Dirk (name)

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Gender Male Related names Theodoric		Language(s) Dutch, Low German

Dirk is a Dutch and Low German short form of Dietrich. See Theodoric for the origin and history of the name.

Dirk may refer to:

Given name

Dirk I, Count of Holland (died 944)

Dirk II, Count of Holland (944–988)

Dirk III, Count of Holland (died 1039)

Dirk IV, Count of Holland (1020–1049)

Dirk V, Count of Holland (1052–1091)

Dirk VI, Count of Holland (1114–1157)

Dirk VII, Count of Holland (died 1203)

Dirk Bach (1961–2012), German actor

Dirk Bauermann (born 1957), German basketball coach

Dirk Benedict (born 1945), American actor

Dirk Bikkembergs (born 1959), Belgian fashion designer

Dirk Blocker (born 1957), American actor

Dirk Bootsma (born 1936), Dutch geneticist

Dirk Brouwer (1902–1966), American astronomer

Dirk Brossé (born 1960), Belgian composer

Dirk Bruinenberg (born 1968), Dutch musician

Dirk Coster (1889–1950), Dutch physicist

Dirk Crabeth (1501–1574), Dutch artist

Dirk Cussler (born 1961), American writer

Dirk Dirksen (1937–2006), American music promoter

Dirk Elbers (born 1959), German politician

Dirk Fock (1858–1941), Dutch politician

Dirk Frimout (born 1941), Belgian astronaut and astrophysicist

Dirk Gates (born 1961), American businessman

Dirk Hartog (1580–1621), Dutch sailor and explorer

Dirk Hayhurst (born 1981), American author

Dirk Jan de Geer (1870–1960), Dutch politician and prime minister

Dirk Jan Struik (1894–2000), Dutch mathematician and historian

Dirk Johnson (born 1975), American football player

Dirk Kemp (born 1913), South African football player

Dirk Kempthorne (born 1951), American politician

Dirk Koetter (born 1959), American football coach

Dirk Kuyt (born 1980), Dutch football player

Dirk Mädrich (born 1983), German basketball player

Dirk Mudge (born 1928), Namibian politician

Dirk Müller (artist) (born 1946), Dutch sculptor

Dirk Müller (cyclist) (born 1973), German cyclist

Dirk Müller (racing driver) (born 1975), German race car driver

Dirk Nannes (born 1976), Australian cricket player

Dirk Niebel (born 1963), German politician

Dirk Nowitzki (born 1978), German basketball player

Dirk Polder (1919–2001), Dutch physicist

Dirk Schlächter (born 1965), German bassist

Dirk Stikker (1897–1979), Dutch politician and diplomat

Dirk Stoop (1615–1686), Dutch painter

Dirk Valkenburg (1675–1721), Dutch painter

Dirk van Erp (1860–1933), American coppersmith

Dirk van Braeckel (born 1958), Belgian car designer

Dirk de Waard (born 1919), Dutch geologist

Dirk Willems (died 1569), Dutch Anabaptist martyr and pacifist

Dirk Wilutzky (born 1965), German film maker

Stage name or nickname

Dirk Bogarde (1921–1999), stage name of British actor Derek van den Bogaerde

Stewart "Dirk" Fischer (1924–2013), American composer and musician

Richard Dirk Gringhuis (1918–1974), American artist and illustrator

Derrick Dirk Meyer (born 1961), American businessman

Gerald Dirk West (1930–1996), American editorial cartoonist and journalist

Surname

Robert Dirk (born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player

Fictional characters

Dirk the Daring, the main character in the video game Dragon's Lair

Dirk Dagger (also known as Dirk Spanner), the main character in the video game Dirk Dagger and the Fallen Idol

Dirk Diggler, the main character in Boogie Nights played by Mark Wahlberg

Dirk Gently, the main character in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams

Dirk McQuickly, the equivalent of Paul McCartney in The Beatles parody band The Rutles

Dirk Pitt, the main character in novels by Clive Cussler

Dirk Strider, a character from the webcomic Homestuck

Dirk Struan, the main character in James Clavell's 1966 novel Tai-Pan

References

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Given name

Stage name or nickname

Surname

Fictional characters

References