nico Drost (born 1980), Dutch politician *Oliver Drost (born 1995), Danish footballer *Peter Drost (born 1958), Dutch swimmer *Robert Drost (born 1970), American computer scientist *Roos Drost (born 1991), Dutch field hockey player *Rudolf Drost (1892–1971), German ornithologist *Willem Drost (1633–1659), Dutch painter

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1977 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1985 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375497975