Potgieter

Potgieter is a Germanic occupational surname, comparable with the English surname Potter.

Notable people with the surname include:


 * Barend Potgieter (born 1994) South African rugby loosehead prop
 * Bradley Potgieter (born 1989), South African racing cyclist
 * Dewald Potgieter (born 1986), South African rugby union player
 * Everhardus Johannes Potgieter (1808–1875), Dutch poet and prose writer
 * Ferdinandus Jacobus Potgieter (1857-1902), Second Boer War Boer general
 * Frederik Jacobus Potgieter (1858-1924), Second Boer War Boer commander
 * Frits Potgieter (born 1974) South African discus thrower
 * Gert Potgieter (born 1937), South African athlete
 * Gert Potgieter (1929–1977), South African opera tenor
 * Hendrik Potgieter (1792–1852), South African Republic politician
 * Jacques Potgieter (born 1986), South African rugby union player
 * Jacques-Louis Potgieter (born 1984), South African rugby union player
 * Karel Potgieter (born 1975), South African shotputter
 * Louis Potgieter (1951–1993), German pop singer
 * Ockert Potgieter (1965-2021) South African missionary and film director
 * Pieter Potgieter, South African admiral
 * Pieter Johannes Potgieter (1822–1854), South African politician
 * Yolandi Potgieter (born 1989), South African cricketer