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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). Variations include Van de Vliet and Van der Vliet. People with this surname include:

  • (born 1951), Dutch mayor
  • Andy Van Vliet (born 1995), Belgian basketball player
  • Arie van Vliet (1916–2001), Dutch Olympic cycler
  • Carolyne Van Vliet (1929–2016), Dutch-born American physicist
  • Claire Van Vliet (born 1933), Canadian painter, illustrator and typographer
  • Chris Van Vliet (born 1983), Canadian television personality
  • Don Van Vliet (1941–2010), better known as Captain Beefheart, American musician and painter
  • Eddy van Vliet (1942–2002), Belgian writer and lawyer
  • Hanna van Vliet (born 1992), Dutch actress
  • Hanpeter van Vliet (1962–1996), Dutch software engineer
  • Hans van Vliet (born 1949), Dutch computer scientist
  • Hans van Vliet (born 1976), better known as Hunz, Australian electronic pop musician
  • Hendrick Cornelisz van Vliet (1611–1675), Dutch painter
  • Jan van Vliet (1622–1666), Dutch philologist
  • Jan Gillisz van Vliet (1605–1668), Dutch painter
  • Jeremias van Vliet (1602–1663), Dutch East India Company director and historian in Thailand
  • (born 1965), Dutch jazz pianist
  • (1914–2000), United States Army commander and POW known for the Van Vliet Report
  • Krystyn Van Vliet, American engineer
  • Leo van Vliet (born 1955), Dutch racing cyclist
  • Louis van Vliet (1854–1932), Dutch chess master
  • Lyman Van Vliet (born ca. 1927), American inventor of Shoe Goo
  • Marcel van Vliet (born 1970), Dutch truck racer
  • Marjorie van Vliet (1923–1990), American aviator
  • Maury Van Vliet (1913–2001), Canadian physical education academic
  • Nel van Vliet (1926–2006), Dutch swimmer
  • Paul van Vliet (1935–2023), Dutch cabaretier and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
  • Perry Van Vliet Hackett (born 1943), American television journalist
  • Peter Van Vliet (fl. 1841–1851), American farmer and politician
  • Robert Campbell Van Vliet (1857–1943), United States Army commander
  • 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 (American politician) (born 1930), American politician
  • Tony Van Vliet (Australian politician) (1933–1982), Australian politician
  • Willem van Vliet (born 1952), Dutch sociologist

;Van de(r) Vliet

  • Albert Van de Vliet (born 1917, date of death unknown), Belgian Olympic canoeist

  • Cornelis van der Vliet (1880–1960), Dutch sports shooter

  • Henk van der Vliet (born 1928), Dutch flutist and composer

  • Jan van der Vliet (born 1949), Dutch rower

  • Patricia van der Vliet (born 1989), Dutch fashion model

  • Wiebe van der Vliet (born 1970), Dutch film editor

  • Willem van der Vliet (ca. 1584–1642), Dutch Golden Age painter

  • Fan-der-Flit, Russian noble merchant family

References

References

  1. Leender Brouwer, [http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/documenten/top100.pdf The top 100 surnames in the Netherlands]
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