Dutch (nickname) explained

When used as a nickname, Dutch may refer to:

In arts and entertainment

Kenny Howard (1929–1992), aka Von Dutch, American artist
Elmore Leonard (1925–2013), American novelist and screenwriter
Dutch Mason (1908–2006), Canadian blues musician

Politicians

L. E. Katterfeld (1881–1974), American socialist politician
Ronald Reagan (1911–2004), 40th President of the United States
Dutch Ruppersberger (born 1946), U.S. congressman from Maryland

Soldiers

Norman Cota (1893–1971), US Army major general in World War II
Petrus Hugo (1917–1986), South African Second World War flying ace

In sports

American football

Dutch Clark (1906–1978), National Football League player and coach
Gustave Ferbert (1873–1943), football player and later head coach at the University of Michigan
Dutch Meyer (1898–1982), American collegiate football coach
Dennis K. Stanley (1906–1983), American college professor and sports coach

Baseball

Darren Daulton (1962–2017), Major League Baseball analyst; former player
Mort Flohr (1911–1994), American Major League Baseball pitcher in 1934
Troy Herriage (1930–2012), American Major League Baseball pitcher in 1956
Dutch Holland (1903–1967), Major League Baseball outfielder
Dutch Leonard (left-handed pitcher) (1892–1952), Major League Baseball pitcher
Dutch Leonard (right-handed pitcher) (1909–1983), Major League Baseball pitcher
Dutch McCall (1920–1996), Major League Baseball pitcher
Dutch Zwilling (1888–1978), Major League Baseball player

Other sports

Jim Cain (ice hockey) (1902–1962), Canadian National Hockey League player
Dutch Lonborg (1898–1985), American collegiate basketball and football coach
Alf Skinner (1894–1961), Canadian National Hockey League player
Cornelius Warmerdam (1915–2001), American pole vaulter

Other vocations

Darren Dutchyshen (born 1966), Canadian sportscaster
Dutch Boyd (born 1980), American professional poker player
James H. Kindelberger (1895–1962), American aviation pioneer
Dutch Schultz (1901–1935), American gangster
Joseph Paul Cretzer (1911-1946), American criminal and Alcatraz inmate
A. P. Hamann, City Manager of San Jose, California
Howard "Dutch" Darrin (1897–1982), American automotive stylist

See also