# Jaap (given name)

Jaap is a Dutch given name that is short for Jacob or Jacobus (Jacob or James in English). People with this name include:

## Academics

* Jaap R. Bruijn (1938–2022), Dutch maritime historian
* Jaap Doek (born 1942), Dutch jurist
* Jaap van Ginneken (born 1943), Dutch psychologist and communication scholar
* Jaap Goudsmit (born 1951), Dutch HIV/AIDS researcher
* Jaap M. Hemelrijk [de; nl] (1925–2018), Dutch archaeologist
* Jaap van den Herik (born 1947), Dutch computer scientist
* Jaap van der Hoeden (1891–1968), Dutch and Israeli veterinary research scientist
* Jacob Kistemaker [de; nl] (1917–2010), Dutch nuclear physicist
* Jaap Korevaar (born 1923), Dutch mathematician
* Jaap Kruithof (1929–2009), Belgian philosopher and writer
* Jaap Kunst (1891–1960), Dutch ethnomusicologist
* Jaap Mansfeld (born 1936), Dutch philosopher and historian
* Jaap Murre (1929–2023), Dutch mathematician
* Jaap van Praag (1911–1981), Dutch humanist
* Jaap Schekkerman (born 1953), Dutch computer scientist
* Jaap Sinninghe Damsté [de; nl] (born 1959), Dutch paleontologist
* Jaap van der Vecht (1906–1992), Dutch entomologist
* Jaap van Velsen (1921–1990), Dutch-born British anthropologist
* Jaap J. Vermeulen (born 1955), Dutch botanist
* Jaap Wessels (1939–2009), Dutch mathematician
* Jaap de Wilde (born 1957), Dutch international relations scholar
* Jaap de Zwaan (born 1949), Dutch lawyer and legal scholar
* Jaap Zwemmer (born 1945), Dutch fiscal jurist

## Arts

* Jaap Bakema (1914–1981), Dutch modernist architect
* Jaap Berghuis (1945–2005), Dutch artist
* Jaap Blonk (born 1953), Dutch avant-garde composer and performance artist
* Jaap Drupsteen (born 1942), Dutch graphic designer
* Jaap Eggermont (born 1946), Dutch record producer
* Jaap Flier (1934–2022), Dutch dancer and choreographer
* Jaap Gestman Geradts (born 1951), Dutch pin-up artist
* Jaap Klinkhamer (1854–1928), Dutch architect
* Jaap Lamberton, Dutch comics artist
* Jaap ter Linden (born 1947), Dutch cellist, viol player and conductor
* Jaap Reesema (born 1984), Dutch singer
* Jaap Schreurs (1913–1983), Dutch painter and graphic artist
* Jaap Schröder (1925–2020), Dutch violinist, conductor, and pedagogue
* Jaap Spaanderman (1896–1985), Dutch pianist, cellist, and conductor
* Jaap Speyer (1891–1952), Dutch film director
* Jaap Stotijn (1891–1970), Dutch oboist
* Jaap Valkhoff (1910–1992), Dutch musician, composer and lyricist
* Jaap Vegter (1932–2003), Dutch cartoonist
* Jaap van Zweden (born 1960), Dutch violinist and conductor

## Politics

* Jaap van Amerongen (1913–1995), Dutch-Israeli economist and government official
* Jaap Boersma (1929–2012), Dutch Minister of Social Affairs
* Jaap Burger (1904–1986), Dutch Minister of the Interior
* Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (born 1948), Dutch Secretary General of NATO
* Jaap Marais (1922–2000), Afrikaner nationalist thinker, author and politician
* Jaap Metz (1941–2016), Dutch journalist and politician
* Jaap Oldenbroek (1897–1970), Dutch trade union leader and politician
* Jaap Pop (born 1941), Dutch mayor of Franeker, Tiel, Alkmaar and Haarlem
* Jaap Schrieke (1884–1976), Dutch jurist and administrator during WWII
* Jaap Smit (born 1957), Dutch preacher and trade unionist

## Sports

* Jaap Barendregt (1905–1952), Dutch footballer
* Jaap Beije (1927–2013), Dutch rower
* Jaap Boot (1903–1986), Dutch sprinter and long jumper
* Jaap Bulder (1896–1979), Dutch footballer
* Jaap-Derk Buma (born 1972), Dutch field hockey player
* Jaap Davids (born 1984), Dutch footballer
* Jaap van Dorp (born 1990), Dutch curler
* Jaap van Duijn (born 1990), Dutch footballer
* Jaap Eden (1873–1925), Dutch speed skater and racing cyclist
** The Jaap Eden Award, Jaap Eden baan and Jaap Edenhal are named after him
* Jaap Enters (born 1939), Dutch rower
* Jaap Havekotte (1912–2014), Dutch speed skater
* Jaap Helder (1907–1998), Dutch sports sailor
* Jaap Kersten (born 1934), Dutch racing cyclist
* Jaap ten Kortenaar (born 1964), Dutch racing cyclist
* Jaap Knol (1896–1975), Dutch javelin thrower
* Jaap Kraaier (1913–2004), Dutch canoeist
* Jaap Krijtenburg (born 1969), Dutch rower
* Jaap van Lagen (born 1976), Dutch racing driver
* Jaap van der Leck (1911–2000), Dutch football manager
* Jaap Leemhuis (1941–2014), Dutch field hockey player
* Jaap Meijer (1905–1943), Dutch track cyclist
* Jaap Mol (1912–1972), Dutch footballer
* Jaap Oudkerk (born 1937), Dutch track cyclist
* Jaap van der Poll (1914–2010), Dutch javelin thrower
* Jaap van Praag (1910–1987), Dutch football administrator, chairman of Ajax
* Jaap Reesink (born 1946), Dutch rower
* Jaap Rijks (1919–2017), Dutch equestrian
* Jaap Schouten (born 1984), Dutch rower
* Jaap Sjouwerman (1891–1964), Dutch wrestler
* Jaap Stam (born 1972), Dutch football player and manager
* Jaap Stenger (1907–1992), Dutch rower
* Jaap Stockmann (born 1984), Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
* Jaap Voigt (born 1941), Dutch field hockey player
* Jaap Weber (1901–1979), Dutch footballer
* Jaap de Zeeuw (born 1954), Dutch sports sailor
* Jaap Zielhuis (born 1966), Dutch sports sailor

## Writers

* Jaap ter Haar (1922–1998), Dutch writer of children's books and historian
* Jaap Nunes Vaz (1906–1943), Dutch journalist, writer, and editor

## Other

* Jaap Amesz (born 1982), Dutch television personality
* Jaap Blokker (1942–2011), Dutch businessman and executive
* Jaap Haartsen (born 1963), Dutch electrical engineer and inventor of Bluetooth
* Jaap van Meekren [nl] (1923–1997), Dutch television journalist and presenter
* Jaap Penraat (1918–2006), Dutch resistance fighter during World War II
* Jaap Staal (1913–1981), Dutch commando during World War II
* Jaap Veldhuyzen van Zanten (1927–1977), Dutch aircraft captain and flight instructor
* Jaap Weideman (1936–1996), South African Navy officer