Rutgers (surname) explained

Rutgers is a Dutch patronymic surname (Rutger's).^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

An Rutgers van der Loeff (1910–1990), Dutch writer of children's novels
Arend Joan Rutgers (1903–1998), Dutch physical chemist
Bram Rutgers (1884–1966), Dutch politician, Governor of Suriname 1928–33
Henry Rutgers (1745–1830), American Revolutionary War hero and philanthropist
Hildegard Rütgers (born 1932), German classical contralto singer
(1850–1924), Dutch physician, a significant figure in the Dutch sexual liberation movement
Paul Rutgers (born 1984), Australian/South African baseball player
S. J. Rutgers (1879–1961), Dutch Marxist theoretician and journalist, son of Jan Rutgers
(1877–1945), Dutch jurist, Minister of Education, and World War II resistance fighter

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