William Albro De Groot (b. 1869), American Republican politician, Member of New York State Assembly, 1904, 1906-09; Candidate for New York State Senate 2nd District, 1904 [3]
Alfred De Groot, American politician, Prohibition Candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1896 [3]
Hendrik Groot (1938-2022), Dutch footballer who played as a forward and attacking midfielder
José María Rivas Groot, Colombian politician and writer
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