Erasmus (surname)

Last updated December 30, 2024

Erasmus is the surname of:

Alan Erasmus (born 1949), British actor and co-founder of Factory Records in Manchester
Daniel Erasmus, South African Paralympic athlete
Daniel Erasmus (cricketer) (born 1973), Zimbabwean cricketer
Daniel Jacobus Erasmus (1830–1913), South African Boer politician, acting president of Transvaal between 1871 and 1872, nicknamed 'van Straat'/'van Straten'
Daniel Jacobus Elardus Erasmus (1845-1914), Second Boer War general, nicknamed Maroela
Douglas Erasmus (born 1990), South African swimmer
Frans Erasmus (1896–1967), South African politician
Georges Erasmus (born 1948), Canadian politician
Gerhard Erasmus (born 1995), Namibian cricketer
Jaco Erasmus (born 1979), Italian rugby union player
Kermit Erasmus (born 1990), South African football player
Marais Erasmus (born 1974), South African cricket umpire
Rassie Erasmus (born 1972), South African rugby union coach and former player

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