Rutgers (surname)

Rutgers is a Dutch patronymic surname (Rutger's). Notable people with the surname include:


 * An Rutgers van der Loeff (1910–1990), Dutch writer of children's novels
 * Arend Joan Rutgers (1903–1998), Dutch physical chemist
 * Bram Rutgers (1884–1966), Dutch politician, Governor of Suriname 1928–33
 * Henry Rutgers (1745–1830), American Revolutionary War hero and philanthropist
 * Hildegard Rütgers (born 1932), German classical contralto singer
 * (1850–1924), Dutch physician, a significant figure in the Dutch sexual liberation movement
 * Paul Rutgers (born 1984), Australian/South African baseball player
 * S. J. Rutgers (1879–1961), Dutch Marxist theoretician and journalist, son of Jan Rutgers
 * (1877–1945), Dutch jurist, Minister of Education, and World War II resistance fighter