Rutgers is a Dutch patronymic surname (Rutger's).Rutgers at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Notable people with the surname include:
An Rutgers van der Loeff (1910–1990), Dutch writer of children's novels Arend Joan Rutgers (1903–1998), Dutch physical chemist Bram Rutgers (1884–1966), Dutch politician, Governor of Suriname 1928–33 Henry Rutgers (1745–1830), American Revolutionary War hero and philanthropist Hildegard Rütgers (born 1932), German classical contralto singer (1850–1924), Dutch physician, a significant figure in the Dutch sexual liberation movement Paul Rutgers (born 1984), Australian/South African baseball player S. J. Rutgers (1879–1961), Dutch Marxist theoretician and journalist, son of Jan Rutgers Victor Rutgers (1877–1945), Dutch legal scholar and politician, Minister of Education, Arts and Sciences
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