# Dekker

Dekker is a Dutch occupational surname equivalent to English Thatcher. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aesop Dekker (born 1970), American rock drummer
* Albert Dekker (1905–1968), American actor and politician
* An Dekker (1931–2012), Dutch sculptor, graphic designer, and publisher
* Anne Fleur Dekker (born 1994), Dutch environmentalist and journalist
* Ans Dekker (born 1955), Dutch gymnast
* Anouk Dekker (born 1986), Dutch footballer
* Britt Dekker (born 1992), Dutch actress and television presenter
* Carl Dekker (1922–2000), pseudonym of the Australian historian and journalist John Laffin
* Cees Dekker (born 1959), Dutch physicist
* Chris Dekker (born 1945), Dutch footballer
* Ben Dekker (born 1940), South African forester, actor, politician, poet and artist.
* Cornelis Dekker (c.1645–1685), Dutch physician and essayist known as Cornelis Bontekoe
* Cornelis Gerrits Dekker (1618–1678), Dutch landscape painter
* Daniël Dekker (born 1960), Dutch disc jockey and radio host
* Desmond Dekker (1941–2006), Jamaican singer
* Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820–1887), Dutch writer; also known as Multatuli
* Elly Dekker (born 1943), Dutch astrophysicist and museum curator
* Ernest Douwes Dekker (1879–1950), Dutch politician and writer. Also known as Danudirja Setiabudi, a National Hero of Indonesia (registered). His Indonesian name is used to name street shortly with "Setiabudi".
* Erik Dekker (born 1970), Dutch racing cyclist
* Femke Dekker (born 1979), Dutch rower
* Frans Dekker (1684–1751), Dutch painter
* Fred Dekker (born 1959), American film director and writer
* Gé Dekker (1904–1995), Dutch competitive swimmer
* Han Dekker (1913–?), Dutch rower
* Hannie Singer-Dekker (1917–2007), Dutch Labour Party politician
* Hendrik Adriaan Christiaan Dekker (1836–1905), Dutch painter and lithographer
* Hind Dekker-Abdulaziz (born 1981), Iraqi-born Dutch politician
* Inge Dekker (born 1985), Dutch competitive swimmer
* Jacob Gelt Dekker (1948–2019), Dutch businessman, philanthropist, and writer
* James Lawrence Dekker (born 1960), South African businessman, photographer
* Jan Dekker (basketball)
* Jan Dekker (sailor) (born 1967), French/South African competitive sailor
* Jan Dekker (born 1990), Dutch darts player
* Jens Dekker (born 1998), Dutch cyclo-cross cyclist
* Jeremias de Dekker (c. 1610 – 1666), Dutch poet
* Job Dekker, Dutch biologist
* Jonathan Dekker (born 1983), American football tight end
* Laura Dekker (born 1995), New Zealand-born Dutch solo sailor
* Lia Dekker (born 1987), Dutch competitive swimmer
* Louis Dekker (1894–1973), Dutch coxswain
* Marcel Dekker (born 1930s), Dutch-born American encyclopedia publisher
* Mark Dekker (born 1969), Zimbabwean cricketer
* Maurits Dekker (1896–1962), Dutch novelist and playwright
* Maxim Dekker (born 2004), Dutch footballer
* Michelle Dekker (born 1996), Dutch snowboarder
* Niels Dekker (born 1983), Dutch-born Canadian soccer player
* Paul Dekker (1931–2001), Canadian-American football player
* Rachelle Dekker (born 1986), American novelist, daughter of Ted Dekker
* Rick Dekker (born 1995), Dutch footballer
* Ron Dekker (born 1966), Dutch competitive swimmer
* Roxy Dekker (born 2005), Dutch singer and songwriter
* Sam Dekker (born 1994), American basketball player
* Sander Dekker (born 1975), Dutch VVD politician
* Sidney Dekker (born 1969), Dutch-born psychologist and safety scientist
* Steve Dekker (born 1988), Dutch DJ known as "Dr. Peacock"
* Sybilla Dekker (born 1942), Dutch VVD politician
* Ted Dekker (born 1962), Indonesian-born American author
* Theodorus Dekker (1927–2021), Dutch mathematician known for Dekker's algorithm
* Thijs Dekker (born 1997), Dutch footballer
* Thomas Dekker (writer) (c. 1572 – 1632), English writer
* Thomas Dekker (cyclist) (born 1984), Dutch racing cyclist
* Thomas Dekker (actor) (born 1987), American actor
* Tim Dekker [fr; nl; pl] (born 1993), Dutch decathlete
* Tony Dekker (born 1980s), Canadian singer and songwriter
* Travis Dekker (born 1985), American football tight end
* Tristan Dekker (born 1996), Dutch footballer
* Vince Gino Dekker (born 1997), Dutch footballer
* Wade Dekker (born 1994), Australian soccer player
* Wisse Dekker (1924–2012), Dutch businessman; CEO of Philips

## Fictional characters

* John Dekker (Wing Commander), computer game character
* Maggie Dekker, character in the TV series Eli Stone

## Given name

* Dekker Curry (born 1966), Irish cricketer
* Dekker Dreyer (born 1980), American film director and producer