Potgieter

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

Notable people with the surname include: Aldrich Potgieter (born 2004) South African golfer Bradley Potgieter (born 1989), South African racing cyclist Dewald Potgieter (born 1986), South African rugby player Everhardus Johannes Potgieter (1808–1875), Dutch poet and prose writer Ewart Potgieter (1932–1997), South African professional boxer 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 politician Jacques Potgieter (born 1986), South African rugby player Jacques-Louis Potgieter (born 1984), South African rugby player Karel Potgieter (born 1975), South African shotputter Leah Potgieter, South African politician Louis Potgieter (1951–1993), South African ballet dancer and singer Ockert Potgieter (1965–2021) South African missionary and film director Pieter Johannes Potgieter (1822–1854), South African politician Yolandi Potgieter (born 1989), South African cricketer