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Huib is a Dutch given name. Notable people with this name include:


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Hubertus van Mook Dutch colonial governor

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Huib Emmer is a Dutch composer. He also plays electric guitar and electric bass guitar.

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Pieter Harting Dutch botanist (1812-1885)

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Hubertus van Hove painter from the Northern Netherlands

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Huib Johan Bakker is a Dutch physicist working in the field of ultrafast spectroscopy. He has been president of research institute AMOLF since 1 February 2016.

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