Bosman

Bosman is a Dutch and Afrikaans toponymic surname, originally meaning "man who lives or works in the forest".[1] People with this surname include:

  • André Bosman (born 1965), Dutch politician
  • Andrea Bosman (born 1979), Dutch bicycle racer
  • Andries Bosman (1621–c.1681), Flemish priest and flower painter
  • Antonia Bosman (born 1996), Chilean actress
  • Charne Bosman (born 1975), South African ong distance runner
  • Dick Bosman (born 1944), American baseball player
  • Fred Bosman (born 1944), Dutch pathologist
  • Herman Charles Bosman (1905–1951), South African writer and journalist
  • 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
  • Machiel Bosman (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
  • Rogier Bosman (born 1974), Dutch jazz musician
  • Willem Bosman (1672 – after 1703), Dutch merchant living in Ghana
  • Kristo Bosman (born 1987), South African semi-professional ventriloquist and member of the Hillbrow Philharmonic Orchestra

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

References
  1. Bosman at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
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