Witte

Witte and "de Witte" are Dutch and Low German surnames meaning "(the) white one". Witte can also be a patronymic surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Alfred Witte (1878–1941), German astrologer
  • Carla Witte (1889–1943), German-Uruguayan painter, sculptor, and teacher
  • Dave Witte, American metal and hardcore punk drummer
  • Earl Witte (1906–1991), American football player
  • Edwin E. Witte (1887–1960), American economist, "father of social security"
  • Els Witte (born 1941), Belgian historian
  • George Witte (21st-century), American poet
  • Helmut Witte (1915–2005), German U-boat commander
  • Herman Witte (1909–1973), Dutch engineer and politician
  • Jean Carlo Witte (born 1977), Brazilian football (soccer) player
  • Jerry Witte (1915–2002), American baseball player
  • Joe Witte (born 1943), American weatherman
  • John Witte (1933–1993), American football player
  • John Witte, Jr. (born 1959), Canadian-American legal scholar
  • Karl Witte (1800–1883), German jurist and Dante Alighieri scholar
  • Les Witte (1911–1973), American college basketball player
  • Luke Witte (born 1950), American basketball player
  • Michael Witte (born 1944), American-born illustrator and cartoonist
  • Otto Witte (1872–1958), German circus acrobat
  • Philip Witte (born 1984), German field hockey player
  • Russ Witte (born 1916/7), American swimmer
  • Sergei Witte (1849–1915), Russian policy-maker
  • Terry L. Witte (born 1952), American attorney and politician
  • William Witte FRSE (1907–1992) Bratislavan scholar of German and German literature
  • William Henry Witte (1817–1876), American politician

De Witte

As a given name

  • Witte van Haemstede (c. 1281 – 1321), Dutch nobility, son of Floris V, Count of Holland
  • Witte de With (1599–1658), Dutch naval officer
  • Witte Wartena (born 1976), Dutch artist
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