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Bartels

Bartels is a German and Dutch patronymic surname. The given name Bartel is a vernacular shortform of Bartholomeus. Notable people with the surname include:Adolf Bartels (1862–1945), German journalist and poet Adolph Heinrich Friedrich Bartels (1819–1878), German-born mayor of Adelaide, Australia Adolphe Bartels (1802–1862), Belgian liberal, journalist and writer Aloysius Bartels (1915–2002), Dutch politician and state secretary Anna Bartels (1869–1950), Swedish opera singer Arthur Bartels, German mathematician Carel Hendrik Bartels (1792–1850), Dutch Gold Coast businessman Carl Bernard Bartels (1866–1955), German/British sculptor Cornelius Ludewich Bartels, Governor-General of the Dutch Gold Coast from 1798 to 1804 Edward Bartels (1925–2007), American basketball player Fin Bartels, German footballer Francis Lodowic Bartels (1910–2010), Ghanaian diplomat Frank Henry Bartels (1867–1895), South Australian pen-and-ink artist Hans von Bartels (1856–1913), German painter Hans-Peter Bartels, German politician Heinrich Bartels (1918–1944), German World War II flying ace Hermann Bartels (1900–1989), German architect Imke Bartels, Dutch equestrian Jayden Bartels, American dancer, actress, model, YouTuber and social media personality Joanie Bartels, American children's musician Johann Christian Martin Bartels bka Martin Bartels (1769–1836), German mathematician John R. Bartels (1897–1997), American judge Julius Bartels (1899–1964), German geophysicist and statistician Named after him: Bartels (crater), a lunar crater, and Bartels' Rotation Number Julius (John) Murray Bartels (1872–1944), philatelist of New York City Kerry Anne Bartels, Australian politician Knud Bartels, Danish general Kwamena Bartels, Ghanaian politician and former Interior Minister Larry Bartels, American political scientist Max Bartels (1871–1936), Dutch plantation owner and naturalist Named after him: Bartel's flying squirrel, Bartels's rat, Bartels's spiny rat, Bartels's wood-owl and Max's shrew Meike Bartels, Dutch psychologist Mel Bartels, American amateur astronomer Named after him: 17823 Bartels, a main belt asteroid Michael Bartels, German professional racing driver Peggielene Bartels, Ghanaian chief, wife of a descendant of Carel Hendrik Bartels Peter Bartels, Australian businessman Ralf Bartels, German shot-putter Richard Bartels Entrepreneur, President ICAP Kaj Stian Bartels, Norwegian extreme sports athlete who actively seeks out exciting, unusual, or dangerous experiences, often traveling to little-known regions engaging in risky, pioneering, and speculative activities. Tim Bartels, German rower Tineke Bartels, Dutch equestrian Wolfgang Bartels (1940–2007), German alpine skier Wolfgang Bartels (1903–1975), German politician

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Bartels is a German and Dutch patronymic surname.1 The given name Bartel is a vernacular shortform of Bartholomeus.2 Notable people with the surname include:

Ghanaian family

The Bartels family was an important Euro-African family on the Gold Coast, founded by Cornelius Ludewich Bartels (died 1804), Governor-General of the Dutch Gold Coast between 1798 and 1804, and his son Carel Hendrik Bartels (1792–1850). Descendants of this family include Charles Francis Hutchison (1879–ca. 1940)3 Francis Lodowic Bartels (1910–2010), a Ghanaian educator and diplomat, Kwamena Bartels (born 1947), a former Ghanaian Interior Minister, and Peggielene Bartels (born 1953), a Ghanaian chief, who is married to a descendant.

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