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).Leender Brouwer The top 100 surnames in the Netherlands /ref> Variations include ''Van de Vliet'' and ''Van der Vliet''. People with this surname include:
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Andy Van Vliet
Andy Van Vliet (born July 27, 1995) is a Belgian basketball player who plays power forward and center for Bnei Herzliya Basket in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the University of Wisconsin and the Colleg ...
(born 1995), Belgian basketball player for
Bnei Herzliya Basket
Bnei Herzliya Basket (, lit. ''Sons of Herzliya''), is a professional basketball club that is based in Herzliya, in the Sharon district in Israel. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top division of Israeli basketball. It ...
in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...
Carolyne Van Vliet
Carolyne Marina Van Vliet, van Vliet, (1929 – 2016) was a Dutch-American physicist notable for the theory of generation-recombination noise and for the theory of quantum transport in non-equilibrium statistical mechanics, as well as for her ...
(1929–2016), Dutch-born American physicist
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Claire Van Vliet
Claire Van Vliet (born 1933 in Ottawa, Ontario) is an artist, illustrator, and typographer who founded Janus Press in San Diego, California in 1955.
Biography
Van Vliet received the Bachelor of Arts in 1952 from San Diego State College, and t ...
(born 1933), Canadian painter, illustrator and typographer
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Chris Van Vliet
Christopher Van Vliet (born May 19, 1983) is a Canadian television/radio personality, YouTuber, professional film critic, and entrepreneur currently living in Studio City, Los Angeles.
He is an entertainment reporter for FOX affiliate WSVN in ...
(born 1983), Canadian television personality
*Don Van Vliet (1941–2010), better known as
Captain Beefheart
Don Van Vliet (; born Don Glen Vliet; January 15, 1941 – December 17, 2010) was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist best known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. Conducting a rotating ensemble known as Th ...
, American musician and painter
* Eddy van Vliet (1942–2002), Belgian writer and lawyer
* Gerard van Vliet (born 1964), Aruban cyclist
* 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
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Hendrick Cornelisz van Vliet
Hendrick Corneliszoon van Vliet (1611/1612, Delft – buried October 28, 1675, Delft) was a Dutch Golden Age painter remembered mostly for his church interiors.
Biography
He studied under his uncle Willem van der Vliet and was admitted to the ...
(1611–1675), Dutch painter
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Jan van Vliet
Jan van Vliet (April 11, 1622 – March 18, 1666), also known as Janus Ulitius, was one of the 17th-century pioneers of Germanic philology.
Biography
Van Vliet was probably born in Middelburg, but grew up in The Hague. From 1637 to about ...
(1622–1666), Dutch philologist
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Jan Gillisz van Vliet
Jan Gillisz. van Vliet (1605 – 1668), was a Dutch Golden Age painter and Rembrandt pupil, whose paintings are no longer attributed to him with any certainty. Today he is known only for his drawings and prints.
Biography
He was born in Leid ...
(1605–1668), Dutch painter
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Jeremias van Vliet
Jeremiah, Modern: , Tiberian: ; el, Ἰερεμίας, Ieremíās; meaning " Yah shall raise" (c. 650 – c. 570 BC), also called Jeremias or the "weeping prophet", was one of the major prophets of the Hebrew Bible. According to Jewish ...
(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
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Leo van Vliet
Leonardus Quirinus Machutus ("Leo") van Vliet (born 15 November 1955) was a professional racing cyclist from 1978 to 1986. He came in 40th in the road race at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Louis van Vliet (1854–1932), Dutch chess master
* Lyman Van Vliet (born ca. 1927), American inventor of ''Shoe Goo''
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Marcel van Vliet
Marcel van Vliet (born 7 October 1970, Gouda) is a Dutch truck racer, best known for participating in the Dakar Rally
The Dakar Rally (or simply "The Dakar"; formerly known as the "Paris–Dakar Rally") is an annual rally raid organised by ...
(born 1970), Dutch truck racer
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Marjorie van Vliet
Marjorie van Vliet (Zeuch) (192315 June 1990) was a teacher from Warwick, Rhode Island in the United States, who, aged 55, learned to fly and decided to undertake projects to promote world peace and related causes through her flying.
Touring for ...
(1923–1990), American aviator
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Maury Van Vliet
Maurice Lewis (Maury) Van Vliet, (August 3, 1913 – April 4, 2001) was a USA-born Canadian academic who taught physical education and fitness.
Born in Bellingham, Washington, the son of Frank D. and Nellie (Booker) Van Vliet, he was raised ...
(1913–2001), Canadian physical education academic
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Nel van Vliet
Petronella "Nel" van Vliet (17 January 1926 – 4 January 2006) was a breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands. She won gold medals in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1947 European Aquatics Championships and 1948 Summer Olympics. In 197 ...
(1926–2006), Dutch swimmer
* Paul van Vliet (1935–2023), Dutch cabaretier and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
* Peter Van Vliet (fl. 1841–1851), American farmer and politician
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Robert Campbell Van Vliet
Brigadier General Robert Campbell Van Vliet (August 22, 1857 – October 27, 1943) was a career officer in the United States Army. He attained the rank of brigadier general, and was most notable for his World War I service as commander of the 8 ...
(1857–1943), United States Army commander
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Roland van Vliet
Rudolf Aleida "Roland" van Vliet (born 25 November 1969) is a Dutch independent politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives between 17 June 2010 and 23 March 2017. A member of the Party for Freedom (PVV) until he left it on ...
(born 1969), Dutch politician
* Stefanie van Vliet (born 1967), Dutch politician
* Stewart Van Vliet (1815–1901), Union general of the American Civil War
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Teun van Vliet
Teun van Vliet (born 22 March 1962 in Vlaardingen, South Holland) is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1984 to 1990. Van Vliet's best year was 1987, when he won Gent–Wevelgem, Omloop "Het Volk" ...
Patricia van der Vliet
Patricia van der Vliet (born 14 July 1989) is a Dutch fashion model, who placed fourth in the fourth cycle of the reality television series ''Holland's Next Top Model''.
Biography
Early life
Van der Vliet was born in Zaandam, North Holland. P ...
(born 1989), Dutch fashion model
* Wiebe van der Vliet (born 1970), Dutch film editor
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Willem van der Vliet
Willem van der Vliet (c. 1584 – 6 December 1642) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Biography
Van der Vliet was born and died in Delft. According to Houbraken his paintings are historical allegories and portraits. Records of his paintings ...
(ca. 1584–1642), Dutch Golden Age painter
* Fan-der-Flit, Russian noble merchant family