Wouters

Wouters is a Dutch patronymic surname, meaning son of Wouter, and corresponding to Walters in English. In 2007/2008 there were about 8700 people in the Netherlands and 15700 people in Belgium with that name. People with this name include:

• Ad Wouters (born 1944), Dutch sculptor active in Belgium
• Aloïs Wouters (born 1962), Belgian racing cyclist
• Cas Wouters (born 1943), Dutch sociologist
• Dries Wouters (born 1997), Belgian football defender
• Enzo Wouters (born 1996), Belgian racing cyclist
• Frans Wouters (1612–1659), Flemish painter
• G. Henry Wouters (1802–1872), Flemish church historian
• Hendrina Wouters (1718–1746), Dutch murderer
• Hugo Wouters (1931–1975), Flemish poet with the pseudonym "Hugues C. Pernath"
• Jan Wouters (born 1960), Dutch football midfielder
• Jan Wouters (legal scholar) (born 1964), Belgian legal scholar
• Jean de Wouters (1905–1973), Belgian inventor and aerodynamics engineer
• Jean Claude Wouters (born 1956), Belgian dancer, film maker and painter
• Josee Wouters (fl. 1947), Belgian table tennis player
• Joseph Wouters (born 1942), Belgian racing cyclist
• Jürgen Wouters (born 1981), Dutch badminton player
• Leon Wouters (1930–2015), Belgian football defender and coach
• Liliane Wouters (1930–2016), Belgian poet, playwright, anthologist and essayist
• Lode Wouters (1929–2014), Belgian racing cyclist
• Michaelina Wouters (ca. 1620–after 1682), Flemish painter
• Rik Wouters (1882–1916), Belgian painter and sculptor
• Rolf Wouters (born 1963), Dutch television show host
• Sieben Wouters (born 1996), Dutch racing cyclist
• Stefan Wouters (born 1972), Belgian visual artist and curator
• Thierry Wouters (born 1979), Belgian swimmer
• Veerle Wouters (born 1974), Belgian politician
• Wayne Wouters (born 1951), Canadian Clerk of the Privy Council

See also

• Wauters, homonymic surname
• Wouters v Algemene Raad van de Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten, European Court of Justice decision concerning competition law