Van der Laan is a

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meaning "from/of the lane". There are also a number of small settlements in the Netherlands specifically named "De Laan" that could be at a family's origin.Laan, van der
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Abroad the name is often written as VanderLaan or Vander Laan. People with this name include: *

Arjan van der Laan Arjan van der Laan (born 10 November 1969) is a Dutch former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder. He is the current head coach of the seventh-tier Tweede Klasse club RKSV Altior from Langeraar. Early life Van der Laan was bor ...

(born 1969), Dutch former footballer and current manager * Cristoffel van der Laan (van der Laemen) (1607–1651), Flemish genre painter, son of Jacob *

Eberhard van der Laan Eberhard Edzard van der Laan (; 28 June 1955 – 5 October 2017) was a Dutch politician who served as Minister for Housing, Communities and Integration from 2008 to 2010 and Mayor of Amsterdam from 2010 until his death in 2017. He was a member ...

(1955-2017), Dutch lawyer and politician *

Hans van der Laan Dom Hans van der Laan (29 December 1904 – 19 August 1991) was a Dutch Benedictine monk and architect. He was a leading figure in the Bossche School. His theories on numerical ratios in architecture, in particular regarding the plastic number, ...

(1904–1991), Dutch Benedictine monk and architect *

Harry van der Laan Harry van der Laan (born 24 February 1964) is a retired Dutch football striker. He made his professional debut in the 1988–89 season for FC Den Haag. Later on he played for Feyenoord, ADO Den Haag, Dordrecht'90, SC Cambuur, FC Den Bosch, and V ...

(born 1964), Dutch footballer * Jacob van der Laan (van der Laemen) (1584–1624), Flemish painter, father of Christoffel * Jan van der Laan (1896–1966), Dutch architect * Jason Vander Laan (born 1992), American football player * Jeanet van der Laan (born 1980), Dutch footballer and politician * Keith VanderLaan, American (?) make-up artist * Leo van der Laan (1864–1942), Dutch architect *

Lousewies van der Laan Louse Wies Sija Anne Lilly Berthe "Lousewies" van der Laan (born 18 February 1966) is a retired Netherlands, Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and jurist. Life before politics In her youth, Van der Laan lived in Belgium, Germany, ...

(born 1966), Dutch politician; member of the European Parliament 1999–2003 *

Mark van der Laan Mark Johannes van der Laan is the Jiann-Ping Hsu/Karl E. Peace Professor of Biostatistics and Statistics at the University of California, Berkeley. He has made contributions to survival analysis, semiparametric statistics, multiple testing, and ...

(born 1967), Dutch statistician *

Martijn van der Laan Martijn van der Laan (born 29 July 1988 in Hoogezand) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre back for SC Genemuiden. He formerly played for BV Veendam and SC Cambuur. Career In January 2019 it was confirmed, that van der Laan ...

(born 1988), Dutch footballer *

Medy van der Laan Medy Catharina van der Laan (born 14 August 1968) is a Dutch businesswoman, former civil servant and retired politician who served as State Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science in charge of culture, media and art under P ...

(born 1968), Dutch politician *

Nick VanderLaan Nicholas James VanderLaan (born October 27, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player. He played three seasons of NCAA Division I, Division I college basketball for California Golden Bears men's basketball, California and Virginia ...

(born 1979), American basketball player * Nico van der Laan (1908–1986), Dutch architect *

Robert VanderLaan Robert "Robbie" VanderLaan (c. 1930-November 1, 2015) was a former majority leader of the Michigan State Senate. A Republican, he ran to replace Gerald Ford as representative for Michigan's 5th congressional district in a 1974 special election, ...

(1930–2015), American politician *

Robin van der Laan Robertus Petrus van der Laan (born 5 September 1968) is a Dutch football manager of Northern Premier League Division One South club Newcastle Town, and a former player. He began his playing career in his native the Netherlands with Eerste Di ...

(born 1968), Dutch footballer who played most of his career in England

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