# Gerardus

Gerardus is a Latinized version of the Germanic name Gerard. It has been in use as a birth name in the Low Countries. In daily life, most people use a shorter version, such as Geert, Ger, Gerard, Gerd, Gerhard, Gerrie, Gerrit, Gert, and Geurt. Among people with this name are:

## Latinized names

* Gerardus de Abbatisvilla (1220–1272), French theologian
* Gerardus Bruxellensis, 13th-century Belgian geometer and philosopher
* Gerardus Cameracensis (c.975–1051), Belgian bishop of Cambrai
* Gerardus Cremonensis (c.1114–1187), Italian translator of scientific books
* Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594), Netherlandish cartographer, geographer and cosmographer
* Gerardus Odonis (1285–1349), French theologian and Minister General of the Franciscan Order
* Gerardus Rivius (fl. 1592–1625), Flemish printer
* Gerardus Rufus Vacariensis (1500–1550), French Catholic theologian and humanist
* Gerardus a Schagen (c.1642–1724), Dutch engraver and cartographer
* Gerardus Vossius (1577–1649), Dutch classical scholar and theologian
* Gerardus de Zutphania (1367–1398), Dutch mystical writer

## Birth names

* Gerardus Pieter Baerends (1916–1999), Dutch zoologist and ethologist
* Gerardus Beekman (1653–1723), New Netherland physician, land owner, and colonial governor of New York
* Gerardus Johannes Berenschot (1887–1941), Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
* Gerardus Leonardus Blasius (1627–1682), Dutch physician and anatomist
* Gerardus J.P.J. Bolland (1854–1922), Dutch linguist, philosopher, biblical scholar, and lecturer
* Gerardus Petrus Booms (1822–1897), Dutch lieutenant-general, Minister of War, and publisher
* Gerardus Brackx (1931–2011), Belgian travel businessman
* Gerardus J.M. Braks (1933–2017), Dutch government minister and President of the Senate
* Gerardus H.G. von Brucken Fock (1859–1935), Dutch pianist and composer
* Gerardus Meinardus Bruggink (1917–2005), Dutch Air Force pilot during World War II
* Gerardus Clark (1786–1860), American lawyer
* Gerardus Antonius Cox (born 1940), Dutch singer, cabaret artist and actor
* Gerardus Croese (1642–1710), Dutch Reformed minister and author
* Gerardus Johannes Geers (1891–1965), Dutch linguist and Hispanist
* Gerardus Gul (1847–1920), Dutch Archbishop
* Gerardus Philippus Helders (1905–2013), Dutch politician, Minister of Colonial Affairs
* Gerardus Heymans (1857–1930), Dutch philosopher and psychologist
* Gerardus 't Hooft (born 1946), Dutch theoretical physicist and Nobel Laureate
* Gerardus Huysmans (1902–1948), Dutch government minister
* Gerardus Kamper (born 1950), Dutch cyclist
* Gerardus Johannes Lap (1951–2017), Dutch ceramist
* Gerardus B.M. Leers (born 1951), Dutch government minister and mayor
* Gerardus van der Leeuw (1890–1950), Dutch historian and philosopher of religion
* Gerardus Mes (fl. 1560), Flemish composer
* Gerardus Mühren (1946–2013), Dutch footballer
* Gerardus Johannes Mulder (1802–1880), Dutch organic and analytical chemist
* Gerardus Rubens (1674–1736), Flemish Cistercian abbot
* Gerardus Cornelius Schoffelen (born 1937), Dutch sculptor
* Gerardus Siderius (1914–1990), Dutch canoeist
* Gerardus J. Sizoo (1900–1994), Dutch physicist
* Gerardus van Swieten (1700–1772), Dutch-Austrian physician
* Gerardus Franciscus Tebroke (1949–1995), Dutch long-distance runner
* Gerardus B.M.C. Thoolen (1943–1996), Dutch stage and film actor
* Gerardus M.J. Veldkamp (1921–1990), Dutch economists and government minister
* Gerardus Petrus Voorting (1923–2015), Dutch road cyclist
* Gerardus de Vries Lentsch (1883–1973), Dutch competitive sailor
* Gerardus Maria Willems (born 1946), Dutch-born Australian classical pianist
* Gerardus Wynkoop II (died 1812), Pennsylvania politician
* Gerardus Josephus Xavery (1700–aft.1747), Flemish-Dutch etcher and painter