Staal

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Staal is a Dutch surname, cognate to German Stahl and Stal in other languages, meaning "steel". Though possibly also of patronymic origin, it may be a metonymic occupational surname referring to a smith. Notable people with the surname include: *Abraham Staal (1752–1804), Dutch Mennonite teacher and political activist *Boele Staal (born 1947), Dutch D66 politician *Ede Staal (1941–1986), Dutch singer-songwriter *Egor Egorovich Staal (1822–1907), Russian diplomat, ambassador to the UK 1884–1902 *Eric Staal (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player, brother of Jared, Jordan and Marc *Flossie Wong-Staal (1947–2020), American virologist and molecular biologist *Frits Staal (1930–2012), Dutch philosopher and Indologist *Gert Staal (born 1956), Dutch design publicist *Herta Staal (1930–2021), Austrian film actress and singer *Jacob Staal (1913–1981), Dutch commando during World War II *Jan Frederik Staal (1879–1940), Dutch architect, husband of Margaret *Jared Staal (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player, brother of Eric, Jordan and Marc *Jesper Staal (born 1972), Danish sprint canoer *Jonas Staal (born 1981), Dutch visual artist *Jordan Staal (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player, brother of Eric, Jared and Marc * (1777–1853), Baltic German general of the Russian Army *Kim Staal (born 1978), Danish ice hockey player *Marc Staal (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player, brother of Er…

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1. date of birth: 1947 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1374974710