What is "dirksen"

Dirksen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Corra Dirksen (born 1938), South African rugby union player
• Dirk Dirksen (19372006), American music promoter and emcee
• Everett Dirksen (18961969), U.S. politician
  • Dirksen Senate Office Building, in Washington, D.C., named after Everett Dirksen
  • Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse, in Chicago, Illinois, named after Everett Dirksen
• Hanno Dirksen (born 1991), South African rugby union player
• Herbert von Dirksen (18821955), German diplomat
• Richard Wayne Dirksen (19212003), American musician and composer