Rutgers (surname)

Rutgers is a Dutch patronymic surname (Rutger's). Notable people with the surname include:

• An Rutgers van der Loeff (1910–1990), Dutch writer of children's novels
• Arend Joan Rutgers (1903–1998), Dutch physical chemist
• Bram Rutgers (1884–1966), Dutch politician, Governor of Suriname 1928–33
• Henry Rutgers (1745–1830), American Revolutionary War hero and philanthropist
• Hildegard Rütgers (born 1932), German classical contralto singer
• (1850–1924), Dutch physician, a significant figure in the Dutch sexual liberation movement
• Paul Rutgers (born 1984), Australian/South African baseball player
• S. J. Rutgers (1879–1961), Dutch Marxist theoretician and journalist, son of Jan Rutgers
• Victor Rutgers (1877–1945), Dutch legal scholar and politician, Minister of Education, Arts and Sciences

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