Koos is a Dutch and Afrikaans short form (hypocorism) of the given name JacobusKoos at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands. and a surname. People with this name include:
Given name Koos Andriessen (1928–2019), Dutch government minister Koos Bekker (born 1952), South African chief executive and billionaire Koos Bisschoff (born 1938), South African military officer Jacobus Boomsma (born 1951), Dutch evolutionary biologist Koos de la Rey (1847–1914), South African general during the Second Boer War Koos du Plessis (1945–1984), South African singer-songwriter and poet Koos van Ellinckhuijzen (1942–2016), Namibian visual artist Koos Formsma (born 1957), Dutch businessman and football chairman Koos Hertogs (1949–2015), Dutch serial killer Koos Issard (born 1971), Dutch water polo player Koos de Jong (1912–1993), Dutch sports sailor Koos Kombuis (born 1954), South African musician, singer, songwriter and writer Koos Köhler (1905–1965), Dutch water polo player J. J. van der Leeuw (1893–1934), Dutch theosophist and author Koos Louw (born 1952), South African Navy officer Koos Maasdijk (born 1968), Dutch rower Koos Moerenhout (born 1973), Dutch road bicycle racer Koos Postema (born 1932), Dutch journalist and television presenter Koos Ras (1928–1997), South African singer and comedian Koos Rietkerk (1927–1986), Dutch politician Koos Strauss (1900–1990), South African Unity Party politician Koos Van Den Akker (1939–2015), Dutch-born American fashion designer Koos van der Merwe (born 1937), South African politician Koos Verdam (1915–1998), Dutch government minister and Queen's Commissioner Jacobus "Koos" Verhoeff (1927–2018), Dutch mathematician, computer scientist, and artist Koos Vorrink (1891–1955), Dutch socialist leader Koos Waslander (born 1957), Dutch footballer (born 1946), Dutch author
Surname Gábor Koós (born 1986), Hungarian footballer János Koós (1937–2019), Hungarian pop singer born János Kupsa Torin Koos (born 1980), American cross country skier
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