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Witte and "de Witte" are Dutch and Low German surnames meaning "(the) white one". Witte can also be a patronymic surname. Notable people with the surname include:

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  • Alfred Witte (1878–1941), German astrologer
  • Dave Witte, American metal and hardcore punk drummer
  • David Witte, (1948-2003), Israeli actor
  • Earl Witte (1906-1991), American football player
  • Edwin E. Witte (1887–1960), American economist, "father of social security"
  • Els Witte (born 1941), Belgian historian
  • Erich Witte (1911–2008), German tenor
  • George Witte (21st-century), American poet
  • Helmut Witte (1915-2005), German U-boat commander
  • Herman Witte (1909-1973), Dutch engineer and politician
  • Jean Carlo Witte (born 1977), Brazilian football (soccer) player
  • Jerry Witte (1915-2002), American baseball player
  • Joe Witte (born 1943), American weatherman
  • John Witte (1933-1993), American football player
  • John Witte, Jr. (born 1959), Canadian-American legal scholar
  • Karl Witte (1800-1883), German jurist and Dante Alighieri scholar
  • Les Witte (1911-1973), American college basketball player
  • Luke Witte (born 1950), American basketball player
  • Michael Witte (born 1944), American-born illustrator and cartoonist
  • Otto Witte (1872–1958), German circus acrobat
  • Philip Witte (born 1984), German field hockey player
  • Russ Witte (born 1916/7), American swimmer
  • Samuel Witte (1745-1815, German writer
  • Sergei Witte (1849–1915), Russian policy-maker
  • Terry L. Witte (born 1952), American attorney and politician
  • William Henry Witte (1817–1876), American politician

    • De Witte

  • The noble family "de Witte" (from Antwerpen)
  • André de Witte (born 1944), Belgian bishop in Brazil
  • Bruno de Witte (born 1955), Belgian legal scholar
  • Emanuel de Witte (1617–1691), Dutch perspective painter
  • Gaspar de Witte (1624–1681), Flemish painter of the Baroque period
  • Gaston-François de Witte (1897-1980), Belgian herpetologist
  • Hans de Witte (1583-1630), German financier
  • Jacob Eduard de Witte, Dutch architect, author of the fortification project of Tallinn
  • Jacomina de Witte (1582-1661), Dutch woman central in a famous corruption case
  • Jan de Witte (1709–1785), Dutch-Polish military engineer and architect
  • Jean de Witte (1808-1889), Belgian archaeologist, epigraphist and numismatist
  • Lieven de Witte (15th century), Flemish painter
  • Lodewijk De Witte (born 1954), Belgian politician, governor of Flemish Brabant
  • Ludo De Witte (born 1956), Belgian writer
  • Peter de Witte III (1671-1667), Flemish Baroque painter
  • Pieter de Witte (c. 1548–1628), Flemish Mannerist painter and architect
  • Ronald De Witte (born 1946), Belgian road bicycle racer
  • Seth de Witte (born 1987), Belgian footballer

    • As a given name

  • Witte van Haemstede (c. 1281-1321), Dutch nobility, son of Floris V, Count of Holland
  • Witte de With (1599-1658), Dutch naval officer
  • Witte Wartena (born 1976), Dutch artist

    • References

    Witte Wikipedia
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