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43 famous people named Arent found on Wikipedia.
Arend or Arent (both pronounced /ˈaːrənt/) is a Dutch masculine given name. Arend means "eagle" in Dutch, but the name derives from Arnoud/Arnout, which itself stems from the Germanic elements aran "eagle" and wald "rule, power". The form Arent also occurs in Norway. People with the name include:
Arend, Lord of Egmond (c. 1337–1409), Dutch nobility
Arent Arentsz (1585–1631), Dutch landscape painter
Arent Berntsen (1610–1680), Dano-Norwegian topographer and statistician
Arent Greve de Besche (1878–1945), Norwegian bacteriologist
Arend Bloem (born 1947), Dutch canoer
Arend Jan Boekestijn (born 1959), Dutch politician
Arend "Arie" van de Bunt (born 1969), Dutch water polo goalkeeper
Arent Schuyler Crowninshield (1843–1908), American rear admiral of the United States Navy
Arent van Curler (1619–1667), Dutch settler in New Netherland
Arend De Keysere (died 1490), Flemish printer
Arent Schuyler DePeyster (1736–1822), New York-born British military officer
Arend Dijckman (1572–1627), Dutch merchant who briefly was Admiral of the Polish Navy
Arent de Gelder (1645–1727), Dutch painter
Arend Glas (born 1968), Dutch bobsledder
Arent Greve (1733–1808), Norwegian jeweler, goldsmith and painter
Arend Johan van Glinstra (1754–1814), Dutch painter
Arend "Arie" Haan (born 1948), Dutch football player and coach
Arend Hassink (born 1950), Dutch former road bicycle racer
Arent M. Henriksen (born 1946), Norwegian politician
Arend Heyting (1898–1980), Dutch mathematician and logician
Arend van 't Hoft (born 1933), Dutch racing cyclist
Arent Jacobsz Koets (c.1600–1635), Dutch guard painted by Frans Hals
Arend Langenberg (1949–2012), Dutch voice actor and radio presenter
Arend Lijphart (born 1936), Dutch political scientist
Arent Magnin (1825–1888), Dutch Governor of the Gold Coast
Arent Passer (c.1560–1637), Dutch stonemason in Estonia
Arend Joan Rutgers (1903–1998), Dutch/Belgian physical chemist
Arend Schoemaker (1911–1982), Dutch footballer
Arent Schuyler (1662–1730), New Netherland surveyor, merchant, and land speculator, ancestor of Arent DePeyster and Arent Crowninshield
Arend Fokke Simonsz (1755–1812), Dutch writer and intellectual
Arent Solem (1777–1857), Norwegian merchant
Arend von Stryk (born 1970), Namibian footballer
Arent Van Soelen (1898–?), South African sports sailor
Arend Friedrich Wiegmann (1770–1853), German pharmacist and botanist
Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann (1802–1841), German zoologist and herpetologist, son of the above
Arend van der Wel (1933–2013), Dutch footballer
Variant of Arend, form of Arnold: derived from the elements arn (eagle) and wald (rule) in Germanic origin.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddi Arent | 1925 | German actor and comedian |
| 2 | Patrice M. Arent | 1956 | American politician |
| 3 | Arent Schuyler | American surveyor | |
| 4 | Arent DePeyster | 1736 | British military officer |
| 5 | Arent S. Crowninshield | 1843 | United States Navy admiral |
| 6 | Arent van Curler | 1619 | American settler |
| 7 | Arent Jan Wensinck | 1882 | Dutch historian |
| 8 | Arent Arentsz | 1585 | Dutch painter |
| 9 | Arent Passer | 1560 | Dutch artist |
| 10 | Wilhelm Arent | 1864 | German poet and writer |
| 11 | Arent van 's-Gravesande | 1610 | Dutch architect |
| 12 | Arent Greve | 1733 | Norwegian artist |
| 13 | Arent Berntsen | 1610 | Norwegian statistician |
| 14 | Benno von Arent | 1823 | |
| 15 | Arent M. Henriksen | 1946 | Norwegian politician |
| 16 | Iwona Arent | 1968 | Polish politician |
| 17 | Arent Lemvigh-Müller | 1899 | |
| 18 | Arent Solem | 1777 | Norwegian merchant, follower of Hans Nielsen Hauge |
| 19 | Arent Silfversparre | 1856 | |
| 20 | Arent Greve de Besche | 1878 | Norwegian bacteriologist |
| 21 | Niels Arent | 1804 | |
| 22 | Arent Van Soelen | South African yacht racer | |
| 23 | Arent Magnin | 1825 | Dutch politician |
| 24 | Arent van Raesfelt | 1632 | |
| 25 | Arent Jacobsz Koets | Concierge of the Haarlem schutterij | |
| 26 | Arent Weevers | 1958 | Dutch theologian |
| 27 | Arent Jacobsz van der Graeff | ||
| 28 | Arent Tonko Vos | 1875 | Dutch lawyer and politician |
| 29 | Arent Ronda | 1922 | Dutch painter |
| 30 | Arent Dircksz. Vos | 1500 | |
| 31 | Arent ten Grootenhuys | 1570 | |
| 32 | Peter Arent | 1917 | |
| 33 | Arent van Haersolte | ||
| 34 | Arent van der Mijle | 1501 | Belgian politician |
| 35 | Arent Lepelaer | 1655 | |
| 36 | Arent Krag | 1670 | |
| 37 | Arent Roggeveen | ||
| 38 | Arent Josting | ||
| 39 | Arent de Beere | ||
| 40 | Leszek Arent | 1937 | |
| 41 | Arent Johannes van Baerdt van Sminia | 1806 | |
| 42 | Arent fan Haersma | ||
| 43 | Arent van Halmael | 1788 |