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
 * (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
 * (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
 * (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
 * (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