Bleeker

Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of (linnen)bleker ("linen bleacher"). ^[1] People with the surname include:

• Alex Bleeker (born 1986), American musician and guitarist
• Bernhard Bleeker (1881–1968), German sculptor
• C. Jouco Bleeker (1898–1983), Dutch phenomenologist of religion
• Eppie Bleeker (born 1949), Dutch speed skater
• Horst Bleeker (1938–2023), German swimmer
• Johan Bleeker (born 1942), Dutch space technology scientist
  • Named after him: the main-belt asteroid 9693 Bleeker
• Kevin Bleeker (born 1993), Dutch basketball player
• Lili Bleeker (1897–1985), Dutch physicist
• Mel Bleeker (1920–1996), American football player
• Piet Bleeker (1928–2018), Dutch long-distance runner
• Pieter Bleeker (1819–1874), a Dutch medical doctor, ichthyologist and herpetologist
  • Named after him: Bleeker smoothbelly sardinella, Bleeker's whipray, Bleeker's worm-eel

Fictional characters

• Paulie Bleeker, a character in the film Juno played by Michael Cera

Other meanings

• Bleeker (band), a Canadian rock band named after Bleeker Street, Orillia, Ontario
• Bleeker: The Rechargeable Dog , a comic strip syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate

See also

• Bleecker (disambiguation)
• Bleaker

References

1. Bleeker at the Meertens Institute database of surnames in the Netherlands.