Throughout the world, Heerden (Heerden 
) is an extremely rare male given name. Predominantly, Heerden is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Heerden | Australia, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa |
| attie van heerden South African hurdler, and rugby union and rugby league footballer, ZA (b. 1898) |
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| grant van heerden South African cricketer, ZA (b. 1969) |
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| dewald p van heerden researcher |
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| auret van heerden labor-rights activist; head of the Fair Labor Association |
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| christoff van heerden South African bicycle racer, ZA (b. 1985) |
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| schalk willem van heerden |
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