Ad (name)
Ad is a first name. It is common in the Netherlands, where it is almost always short for Adrianus or Adriaan. In America it can be short for Adolph, Addison, and others. People with the first name of Ad include:
- Ad van der Avoird, Dutch chemist
- Ad Bax, Dutch-American biophysicist
- Ad de Boer, Dutch politician
- Ad Brennan, American baseball pitcher
- Ad Carter, American cartoonist
- Ad Donker, Dutch-South African publisher
- Ad Gumbert, American baseball pitcher
- Ad Kaland, Dutch politician
- Ad van Kempen, Dutch actor
- Ad Kolnaar, Dutch economist
- Ad Konings, Dutch ichthyologist
- Ad Koppejan, Dutch politician
- Ad Lagendijk, Dutch physicist
- Ad van Liempt, Dutch journalist
- Ad Liska, American baseball pitcher
- Ad van Luyn, Dutch Roman Catholic bishop
- Ad Melkert, Dutch politician
- Ad Moolhuijzen, Dutch water polo player
- Ad Neeleman, Dutch-British linguist
- Ad Reinhardt, American abstract painter
- Ad Rutschman, American football and baseball coach
- Ad Santel, American professional wrestler
- Ad Simonis, Dutch Roman Catholic cardinal
- Ad Sluijter, Dutch guitarist
- Ad Snijders, Dutch painter
- Ad van der Steur, Dutch architect
- Ad Stouthamer, Dutch microbiologist
- Ad Swigler, American baseball pitcher
- Ad Tak, Dutch bicycle racer
- Ad van Tiggelen, Dutch banker and fantasy writer
- Ad Vandenberg, Dutch rock guitarist
- Ad Wenke, American football player and justice
- Ad Wijnands, Dutch bicycle racer
- Ad Wolgast, American boxer
- Ad Yale, American baseball player
