Ad is a first name. It is common in the Netherlands, where it is almost always short for Adrianus or Adriaan.[1] In America it can be short for Adolph, Adam, Addison, and others. People with the first name of Ad include:
- Ad Achkar (born 1988), Lebanese photographer and artist
- Ad van der Avoird (born 1943), Dutch chemist
- Ad Bax (born 1956), Dutch-American biophysicist
- Ad de Boer (born 1946), Dutch politician
- Ad Brennan (1887–1962), American baseball pitcher
- Ad Carter (1895–1957), American cartoonist (Ad stands for "August Daniel")
- Ad Dekkers (1938–1974), Dutch artist
- Ad Dekkers (1953–2002), Dutch cyclist
- Ad Donker (1933–2002), Dutch-South African publisher
- Ad Geelhoed (1942–2007), Dutch professor, civil service worker, and Advocate-General
- Ad Gumbert (1868–1925), American baseball pitcher
- Ad Hermes (1929–2002), Dutch politician
- Ad Kaland (1922–1995), Dutch politician
- Ad Abi Karam (born 1937), Lebanese-Australian Catholic bishop
- Ad van Kempen (born 1944), Dutch actor
- Ad Kolnaar (born 1942), Dutch economist
- Ad Konings (born 1956), Dutch ichthyologist
- Ad Koppejan (born 1962), Dutch politician
- Ad Lagendijk (born 1947), Dutch physicist
- Ad Lankford (1882–1967), American baseball pitcher
- Ad van Liempt (born 1949), Dutch journalist
- Ad Liska (1906–1998), American baseball pitcher
- Ad van Luyn (born 1935), Dutch Roman Catholic bishop
- Ad Melkert (born 1956), Dutch politician
- Ad Moolhuijzen (born 1943), Dutch water polo player
- Ad Neeleman (born 1964), Dutch-British linguist
- Ad Reinhardt (1913–1967), American abstract painter
- Ad Rutschman (born 1931), American football and baseball coach
- Ad Santel (1887–1966), American professional wrestler
- Ad Simonis (1931–2020), Dutch Roman Catholic cardinal
- Ad Sluijter (born 1981), Dutch guitarist
- Ad Snijders (1929–2010), Dutch painter
- Ad van der Steur (1893–1953), Dutch architect
- Ad Stouthamer (1931–2023), Dutch microbiologist
- Ad Swigler (1895–1975), American baseball pitcher
- Ad Tak (born 1953), Dutch bicycle racer
- Ad van Tiggelen (born 1958), Dutch banker and fantasy writer
- Ad Vandenberg (born 1954), Dutch rock guitarist
- Ad Visser (born 1947), Dutch VJ, presenter, writer, and music artist
- Ad Wammes (born 1953), Dutch composer
- Ad Wenke (1898–1961), American football player and justice
- Ad Wijnands (born 1959), Dutch bicycle racer
- Ad Wolgast (1888–1955), American boxer
- Ad Wouters (born 1944), Dutch-Belgian sculptor
- Ad Yale (1870–1948), American baseball player
- Ad Zonderland (1940–2007), Dutch football manager and administrator
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