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Sterk

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Sterk is a Dutch descriptive surname meaning "strong". A variant form is Sterck.[1] The Hungarian surname Sterk and the Slavic surname Šterk may have independent origins. It may refer to:

  • Claire E. Sterk (born 1957), Dutch anthropologist, provost of Emory University
  • Jane Sterk (born 1947), Canadian psychologist, businesswoman, academic, and politician
  • Jim Sterk (born 1956), College athletic director
  • Károly Sterk (1881–1946), Hungarian chess master
  • Katalin Sterk (born 1961), Hungarian high jumper
  • Maria Sterk (born 1979), Dutch marathon speed skater
  • Marijn Sterk (born 1987), Dutch football defender
  • Mieke Sterk (born 1946), Dutch pentathlete and Labour Party politician
  • Mirjam Sterk (born 1973), Dutch politician, civil servant, RTV editor and educator
  • Rafael Sterk (born 1978), Australian water polo player
  • Stewart Sterk (born 1952), American legal scholar
  • Valerie Sterk (born 1975), American volleyball player
  • Wilhelm Sterk [de; fr] (1880–1944), Hungarian-born Austrian librettist
  • Yuri Sterk (born 1962), Bulgarian diplomat, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to UN Office in Geneva
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  • Nisti Stêrk (born 1977), Swedish-Kurdish actress and comedian
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sterk at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands