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", but in Dutch refers to the male of this species). In 2007 20,707 people had this name in the Netherlands alone, making it the 29th most common name in that country.Leendert Brouwer
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2009 Variant spellings are De Haen, DeHaan, and Den Haan. People with this name include:

De Haan

Annemiek de Haan Annemiek de Haan (born 15 July 1981 in Haren, Groningen) is a rower from the Netherlands.Calvin de Haan Calvin de Haan (born May 9, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 12th overall by the New York Islanders at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Early life De ...

(born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player * Caroline Lea de Haan (1881–1932), Dutch novelist writing as ''Carry van Bruggen'', sister of Jacob israël de Haan *

Chantal Nijkerken-de Haan Chantal Nijkerken-de Haan (born 18 September 1973) is a Dutch politician, she has been a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy since 31 March 2015, when she replaced Klaas Dijkh ...

(born 1973), Dutch politician * Cornelis de Haan (<1750–1793), Dutch Mennonite teacher and minister * Erik de Haan (born 1964), Dutch footballer *

Eveline de Haan Eveline de Haan (born 21 February 1976) is a Dutch field hockey player who played for HC Klein Zwitserland and NMHC Nijmegen. De Haan was a member of the Holland squad that became world champions at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup The 2006 ...

(born 1976), Dutch hockey player *

Ferry de Haan Ferry de Haan (born 12 September 1972) is a Dutch former professional footballer who has been the general manager of Excelsior Rotterdam since 2012. Club career De Haan was born in Capelle aan den IJssel. He played club football for Excelsior ...

(1972), Dutch footballer *

Foppe de Haan Foppe Geert de Haan (, born 26 June 1943) is a Dutch football coach. He is known for his long association with Frisian club SC Heerenveen. De Haan was the manager of the Tuvalu national football team during 2011 and then rejoined Heerenveen's ...

(born 1943), Dutch football manager *

Jacob de Haan (composer) Jacob de Haan (born March 28, 1959 in Heerenveen) is a Dutch Composer, contemporary composer known for Wind instrument, wind music. Haan has also published various vocal works, including a number of Mass (music), masses for choir, wind band and ...

(born 1959), Dutch composer *

Jacob Israël de Haan Jacob Israël de Haan (31 December 1881 – 30 June 1924) was a Dutch Jewish literary writer, lawyer and journalist who immigrated to Palestine in 1919 and was assassinated in Jerusalem in 1924 by the Zionist paramilitary organization Haganah for ...

(1881–1924), Dutch Jewish writer and journalist assassinated by the Haganah in Palestine, brother of Caroline * Jan de Haan (born 1951), Dutch composer, conductor and musician *

Jo de Haan Jo de Haan (25 December 1936 – 19 April 2006) was a Dutch cyclist who was active between 1956 and 1966. After winning four local road races as amateur in 1956 and 1958, he turned professional. His best achievements came in 1960 when he won the ...

(1936–2006), Dutch cyclist *

Laurens de Haan Laurens de Haan (born 15 January 1937) is a Dutch economist and Emeritus Professor of Probability and Mathematical Statistics at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, specializing in extreme value theory. Biography Born in Rotterdam, De Haan recei ...

(born 1937), Dutch economist known for the Pickands–Balkema–de Haan theorem *

Lex de Haan Lex de Haan (11 August 1954 – 1 February 2006) was an independent author, lecturer, researcher, and consultant, specializing in relational database technology. Biography Lex was a teacher of Mathematics/Informatics in secondary school leve ...

(1954-2006), Dutch computer scientist *

Mattheus de Haan Mattheus de Haan (1663–1729) was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1725 to 1729.His portrait can be seen a He was born in Dordrecht in 1663. On 26 October 1671 he left for the Indies, where his father had been appointed as Underbuy ...

(1663–1729), Dutch Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies *

Meijer de Haan Meijer Isaac de Haan (Amsterdam, April 14, 1852 – Amsterdam, October 24, 1895) was a Dutch painter. In French the name was written Meyer de Haan. Biography He was born into a successful Jewish family of bread and matzo bakers who held to conse ...

(1852–1895), Dutch painter * Poul de Haan (born 1947), Dutch coxswain *

Radjin de Haan Radjin de Haan (born 12 August 1969) is a retired Dutch footballer and currently is a football manager. During his career he served Telstar, FC Eindhoven and FC Den Bosch. He was one of the footballers that survived the Surinam Airways Fligh ...

(born 1969), Dutch-Surinamese footballer *

Roger De Haan Sir Roger Michael De Haan, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, CBE, Deputy Lieutenant, DL (born October 1948, Northampton) is the son of the late Sidney De Haan, who created the Saga Group, Saga group of companies, best known for selli ...

, British businessman and philanthropist *

Setske de Haan Sietske de Haan (24 November 1889 – 31 October 1948), better known by her pen name Cissy van Marxveldt, was a Dutch writer of children's books. She is best known for her series of ''Joop ter Heul'' novels. Biography Sietske de Haan was born o ...

(1889–1948), Dutch writer of children's books with the pseudonym ''Cissy van Marxveldt'' *

Sidney De Haan Sidney Isaac De Haan, OBE (6 February 1919 – 16 February 2002) was the founder of Saga, an internationally known group of companies providing a wide range of services for people aged 50 and over. Early life Born in Mile End, East London E3 o ...

(1919–2002), English businessman *

Wilhem de Haan Wilhem de Haan (7 February 1801 in Amsterdam – 15 April 1855 in Leiden) was a Dutch zoologist. He specialised in the study of insects and crustaceans, and was the first keeper of invertebrates at the Rijksmuseum in Leiden, now Naturalis. He was ...

(1801–1855), Dutch zoologist and paleontologist * (1849–1930), Dutch conductor and composer

Bierens de Haan

David Bierens de Haan David Bierens de Haan (3 May 1822, in Amsterdam – 12 August 1895, in Leiden) was a Dutch mathematician and historian of science. Biography Bierens de Haan was a son of the rich merchant Abraham Pieterszoon de Haan (1795–1880) and Catharina Ja ...

(1822–1895), Dutch mathematician and historian of science *

Johannes Abraham Bierens de Haan Johan(nes) Abraham Bierens de Haan (March 17, 1883 – June 13, 1958) was a Dutch biologist and ethologist. He was born in Haarlem, and died in Siena, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy ...

(1883–1958), Dutch biologist and ethologist

Eilerts de Haan

Johannes Gijsbert Willem Jacobus Eilerts de Haan Johannes Gijsbert Willem Jacobus (Johan) Eilerts de Haan (born in Noordwolde, Friesland, Noordwolde, October 3, 1865 - died in the interior of Suriname, August 29, 1910) was a Dutch explorer and soldier. Eilerts de Haan Nature Park in Suriname is ...

(1865–1910), Dutch explorer and soldier

De Haen

* Abraham de Haen (1707–1748), Dutch draughtsman and engraver *

Anton de Haen Anton de Haen (The Hague December 8, 1704 – Vienna September 5, 1776) was a Dutch physician who worked in Vienna as a professor at the University of Vienna and was the director of its medical department. He became a very influential physician in ...

(1704-1776), Austrian physician *

David de Haen David de Haen (1585, Amsterdam – 1622, Rome), was a Dutch Caravaggesque painter and draughtsman, active in Rome between 1615 and 1622. Biography David was born in Amsterdam and moved to Rome at a young age where he would remain the rest of his ...

(1585–1622), Dutch painter and draughtsman *

Eugen de Haën Carl Johann Eugen de Haën (December 26, 1835 – November 16, 1911), often known as Eugen de Haën or Eugen de Haen, was a German chemist and entrepreneur. He was founder of the chemistry factory ''E. de Haën & Co''. Education and career De H ...

(1835–1911), German chemist

DeHaan

Allyssa DeHaan Allyssa DeHaan (born June 21, 1988) is an American former collegiate basketball and volleyball player. She played for Michigan State University from 2006 to 2010. She is ranked as the fourth all-time in career points (1,649) and rebounds (919), ...

(born 1988), American basketball and volleyball player *

Christel DeHaan Christel DeHaan ( Stark, October 20, 1942 – June 6, 2020) was a German-American businesswoman and philanthropist who was the owner of Resort Condominiums International and the founder of Christel House International. Early life DeHaan was bor ...

(1942–2020), German-born American businesswoman and philanthropist *

Dane DeHaan Dane William DeHaan ( ; born February 6, 1986) is an American actor known for his roles as Andrew Detmer in '' Chronicle'' (2012), Lucien Carr in '' Kill Your Darlings'' (2013), Harry Osborn / Green Goblin in ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' (2014) ...

(born 1986), American actor *

Kory DeHaan Korwin Jay "Kory" DeHaan (born July 16, 1976) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He is an alumnus of Morningside College. Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 7th round of the 1997 MLB amateur draft, DeHaan would make his Major L ...

(born 1976), American baseball outfielder *

M. R. DeHaan Martin Ralph DeHaan (March 23, 1891 – December 13, 1965) was an American Bible teacher, the founder of Radio Bible Class, and the co-editor of the monthly devotional guide '' Our Daily Bread''. Early life M. R. DeHaan was born in Zeeland, Mi ...

(1891–1965), American Bible teacher

Den Haan

Ada den Haan Adelaïde Henriette "Ada" den Haan (14 May 1941 – 17 March 2023) was a Dutch breaststroke swimmer. She dominated the 200m breaststroke event in the 1950s, setting four world records in 1956–1957, one under the old rules and three under the ...

(1941–2023), Dutch swimmer * (1630–1676), Dutch admiral *

Wouter den Haan Wouter J. den Haan (or Denhaan) (born 22 July 1962) is a professor of economics at the London School of Economics, research fellow and programme director of the CEPR, and co-director of the Centre for Macroeconomics. Currently, his main areas of ...

(born 1962), Dutch economist

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