Everhardus Johannes Potgieter (June 17, 1808 February 3, 1875) was a Dutch prose writer and poet, who was born at Zwolle in Overijssel. He started life in a
Peter Johannes Potgieter (1822 1854) was a South African Boer political figure. He served as the acting head of state of Zoutpansberg between 1852 and 1854.