Van Vliet
Van Vliet is a toponymic surname of Dutch origin. The original bearer may have lived or worked near a vliet, a Dutch term for a minor stream. The name is quite common in the Netherlands, ranking 40th in 2007 (16,903 people).[1] Variations include Van de Vliet and Van der Vliet. People with this surname include:
- de:Albertine van Vliet-Kuiper (born 1951), Dutch politician
- Arie van Vliet (1916–2001), Dutch Olympic cycler
- Carolyne M. Van Vliet (born in Dordrecht), Dutch-born American physicist
- Chris Van Vliet (born 1983), Canadian television personality
- Claire Van Vliet (born 1933), Canadian artist, illustrator and typographer
- Don Van Vliet better known as Captain Beefheart (1941–2010), American musician and painter
- Eddy van Vliet (1942–2002), Belgian writer and lawyer
- Hanpeter van Vliet, Dutch software engineer
- Hans van Vliet, better known as Hunz (born 1976), Australian electronic pop musician of the band Hunz
- Hans van Vliet (born 1949), Dutch computer scientist and Professor of Software Engineering at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
- Hendrick Cornelisz van Vliet (1611–1675), Dutch painter
- Jan van Vliet (1622–1666), Dutch philologist
- nl:Jeremias van Vliet (thai Wan Walit - วัน วลิต) (1602–1663), Dutch East India Company director and historian in Thailand
- John Vliet Lindsay (1921–2000), Mayor of New York City
- Leo van Vliet (born 1955), Dutch racing cyclist
- Louis van Vliet (c.1868–1932), Dutch chess master
- Lyman Van Vliet, American inventor of Shoe Goo
- Marcel van Vliet, Dutch truck racer
- Marjorie van Vliet (1923–1990), American aviator
- Mark Van Vliet (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player
- Maury Van Vliet (1913–2001), Canadian physical education academic
- Nel van Vliet (1926–2006), Dutch Olympic swimmer
- nl:Paul van Vliet (born 1935), Dutch cabaretier and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
- Peter Van Vliet (fl. 1841–1851), American farmer and politician
- Roland van Vliet (born 1969), Dutch politician
- Stefanie van Vliet (born 1967), Dutch politician
- Stewart Van Vliet (1815–1901), Union general of the American Civil War
- Teun van Vliet (born 1962), Dutch road cyclist
- Tony Van Vliet (Australian politician) (1933–1982), Australian politician
- Tony Van Vliet (American politician) (born 1930), American politician
- Willem van Vliet (born 1952), Dutch sociologist
Van de(r) Vliet
- Albert Van de Vliet (born 1917), Belgian Olympic canoeist
- Patricia van der Vliet (born 1989), Dutch fashion model
- Tim van der Vliet (born 1969), Dutch author
- Wiebe van der Vliet (born 1970), Dutch film editor
- Willem van der Vliet (ca. 1584–1642), Dutch Golden Age painter
References
- ↑ Leender Brouwer, The top 100 surnames in the Netherlands
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