Dutch (nickname)

When used as a nickname, Dutch may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

• Kenny Howard (1929–1992), aka Von Dutch or Dutch, American motorcycle mechanic, artist and pin striper
• Elmore Leonard (1925–2013), American novelist and screenwriter
• Dutch Mason (1908–2006), Canadian blues musician
• Dutch Robinson, American singer, songwriter and music producer

Crime

• Joseph Paul Cretzer (1911–1946), American bank robber killed in a mass escape attempt from Alcatraz
• Dutch Schultz (1901–1935), American gangster
• Dutch Voight (1888–1986), American mobster

Military

• Norman Cota (1893–1971), US Army major general in World War II
• Petrus Hugo (1917–1986), South African Second World War flying ace

Politics and government

• A. P. Hamann (1909–1977), city manager of San Jose, California
• L. E. Katterfeld (1881–1974), American socialist politician
• Ronald Reagan (1911–2004), 40th President of the United States
• Dutch Ruppersberger (born 1946), U.S. congressman from Maryland

Sports

American football

• Dutch Clark (1906–1978), National Football League player and coach
• Gustave Ferbert (1873–1943), football player and later head coach at the University of Michigan
• Dutch Lonborg (1898–1985), American collegiate basketball and football coach
• Dutch Meyer (1898–1982), American college football coach
• Dutch Marion (1902–1985), American college and professional football player
• Dennis K. Stanley (1906–1983), American college football player and head coach

Baseball

• Darren Daulton (1962–2017), Major League Baseball analyst; former player
• Mort Flohr (1911–1994), American Major League Baseball pitcher in 1934
• Troy Herriage (1930–2012), American Major League Baseball pitcher in 1956
• Dutch Holland (1903–1967), Major League Baseball outfielder
• Dutch Leonard (left-handed pitcher) (1892–1952), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Dutch Leonard (right-handed pitcher) (1909–1983), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Dutch McCall (1920–1996), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Dutch Rennert (1930–2018), American Major League Baseball umpire
• Dutch Zwilling (1888–1978), Major League Baseball player

Ice hockey

• Jim Cain (ice hockey) (1902–1962), Canadian National Hockey League player
• Alf Skinner (1894–1961), Canadian National Hockey League player

Other sports

• Darren Dutchyshen (born 1966), Canadian sportscaster
• Dutch Harrison (1910–1982), American golfer
• Cornelius Warmerdam (1915–2001), American pole vaulter

Other vocations

• Dutch Boyd (born 1980), American professional poker player
• Howard "Dutch" Darrin (1897–1982), American automotive stylist
• James H. Kindelberger (1895–1962), American aviation pioneer

See also

• Dutchy (disambiguation)
• Dutchman (disambiguation)