Piet (given name)

Piet is a masculine given name derived from Petrus. It is also a short form (hypocorism) of Petrus and Pieter. It is a common Dutch and South African name, the latter because of Dutch emigration. Notable people with the name include:


 * Piet Akkermans (1942–2002), Dutch classical scholar
 * Piet Allegaert (born 1995), Belgian cyclist
 * Piet Bergveld (born 1940), Dutch electrical engineer
 * Piet Bleeker (1928–2018), Dutch long-distance runner
 * Piet Botha (1955–2019), South African musician
 * Piet Botha (cricketer) (born 1966), South African cricketer
 * Piet Cronjé (1836–1911), South African general in the Anglo-Boer wars
 * Piet Dankert (1934–2003), Dutch politician and President of the European Parliament (1982–1984)
 * Piet de Boer (1919–1984), Dutch footballer
 * Piet de Jong (1915–2016), Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1967–1971)
 * Piet Hein Donner (born 1948), Dutch politician and cabinet minister
 * Piet Hartman (1922–2021), Dutch crystallographer
 * Piet Pieterszoon Hein (1577–1629), Dutch naval officer
 * Piet Hein (scientist) (1905–1996), Danish scientist, mathematician, inventor, designer, author and poet
 * Piet Hoekstra (born 1947), Dutch cyclist
 * Piet Huyg (1951–2019), Dutch footballer
 * Piet Joubert (1834–1900), Commandant-General of the South African Republic from 1880 to 1900
 * Piet Keizer (1943–2017), Dutch footballer
 * Piet Kleine (born 1951), Dutch speed skater, Olympic gold and silver medalist
 * Piet Koornhof (1925–2007), South African politician and cabinet minister
 * Piet Kramer (1881–1961), Dutch architect
 * Piet Kruiver (1938–1989), Dutch footballer
 * Piet Kuiper (1934–2017), Dutch botanist
 * Piet Leidreiter (born 1965), German politician
 * Piet Meiring, South African theologian
 * Piet Mondrian (1872–1944), Dutch painter
 * Piet Retief (1780–1838), Boer leader
 * Piet Roozenburg (1924–2003), world draughts champion (1948–1954)
 * Piet Schrijvers (1946–2022), Dutch football goalkeeper
 * Piet Uys (1797–1838), Boer leader
 * Piet de Visser (football manager) (born 1934), Dutch football manager
 * Piet de Visser (politician) (1931–2012), Dutch politician
 * Piet de Wit (born 1946), Dutch cyclist
 * Piet de Wolf (1921–2013), Dutch footballer