Potgieter
Appearance
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. Is identical to Frederik Johannes Potgieter (1858-1924).
- 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
- Leah Potgieter, South African politician
- 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