Evert

Evert is a Dutch and Swedish short form of the Germanic masculine name "Everhard" (alternative Eberhard). It is also used as surname.

Notable people with the name include:

Given name

 * Evert van Aelst (1602–1657), Dutch still life painter
 * Evert Andersen (1772–1809), Norwegian naval officer
 * Evert Augustus Duyckinck (1816–1878), American publisher and biographer
 * Evert Azimullah (born 1938), Surinamese diplomat, politician, and writer
 * Evert Båge (1925–2021), Swedish Air Force major general
 * Evert Jan Baerends (born 1945), Dutch theoretical chemist
 * Evert Bancker (mayor) (1665–1734), New Netherland/New York trader and politician
 * Evert Bancker (speaker) (1721–1803), New York merchant and politician
 * Evert Basch
 * Evert Bastet (born 1950), Canadian sailor
 * Evert van Benthem (born 1958), Dutch speed skater
 * Evert Willem Beth (1908–1964), Dutch philosopher and logician
 * Evert Björn (1888–1974), Swedish middle-distance runner
 * Evert Bloemsma (1958–2005), Dutch type designer and graphic designer
 * Evert Jan Boks (1838–1914), Dutch painter
 * Evert Jan Brill (1812–1871), Dutch publisher
 * Evert Brouwers (born 1990), Dutch footballer
 * Evert Jan Bulder (1894–1973), Dutch footballer
 * Evert Collier (1642–1708), Dutch painter
 * Evert Dolman (1946–1993), Dutch racing cyclist
 * Evert Dudok (born 1959), Dutch engineer and CEO
 * Evert Eloranta (1879–1936), Finnish politician
 * Evert Endt (born 1933), Dutch-born French designer
 * Evert Geradts (born 1943), Dutch cartoonist
 * Evert Grift (1922–2009), Dutch racing cyclist
 * Evert Groenewald (fl. 1963–1999), South African Navy officer
 * Evert Gunnarsson (1929–2022), Swedish rower
 * Evert Hingst (1969–2005), Dutch lawyer and murder victim
 * Evert Hoek (born 1933), South African-Canadian civil engineer
 * Evert-Jan 't Hoen (born 1975), Dutch baseball player
 * Evert Hokkanen (1864–1918), Finnish farmworker and politician
 * Evert Horn (1585–1615), Swedish soldier
 * Evert Hoving (born 1953), Dutch middle-distance runner
 * Evert Huttunen (1884–1924), Finnish journalist and politician
 * Evert Jakobsson (1886–1960), Finnish javelin thrower
 * Evert Johansson (1903–1990), Finnish canoeist
 * Evert Kamerbeek (1934–2008), Dutch decathlete
 * Evert Karlsson (1920–1996), Swedish ski jumper
 * Evert Koops (1885–1938), Dutch sprinter
 * Evert Kroes (born 1950), Dutch rower
 * Evert Kroon (1946–2018), Dutch water polo goalkeeper
 * Evert Johan Kroon (born 1966), Netherlands Antilles swimmer
 * Evert Kulenius (1879–1958), Finnish schoolteacher and politician
 * Evert Larock (1865–1901), Belgian painter
 * Évert Lengua (born 1983), Peruvian footballer
 * Evert van Linge (1895–1964), Dutch footballer
 * Evert Lundquist (1904–1994), Swedish painter and graphic artist
 * Evert Lundqvist (1900–1979), Swedish footballer
 * Evert van Milligen (born 1948), Dutch VVD politician
 * Evert Musch (1918–2007), Dutch painter
 * Evert van Muyden (1853–1922), Swiss engraver, illustrator and painter
 * Evert Nilsson (1894–1973), Swedish pentathlete and decathlete
 * Evert Nyberg (1925–2000), Swedish long-distance runner
 * Evert Oudendijck (1650–1695), Dutch painter
 * Evert Pieters (1856–1932), Dutch painter
 * Evert Ploeg (born 1963), Australian portrait painter.
 * Evert Skoglund (born 1953), Italian footballer
 * Evert V. Snedecker (1838–1899), American racing horse trainer and owner
 * Evert Sodergren (1920–2013), American studio furniture maker
 * Evert Sparks (1879–1972), Canadian (Alberta) politician
 * Evert Taube (1890–1976), Swedish author, artist, composer and singer
 * Evert Verbist (born 1984), Belgian road cyclist
 * Evert Verwey (1905–1981), Dutch chemist
 * Evert Ysbrandszoon Ides (1657–1708), Danish traveller and diplomat

Surname

 * Alexei Evert (1857–1926), General in the Russian Empire
 * Angelos Evert (1894–1970), Greek police officer
 * Chris Evert (born 1954), American tennis player
 * Evert Cup, women's tennis tournament named after her
 * Chris Evert (horse), racing horse named after her
 * James Evert (1924–2015), American tennis coach, father of Chris and Jeanne
 * Jason Evert (born 1975), Catholic author and chastity speaker
 * Jeanne Evert (1957–2020), American tennis player
 * Miltiadis Evert (1939–2011), Greek politician.