De Bruijn is a Dutch surname meaning "the brown". Notable people with the surname include:
Cornelis de Bruijn (1652–1726/7), Dutch artist and traveler Jean Victor de Bruijn (1913–1979), Dutch district officer and ethnologist in the Dutch East Indies Maarten de Bruijn (b. 1965), Dutch engineer Pi de Bruijn (b. 1942), Dutch architect Sophia Adriana de Bruijn (1816–1890), Dutch museum founder Ruben Jacob de Bruijn (b. 2003), Dutch clothing designer
Mathematics In mathematics, de Bruijn may refer to one of the following topics named after: Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn (1918–2012), Dutch mathematician De Bruijn sequence, a cyclic sequence of a given alphabet such that every length n subsequence appears exactly once De Bruijn torus, a generalization of the De Bruijn sequence in two dimensions De Bruijn graph, a graph representing overlaps between sequences of symbols De Bruijn–Erdős theorem (disambiguation) De Bruijn–Erdős theorem (graph theory), a theorem about graph coloring De Bruijn–Erdős theorem (incidence geometry), a theorem about lines determined by points in the projective plane De Bruijn index, a nameless representation of the λ calculus De Bruijn–Newman constant, Λ, a mathematical constant related to the Riemann zeta-function De Bruijn notation, a syntax for terms in the λ calculus De Bruijn's theorem, a theorem regarding the packing of bricks into boxes
Politics (1887–1968), Dutch politician Hans de Bruijn (b. 1962), Dutch political scientist Maria Brigitta Catherina de Bruijn (1938–2006), Dutch GreenLeft politician
Sports Brian de Bruijn (b. 1954), Dutch-Canadian ice hockey player Chantal de Bruijn (b. 1976), Dutch field hockey defender Daniëlle de Bruijn (b. 1978), Dutch water polo player Frans de Bruijn Kops (1886–1979), Dutch footballer Inge de Bruijn (b. 1973), Dutch swimmer (born 1965), Dutch billiards player Matthijs de Bruijn (b. 1977), Dutch waterpolo player Meike de Bruijn (born 1970), Dutch racing cyclist Nick de Bruijn (b. 1987), Dutch racing driver
See also Bruijn De Bruyn De Bruin De Bruyne