Gorter

Article summary

Gorter or De Gorter is a Dutch-language occupational surname for a person growing barley. Notable people with the surname include: * Arnold Marc Gorter (1866–1933), Dutch landscape painter * Cornelis Jacobus Gorter (1907–1980), Dutch physicist * David de Gorter (1717–1783), Dutch physician and botanist * Donny Gorter (born 1988), Dutch soccer player, son of Edwin * Edwin Gorter (born 1963), Dutch soccer player, father of Donny * Hendrikus Jacobus Gorter (1874–1918), Dutch cyclist, speed skater and ice skates manufacturer from Zwolle * Herman Gorter (1864–1927), Dutch poet and council communist theoretician * Jay Gorter (born 2000), Dutch footballer * Olaf Gorter (born 2005), Dutch footballer * (1689–1762), Dutch physician and father of David de Gorter *Theo Gorter (born 1956), Dutch tennis player

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1. date of birth: 1988 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1356415710