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Van Dijck Van Dijck is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from (the) dike". The more common form Van Dijk uses the modern spelling of "dike". The form Van Dyck reflects a common replacement of the original IJ digraph with a Y. Notable people with the su ...

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Van Dyck Sir Anthony van Dyck (, many variant spellings; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Brabantian Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Southern Netherlands and Italy. The seventh c ...

''. Meaning living near the dike. Van Dyke, VanDyke or Vandyke may refer to:

As a surname

*The Van Dyke family of American entertainers: :*

Dick Van Dyke Richard Wayne Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an American actor, entertainer and comedian. His award-winning career has spanned seven decades in film, television, and stage. Van Dyke began his career as an entertainer on radio and telev ...

(born 1925), actor :**

Barry Van Dyke Barry Van Dyke (born July 31, 1951) is an American actor and the second son of actor and entertainer Dick Van Dyke and Margie Willett, and nephew of Jerry Van Dyke. He has often worked with his father. He is best known to audiences as Lieutena ...

(born 1951), actor :***

Shane Van Dyke Shane Van Dyke (born August 28, 1979) is an American actor, screenwriter, film director, television writer, and film producer. He is the son of Barry Van Dyke and grandson of Dick Van Dyke. Early life Van Dyke was born in Los Angeles, California ...

(born 1979), actor, screenwriter, and director :*

Jerry Van Dyke Jerry McCord Van Dyke (July 27, 1931 – January 5, 2018) was an American actor and comedian. He was the younger brother of Dick Van Dyke. Van Dyke had a long and successful career mostly as a character actor in supporting and guest roles on pop ...

(1931–2018), comedian and actor, brother of Dick :**

Kelly Jean Van Dyke Kelly Jean Van Dyke (June 5, 1958 – November 17, 1991) was an American actress and adult film performer. She was the daughter of actor Jerry Van Dyke, niece of the actor Dick Van Dyke, and first cousin once removed of Shane Van Dyke. As an a ...

(1958–1991), actress and adult film performer * Aldo Calderón van Dyke (1968–2013), Honduran journalist and news anchor *

Alex Van Dyke Franklin Alexander Van Dyke (born July 24, 1974) is a former American football wide receiver who was selected by the New York Jets in the second round (31st overall) of the 1996 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at the University of Nevada, ...

(born 1974), American football wide receiver * Anthony E. Van Dyke, United States Marine Corps colonel *Antony van Dyke, variant English spelling of the Flemish-born painter

Anthony van Dyck Sir Anthony van Dyck (, many variant spellings; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Brabantian Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Southern Netherlands and Italy. The seventh c ...

, (1599–1641) * Arlington P. Van Dyke (1926–1990), American businessman and New York politician * Ben Van Dyke (1888–1973), American baseball pitcher * Bill Van Dyke (1863–1933), American baseball player * Bruce Van Dyke (born 1944), American football guard * Carl Van Dyke (1881–1919), American soldier, lawyer and politician from Minnesota * Charie Van Dyke (born 1965), American film producer *

Charlie Van Dyke Charlie Van Dyke (born Charles Leo Steinle; July 26, 1947) is a former radio disc jockey who is best known for his voice work on radio and television stations. He is recognized by his deep, booming voice. Originally from Dallas, Van Dyke was wor ...

(born 1947), American former radio disc jockey *

Conny Van Dyke Conny Van Dyke, sometimes credited as Connie Van Dyke, is an American singer and actress. Van Dyke was born in Cape Charles, Virginia, to Benjamin and Charlotte Elizabeth Van Dyke. When she was 15 years old, Van Dyke made recordings, worked ...

(born 1945), American singer and actress *

David Van Dyke David Allen Van Dyke (born January 14, 1959) is an American serial killer who bludgeoned, beat, and stabbed six people to death at their residences in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, between 1979 and 1980. He was arrested in May 1980 after an attempted ...

(born 1959), American serial killer *

DeMarcus Van Dyke DeMarcus Van Dyke (born January 17, 1989) is a former American football cornerback who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Van Dyke is currently the cornerbacks coach for the Miami Hurricanes football team. He was drafted b ...

(born 1989), American football cornerback * Dick van Dyke (politician) (fl. 1985), American (Washington State) politician *

Earl Van Dyke Earl Van Dyke (July 8, 1930 – September 18, 1992) was an American soul musician, most notable as the main keyboardist for Motown Records' in-house Funk Brothers band during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Career Van Dyke, who was born in Detr ...

(1930–1992), American soul musician, keyboardist for Motown Records *

Edwin Van Dyke Edwin Cooper Van Dyke (April 7, 1869 – September 28, 1952) was an American physician and entomologist. A leading authority on beetles (Coleoptera) of the Pacific Coast of North America, he was also an expert on insect pests of forests and fo ...

(1849–1952), American physician and entomologist * Harry Van Dyke (born 1972), American actor and music producer *

Henry van Dyke Henry Jackson van Dyke Jr. (November 10, 1852 – April 10, 1933) was an American author, educator, diplomat, and Presbyterian clergyman. Early life Van Dyke was born on November 10, 1852, in Germantown, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Henry ...

(1852–1933), American author, educator, and clergyman * Hilary Van Dyke (born 1970), American actress and singer * Inger Vandyke, Australian wildlife photojournalist, explorer and expedition leader * James A. Van Dyke (1813–1855), American lawyer, mayor of Detroit in 1847 *

Jan Van Dyke Jan Van Dyke (April 15, 1941 – July 3, 2015) was an American dancer, choreographer, dance educator and scholar who was a pioneer of modern dance, modern and contemporary dance. Education Van Dyke graduated from the University of Wisconsin wi ...

(1941–2015), American dancer and choreographer * John van Dyke (canoeist) (born 1935), American sprint canoer *

John Van Dyke (politician) John Van Dyke (April 3, 1807 – December 24, 1878) was an American jurist and Whig Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1847 to 1851. Early life He was born on April 3, 1807 in the Lamington sec ...

(1807–1878), American jurist and Whig Party politician *

John Charles Van Dyke John Charles Van Dyke (1856–1932) was an American art historian, critic, and nature writer. He was born at New Brunswick, New Jersey, studied at Columbia, and for many years in Europe. He was admitted to the New York State Bar Association in 1 ...

(1856–1932), American art historian and critic * John Wesley Van Dyke (1849–1939), American oil refiner * Joost van Dyke (died c.1631), Dutch privateer in the West Indies *

Lawrence VanDyke Lawrence James Christopher VanDyke (born 1972) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He is a former solicitor general of Nevada and Montana. Earl ...

(1972 - ), American judge *

Leroy Van Dyke Leroy Frank Van Dyke (born October 4, 1929) is an American country music and honky-tonk singer and guitarist, best known for his hits "The Auctioneer" (1956) and "Walk On By (Leroy Van Dyke song), Walk on By" (1961). Biography Van Dyke was bor ...

(born 1929), American auctioneer and singer *

Les Vandyke John Worsley (21 June 1931 – 6 August 2021), more widely known under the pseudonyms Les Vandyke and Johnny Worth, was an English popular music songwriter from the 1950s to the 1980s, who started his career as a singer. As "Les Vandyke", he wr ...

(1931–2021), English pop singer and songwriter * Louis van Dyke, international spelling of ''Louis van Dijk'' (1941–2020), Dutch pianist *

Marcia Van Dyke Marcia Van Dyke (March 26, 1922 – November 11, 2002) was an American violinist and actress. She was featured in a cover story in the January 19, 1948, issue of ''Life'' magazine. Early years The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Van Dyke, sh ...

(1922–2002), American violinist and actress, niece of W.S. Van Dyke *

Matthew VanDyke Matthew VanDyke (born June 11, 1979) is an American documentary filmmaker, revolutionary, and former journalist. He gained fame during the Libyan Civil War as a foreign fighter on the side of the uprising and as a prisoner of war. As a journali ...

(born 1979), American documentary filmmaker and Prisoner of War in the Libyan civil war *

Milton Van Dyke Milton Denman Van Dyke (August 1, 1922 – May 10, 2010) was Professor of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University. He was known for his work in fluid dynamics, especially with respect to the use of perturbation anal ...

(1922–2010), American aerospace engineer and aerodynamicist *

Nicholas Van Dyke (governor) Nicholas Van Dyke (September 25, 1738 – February 19, 1789) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, and politician from New Castle in New Castle County, Delaware. He served in the Delaware General Assembly, in the Continental Congress, where ...

(1738–1789), American lawyer and President of Delaware * Nicholas Van Dyke (senator) (1770–1826), American lawyer and Senator from Delaware * Paul Van Dyke (1859–1933), American historian, brother of Henry Van Dyke *

Phillip Van Dyke Phillip Van Dyke (born June 13, 1984) is an American former actor, best known for his role as the goblin Luke in the first two installments of Disney's '' Halloweentown'' film series and Arnold Shortman in seasons two and three of Nickelodeon's ...

(born 1984), American voice actor * Ria van Dyke (born 1989), New Zealand model and beauty pageant *

Ronny van Dyke Ronny van Dyke (born Jörg T. Hartmann; 1 March 1956 in Duisburg, Germany) is a German singer and songwriter. He gave his first concert in 1973 with psychedelic rock band P.S.I. He focused on composing and wrote hundreds of songs. Together with ...

, stage name of Jörg T. Hartmann (born 1956), German singer and songwriter * Russ Van Dyke (1917–1992), radio and television newsman in Iowa * Ryan Van Dyke (born 1980), American football quarterback *

Vonda Kay Van Dyke Vonda Kay Van Dyke (born May 19, 1943) was crowned the 1965 Miss America on September 13, 1964. Earlier in the year, she had taken a break as a 21-year-old junior at Arizona State College at Flagstaff (as of 1966, "Northern Arizona University" ...

(born 1943), American model, 1965 Miss America *

W. S. Van Dyke Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke II (Woody) (March 21, 1889 – February 5, 1943) was an American film director and writer who made several successful early sound films, including '' Tarzan the Ape Man'' in 1932, ''The Thin Man'' in 1934, ''San Franc ...

(1889–1943), American film director * Walter Van Dyke (1823–1905), American justice of the California Supreme Court *

Willard Van Dyke Willard Van Dyke (December 5, 1906 – January 23, 1986) was an American filmmaker, photographer, arts administrator, teacher, and former director of the film department at the Museum of Modern Art.http://www.moma.org/docs/press_archives/6278/rel ...

(1906–1986), American filmmaker, photographer, and Museum of Modern Art director

As a derived given or middle name

Van Dyke Brooke Van Dyke Brooke, ''né'' Stewart McKerrow (22 June 1859–17 September 1921) was an early American actor, screenwriter and film director, whose works include '' The Reprieve: An Episode in the Life of Abraham Lincoln'' (1908) and '' Lights of New ...

, stage name of Stewart McKerrow (1859–1921), American actor, screenwriter and film director *

Van Dyke Parks Van Dyke Parks (born January 3, 1943) is an American musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer who has composed various film and television soundtracks. He is best known for his 1967 album ''Song Cycle (album), Song Cycle'' and for his ...

(born 1943), American musician and actor *

Walter Van Dyke Bingham Walter Van Dyke Bingham (1880–1952) was an applied and industrial psychologist who made significant contributions to intelligence testing. A pioneer in applied psychology, Bingham got his start in experimental psychology, receiving his Ph.D. at ...

(1880–1952), American applied and industrial psychologist *

Henry Vandyke Carter Henry Vandyke Carter (born 22 May 1831, Hull – 4 May 1897, Scarborough) was an English anatomist, surgeon, and anatomical artist most notable for his illustrations of the book ''Gray's Anatomy''. Childhood Henry Vandyke Carter was born on 22 ...

(1831–1897), English anatomist, surgeon, and anatomical artist *

Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding (22 November 1787 – 3 March 1855), commonly called Copley Fielding, was an English painter born in Sowerby, near Halifax, and famous for his watercolour landscapes. At an early age Fielding became a pupi ...

(1787–1855), English painter *

Henry Van Dyke Johns Henry Van Dyke Johns (1803–1859) was an Episcopal clergyman who served as Chaplain of the Senate. Early years Johns was born October 23, 1803, in New Castle County, Delaware, the son of the son of Kensey and Anne (Van Dyke) Johns. His was a ...

(1803–1859), American Episcopal clergyman, Chaplain of the Senate *

Samuel Van Dyke Stout Samuel Van Dyke Stout (1786–1850) was an American Whig politician. He served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1841 to 1842. Early life Samuel Van Dyke Stout was born on April 18, 1786, in Redstone Fort, Fayette County, Pennsylva ...

(1786–1850), American (Tennessee) Whig politician

Places

Jost Van Dyke Jost Van Dyke (; sometimes colloquially referred to as JVD or Jost) is the smallest of the four main islands of the British Virgin Islands, measuring roughly . It rests in the northern portion of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands, loca ...

, island of the British Virgin Islands named after Joost van Dyk *

M-53 (Michigan highway) M-53 is a north–south state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan that connects Detroit to The Thumb region. The highway starts in Detroit at a connection with M-3 and ends in Port Austin, Michigan at M-25. In between, the trunkline p ...

, highway in the U.S. state of Michigan known as Van Dyke Avenue and Van Dyke Road in Metro Detroit * Van Dyke, Michigan, former community in the United States * Vandyke, Texas, unincorporated community in Comanche County * Vandyke, Virginia, unincorporated community named after the postmaster Henry Vandyke * Van Dyke Public Schools, Michigan school district *

Vandyke Upper School Vandyke Upper School and Community College is an academy school and sixth form in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England. As of 2022, there are approximately 1500 students in both the sixth form at Vandyke, and compulsory education. Histor ...

, School in Bedfordshire, England

Others

Van Dyke beard A Van Dyke (sometimes spelled Vandyke, or Van Dyck) is a style of facial hair named after the 17th-century Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641). The artist's name is today normally spelt as “van Dyck", though there are many variants, ...

, 19th century name for a style of beard, as worn by the painter and his subjects * Van Dyke brown, colour, named after the painter Anthony van Dyck *

Van Dyke brown (printing) Van Dyke brown is a printing process named after Anthony van Dyck. It involves coating a canvas with ferric ammonium citrate, tartaric acid, and silver nitrate, then exposing it to ultraviolet light. The canvas can be washed with water, and hypo ...

, printing process named after Anthony van Dyck * Van Dyke mango, a named mango cultivar that originated in south Florida * Vandyke Productions, British film production company between 1947 and 1956 * Van Dyke Records, American record label from about early 1929 through 1932

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