Potgieter

Potgieter is a Germanic occupational surname, comparable with the English surname Potter.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Aldrich Potgieter (born 2004) South African professional golfer
• Barend Potgieter (born 1994) South African rugby loosehead prop
• Bradley Potgieter (born 1989), South African racing cyclist
• Dewald Potgieter (born 1986), South African rugby union player
• Everhardus Johannes Potgieter (1808–1875), Dutch poet and prose writer
• Ferdinandus Jacobus Potgieter (1857-1902), Second Boer War Boer general
• Frederik Jacobus Potgieter (1858-1924), Second Boer War Boer commander. Is identical to Frederik Johannes Potgieter (1858-1924).
• Frits Potgieter (born 1974) South African discus thrower
• Gert Potgieter (born 1937), South African athlete
• Gert Potgieter (1929–1977), South African opera tenor
• Hendrik Potgieter (1792–1852), South African Republic politician
• Jacques Potgieter (born 1986), South African rugby union player
• Jacques-Louis Potgieter (born 1984), South African rugby union player
• Karel Potgieter (born 1975), South African shotputter
• Leah Potgieter, South African politician
• Louis Potgieter (1951–1993), German pop singer
• Ockert Potgieter (1965-2021) South African missionary and film director
• Pieter Potgieter, South African admiral
• Pieter Johannes Potgieter (1822–1854), South African politician
• Yolandi Potgieter (born 1989), South African cricketer

Surname list

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