Famous People with Name Erasmus

Kermit Erasmus            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Kermit Erasmus: is a South African football (soccer) striker. He currently plays on a loan-deal for Excelsior Rotterdam in the Eerste Divisie, but is still under ownership of Feyenoord Rotterdam from the Eredivisie.He recently signed a pre-contract with Dutch side Feyenoord and joined them for the 2008-2009 season after turning 18. His surname Erasmus is the same name of Desiderius Erasmus, a Dutch humanist who up and until this day is highly respected in Rotterdam, the city of his new club Feyenoord. In July 2009, it was announced Erasmus would be playing for satellite club Excelsior in the 2009–10 season on a loan-deal, together with 7 other Feyenoord players as a result of a new partnership between the two Rotterdam-based clubs.

Marais Erasmus            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Marais Erasmus: is a current South African cricket umpire from Cape Province and member of the ICC Elite Umpire Panel. Erasmus' first ODI match was between Kenya and Canada at Nairobi on 18 October 2007 and his first T20I match was between South Africa and Australia at J

Albertus ("Bertus") Johannes Erasmus            Origin/Culture/Country: Zimbabwe

Albertus ("Bertus") Johannes Erasmus: is a Zimbabwean cricketer. Erasmus captained the Zimbabwean Under-19 Test team in 1997, losing two games and drawing once against England. He has now given up cricket to become a chartered accountant.

Daniel Jacobus "Danie" Erasmus            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Daniel Jacobus "Danie" Erasmus: was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Erasmus, a wing, was born in Pretoria and claimed a total of 2 international rugby caps for Australia.

Georges Henry Erasmus            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Georges Henry Erasmus: is a Canadian Aboriginal politician. He was the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations from 1985 to 1991. He became president of the Dene Nation in 1974 and while president fought against the proposed Mackenzie Valley Pipeline. He was the federal New Democratic Party candidate in 1979 for Western Arctic riding.