De Waal is a Dutch surname with the literal translation "the Walloon". Originally it may have also referred to other southern, non-Germanic and French-speaking persons.Waal, de at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. A variant, archaic spelling is De Wael. Notable persons with that surname include:
De Waal Alex de Waal (born 1963), British social anthropologist and researcher on African issues Anastasia de Waal, British educationist André de Waal (born 1960), Dutch author, assistant professor, business owner and consultant Anna de Waal (1906–1981), Dutch politician Anton de Waal (1837–1917), German Christian archeologist and Roman Catholic church historian Edmund de Waal (born 1964), British ceramic artist Frans de Waal (1948–2024), Dutch ethologist Hugo de Waal (1935–2007) Bishop of Thetford, cousin of Victor Jan Hendrik de Waal Malefijt (1852–1931), Dutch Minister of Colonial Affairs Johan de Waal (born 1949), Namibian politician Kayla de Waal (born 11 June 2000), South African field hockey player Kit de Waal (born 1960) pseudonym of Irish/British writer Mandy O'Loughlin Pieter de Waal (1899–1977), South African military commander Nicolaas Frederic de Waal (1853–1932), Dutch Administrator of the Cape Province in South Africa Rein de Waal (1904–1985), Dutch field hockey player Simon de Waal (born 1961), Dutch script writer Thomas de Waal (born 1966), British journalist Victor de Waal (born 1929), British Anglican priest, father of Alex, Edmund and Thomas Willem de Waal (born 1978), South African rugby union footballer De Wael / Dewael Cornelis de Wael (1592–1667), Flemish painter, engraver and merchant Jan de Wael I (1558–1633), Flemish painter and engraver, father of Cornelis and Lucas Jan Baptist de Wael (1632–1670s), Flemish painter and printmaker in Italy Johan de Wael (1594–1663), Dutch mayor of Haarlem portrayed by Frans Hals Leopold De Wael (1823–1892), Belgian merchant and mayor of Antwerp Lucas de Wael (1591–1661), Flemish painter, engraver and merchant Michiel de Wael (1596–1659), Dutch brewer portrayed by Frans Hals Monique De Wael (born 1937), Belgian-born American author of a fictitious Holocaust memoir Patrick Dewael (born 1955), Belgian politician, Minister-President of Flanders
See also Henri van de Waal (1910–1972), Dutch writer and art historian Henk van der Waal (born 1960), Dutch poet Leen van der Waal (born 1928), Dutch engineer and politician Johannes Diderik van der Waals (1837–1923), Dutch theoretical physicist
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