title: De Beer
text: # De Beer
  
  De Beer is a Dutch and Afrikaans surname, meaning "the bear". Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Cornelius de Beer [es] (c.1590–1651), Dutch painter and engraver active in Spain; son of Joos
  * Dylan de Beer (born 1982), Zimbabwean cricketer
  * Esmond Samuel de Beer (1895–1990), New Zealand bibliophile, art collector and philanthropist
  * Fritz de Beer (born 1996), South African cricketer
  * Gavin de Beer (1899–1972), British evolutionary embryologist
  * Gerhard de Beer (born 1994), South African football player
  * Hans de Beer [de; no; rm] (born 1957), Dutch illustrator and author
  * Jan de Beer (c.1475–1528), Flemish painter and draughtsman
  * Jannie de Beer (born 1971), South African rugby player
  * Johan de Beer (born 1972), South African tennis player
  * Joos de Beer (<1535–1591), Dutch painter
  * Lonell de Beer (born 1980), South African cricketer
  * Lotte de Beer, Dutch opera director
  * María Eugenia de Beer (died 1652), Spanish engraver; daughter of Cornelius
  * Racheltjie de Beer (1831–1843), Afrikaner heroine who may be fictional
  * Roman de Beer (born 1994), South African racing driver
  * Sam de Beer (born 1944), South African politician
  * Sue de Beer (born 1973), American artist
  * Surina De Beer (born 1978), South African tennis player
  * Tinus de Beer (born 1996), South African rugby player
  * Walter Wolff de Beer (1892–1983), Dutch philatelist
  * Willem de Beer (born 1988), South African sprinter
  * Willy de Beer (born 1942), Dutch speed skater
  * Wolfgang de Beer (born 1964), German footballer
  * Zach de Beer (1928–1999), South African politician and businessman
  