De Smet or Desmet is a Dutch occupational surname . It is a regional form of "the smith" very common in East and West Flanders .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Sports
Andy De Smet (born 1970), Belgian road cyclistArmand Desmet (1931–2012), Belgian cyclistGérard Desmet (1907–1979) [nl ] , Belgian cyclistGérard Desmet (1910–1976) [fr ; nl ] , Belgian cyclistGilbert Desmet (born 1931), Belgian cyclistGilbert De Smet (1936–1987), Belgian racing cyclistGustaaf De Smet (1935–2020), Belgian cyclistHanne Desmet (born 1996), Belgian short track speed skaterHannelore Desmet [fr ; it ; nl ; pl ] (born 1989), Belgian athleteJenny De Smet (born 1958), Belgian racing cyclistKarel De Smet (born 1980), Belgian footballerLenn De Smet and Liam De Smet (born 2004), Belgian footballers and twin brothersLéopold Desmet (born 1935), Belgian gymnastLouis Desmet (born 1930), Belgian middle-distance runnerLuc De Smet (born 1957), Belgian cyclistMathieu De Smet (born 2000), Belgian footballerPieter Desmet (born 1983), Belgian steeplechase and long-distance runnerPhilippe Desmet (born 1958), Belgian football playerRené De Smet (1931–1985), Belgian racing cyclistStijn De Smet (born 1985), Belgian football playerThéo-Léo De Smet (1917–?), Belgian water polo playerThibault De Smet (born 1998), Belgian footballerTom Desmet (born 1969), Belgian cyclist
Arts and other occupations
Anne Desmet (born 1964), British artistCatherine de Smet [fr ] (born 1959), French art historianClaudia De Smet [fr ; nl ] (born 1973), Belgian contemporary dancerDirk De Smet (born 1969), Belgian singer and saxophonistEugène de Smet [fr ; nl ] (1787–1872), Belgian politicianFrancis De Smet (born 1963), Belgian inventor and film producerFrançois De Smet [fr ; nl ; pl ] (born 1977), Belgian journalist and politicianGustave De Smet (1877–1943), Belgian painter, brother of Léon De SmetHendrik de Smet (1535–1614), Belgian physician and humanist scholarIngrid De Smet , Belgian-British scholar of Renaissance literatureJean-Baptiste de Smet [fr ; nl ] (1674–1741), Roman Catholic bishop of Ghent Jessy De Smet (born 1976), Belgian singerJoseph Jean De Smet (1794–1877), priest and historian who took part in the Belgian Revolution of 1830Léon De Smet [fr ; nl ] (1881-1966), Belgian painter, brother of Gustave De SmetMarcel Desmet [fr ] (1892–1973), French architectMaria Desmet-Delrue [fr ; nl ] (1898–1982), Belgian politicianMichel de Smet [fr ] (1912–2006), Belgian poetMichel Desmet [fr ] (1933–2022), French civil servant and politicianPaul de Smet de Naeyer (1843–1913), Belgian Catholic Party politicianPierre De Smet [fr ; nl ] (1892–1975), Belgian politicianPeter de Smet (1944–2003), Dutch comic strip artistPierre-Jean De Smet (1801–1873), Belgian Jesuit priest and missionary in North AmericaPieter De Smet (1503–1571), Flemish humanist scholar and government official in BrugesRichard De Smet (1916–1997), Belgian Jesuit Indologist and philosopherVictor Desmet [fr ] (1919–2018), French soldier, member of the Free French forces , Companion of the Liberation Wim De Smet (1932–2012), Belgian marine zoologist and esperantistWolfgang de Smet (1617–1685), Flemish painter active in Leuven
See also
References
Celtic Germanic Romance Semitic Slavic Other From "spark"
