Aert is a Dutch short form of the given name Arnout (English Arnold).^[1] Notable people with the name include:

• Aert Anthoniszoon (1580–1620), Dutch marine painter
• Aert van den Bossche (15th century), Flemish renaissance painter
• Aert de Gelder (1645–1727), Dutch painter
• Aert van der Goes (1475–1545), Dutch lawyer
• Aert H. Kuipers (1919–2012), Dutch linguist
• Aert Jansz Marienhof (1626–1652), Dutch Golden Age painter
• Aert Mijtens (c.1541–1602), Flemish Renaissance painter
• Aert van der Neer (1603–1677), Dutch landscape painter
• Aert Jansse van Nes (1626–1693), Dutch naval commander
• Aert Pietersz (1550–1612), Dutch Golden Age painter
• Aert Schouman (1710–1792), Dutch painter
• Aert van Tricht (15th century–1550s), Dutch metal-caster
• Aert van Waes (1620–1675), Dutch Golden Age painter

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