Van Buren () is a

Dutch surname Dutch names consist of one or more given names and a surname. The given name is usually gender-specific. Dutch given names A Dutch child's birth and given name(s) must be officially registered by the parents within 3 days after birth. It is not u ...

meaning " of/from

Buren Buren () is a town and municipality in the Betuwe region of the Netherlands. Buren has 27,168 inhabitants as of 1 January 2022. Geography Buren is located in Gelderland, a province of the Netherlands. It is part of the landscape of Betuwe, a ve ...

". is also the Dutch word for "neighbours".

People

Abigail Van Buren Dear Abby is an American advice column founded in 1956 by Pauline Phillips under the pen name "Abigail Van Buren" and carried on today by her daughter, Jeanne Phillips, who now owns the legal rights to the pen name. History According to Paulin ...

, pen name of the writer(s) of the "Dear Abby" column * Adeline and Augusta Van Buren, the

Van Buren sisters Augusta Van Buren and Adeline Van Buren, sisters, rode 5,500 miles in 60 days to cross the continental United States, each on their own motorcycle, completing on 8 September 1916. In so doing they became the second and third women to drive motorc ...

, Australian transcontinental motorcyclists * Amelia Van Buren (c. 1856–1942), American photographer *

Andrew Van Buren Andrew Van Buren is a British multi skilled performer, illusionist, plate spinner and showman who specialises in presenting large-scale illusions, plate spinning routines, magic, juggling and circus style skills in all type of performance venues ...

, British performer who specialises in magic, large scale-illusions and juggling *

Anita Van Buren Anita Van Buren was a fictional character on NBC's long-running police procedural and legal drama television series '' Law & Order'', portrayed by S. Epatha Merkerson. The character of Van Buren was an "authoritative lieutenant" in the New Yor ...

, a fictional character on the television show ''Law & Order'' *

Ebert Van Buren Harry Ebert Van Buren (December 6, 1924 – June 14, 2019) was an American football fullback and halfback who played in the National Football League (NFL), He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1951 and played in the 1951 through 1953 sea ...

(1924–2019), American-Honduran football player * Edith Van Buren (1858–1914), American socialite and traveler * Elizabeth Douglas Van Buren (1881–1961), British archaeologist * James Lyman Van Buren (1837–1866), American army officer and general after the American Civil War * Jermaine Van Buren (born 1980), Major League Baseball player *

John Van Buren (US representative) John Van Buren (May 13, 1799 – January 16, 1855) was an American attorney and politician in the U.S. state of New York. He represented New York in the United States House of Representatives and New York State Assembly in addition to ser ...

(1799–1855), U.S. Representative from New York * John D. Van Buren (1838–1918), an American civil engineer, naval engineer, lawyer, and politician * John J. Van Buren (1915–1942), a U.S. Navy officer and pilot who received the Navy Cross and Distinguished Flying Cross *

Mabel Van Buren Mabel Van Buren (born Mabel Brown Southard; July 17, 1878 – November 4, 1947) was an American stage and screen actress. Biography As a theatrical performer she played the leading lady in both ''The Virginian'' and ''The Squaw Man'' (190 ...

(1878–1947), American stage and screen actress *

Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren ( ; nl, Maarten van Buren; ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party (Uni ...

(1782–1862), eighth president of the United States (1837–1841) **

Hannah Van Buren Martin Van Buren ( ; nl, Maarten van Buren; ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party, he ...

(1783–1819), his wife ** Abraham Van Buren II (1807–1873), his eldest son ** Angelica Van Buren (1818–1877), his daughter-in-law (performed the ceremonial duties of First Lady) **

John Van Buren John Van Buren (February 18, 1810 – October 13, 1866) was an American lawyer, official and politician. In addition to serving as a key advisor to his father, President Martin Van Buren, he was also Attorney General of New York from 1845 to ...

(1810–1866), his second son ** Abraham Van Buren I (1737–1817), his father * Mick van Buren (born 1992), Dutch footballer * Paul Van Buren, Christian theologian and author of ''the Secular Meaning of the Gospel'' *

Raeburn van Buren Raeburn Van Buren (January 12, 1891 – December 29, 1987) was an American magazine and comic strip illustrator best known for his work on the syndicated ''Abbie an' Slats''. He was familiarly known in the professional comics community as Ray Va ...

(1891–1987) American magazine and comic strip illustrator *

Steve Van Buren Stephen Wood Van Buren (December 28, 1920 − August 23, 2012) was a Honduran–American professional football player who was a halfback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) from 1944 to 1951. Regarded as a powerf ...

(1920–2012), professional American football player * William Holme Van Buren (1819–1883), American surgeon

Dutch royal family

The name (van) "Buren" appears in the history of the Dutch royal house, being the family name of Anna van Egmond en Buren, the first wife of

William I of Orange William the Silent (24 April 153310 July 1584), also known as William the Taciturn (translated from nl, Willem de Zwijger), or, more commonly in the Netherlands, William of Orange ( nl, Willem van Oranje), was the main leader of the Dutch Rev ...

. Borrowing from this heritage, the Dutch royal family have used ''Count of Buren'' as a title or the surname "van Buren" in situations requiring anonymity. * Princess

Beatrix Beatrix is a Latin feminine given name, most likely derived from ''Viatrix'', a feminine form of the Late Latin name ''Viator'' which meant "voyager, traveller" and later influenced in spelling by association with the Latin word ''beatus'' or "bles ...

(formerly Queen Beatrix), the ''Countess of Buren'' (Dutch ''Gravin van Buren''). *

King Willem-Alexander Willem-Alexander (; Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand; born ) is King of the Netherlands, having acceded to the throne following his mother's abdication in 2013. Willem-Alexander was born in Utrecht as the oldest child of Princess Beatr ...

used the alias "Alexander van Buren" or a variant for anonymity purposes. For example, during his University application he used "Alex van Buren". He also registered for the 1986

elfstedentocht The ''Elfstedentocht'' (; West Frisian: ''Alvestêdetocht'' , English: ''Eleven cities tour'') is a long-distance tour skating event on natural ice, almost long, which is held both as a speed skating competition (with 300 contestants) and a lei ...

as "W A van Buren".

People

Dutch royal family

See also