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A dirk is a long-bladed thrusting dagger. Historically, it gained its name from the Highland dirk (Scottish Gaelic biodag) where it was a personal weapon...

Dirk Werner Nowitzki (German: [ˈdɪʁk noˈvɪtski] ; born June 19, 1978) is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the...

Look up Dirk or dirk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A dirk is a type of dagger. Dirk may also refer to: Dirk (name), a list of people and fictional...

Dirk Benedict (born Dirk Niewoehner; March 1, 1945) is an American actor and author. He is best known for playing the characters Lieutenant Starbuck in...

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is a comic science fiction detective television series created and primarily written by Max Landis. The two seasons...

Dirk Pitt is a fictional character created by American novelist Clive Cussler and featured in a series of novels first published 1976. Pitt is a larger-than-life...

1980s. The film is an expansion of Anderson's mockumentary short film The Dirk Diggler Story (1988), and stars Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds...

Dirk Verbeuren (born 8 January 1975) is a Belgian drummer, best known as the current drummer of American thrash metal band Megadeth, and formerly the drummer...

The Dirk Diggler Story is a 1988 mockumentary short film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It follows the rise and fall of Dirk Diggler, a...

Dirk Nicolaas "Dick" Advocaat (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪk ɑtfoːˈkaːt] ; born 27 September 1947) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player...

Dennis Dirk Blocker (born July 31, 1957) is an American actor. He earned his first regular TV role on Baa Baa Black Sheep (1976–1978), playing pilot Jerry...

Sir Dirk Bogarde (born Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde; 28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999) was an English actor, novelist and screenwriter. Initially...

Dirk Gently (born Svlad Cjelli, also known as Dirk Cjelli) is a fictional character created by English writer Douglas Adams and featured in the books Dirk...

Dirk Valkenburg (1675, in Amsterdam – 1721, in Amsterdam) was a painter of the Dutch Golden Age. According to the RKD he was a pupil of Michiel van Musscher...

Dirk Arthur Kempthorne (October 29, 1951 – April 24, 2026) was an American politician from the state of Idaho. A Republican, he served as a United States...

Zachary Dirk Top (born September 26, 1997) is an American country music singer. Born in Sunnyside, Washington, he began his musical career in 2019 and...

George Alex Katunich (born August 18, 1976), best known by his stage name Dirk Lance, is an American musician. He was the founding bassist of the Californian...

Dirk Müller may refer to: Dirk Müller (artist) (born 1946), Dutch sculptor Dirk Müller (cyclist) (born 1973), German cyclist Dirk Müller (racing driver)...

Derrick R. "Dirk" Meyer (born November 24, 1961) is a former chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices, serving in the position from July 18, 2008...

Dirk Kuijt (Dutch: [ˈdɪr(ə) ˈkœyt] ; born 22 July 1980), anglicised to Kuyt, is a Dutch former professional footballer and the current manager of Eerste...

Dirk Hartog (Dutch: [ˈdɪr(ə)k ˈɦɑrtɔx]; baptised 30 October 1580 – buried 11 October 1621) was a 17th-century Dutch mariner and explorer. Dirk Hartog's...

Dirk Kurbjuweit (born 3 November 1962 in Wiesbaden) is a German journalist and editor-in-chief of the weekly news magazine Der Spiegel, which is published...

Dirk Cussler (born 1961) is an American author. He is the son of best selling author Clive Cussler and a co-author of several Dirk Pitt adventure novels...

The Oxborough Dirk is a large ceremonial weapon or dirk from the Middle Bronze Age. One of only six such objects across Europe, it was found in a rural...

Look up Dirk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dirk is a male given name of Dutch origin. It is a traditional diminutive of the Dutch name Diederik...

Dirk (Dutch: [ˈdɪr(ə)k]), formerly Dirk van den Broek (Dutch: [ˈdɪr(ə)k fɑn də(m) ˈbruk]), is a supermarket chain that operates 121 stores in the Netherlands...

Dirk Powell (born June 7, 1969) is an American fiddler, banjo player, and singer. He was born in Oberlin southwest of Elyria, Ohio into a family with deep...

DIRKS, an acronym for Designing and Implementing Recordkeeping Systems, is a comprehensive manual outlining the process for creating records management...

Dirk Coetzee (15 April 1945 – 7 March 2013) was co-founder and commander of the covert South African Security Police unit based at Vlakplaas. He and his...

Dirk, Count van Hogendorp (18 December 1797, Amsterdam – 18 March 1845, The Hague), son of Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp, nephew of Dirk van Hogendorp...

Dirk Krüger is a German economist and currently Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences and Professor of Economics at the University...

Dirk Coetzee/Coetsee (1655 – 1725) was a Dutch colonist and the Hoofdheemraad (Chancellor) of the District of Stellenbosch and Drakenstein in South Africa...

Dirk Rossmann (born 1946) is a German billionaire businessman and author, founder of Rossmann, Germany's second-largest drug store chain. As of April 2024...

Dirk Helbing (born January 19, 1965) is Professor of Computational Social Science at the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences of ETH...

Dirk D. Obbink (born 13 January 1957 in Lincoln, Nebraska) is an American papyrologist and classicist. He was Lecturer in Papyrology and Greek Literature...

Dirk Henn (born 1960) is a German-style board game designer who was born in Bendorf, Germany. Dirk Henn is best known for his game Alhambra, which won...

Dirk Alvermann (24 December 1965 – 17 October 2023) was a German historian and archivist. Born in Berlin, Alvermann was the son of the photographer Dirk...

Dirk III may refer to: Dirk III, Count of Holland from 993 to 1039 Dirk III van Valkenburg [nl] (died 1305) Dirk III van Wassenaer (c. 1325–1391 or 1392)...

Delilah Dirk is a series of action-adventure graphic novels by writer and illustrator Tony Cliff. Set in the early 19th century, the series follows Delilah...

A dirk dance is a Scottish dance performed while brandishing a dirk. It is a solo dance but can be performed by two or more people dancing in unison....

Dirk Johannes Hermann (born 13 January 1972) is a South African labour executive. He is chief executive officer of Solidarity, an Afrikaans union. He has...

third mate and future nemesis, Dirk Struan was whipped mercilessly. Dirk Struan vowed to someday destroy Brock. Later, Dirk Struan and Tyler Brock would...

Robert Michael Dirk (born August 20, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Dirk played in the National Hockey League between 1987...

Dirk Reinhard Westphal (born 1963 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American artist living in New York City. Since completing his MFA at California Institute of...

Dirk Herman Willem "Lak" Filarski (15 October 1885 — 28 February 1964) was a Dutch painter and graphic artist, a representative of the Bergen school. He...

Dirk Wanner Proper (born 24 February 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club NEC. Born in Elst, Gelderland...

Dirk Willems (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪr(ə)k ˈʋɪləms]; also spelled Durk Willems; died 16 May 1569) was a Dutch Anabaptist martyr most famous for escaping...

Dirk VII (died 4 November 1203, in Dordrecht) was the count of Holland from 1190 to 1203. He was the elder son of Floris III and Ada of Huntingdon. Due...

Dirk Bikkembergs (born 2 January 1959) is a Belgian fashion designer. Dirk Bikkembergs was born in Cologne, Germany, as his father was in the Belgian Army...

first championship in franchise history. Mavericks forward and German player Dirk Nowitzki was named Finals MVP, becoming the second European to win the award...

Dirk Böttcher (13 October 1921 – 23 January 2011) was a German printer master, author and president of the association of Friends of the Historisches Museum...

Anthony Dirk Moses (born 1967) is an Australian scholar who researches various aspects of genocide. In 2022 he became the Anne and Bernard Spitzer Professor...

Dirk Stoop (c. 1618–1686) was a widely travelled painter and engraver of the Dutch Golden Age. Alternative versions of his name include Dirck Stoff, Theodorus...

Dirk Niebel (German pronunciation: [ˈdɪʁk ˈniːbl̩]; born 29 March 1963) is a German politician. From 2009 to 2013, he served as Federal Minister of Economic...

Dirk Görlich, born October 18, 1966, in Halle (Saale) of Germany, is a German biochemist. He is now director at the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary...

Dirk Jeffrey Koetter (/ˈkʌtər/ KUT-ər; born February 5, 1959) is an American former college and professional football coach. He recently served as the...

Dirk Dries David Damiaan, Viscount Frimout (born 21 March 1941 in Poperinge, Belgium) is a Belgian astrophysicist for the European Space Agency. He flew...

Dirk Maas (12 September 1659 – 25 December 1717), was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter. Maas was born and died in Haarlem. According to Houbraken he...

during the 1990s, entering a period of rebuilding, until the acquisition of Dirk Nowitzki in 1998. Nowitzki would become the cornerstone of the most successful...

Dirk Galuba (born 28 August 1940 in Schneidemühl) is a German television actor. 1972: Tears of Blood 1976: Derrick - Season 3, Episode 5: "Schock" 1976:...

caused by improper maintenance. Captain Robert Piché, 48, and First Officer Dirk DeJager, 28, glided the plane to a successful emergency landing in the Azores...

Dirk Erich Markus (born January 15, 1971) is a German-born entrepreneur. He is a founding partner of private equity investment group Aurelius.  From an...

children. His siblings were William Donald Rambo; identical twin Orman Ray "Dirk" Rambo (died 1967), and sister Beverly Jean Rambo. Beatrice Rambo outlived...

Dirk Hoogendam, a.k.a. Dieter Hohendamm, alias The Boxer (18 May 1922, Vlaardingen – 8 August 2003 in Ringgau, Germany), was a Dutch war criminal. Hoogendam...

Dirk Abels (born 13 June 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zürich as a right back. Abels...

Dirk VI (c. 1114 – 5 August 1157) was Count of Holland between 1121 and 1157, at first, during his minority, under the regency of his mother Petronilla...

Dirk Gerard Willem Spitzen (18 March 1896, Wageningen – 26 January 1957, The Hague) was a Dutch politician. Mr. D.G.W. Spitzen at www.parlement.com v t...

Dirk Dirksen (August 25, 1937 – November 20, 2006) was a music promoter and emcee of the San Francisco punk rock clubs Mabuhay Gardens and On Broadway...

Dirk Van de Put (born 14 May 1960) is a Belgian businessman, and the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Mondelez International since November...

Dirk I may refer to: Dirk I, Count of Holland from ca. 896 to ca. 928 or 939 Dirk I van Valkenburg [nl] (died 1227) Dirk I (bishop) (died in 1197) Dirk...

Dirk Bumann is a German infection biologist and professor at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Switzerland. Dirk Bumann studied chemistry and...

Dirk Hartog Island is an island off the Gascoyne coast of Western Australia, within the Shark Bay World Heritage Area. It is about 80 kilometres (50 miles)...

Dirk Peter Nannes (born 16 May 1976) is an Australian-Dutch cricket commentator and former cricketer who has played internationally for both Australia...

Dirk Wittenborn (born November 5, 1951) is an American screenwriter and novelist. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and started writing...

Dirk Ivens is a Belgian musician and performer in the industrial music genre. In 1978 he started as singer and guitar player in the punk band Slaughterhouse...

The statue of Dirk Nowitzki (nicknamed "The Fadeaway") is located in front of the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, United States. The 23-foot...

Eberhard Dirk Schuster (born 29 December 1967) is a German professional football manager and former player, currently in charge of Georgian Erovnuli Liga...

Dirk Pohlmann (born August 11, 1959) is a German journalist, author, screenwriter, director and producer of around 20 historical documentaries for German...

Dirk Geeraerd (born 2 December 1963) is a Belgian football manager and former player. Geeraerd was dismissed as Roeselare manager in October 2008. In November...

Dirk Wiese may refer to: Dirk Wiese (bobsleigh), German bobsledder Dirk Wiese (politician) (born 1983), German politician This disambiguation page lists...

Star was a former name of the 3,181 GT super-trawler and factory ship Dirk-Dirk, built in 1983 at Harlingen, Netherlands for the Dutch fishing company...

Dirk, Knight Brossé (born 18 February 1960, Ghent) is a Belgian conductor and composer. He has composed over 200 works, including concerti, oratorios,...

Pieter-Dirk Uys (/ˈeɪs/; born 28 September 1945) is a South African performer, author, satirist, and social activist. One of his best known roles is as...

Dirk Bach (23 April 1961 – 1 October 2012) was a German actor, comedian and television presenter, best known as the co-host of Ich bin ein Star – Holt...

Dirk Bauermann (born 10 December 1957) is a German professional basketball coach. Bauermann played club basketball in the German senior club of BBC Krefeld...

Dirk Köhler (18 March 1968 – 30 May 1994) was a German sport shooter who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He was born in Karlsruhe. Biography of Dirk...

following her rescue, Dirk and Daphne are married. In both games, Dirk is voiced by sound editor Dan Molina. Retro Gamer included Dirk on their list of top...

Dirk Wynants (born 9 May 1964) is a Flemish furniture designer. He is the son of cabinet maker and studied interior and furniture design at the Sint-Lucas...

Dirk Carlson (born 1 April 1998) is a professional footballer who plays for Austrian club SKN St. Pölten as a left back. Born in the United States, he...

and underwater explorer. His thriller novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt, have been listed on The New York Times fiction best-seller list more...

Dirk Vanden (born Richard Fullmer; May 7, 1933 – October 21, 2014), was an American author and illustrator. He is considered the first gay Mormon writer...

Dirk Gotink (Dutch: [ˈdɪr(ə)k ˈxoːtɪŋk]; born 13 August 1981) is a Dutch politician of the Christian-democratic New Social Contract (NSC) party, serving...

Dirk J. Debbink is a retired vice admiral in the United States Navy and former Chief of the Navy Reserve. From Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, Debbink holds a bachelor's...

Gerald Glynn "Dirk" West (October 23, 1928 – July 26, 1996) was an editorial cartoonist, journalist, and mayor from Lubbock, Texas, most famous for his...

Dirk van den Broek (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪr(ə)k fɑn də(m) ˈbruk]; 27 March 1924 – 8 April 2020) was a Dutch businessman. He was the founder of Cooperating...

Dirk Schlächter (born 15 February 1965, in Bad Nauheim, West Germany) is the bassist of the power metal band Gamma Ray. Dirk got in touch with music for...

Dirk Bergemann (born 23 September 1964) is a German-American economist and the Douglass and Marion Campbell Professor of Economics at Yale University,...

Dirk Dubbers (short for Dietrich Jochen Dubbers) (born 16 November 1943 in Dresden) is a German physicist. Dubbers studied physics at the universities...

Dirk Deppey is a comics journalist and critic. He is best known as the writer of The Comics Journal's news blog Journalista!. He was managing editor of...

Dirk Frederik Mudge (16 January 1928 – 26 August 2020) was a Namibian politician. He served in several high-ranking positions in the South African administration...

episode, the Tagi alliance led by Hatch secretly worked together to vote Dirk Been off the island, surprising many of the remaining contestants, who were...

Jan Dirk Bleijkmans (Bleykmans) (16 May 1875 – 27 December 1944) was a Dutch chess master. Bleijkmans was born in Amsterdam as the son of Karel Bleijkmans...

Dirk Brouwer Award may refer to: Brouwer Award (Division on Dynamical Astronomy), an award given annually by the Division on Dynamical Astronomy of the...

Dirk Pietersz (1558 – c. 1621) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. According to Karel van Mander he was born in Amsterdam, the son of Pieter Aertsen and the...

Dirk Ferdinandus Henricus Boutkan (Dutch pronunciation: [dɪrk bʌutkɑn]; 25 April 1964 – 6 January 2002) was a Dutch historical linguist and etymologist...

1999 "Dirk Huysmans". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 September 2021. "Dirk Huysmans". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 September 2021. "Dirk Huysmans"...

Dirk Mommertz (born 12 August 1974) is a German pianist and chamber musician. Born in Mainz, Mommertz, grew up in Michelstadt, where he began his musical...

Dirk II may refer to: Dirk II, Count of Holland (920/930 – 988) Dirk II van Valkenburg [nl] (died 1268) Dirk II van Brederode (c. 1256 – 1318) This disambiguation...

Dirk III (also called Dirik or Theodoric) was the count with jurisdiction over what would become the county of Holland, often referred to in this period...

Dirk "Dizi" Zimmer (2 October 1943 – 26 September 2008) was a German artist and an illustrator and writer of American children's books. Zimmer was born...

Dirk Hubers (Amersfoort, 24 September 1913 – Guanajuato, 1 November 2003) was a Dutch ceramist, who lived and worked in Bergen, North Holland and starting...

Dirk Schneider (born in 1968) is a German film director and author. Dirk Schneider studied journalism in Leipzig and worked as an author during this time...

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is a humorous detective novel by English writer Douglas Adams, published in 1987. It is described by the author...

Grissemann are an Austrian German comedy duo comprising Dirk Stermann and Christoph Grissemann. Dirk Stermann (born 7 December 1965 in Duisburg) hails from...

Dirk V (c. 1052 – June 17, 1091) was Count of Holland (called Frisia at that time) from 1061 to 1091. Dirk V succeeded his father, Floris I, under the...

Dirk Dresselhaus (born 28 August 1970 in Bielefeld), better known by his stage name Schneider TM, is a German musician from Berlin. "Schneider TM - Ereignishorizont...

Dirk Inzé (born 19 October 1957) is a Belgian molecular biologist and professor at Ghent University (Ghent, Belgium). In 2002, he succeeded Marc Zabeau...

Dirk Laurie de Beer (born 2 June 1963) is a South African Formula One aerodynamicist. He was most recently the head of aerodynamics at the Alpine team...

Dirk van Braeckel (born 19 February 1958 in Deinze), is a Belgian car designer. He is known for the designing of various models for Volkswagen Group, especially...

Dirk Gently is a British comic science fiction detective television series based on characters from the novel Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by...

Dirk IV may refer to: Dirk IV, Count of Holland Dirk IV of Valkenburg Dirk IV van Wassenaer [nl] Dirk IV van Wisch [nl] This disambiguation page lists...

Dirk Matthias Panter (born 7 February 1974 in Achern) is a German politician serving as minister of economic affairs, labour, energy and climate protection...

Dirks is a patronymic surname ("son of Dirk"). Some variant forms are Derks, Dircks, Dirkse, Dirksen, Dirksz and Dirkx. People with this name include:...

Dirk Roosenburg (June 6, 1887 – October 22, 1962) was a Dutch architect and designer. His father Dirk Leonard Roosenburg was a doctor, his mother Selinde...

Dirk H. Ehnts (born 1977) is a German heterodox economist. He is one of the leading proponents of Modern Monetary Theory in Europe. Ehnts was born in Bremen...

Dirk Jan Struik (September 30, 1894 – October 21, 2000) was a Dutch-born American (since 1934) mathematician, historian of mathematics, and Marxist theoretician...

Dirk Bezemer (born 1971) is a Dutch economist who is a professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. He studied...

Dirk Brouwer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪr(ə)ɡ ˈbrʌu.ər]; September 1, 1902 – January 31, 1966) was a Dutch-American astronomer. He received his PhD in 1927...

Dirk Dufner (born 20 February 1968 in Hausach) is a German football official. Dufner, the son of a lawyer, did not get beyond a youth career as a football...

Dirk Philips (1504–1568) was an early Anabaptist writer and theologian. He was one of the peaceful disciples of Melchior Hoffman and later joined Menno...

Dirk Johannes Lehmann (born 16 August 1971) is a German former professional footballer who is currently the manager of SC 1910 Ederen. Lehmann was born...

Dirk Baksteen (29 March 1886 in Rotterdam – 24 September 1971 in Antwerp,) was a Belgian painter and etcher. Baksteen, the son of Dirk Baksteen and Jansje...

Dirk Ameyden or Teodoro Amideno (1586–1656) was a canonist and journalist from the Low Countries who was active in 17th-century Rome. Ameyden was born...

Dirk Hannemann (born 11 August 1970) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 11 appearances in the Austrian Bundesliga...

Dirk I (Frisian Durk I or Diderik, Latin Theoderic or Thidericus Fresonie, German Dietrich) was count of West Frisia, later known as the County of Holland...

Dirk De fauw (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪr(ə)ɡ də ˈfʌu]; born 7 December 1957) is a Belgian politician of the CD&V party. He is the son of Hilaire De fauw [nl]...

Dirk Wilutzky (born 1965 in Herleshausen, West Germany) is a German film producer and director. He won the shared Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature...

Dirk Kotzé is a South African politician, businessman and farmer serving as the Executive Mayor of the Mossel Bay Local Municipality since November 2021...

Dr. Dirk Spennemann, an Australian cultural heritage academic, is an associate professor in Cultural Heritage Management at the School of Agriculture,...

Dirk Martens (Latin: Theodoricus Martinus) (1446 or 1447 – 28 May 1534) was a printer and editor in the County of Flanders. He published over fifty books...

Dirk II or Theoderic II (920/930 – 6 May 988) was a count in West Frisia, and ancestor of the counts of Holland. He was the son and heir of Dirk I and...

Dirk IV (ca. 1020/1030 – 13 January 1049) was Count of Holland from 1039 to 1049 (which was called Frisia at that time). Dirk's date of birth is unknown...

Dirk Jozef Maria Sterckx (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪr(ə)k ˈstɛr(ə)ks]; born 25 September 1946 in Herent) is a Belgian politician of Anders (formerly Open...

Dirk Wears White Sox is the debut studio album by English new wave band Adam and the Ants. It was released on 30 November 1979 by record label Do It. It...

Dirk Dagger and the Fallen Idol is an adventure game by Jadestone published on the N-Gage 2.0 platform. The first episode in the Dirk Dagger series was...

Dirk Demol (born 4 November 1959) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist and a cycling team manager. He is currently assistant sports director...

finished the game perfectly. The "Dirk Niblick of the Math Brigade" segment was an animated cartoon. The title character, Lt. Dirk Niblick, is tasked in each...

Dirk Robert Englund is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is known for his research...

Dirk (Dik) Bouwmeester (born 1967) is a Dutch experimental physicist specializing in quantum optics and quantum information. He currently holds faculty...

Marvin Dirk Bakalorz (born 13 September 1989) is a German professional footballer most recently who played as a midfielder for MSV Duisburg. In May 2016...

Wikispecies has information related to Hendrik Cornelis Dirk de Wit. Hendrik (Henk) Cornelis Dirk de Wit (24 October 1909 – 16 March 1999) was a Dutch systematic...

Dirk Antony Williams (born 31 March 1961) is a New Zealand-born Australian former rugby union player. Born in Tauranga, Williams was educated at Mount...

Dirk Ulaszewski (born 19 March 1964 in Essen) is a West German sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he...

Harold Dockweiler (1920 – August 1948), professionally known by his pen name Dirk Wylie, was an American science fiction author and literary agent. Wylie was...

Dirk Hilbert is a German politician. A member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), he has served as the current Lord Mayor of Dresden, the capital city...

Dirk Medved (born 15 September 1968) is a Belgian retired footballer who played as a defender (right or central). During his professional career, Genk-born...

Dirk Krüssenberg (born 29 September 1945) is a German former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the first goalkeeper in Bundesliga history who...

Dirk Jan Klaas Huntelaar (born 12 August 1983), known professionally as Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌklaːˈɕjɑn ˈɦʏntəlaːr] ), is a Dutch...

1st tai-pan: Dirk Struan, 1828–1841 2nd tai-pan: Culum Struan, 1841–1862 3rd tai-pan: Sir Lochlin Struan, 1862–1873?? 4th tai-pan: Dirk Dunross, 1873–1894...

Dirk Trauner (born 17 April 1967 in Linz) is an Austrian-American chemist. From 1986 to 1991, Trauner studied biology and biochemistry at the University...

Dirk Spaniel (born 3 November 1971) is a German politician (Values Union since 2025, formerly Alternative for Germany). Dirk Spaniel has served as a member...

Dirk Koperlager van Erp (1862–1933) was a Dutch American artisan, coppersmith and metalsmith, best known for lamps made of copper with mica shades, and...

Dirk Wippermann (born 27 January 1946) is a German former discus thrower who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans...

Dirk Stamer (born 13 June 1980) is a German politician serving as a member of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern since 2016. He has been a municipal...

Dirk Klinkenberg (15 November 1709, Haarlem – 3 March 1799, The Hague) was secretary of the Dutch government for 40 years. He was also known as a mathematician...

Dirk Müller (born 18 November 1975) is a German Ford factory racing driver. He drove for Ford Chip Ganassi Racing in the 2016 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar...

pilot episode of Dirk Gently is the first broadcast episode of the BBC Four television series inspired by Douglas Adams's novel Dirk Gently's Holistic...

Dirk Richter (born 12 September 1964) is a former swimmer from East Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 4×100 freestyle medley twice during the Summer...

Dirk Stoltz (born 26 February 1969) is a South African actor. He is most notable for the roles in the films Safe House, Witness to a Kill, Stander and...

Hartog Plate or Dirk Hartog's Plate is either of two pewter plates, although primarily the first, which were left on Dirk Hartog Island on the western...

Dirk Edward Ziff (born 1965) is an American billionaire businessman, the eldest son of publishing magnate William Bernard Ziff Jr. and grandson of William...

Dirk Vekeman (25 September 1960 – 5 May 2013) was a Belgian football player. He came through the youth ranks at R.S.C. Anderlecht and played 35 matches...

Dirk M. Guldi is a German chemist, academic, and author. He is a full professor at Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, an adjunct professor...

Dirk Nowitzki: German Wunderkind (stylized as DIRK NOWITZKI German wunderkind) is a biography of the German NBA basketball star Dirk Nowitzki, written...

Dirk Brandes (born 25 May 1974) is a German politician for the AfD and since 2021 member of the Bundestag, the federal diet. Brandes was born 1974 in the...

Dirk de Vrije (1620, Gouda – 1681, Gouda), was a Dutch Golden Age glass painter. According to the RKD he was probably related to the glass painter Adriaan...

Dirk Alan Shafer (November 7, 1962 – March 5, 2015) was an American model, actor, screenwriter and director. Born in Carbondale, Illinois, he was most...

Dirk Von Hayhurst (born March 24, 1981) is an American author and broadcaster, and formerly a professional baseball pitcher. Hayhurst played in Major League...

Dirk Heyne (born 10 October 1957) is a German professional football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. Heyne began his footballing career...

Dirk Greiser (born 24 February 1963 in West Berlin) is a retired German footballer. "Greiser, Dirk" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 5 February 2012. Dirk...

Dirk Müller (born 29 November 1946) is a Dutch sculptor. Voetstappen (1976), Amsterdam Steinplastik (1976), Amsterdam Twee kleidelen (1983), Rotterdam...

Dirk De Ridder (born 6 August 1966) is a Belgian neurosurgeon. He is a professor of neurosurgery at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. De...

Dirk Lohan (born 1938, Rathenow, Germany) is an American architect and principal partner at Lohan Architecture. His own works include McDonald's former...

Dirk Balthaus (born 1965 in Oberhausen) is a German jazz pianist. He is leader of the Dirk Balthaus Trio, which performed with Lars Dietrich at the North...

Dirk Boonstra (24 February 1893 – 9 September 1944) was a police commander for the village of Grijpskerk in the Netherlands during World War II. For his...

Dirk Poot (born 1968) is a Dutch programmer and politician who is a former lijsttrekker and spokesperson for the board of the Pirate Party of the Netherlands...

Dirk Imhof (born 1961) is a Belgian book historian, author and museum curator specializing in rare books and rare maps of Renaissance Europe, particularly...

Dirk Rafelsz Camphuysen (1586, Gorinchem – 9 July 1627, Dokkum) was a Dutch painter, poet and theologian. According to Houbraken, he was the son of a respected...

Dirk Zupancic (* 1969) is a German academic. He was president and professor for management and management education at the private German Graduate School...

Dirk Wouters (born 1955) was Belgium's ambassador to the United States. Wouters earned a B.A. degree in law and economics at the University of Antwerp...

Dirk Nak (1884 or 1885 – 2 May 1967) was a Dutch trade union leader, active in Denmark. Born in the Netherlands, Nak became a cigar maker. In 1913, he...

Dirk Schübeler is a German researcher, Director of the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI) and professor at the University of Basel...

Dirk Fock (19 June 1858 – 17 October 1941) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Liberal State Party (LSP) now merged into the People's Party...

Dirk Christian Baltzly (born 1963) is an Australian philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tasmania. He is known for his research...

Dirk Lottner (born 4 March 1972) is a German football manager and a former player who is currently the manager of Hannover 96's under-19 team. From 2016...

Buscemi is the nickname of the Belgian DJ Dirk Swartenbroekx, who is also active as a newspaper journalist. His style can be described as dance music with...

Dirk IV (also Thierry IV or Dietrich IV) was the lord of Valkenburg [nl] from 1333 until 1346. Like his father, Dirk joined an alliance against the expansionist...

Cyclone Dirk was a large and deep European windstorm that affected Western Europe from the Iberian Peninsula to Iceland from 22 December 2013. Dirk formed...

Captain Dirk Meinerts Hahn, sometimes spelt Dirk Meinertz Hahn (born 1804 in Westerland, Sylt, died 1860) was the captain of the ship Zebra that he captained...

Dirk Rossmann GmbH, commonly referred to as Rossmann, is one of the largest drug store chains in Europe with around 56,200 employees and more than 4000...

Dirk Van Oekelen (born 31 March 1971) is a Belgian footballer who played as a defender. Van Oekelen spent his early career in Turnhout, concurrent to studying...

franchise (2013-2024), Bart Curlish in the BBC America science fiction series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016–2017), and as Diane Jones in the...

Dirk Theismann (born 8 June 1963) is a German former water polo player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the...

Dirk Schreyer (28 July 1944 – 5 December 2025) was a competition rower and Olympic champion for West Germany. Schreyer won a gold medal in the eight at...

Dirk Meerkerk (1620 in Gouda – 1660 in Gouda), was a Dutch Golden Age painter. According to Houbraken he was born in the former brewery "Van den Passer"...

Dirk Vellert (1480, Amsterdam – 1547, Antwerp), was a Flemish Renaissance artist. Painter, engraver, etcher and designer of stained glass windows and woodcuts...

Dirk van Hoogstraten (1596–1640) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, and father of Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten. Dirk's father Hans (1568–1605) emigrated...

Dirk Dammann (born 14 August 1967) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender. Dammann played professionally for FC St. Pauli...

impression. Walter Van Beirendonck Ann Demeulemeester Dries Van Noten Dirk Van Saene Dirk Bikkembergs Marina Yee The fashion collective presented a distinct...

Jonkheer Dirk van Foreest (3 May 1862 – 24 February 1956) was a Dutch chess master. The elder brother of Arnold van Foreest, he thrice won Dutch Championship...

Dirk Josef Hebel (born 24 November 1972) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. As a player, he played professionally in...

Mavericks only. Dirk Nowitzki was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from November 22 through November 28. Dirk Nowitzki was named...

Dirk van Holland (died at Pavia, 28 August 1197) was briefly bishop of Utrecht in 1197. Dirk van Holland was the son of Count Dirk VI of Holland and Sophia...

Dirk Postma (Dokkum, Friesland, the Netherlands, 10 January 1818 – Burgersdorp, 28 December 1890) was the first minister in the Reformed Church in South...

Dirk Jozef Alfons Fransaer (born 9 August 1958 in Dendermonde) is a Belgian engineer and director of the Flemish Institute for Technological Research in...

Dirk Käsebier (born 16 September 1966) is a German boxer. He competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin. "Dirk Käsebier". www.boxring-eintracht-berlin.com. Retrieved...

Dirk Vöpel (born 29 May 1971) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state...

Dirk Weiler is a German actor and singer. Dirk Weiler is a German-born actor and singer. He showed an interest in the performing arts from an early age...

is part of a Jewish conspiracy to decimate non-Jews. He is the father of Dirk Hamer, who died of gunshot wounds allegedly inflicted by Vittorio Emanuele...

fisheries company based in the Netherlands, founded in 1949 by Dirk Parlevliet and brothers Dirk and Jan van der Plas. The company began by purchasing herring...

Dirk ter Haar FRSE FIP[clarification needed] DSc (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪr(ə)k tɛr ˈɦaːr]; 19 April 1919 –3 September 2002) was an Anglo-Dutch physicist...

David George Dirk Maggs (born St. Helier, Jersey, February 1955) is a British freelance writer and director. During his career as a Senior Producer in...

Hans-Dirk Bierling is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and former member of the German Bundestag. From 18 March to 2 October...

Dirk de Ridder may refer to: Dirk de Ridder (sailor) Dirk De Ridder (neurosurgeon) This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same...

Dirk Kaftan (born 1971) is a German opera and concert conductor. Born in Marburg, West Germany, Kaftan grew up in Wittlich and Canada. At the age of 18...

to be forced into marriage, Dirk's children and his mother-in-law are clearly upset by the abduction of Daphne, and Dirk must once again save her. Home...

Dirk Kontny (born 30 November 1965) is a German retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. "Dirk Kontny" (in German). fussballdaten.de...

Dirk Stephens (born June 13, 1963) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who has previously competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series...

American television and film actress. She starred in the BBC America series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. Jade Eshete was born to Guyanese and...

Dirk van Dalen (born 20 December 1932, Amsterdam) is a Dutch mathematician and historian of science. Van Dalen studied mathematics and physics and astronomy...

Dirk van der Aa (1731 – 23 February 1809) was a Dutch rococo painter who is best known for his allegorical work. He was born in The Hague, and first apprenticed...

Dirk Urban (born 14 January 1969 in Neumünster, Schleswig-Holstein) is a retired German shot putter. His personal best throw was 20.26 metres, achieved...

John Dirk Walecka, often quoted as J. Dirk Walecka (born March 11, 1932) is an American theoretical nuclear and particle physicist. He is a fellow of...

Dirk Braeckman (born 1958 in Eeklo, Belgium) is a Belgian photographer who lives and works in Ghent, Belgium. The artist studied photography and film at...

Dirk de Vos may refer to: Dirk de Vos (cricketer) Dirk de Vos (art historian) Dirk de Vos (rugby union) This disambiguation page lists articles about people...

Dirk Coster (5 October 1889 – 12 February 1950) was a Dutch physicist. He was a professor of physics and meteorology at the University of Groningen. Coster...

Dirk Schouten (born 1 March 2001) is a Dutch racing driver who is currently competing in the 2026 Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland and in the Porsche...

Dirk Penkwitz (born 1969 in Pinneberg, Germany) is a German television host. Penkwitz visited the Axel-Springer-Akademie and hosted Punkt 12, Life! Die...

and liberal Dutch statesman. He was the brother of Dirk van Hogendorp the elder and the father of Dirk van Hogendorp the younger. Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp...

Dirk Müller (born 25 October 1968) is a German stock trader, fund manager and author. He is internationally known as Mr. DAX and Dirk of the DAX, because...

Dirk Muschiol (born 13 April 1969) is a former professional German footballer. Muschiol made 55 appearances in the 2. Bundesliga for SpVgg Blau-Weiß 1890...

Dirk Reuyl (1906 – 1972) was a Dutch American physicist and astronomer. He was the cousin of astronomer Peter van de Kamp. Like his cousin, Reuijl (later...

Dirk Lewandowski (born 1973) is a German professor of information research and information retrieval at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany...

(September 1, 1924 – February 25, 2013) known professionally as Dirk Fischer or Dirty Dirk Fischer was an American composer, arranger, educator, trumpeter...

Dirk Bellemakers (born 19 January 1984) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2008 and 2013. Bellemakers...

Dirk (or Dirck) Pietersz Crabeth (1501 – 1574) was a Dutch Renaissance glass painter, tapestry designer, and mapmaker. He was employed by the Janskerk...

It is the second book by Adams featuring private detective Dirk Gently, the first being Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. Adams had intended to...

Hernandez Frumpkis in Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, and Lydia Spring in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. Thornton began performing at the age...

Dirk Pieter Kroese (born 1963) is a Dutch-Australian mathematician and statistician, and Emeritus Professor at the University of Queensland. He is known...

Dirk Borgognone (born January 9, 1968) is a former National Football League placekicker who holds the record for the longest field goal ever kicked in...

Dirk Peter Viljoen (born 11 March 1977, in Enkeldoorn – now Chivhu) is a former cricketer who played 2 Tests and 53 One Day Internationals for Zimbabwe...

Dirk Johnson (born June 1, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL). He is most...

Dirk Polder (23 August 1919 – 18 March 2001) was a Dutch physicist working on solid-state physics, magnetism, molecular physics and nanoscale physics....

Dirk Joestel (born 14 August 1965 in Berlin) is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he finished...

Dirk Johannes van Haaren (April 21, 1878, Amsterdam– June 30, 1953, Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter. Dirk Johannes van Haaren lived and worked in Amsterdam...

Dirk-Ulrich Mende (born 26 December 1957 in Münster) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the...

Dirk Matschenz (born 30 May 1979 in Erfurt) is a Dutch skeleton racer, who took part in the 2005/2006 Skeleton World Cup trying to qualify for the 2006...

Andrew Lee Dirks (born January 24, 1986) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He attended Haven High School in Haven, Kansas, and was...

Dirk Drescher (born 28 February 1968) is a German retired football goalkeeper. "Dirk Drescher" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 15 April 2011....

series, a 1984 video game and a 2005 feature film. Adams wrote the novels Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (1987) and The Long Dark Tea-Time of the...

Dirk Radszat (born 4 June 1971) is a German judoka. Webmaster. "Ehrentafel". Judoclub Leipzig e.V. (in German). Retrieved 2026-01-31. Dirk Radszat at JudoInside...

Dirk Weise (born 4 February 1952) is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, he finished fourth...

Vlaardingen in the Netherlands. He was a son of Dirk III and Othelindis of Nordmark. Floris succeeded his brother Dirk IV, who was murdered in 1049. He married...

Dirk Sadowicz (born 25 February 1965) is a retired German football defender. "Dirk Sadowicz". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 May 2013. "Dirk Sadowicz"...

Dirk Kummer (born 29 September 1966 in Hennigsdorf) is a German actor, director, and screenwriter. He is best known for directing movies Sugar Sand (2017)...

Dirk Uipko Stikker (5 February 1897 – 23 December 1979) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Liberal State Party (LSP), co-founder of the...

Dirk Werner (born 25 May 1981 in Hannover, Lower Saxony) is a German racing driver. Born in Hannover, Werner was 2007 and 2009 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car...

Dirk Bernard Joseph Schouten (25 January 1923 – 3 February 2018), known as Dick Schouten, was a Dutch economist, and Professor of General Economics and...

action adventure MetaJets (2011) and the BBC America science fiction comedy Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016–2017). Mpho Koaho was born 22 April...

Yōzan Dirk W. Mosig (born 1943) is a psychologist, historian, literary critic and ordained Zen monk noted for his critical work on H. P. Lovecraft. He...

Dirk M. Sandefur (born October 22, 1961) is an American lawyer who served as an associate justice of the Montana Supreme Court from 2017 to 2025. He served...

based on the 1996 novel Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. It was dramatised by Dirk Maggs. The theme music is by James Hannigan. On Saturday 16 March 2013, BBC...

Dirk Langendijk (8 March 1748 – 15 December 1805) was a Dutch draughtsman, painter and etcher. He produced mainly depictions of land and sea battles and...

Dirk Stegmann (born 8 March 1983) is a former South African tennis player. Stegmann has a career high ATP singles ranking of 341 achieved on 28 October...

Dirk John Vlug (August 20, 1916 – June 25, 1996) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the...

Dirk van Bleiswijk, or Dirck van Bleyswijck (28 December 1639 in Delft – 11 September 1681 in Middelburg), was a Delft politician and writer. In 1671,...

Dirk Smorenberg (September 4, 1883 – September 14, 1960) was a Dutch painter. Smorenberg was born in Alkmaar, North Holland and started painting professionally...

Dirk E. Deaton (born 1994) is an American politician serving as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 159th district. He assumed office...

Dirk Van Tichelt (born 10 June 1984) is a Belgian judoka. Van Tichelt's biggest achievement was his 2008 European title in Lisbon. At the same year, at...

Dirk Heinen (born 3 December 1970) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He works as goalkeeping coach of League of Ireland...

Dirk Stettner (born 24 August 1969) is a German entrepreneur and politician. He is a member of (CDU). Stettner completed high school in Siegen. He then...

Dirk de Villiers (26 July 1924 – 28 December 2009) was a South African filmmaker. Considered one of the most prolific filmmakers and a 'Godfather' of the...

Dirk Knappheide (born 10 May 1967) is a German former modern pentathlete. He competed for West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics and for Germany at the...

producer. He is the son of actor Dan Blocker, and the older brother of actor Dirk Blocker. In 1998, he won an Emmy for producing Don King: Only in America...

Dirk de Klerk (Dutch: [ˈdɪr(ə)ɡ də ˈklɛr(ə)k]; 6 January 1852 – 23 July 1920) was a Dutch politician. Born in Rotterdam, he worked as a metalsmith, and...

Dirk Jan (‘DJ’) ten Geuzendam (born January 11, 1957) is a Dutch chess writer, commentator and organizer. For three decades he was the editor-in-chief...

is seen again, a year later, writing a letter to Dirk, from prison, asking Dirk to visit him. Dirk does visit Will in prison, but he says he wants nothing...

Lucas Theodoor Dirk Uittenbogaard (born 8 May 1990) is a Dutch representative rower. He is a European champion, an Olympic gold and bronze medallist and...

Dirk Eddelbuettel is a Canadian-American statistician, data scientist and researcher. He is one of the authors of the open-source software package Rcpp...

Dirk Adorf (born 10 July 1969 in Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a German racing driver. A Nürburgring Nordschleife specialist, he has served as...

Dirk van Duijvenbode (born 30 June 1992) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he reached...

Dirk Bremser (born 1 October 1965) is a German football coach and a former player, He is the currently assistant head coach of Bundesliga club Holstein...

Dirk Wayenberg (14 September 1955 – 15 March 2007) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He finished in last place in the 1988 Tour de France. "Dirk Wayenberg"...

Dirk Cornelis du Toit (19 September 1943 — 1 June 2009) was the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs of the Republic of South Africa from 1999...

Dirk Klop (17 July 1906 – 9 November 1939) was a Dutch Army intelligence officer who is known for his role in the Venlo incident. Klop was born in Nieuw-Helvoet...

Dirk van Teylingen, lord of Brederode (Latin: Theodericus de Theylingen) (c. 1180 – 1236) was lord of Brederode and landdrost of the counts of Holland...

Dirk I. Gates (born June 25, 1961 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an American businessman, founder and chief executive officer of two companies, Xircom and...

Dirk Kurtenbach (born 2 August 1964) is a German former footballer who played as a forward. Kurtenbach started his career at 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna...

the Mavericks overcame a 31–23 deficit at the end of the first quarter. Dirk Nowitzki had a stellar 30 point and 12 rebound performance, and the Mavericks...

Dirk Regel (born 1968 in Berlin) is a German filmmaker. He worked mainly for comedy films and for television. After high school Dirk Regel was trained...

Dirk Peter Balster (born 19 July 1966, in Gütersloh) is a German rower. He finished 4th in the coxless four at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Evans, Hilary;...

Koene Dirk Parmentier (27 September 1904 – 21 October 1948) was a pilot of the Dutch national airline KLM. Parmentier worked at Dutch aircraft manufacturer...

Dirk MacDonald Wellham (born 13 March 1959) is a former Australian cricketer who played in six Test matches and 17 One Day Internationals (ODIs) between...

Dirk Nicolaas Lotsij, sometimes spelled as Dirk Lotsy (3 July 1882 – 27 March 1965), was a Dutch amateur footballer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics...

Jonkheer Dirk Jan de Geer (14 December 1870 – 28 November 1960) was a Dutch politician of the Christian Historical Union. He served as Chairman of the...

Dirk Riechmann (born 12 May 1965) is a German former football midfielder. "Dirk Riechmann". fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 23 December 2010. "Riechmann,...

Dirk Bellemans (born 22 February 1966) is a Belgian former sailor. He competed in the men's 470 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. "Dirk Bellemans". Olympedia...

Dirk Anthony Ballendorf (April 22, 1939 – February 4, 2013) was an American historian and professor whose area of expertise was Micronesia. Ballendorf...

Dirk Steffen Schübel (born 1965) is a diplomat and economist from Germany. He serves in the European External Action Service (EEAS) as the Head of the...

Dirk B.K. Van Raalte (March 1, 1844 – February 10, 1910) was a Union soldier during the American Civil War and served as a member of the Michigan State...

Dirk Bielefeldt (born 1957 in Hamburg) is a German actor and cabaret artist, particularly famous for his role of the policeman, Herr Holm. Bielefeldt completed...

Dirk Stefan Beljaarts (Dutch: [ˈdɪr(ə)ɡ ˈbɛljaːrts]; born 8 February 1978) is a Dutch hotelier, lobbyist, and politician of the right-wing populist Party...

Dirk Sparidans (born 5 March 1989) is a Dutch male volleyball player. He is part of the Netherlands men's national volleyball team. On club level he plays...

South Holland, Gelderland, Overijssel and Flevoland. Dutch businessman Dirk Kat opened his first grocery store in Velsen-Noord in 1941, but it had to...

known as a punch dagger, punch knife, push knife or, less often, a push dirk) is a short-bladed dagger with a "T"-shaped handle, designed to be grasped...

Dirk Kaesler (born in Wiesbaden on 19 October 1944 as Dirk Käsler) is a German sociologist and Max Weber expert. Now retired, he was formerly Professor...

Dirk Vanderherten (born 9 March 1957) is a Belgian long-distance runner who competed in the men's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Evans, Hilary;...

Dirk, Robert and Daniel Ziff, known as the Ziff brothers, are the sons of American publishing magnate William Bernard Ziff Jr. and Barbara Ingrid Beitz...

Dirk Reichardt (born September 9, 1964) is a German composer, sound designer, jingle producer and pioneer in the field of curative or medico-functional...

Dirk Oberritter (born 10 July 1972) is a German former professional footballer. As a defender, Oberritter began his career with Dynamo Dresden, making...

death in 1475. His name also appears at various museums and institutions as Dirk Bouts. Bouts was among the first northern painters to demonstrate the use...

Dirk Müller (born 4 August 1973) is a German former cyclist. He won the German National Road Race Championships in 2006. 1993 1st Stage 2 Bayern-Rundfahrt...

Dirk Hinderyckx (15 December 1956) is a former Belgian footballer who played mostly as attacking midfielder. Belgian First Division: 1975-76, 1976-77 Belgian...

Dirk Geukens (29 June 1963 – 22 July 2020) was a Belgian professional motocross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1984 to 1996...

Uncle Ryan on Everybody Hates Chris (2008–2009), and television producer Dirk Black on the UPN/The CW series All of Us (2003–2007). Rock also appeared...

Dirk Franciscus "Danny" Blind (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪr(ə)k frɑnˈsɪskʏz ˈdɛni ˈblɪnt];[citation needed] born 1 August 1961) is a Dutch former football...

Dirk Kienscherf (born 20 December 1965 in Hamburg) is a German politician serving as a member of the Hamburg Parliament since 2001. He has served as group...

Dirk de Bruyn (born 14 October 1950) is an Australian experimental filmmaker, animator and academic. He was born in 1950 in Dordrecht, Netherlands and...

Dirk III van Brederode (ca. 1308 – Haarlem, 11 November 1377) was lord of Brederode. Dirk III's grandfather Dirk II van Brederode (1256-1318) had two sons:...

Dirk Beheydt (born 17 October 1951) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Beheydt was discovered by Cercle Brugge while...

Dirk Marten Fortuin (14 July 1901 – 24 November 1986) was a Dutch rower. He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris with the men's coxed four where...

Dirk Hannema (16 September 1895 – 7 July 1984) was a controversial museum director and art collector. The Museum Boijmans flourished under his directorship...

Dirk Klingenberg (born 23 July 1969 in Duisburg) is a former professional water polo player from Germany. Klingenberg is counted as the best water polo...

Dirk de Vries Lam (20 January 1869, Leeuwarden – 5 July 1937, Groningen) was a Dutch painter who specialized in cityscapes. The name De Vries, from his...

Dirk Steffens (born May 20, 1950) is a German musician, audio engineer, and record producer. Steffens studied guitar and piano at the Hamburg Conservatory...

Dirk van Lokhorst (11 November 1818 – 9 July 1893) was a Dutch painter. He was born, lived and worked in Utrecht throughout his life, specialising in landscapes...

Mustaine, bassist James LoMenzo (2006 to 2010, and since 2021), drummer Dirk Verbeuren (since 2016) and guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari (since 2023). The original...

Dirk Orlishausen (born 15 August 1982) is a German former professional football goalkeeper, and currently the goalkeeper coach of Hansa Rostock. Orlishausen...

Dirk Leun (born 11 April 1964) is a German handball coach. He is the current head coach of Buxtehuder SV in the Handball-Bundesliga Frauen. Between 1999...

Dirk Kramer (born 11 April 1960) is a German former skier. He competed in the Nordic combined event at the 1984 Winter Olympics. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde...

Dirk Antoon Nico Marcellis (born 13 April 1988) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre back. After a non-playing period at PSV...

Dirk Scott (born 14 September 1955) is a South African cricketer. He played in seventeen first-class and four List A matches for Border from 1978/79 to...

Dirk Bruinenberg (born 21 August 1968) is a Dutch musician known as the former drummer of several European progressive metal and power metal bands, including:...

Dirk de Graeff (Amsterdam, February 1, 1601 - April 26, 1637 ibid) was a Dutch 17th-century regent who belonged to the States Party. Dirk was a scion...

Peter Dirk Van Wieren (October 7, 1944 – August 2, 2014) was an American sportscaster best known for his long career calling play-by-play for Major League...

Dirk Anders (born 26 September 1966) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Anders began playing football for the youth...

Dirk De Vriese (born 3 December 1958) is a Belgian footballer. He played in one match for the Belgium national football team in 1984. "Dirk De Vriese"...

August 1190) was the count of Holland from 1157 to 1190. He was a son of Dirk VI and Sophia of Rheineck, heiress of Bentheim. Floris III was a loyal vassal...

the 1912 novella of the same name by German author Thomas Mann. It stars Dirk Bogarde as Gustav von Aschenbach and Björn Andrésen as Tadzio, with supporting...

Dirk Ahlborn is an entrepreneur, investor, and an American businessman. He is from Berlin and currently works in California; he holds a U.S. citizenship...

Dirk Demeersman (born 15 July 1964) is a Belgian equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he was a...

Dirk Becker (born 4 May 1966 in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German politician and member of the SPD. From 2005 to 2015 he was a member of the...

Dirk Lellek (3 January 1964 – 21 April 2016) was a German professional footballer who played as a defender. Lellek started his children's football with...

Dirk D. Smith is a retired United States Air Force major general who served as the Vice Director for Joint Force Development of the Joint Staff. Previously...

Dirk de Groot (born 1943 in Amsterdam) is a former Dutch football player. De Groot was born in the de Meer district of Amsterdam but became a football...

(2007) Snow Drift (2007) Jack Frost (2007) Aquanaut (2008) Go Go UFO (2008) Dirk Valentine (2008) Magneboy (2008) Cheese Dreams (2008) Snot Put (2008) Knuckleheads...

Dirk Sondermann (born 1960 in Bochum) is a German theologian and specialist for folklore expert. He is specialized into the regional legend world of North...

Dirk Busch (born 1950 in Brunsbüttelkoog, Kreis Dithmarschen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) is a German professor, singer, songwriter, composer, and music...

over 20,000 children. He also appeared as Max Fischer's young accomplice, Dirk Calloway, in Wes Anderson's film Rushmore. As of 2016[update], Gamble has...

Dirk Cornelis "Dick" Elffers (Rotterdam, 9 December 1910 – Amsterdam, 17 June 1990) was a Dutch artist. Elffers was trained at the Academie voor Beeldende...

Dirk Heesen (born 15 September 1969) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who is assistant coach of Jupiler Pro League side Beerschot...

America (2020). She also played Amanda Brotzman on the television series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016–2017). Hannah Marks was born in...

Sun Boy (Dirk Morgna) is a superhero appearing in media published by DC Comics, primarily as a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th and 31st...

Dirk Weetendorf (born 1 October 1972) is a German former professional footballer, who played as a striker, and manager. Weetendorf was born in Burg auf...

Dirk Mädrich (born 16 July 1983) is a German professional basketball player who currently plays for EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the German Basketball League...

Holland'). Another early usage of the word is a deed dated 1083 in which Dirk V used the term "Count of Holland" for himself. Holland is probably from...

Dirk Heirweg (born 27 September 1955) is a Belgian former racing cyclist. He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1976...

Dirk Meusel (born 11 December 1977) is a German rower. He competed in the men's coxless four event at the 2000 Summer Olympics where he finished 11th on...

Dirk Brinkmann (born 2 October 1964) is a former West German field hockey player who competed at two Summer Olympics. On both occasions he won the silver...

Dirk Meyer (born 9 July 1960) is a German windsurfer. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics. "Dirk Meyer". Olympedia. Retrieved...

Dirk De Wolf (born 16 January 1961) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Belgium. In 1982 at the age of 23 De Wolf won the Sealink International...

The Enchiridion, Manual or Handbook of Dirk Philips is alternatively titled The Handbook of the Christian Doctrine and Religion, compiled (by the grace...

favored Heat in six games to win their first NBA championship. Teammates Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry were the only members of both 2006 and 2011 Finals...

Dirk Meier (born 28 January 1964) is a retired East German cyclist. He had his best achievements in the 4000 m team pursuit, winning silver medals at the...

Dirk Johannes Jacobus de Vos (8 April 1941 – 12 February 2011) was a South African international rugby union player. Born in Kroonstad, de Vos was the...

in the Showtime drama Penny Dreadful. He played the lead role of Dirk Gently in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, the 2016 BBC America adaptation...

Dirk Eitzert (born 1 November 1968) is a retired German football midfielder. "Dirk Eitzert" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 20 April 2011. "Eitzert...

early 2004. In 2003, a band was formed named 'The Tourettes', featuring Dirk and Donny Tourette (real names Francis and Patrick Brannan); the brothers...

Lodewijk Bennewitz (20 July 1764 – 21 September 1826), also referred to as Dirk Lodewijk Bennewitz, was a Dutch goldsmith, silversmith and jeweller. Bennewitz...

Jhr. Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff (7 August 1872 – 24 April 1957) was a governor-general of the Dutch East Indies and a Dutch minister for foreign affairs...

Dirk Raudies (born June 17, 1964) is a German former professional motorcycle racer and current television sports presenter. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle...

Dirk Brouwer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪr(ə)ɡ ˈbrʌu.ər]; November 23, 1899 in Alkmaar – November 17, 1941 in Overveen) was a Dutch architect. His father...

Aces is a 1981 American comedy film directed by Robert Butler, and starring Dirk Benedict and Melanie Griffith. A group of misfits park cars in a hotel's...

Dirk Chivers (fl. 1694–1699, first name alternately Dick or Richard, last name occasionally Sievers or Shivers) was a Dutch pirate active in the Red Sea...

Dirk Van der Hoff (2 September 1814 in Dordrecht, Netherlands, – 9 October 1881 in Potchefstroom, South Africa) was minister of the Nederduitsch Hervormde...

tabloid, which belongs to the media group Münchner Merkur/tz from publisher Dirk Ippen. The tabloid's main circulation areas include Munich and the surrounding...

DirkJan is a Dutch comic strip series, created in 1989 by Dutch author and artist Mark Retera. It is also the name of its main character. The series is...

Dirk Verdoorn (born 1957 in Dordrecht), is a French peintre de la marine from the Netherlands. He spent his childhood on a barge at the confluence of the...

"saber-toothed cat" subfamily of the Felidae. The tribe is also known as the "dirk-toothed cats". They were found in South America, North America, Europe, Asia...

Matthias Casse Shooting: 1st Dirk Van Tichelt, and 2nd Jolien D'Hoore and Victor Campenaerts, Bench press: 1st Matthias Casse, 2nd Dirk Van Tichelt, and 3rd hockey...

Dirk Fudickar (born 2 August 1946) is a German former sports shooter. He competed in the 300 m rifle, three positions event at the 1972 Summer Olympics...

with Knight, who was deemed not good enough for the band. They recruited Dirk Kennedy, who had been involved in the formation of popular thrash metal band...

Dirk van Hogendorp (13 October 1761 – 29 October 1822) was a Dutch military officer, politician, colonial administrator and diplomat. In 1812 he was governor...

Dirk Crois (born 18 April 1961 in Bruges) is a Belgian rower. Dirk Crois at World Rowing Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill;...

Dirk Geeraerts (born 24 October 1955) is a Belgian linguist. He is professor emeritus of theoretical linguistics at the University of Leuven, Belgium....

Tjorn Dirk Sibma (born 12 April 1977) is an Australian politician. He was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council at the 2017 state election...

Band. This album was produced by Robin Williamson and engineered by Dirk Dalton at Dirk Dalton Recording, Santa Monica, California, in December 1977. The...

Dirk De Smet (born 30 April 1969 in Kapellen, Belgium) is a Flemish singer and saxophonist, best known for winning the second series of the Belgian edition...

Dirk Bus (5 December 1907 - 10 June 1978 in The Hague) was a Dutch sculptor. Bus was educated in sculpture at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague and Rijksakademie...

formed in 1981 in Aarschot, near Leuven, Belgium, by Daniel Bressanutti and Dirk Bergen, who wanted to create music and graphic design using emerging electronic...

Dirk Westphal (born January 31, 1986) is a German volleyball player, a member of Germany men's national volleyball team and Iranian club Shahrdari Tabriz...

Telecommunication FOITT (14 June 2019). "Dirk Lindemann übernimmt interimistisch die Leitung des BIT" [Dirk Lindemann takes over as interim head of the...

Dirk Braunleder (born 11 March 1957) is a German swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He also won...

horror film directed by Bernard L. Kowalski and starring Strother Martin, Dirk Benedict, and Heather Menzies. Its plot follows a college student who becomes...

play Adams' Dirk Gently". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 January 2026. Hemley, Matthew (5 May 2009). "Douglas Adams's final Dirk Gently novel...

Dirk Herman Willem Maas (Dick) (born 15 April 1951) is a Dutch film director, screenwriter, film producer and film composer. Maas achieved fame after the...

screenplay by Harold Pinter, who adapted Robin Maugham's 1948 novella. It stars Dirk Bogarde, Sarah Miles, Wendy Craig and James Fox. The first of Pinter's three...

Dirk Schulze-Makuch (born 1964) is a professor at the Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Technische Universität Berlin, Germany and adjunct professor...

Joshua Dirk van der Flier (born 25 April 1993) is an Irish professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for United Rugby Championship club Leinster...

Cornelis Dirk (Cees) Andriesse (Leeuwarden, 21 December 1939) is a Dutch physicist, writer and historian of science. Internationally he is best known for...

Dirk Strangely is a multimedia artist based in Houston, Texas. He is frequently a guest artist at comic book, horror, and sci-fi conventions, and is featured...

Dirk Stahmann (born 23 March 1958) is a former East German football player. He spent his entire career with 1. FC Magdeburg. Shortly after his 20th birthday...

Dirk Berg-Schlosser (born 10 December 1943 in Ruhlsdorf) is professor emeritus of political science at Marburg University in Germany. Berg-Schlosser has...

murder Eva, but she is rescued by Dirk Pitt, from the National Underwater and Marine Agency, who was diving nearby. Dirk gets a gold Confederate coin found...

Ruurd is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: Ruurd Dirk Hoogland (1922–1994), Dutch explorer Ruurd Leegstra (1877–1933), Dutch rower...

Dirk Schrade (born 29 June 1978 in Münsingen) is a German equestrian. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the Individual eventing and team eventing...

Dirk Labudde is a German informatician and forensic scientist who teaches Germany's only course on digital forensics at Hochschule Mittweida. Labudde,...

television series starring Dirk van Dijck, Marie Vinck and Karlijn Sileghem. The plot revolves around Peter Devriendt (Dirk van Dijck), a divorced father...

Theodorus Johannes "Dirk" Graswinckel (1 October 1600 – 12 October 1666) was a Dutch jurist, a significant writer on the freedom of the seas. He was a...

Martin Compston, Anjli Mohindra, Solly McLeod and James Cosmo. It is based on Dirk Kurbjuweit's book of the same name. A special world premiere screening of...

Dirk De Bock (born 9 October 1944) is a sailor from Belgium. He was born in Wilrijk. De Bock represented his country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel...

Dirk directly, but Johnny suggests sending Dirk on an errand in a car with faulty brakes so that it appears he had a car accident. The next day, Dirk...

Dirk Baldinger (born 27 August 1971) is a German former professional racing cyclist who now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Women's Continental Team...

Dirk von Lowtzow (born 21 March 1971) is a German musician. He has been the singer and guitarist with German rock band Tocotronic since 1994. Since 2001...

Dirk Jan Derksen, (born 17 June 1972) is a Dutch retired footballer. He is one of few players who has played for all Limburgian professional clubs (MVV...

Dirk Dier (born 16 February 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. Dier, an under 12s and 14s national champion, was a semi finalist...

Dirk Lives in Holland (original title: Jackie bor i Holland) is the title of a book by the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren, with photos by Anna Riwkin-Brick...

Coenraad Lodewijk Dirk "Coen" van Vrijberghe de Coningh (12 November 1950 – 15 November 1997) was a Dutch actor, singer, composer, record producer and...

Dirk Copeland (born September 5, 1972) is an American former cyclist. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. Evans, Hilary;...

1992 in Fulda by students Tobias Sammet, Jens Ludwig, Dominik Storch, and Dirk Sauer. Initially named after their math teacher, the band faced early rejections...

Dirk Gidney (born 23 April 1952) is a Canadian rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans...

aired for the first time on 4 March 1980 on ZDF. It starred Carlo Ianni, Dirk Zalm, Mira Gittner [de] and Loni von Friedl. List of German television series...

Dirk Flock (born 23 May 1972) is a German former professional football player and now manager. 1. FC Kaiserslautern DFB-Pokal: 1995–96 Werder Bremen DFB-Pokal:...

Dirk Dalens the Younger (1657 Amsterdam – buried 24 August 1687 Amsterdam ) was a Dutch painter. He was a student of his father, Willem Dalens, and his...

to accompany him as "living polyphony". The ensemble's Artistic Director, Dirk Snellings, died in 2014. The ensemble had ceased performing in November of...

Dirk Sager (13 August 1940 – 2 January 2014) was a German journalist. Sager studied American studies, politics and journalism at the Free University of...

the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. Dirk Nowitzki was named NBA Finals MVP. The San Antonio Spurs entered their fourteenth...

Dirk Hendrik Theodoor Vollenhoven (1 November 1892, in Amsterdam – 6 June 1978, Amsterdam) was a Dutch philosopher. Vollenhoven was born in Amsterdam,...

Dirk Toepffer (born 6 June 1965 in Hannover) is a German politician serving as a member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony since 2008. From 2017 to 2022, he...

Martha Coolidge, and starring Dirk Benedict, Sydney Walsh, Catherine Oxenberg, Michelle Phillips and Bruce Dern. Eddie Mazda (Dirk Benedict) is a hard-nosed...

Dirk-Willem van Gulik (born February 1968) is a founder of the Apache Software Foundation and contributor to the Apache Webserver project. Van Gulik is...

Dirk Michel (born 23 January 1945) is a German field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde...

Dirk Milton Graham (born July 29, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played for the Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota North...

Björn Dirk Krapohl (born 26 January 1965, Kettiwg, Germany) is a German surgeon, specializing in plastic surgery and hand surgery at the University of...

Samba Dirk-Jan Schutte is a Mauritanian-Dutch actor, comedian, and writer. He is known for his role as Roach in the series Our Flag Means Death and for...

Dirk Reinier Lippits (born 3 May 1977) is a Dutch rower, born in Geldrop, North Brabant. He won a silver medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in the Men's...

Dirk Isaac de Villiers (20 July 1889 – 1 October 1958) was a South African rugby union international and first-class cricketer active in the 1910s and...

Dirk Donker Curtius (19 October 1792 – 17 July 1864) was a Dutch politician who served as Minister of Justice between 1848 and 1849, and again from 1853...

2003. It is the last by the band to feature David Readman on vocals and Dirk Bruinenberg on drums. All lyrics are written by Stéphan Forté, except where...

Dirk von Zitzewitz (born 14 October 1968, in Eutin) is a German professional racing driver and motorcyclist, most notable for being on the winning team...

Dirk Rehbein (born 14 August 1967 in Langenfeld (Rheinland)) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Rehbein joined FC Berlin...

Jacob Dirk "Jaap" Kelderman (2 January 1928 – 4 February 1976) was a Dutch association football player, who played as a goalkeeper for Ajax. Kelderman...

Dirk Barsikow (born 1 October 1962) is a German retired football defender and later manager. Dirk Barsikow at WorldFootball.net v t e...

Christianity portal Dirk Willem van Leeuwen (born 1945) is an Anglican clergyman. He was Archdeacon of North West Europe from 2005 to 2007. Van Leeuwen...

Dirk Jens Nonnenmacher (born 3 June 1963) is a former CEO and chairman of HSH Nordbank. A trained mathematician, Nonnenmacher worked for several private...

in the RKD Dirk Dalens in Jan van Gool's Nieuwe Schouburg, 1750, pp. 134-136 2 artworks by or after Dirk Dalens III at the Art UK site Dirk Dalens III...

Dirk Holdorf (born 3 September 1966) is a retired German football player. He spent two seasons in the 2. Bundesliga with Eintracht Braunschweig. After...

Jan Dirk Breytenbach DVR SD SM MMM (14 July 1932 – 16 June 2024) was a South African Special Forces military officer and author of military books. He is...

Dirk III van Wassenaar (c. 1325 - 1391 or 92) was Heer van (Lord of) Wassenaar and burggraaf (burgrave) of Leiden. Dirk III van Wassenaer belonged to...

Judgement is a Belgian new wave band, formed in Leuven in 1981 by Dirk Da Davo (born Dirk Timmermans, keyboards/vocalist) and TB Frank (born Frank Vloeberghs...

Dirk Rauin (born 16 March 1957) is a former West German handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the West German handball...

Dirk Korthals (born 22 March 1962) is a German former swimmer who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;...

bamboo native to New Guinea. It is named after the Dutch botanist Ruurd Dirk Hoogland (1922-1994). "Ruhooglandia hooglandii (Holttum) S.Dransf. & K.M...

directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Cecil Parker, Glynis Johns and Dirk Bogarde. It is a modern-day version of Arnold Bennett's 1922 novel Mr Prohack...

Nan Dirk de Graaf (born 1958) is a Dutch sociologist working in Nuffield College, University of Oxford. He is known for his work on social stratification...

Dirk Christian Herber (born 24 September 1979) is a German politician serving as state secretary of the interior of Rhineland-Palatinate since 2026. From...

Dr. Dirk-Achim Pajonk (born March 27, 1969) is a German physician and former athlete. Dirk Pajonk was eleven years a member of the German national team...

Dirk Smit is a Dutch researcher, academic, and entrepreneur associated with both the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Oxford University...

Dirk Meyer is a German conductor active in the United States of America since 2002. Meyer is currently music director of the Augusta Symphony Orchestra...

Dirk Heidolf (born 14 September 1976, Hohenstein) is a German former road racer of solo motorcycles at Grand Prix level. Heidolf's best seasons were in...

This tendency to divide himself between multiple "splinters" (Robo-Dirk, Brain Ghost Dirk, his Auto-responder) is a reoccurring motif of his character. This...

Dirk Frans Elisabeth Thys van den Audenaerde (born 14 March 1934 in Mechelen) is a Belgian ichthyologist. He is an honorary director of the Royal Museum...

David Kennedy (born 1964) is a British actor, known for his role as Dirk Savage in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. Since graduating from Webber Douglas...

Dirk Dunbar (born 28 October 1953) is an American former basketball player and coach. He was one of the first foreign players to play in Iceland where...

Distress is a 1963 British comedy film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Dirk Bogarde, James Robertson Justice, and Samantha Eggar. It is the fifth of...

Dirk van den Bosch (14 August 1906 – 20 December 1994) was a Dutch sports shooter. He competed in the 25 m pistol event at the 1936 Summer Olympics. "Dirk...

a German darkwave/neofolk music project with two members, Ralf Jesek and Dirk Lakomy. Though apparently a temporary project, the band has released over...

Diederik (or Dirk) Johannes Opperman, commonly referred to as D.J. Opperman (/ˈɔːpərmʌn/ 29 September 1914 – 22 September 1985) was a South African poet...

Konrad Karl Erich Bodo Wilhelm Dirk Dressler (born 19 July 1958) is a German neurologist and psychiatrist. He is Full Professor of Neurology at Hannover...

Dirk Scalongne (12 December 1879 – 1 April 1973) was a Dutch Schout-bij-nacht and fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1912 Summer...

"personal-benefit" test announced in Dirks does not apply to Title 18 fraud statutes, such as 18 USC 1348. In Dirks, the court also defined the concept...

French territorial claim in modern-day Western Australia. It was made at Dirk Hartog Island by an expedition under French explorer Louis Aleno de St Aloüarn...

Dirk Fabriek (born 2 April 1985) is a Dutch motorcycle racer who competes in longtrack and Grasstrack. Fabriek represented the Netherlands national long...

Chelifer sabulosus by Albert Tullgren in 1909 from a specimen collected on Dirk Hartog Island. "Australian Faunal Directory: Parachernes (Parachernes) sabulosus"...

Dirk Johannes Hendrik "Dick" Dreux (27 May 1913 – 6 December 1978) was a Dutch writer of historical literature. Dick Dreux was born in Amsterdam as a child...

The John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award is given by the Gairdner Foundation to recognize scientists who have made achievements in 'global health...

Dirk Johannes Jacobus de Vos (born 15 June 1975) is a former South African cricketer. He played first-class and List A cricket in South Africa from 1992...

Cleves (died 1238), also known as Aleid and Adelheid was, by her marriage to Dirk VII, Countess of Holland. She played an important role in the administration...

Raymond Cornelius Boyle (June 28, 1923 – January 6, 2022), also known as Dirk London, was an American film and television actor. He was best known for...

Dirk Heun (born 4 January 1953) is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder. Heun made ten appearances for Tennis Borussia Berlin during the...

Cresswell, based on the 1952 play Murder Mistaken by Janet Green. It stars Dirk Bogarde, Margaret Lockwood, Kay Walsh, Kathleen Harrison, and Robert Flemyng...

Dirk Jacoby (born 21 March 1962) is a German former water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Evans, Hilary;...

a municipality in the Alb-Donau district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany Dirk Ballendorf (1939–2013), American-born Guamanian historian and professor of...

Dirk Wolf (born 4 August 1972) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Wolf is best known for playing in the Bundesliga...

psychological thriller film directed by Richard Quine and starring Twiggy, Dirk Benedict and Michael Witney. It was produced by Mel Ferrer. Within 24 hours...

Dirk Cornelius Froneman (born 14 April 1954 in Winburg, Free State, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player. Froneman made his provincial...

Dirk Kreimer (born 12 July 1960) is a German physicist who pioneered the Hopf-algebraic approach to perturbative quantum field theory with Alain Connes...

Dirk Hafemeister (17 April 1958 – 31 August 2017) was a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in show jumping with the West German...

Dirk Sacré is a professor of Latin at KU Leuven. He was general editor of Supplementa Humanistica Lovaniensia, and is co-editor of Officina Neolatina and...

On January 2, Dirk Nowitzki recorded his 8,000th made field goal during a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. On January 4, Dirk Nowitzki played...