Scheepers

Scheepers is a Dutch and Afrikaans occupational surname meaning "shepherd's" in Middle Dutch. Notable people with the surname include:

• Chanelle Scheepers (born 1984), South African tennis player
• Gideon Scheepers (1878–1902), South African Boer military leader and scout
• Maria Scheepers (1892–1989) Belgian pianist and music educator
• Marion Scheepers (born 1957), American mathematician (namesake of the Scheepers Diagram)
• Nico Scheepers (born 1990), South African rugby player
• Ralf Scheepers (born 1965), German heavy metal singer (namesake of the album Scheepers)
• Riana Scheepers (born 1957), South African Afrikaans author
• Rozelle Scheepers (born 1974), South African cricketer
• Twan Scheepers (born 1971), Dutch footballer
• Willy Scheepers (born 1961), Dutch footballer

See also

• Schepers, Dutch surname
• Scheppers, Dutch surname
• Scheepers Nek, battle site of the Second Boer War

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