Tromp
Tromp is a Dutch occupational surname thought to be derived from trompet(ter), trumpet (player), or sometimes trommelaar, drummer.
- Maarten Tromp (1598–1653), Dutch admiral
- Cornelis Tromp (1629–1691), Dutch admiral, son of Maarten Tromp
- nl:Frederik Cornelis Tromp (1828–1900), Dutch politician and minister
- Henricus Tromp (1878–1962), Dutch rower
- Sebastiaan Tromp (1889–1975), Dutch Jesuit priest, theologian, and Latinist
- Theodoor Philibert Tromp (1903–1984), Dutch politician and engineer
- Felipe Tromp (1917–1995), first Governor of Aruba
- Ruud Tromp, Dutch-born American semiconductor physicist
- Ryan Tromp (born 1973), Aruban footballer
- Lionel Tromp (born 1984), Aruban footballer
Other meanings
- HNLMS Tromp, several ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy named after the admirals
- Tromp-class cruiser named after the first of these ships
- TROMP, a biennial percussion competition and music festival and competition in Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Trompowsky Attack, a chess opening
- Tromp, a Mario enemy
- Tromp, a rare Dutch first name
See also
- Trompe, a hydropowered pump which produces pressurised air
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