Van den Broeck or Vandenbroeck is a Dutch

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

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. "Broeck" is an archaic spelling of "broek" meaning "swamp". Notable people with the surname include: *

Arthur Moeller van den Bruck Arthur Wilhelm Ernst Victor Moeller van den Bruck (23 April 1876 – 30 May 1925) was a German cultural historian, philosopher and writer best known for his controversial 1923 book '' Das Dritte Reich'' ("The Third Reich"), which promoted Germ ...

(1876–1925), German historian and writer *

Ann Van den Broeck Ann Van den Broeck (born 1976) is a Flemish actress and musical star. She ended her studies in 2000 at the Koninklijk Conservatorium of Brussels in the musical department. After her studies she played in ''The Hired Man'', ''A Little Night Music ...

(born 1976), Belgian actress and musician *

Charles Van den Broeck The tug of war contest at the 1920 Summer Olympics was held on August 17, 1920, and on August 18, 1920. All medals were decided by using the Bergvall system. This was the last time the tug of war was in the Olympic program. Medal summary Part ...

, Belgian tug of war competitor and Olympian * Charlotte Van den Broeck ( nl), Belgian poet * Clemens van den Broeck (born 1943), Dutch goldsmith, sculptor and craftsman * Chrispijn van den Broeck (1523–1591), Flemish painter *

David Vandenbroeck David Vandenbroeck (born 12 July 1985 in Braine-l'Alleud) is a Belgians, Belgian football defender who is currently playing for FC Wiltz 71 in the Luxembourg National Division. References External links *Guardian football
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(born 1985), Belgian footballer *

Elias van den Broeck Elias van den Broeck (1649, in Antwerp – buried 6 February 1708, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch Golden Age flower painter. Biography According to the RKD, in 1665 he became a pupil of Cornelis Kick in Amsterdam, and in 1669 he became a pupil of Ja ...

(1649–1708), Dutch Golden Age painter * Hendrick van den Broeck (1519–1597), Flemish painter and brother of Willem van den Broecke * Jan van den Broeck (b. 1989), Belgian middle-distance runner *

Jonathan Vandenbroeck Jonathan Ivo Gilles Vandenbroeck (; born 14 July 1981), known professionally as Milow, is a Belgian singer-songwriter. Milow released his debut album, ''The Bigger Picture'', in 2006 on his own label Homerun Records. The fourth single from that ...

(b. 1981), Belgian singer-songwriter known as "Milow" * Joris Pieters van den Broeck (1610–1652), Frisian sailor in the service of the Admiralty of Friesland *

Jurgen Van den Broeck Jurgen Van den Broeck (born 1 February 1983) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2004 and 2017 for the , , and squads. Van den Broeck specialised in the time trial discipline, having been Junior World Cha ...

(born 1983), Belgian cyclist *

Nicole Vandenbroeck Nicolle Van Den Broeck (9 November 1946 – 17 April 2017) was a Belgian racing cyclist. She won the Belgian national road race title in 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974 and 1977, and became world champion in 1973 Events January * January 1 - T ...

(1946–2017), Belgian road race cyclist * Paul Van den Broeck (1904 – after 1924), Belgian bobsledder and ice hockey player *

Remi Van den Broeck The Remi (Gaulish: ''Rēmi'', 'the first, the princes') were a Belgic tribe dwelling in the Aisne, Vesle and Suippe river valleys during the Iron Age and the Roman period. Their territory roughly corresponded the modern Marne and Ardennes an ...

, Belgian businessman *

Rob van den Broeck Rob or ROB may refer to: Places * Rob, Velike Lašče, a settlement in Slovenia * Roberts International Airport (IATA code ROB), in Monrovia, Liberia People * Rob (given name), a given name or nickname, e.g., for Robert(o), Robin/Robyn * Rob ...

( de; 1940–2012), Dutch jazz pianist and composer *

Walter van den Broeck Walter Stefaan Karel van den Broeck (born 28 March 1941 in Olen) is a Belgian writer and playwright. He graduated as a teacher in Dutch and History ( Lier), and he started his career as a teacher. In 1965, he founded the magazine '' Heibel'' w ...

(born 1941), Belgian writer and playwright Van den Broecke: *

Lily van den Broecke Lily Jacoba van den Broecke (born 8 January 1992) is a British rower who competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics as the coxswain in the mixed coxed four for Great Britain, and won the gold medal. Personal life Lily van den Broecke was born on ...

(b. 1992), British rower *

Pieter van den Broecke Pieter van den Broecke (25 February 1585, Antwerp – 1 December 1640, Strait of Malacca) was a Dutch cloth merchant in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), and one of the first Dutchmen to taste coffee. He also went to Angola three ...

(1585–1640), Dutch cloth merchant in the service of the Dutch East India Company *

Willem van den Broecke Willem van den Broecke, Willem van den Broeck or Guillelmus Paludanus (1530 – 1579) was a Flemings, Flemish sculptor, painter, draughtsman and architect. He was a scion of a family of artists, which had its origins in Mechelen and some members ...

(1530–1579), Flemish sculptor, painter, draughtsman and architect and brother of Hendrick van den Broeck * Pongky van den Broecke (b. 1958), ‘The Last Parkenier’, Indonesian descendant of Paulus van den Broecke brother of

, managed 12.5 ha of nutmeg plantation.

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