Swaab is the surname of the following people Dick Swaab (born 1944), Dutch physician and neurobiologist Jacques Michael Swaab (1894–1963), American World War I flying ace John Swaab (born 1928), Dutch Olympic equestrian Neil Swaab (born 1978), American artist, designer, writer, and educator Ninna Swaab (born 1940), Swedish Olympic equestrian Reine Colaço Osorio-Swaab (1881–1971), Dutch composer