Claassen

Claassen is an Afrikaans, Dutch and Low Germanpatronymic surname. It may refer to:

• Arthur Claassen (1859–1920), German orchestral conductor
• Ben Claassen III (born 1977), American comics artist and illustrator
• (born 1969), Dutch jazz singer
• George Claassen (born ca. 1950), South African writer, brother of Wynand
• J. G. Claassen (born 1991), South African golfer
• Johan Claassen (1929–2019), South African rugby player
• Neil Claassen (born 1992), South African rugby player
• Peter Walter Claassen (1886–1937), American entomologist
  • Claasenia, a genus of stoneflies, Claassen's skolly, a butterfly
• René Claassen (born 1971), Dutch politician
• Ruben Claassen (born 1993), South African cricketer
• (born 1964), Dutch sculptor
• Utz Claassen (born 1963), German manager
• Wynand Claassen (born 1951), South African rugby player, brother of George