Bosman

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Bosman is a Dutch and Afrikaans toponymic surname, originally derived from the Dutch word bos meaning "wood".

People with this surname include:

Albert E. Bosman, Dutch mathematic, inventor of the Pythagoras tree.
André Bosman (born 1965), Dutch politician
Andrea Bosman (born 1979), Dutch bicycle racer
Andries Bosman (1621–), Flemish priest and flower painter
(born 1996), Chilean actress
Charne Bosman (born 1975), South African long-distance runner
Dick Bosman (born 1944), American baseball player
Eljo Bosman (born 1985), Dutch game producer
Elizabeth Joanna Bosman (1894–1963), South African author
Fred Bosman (born 1944), Dutch pathologist
Herman Charles Bosman (1905–1951), South African writer and journalist
James Bosman, American politician
Jean-Marc Bosman (born 1964), Belgian footballer
John Bosman (born 1965), Dutch footballer
Len Bosman (1924–2017), Australian politician
Loots Bosman (born 1977), South African cricketer
Lourie Bosman (born 1941), South African politician
(born 1972), Dutch historian and writer
Melodie Bosman (born 1976), New Zealand rugby union player
Meyer Bosman (born 1985), South African rugby player
Patrick Bosman (born 1994), Dutch-born Austrian racing cyclist
Petrus Bosman (1928–2008), South African ballet dancer and choreographer
(born 1974), Dutch jazz musician
Willem Bosman (1672 – after 1703), Dutch merchant living in Ghana

Other

Bosman ruling, a European Court of Justice decision on association football players' contracts in an action brought by Jean-Marc Bosman
Bosman Brewery, a Polish brewery
Bosman language, a language of Papua New Guinea
Bosman's potto or just potto, after Willem Bosman who described this prosimian in 1703
"Bosman", Polish and Russian term for some navy Petty Officers after Dutch "bootsman"/German "Bootsmann" (ship's man)
Bosman Family Vineyards, a South African winery

See also

Bosmans
Peter Bossman (born 1955), Ghanaian-born Slovenian doctor and politician

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