Baert
Baert is a Flemish surname particularly common in the Belgian provinces of West and East Flanders. It may be patronymic ("son of Baert") ([[Bart] (name)|Bart]]), though "baert" is also an archaic spelling of Dutch "baard", meaning "beard", and may have referred to a persons appearance or profession as a barber. People with this surname include:
- Arthur Baert (1910-unknown), Belgian chess player
- Barbara Baert (born 1967), Belgian art historian
- Dirk Baert (born 1949), Belgian track cyclist
- Dominique Baert (born 1959), French Flemish politician
- François Baert (1651–1719), Belgian Jesuit hagiographer
- Frans Baert (born 1925), Belgian lawyer and philosopher
- Jan Baert (1650–1702), Dunkerque corsair
- Jean-Pierre Baert (born 1951), Belgian racing cyclist
- Louis Baert (1903–1969), Belgian football referee
- Nand Baert (1932–1985), Belgian radio and television presenter
- Patrick Baert (born 1961), Belgian sociologist and social theorist
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