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
 * (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