Van Kempen is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from Kempen", a German city at the Dutch border. The Kempen region of the Low Countries is also a possible origin, e.g. in the case of Ludwig van Kempen.Kempen, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. People with this name include:
Ad van Kempen (1944–2026), Dutch film actor Kenneth van Kempen (born 1987), Dutch basketball player Ludwig van Kempen (1304–1361), Flemish Benedictine monk and music theorist Michiel van Kempen (born 1957), Dutch writer, art historian and literary critic Paul van Kempen (1893–1955), Dutch conductor Piet van Kempen (1898–1985), Dutch racing cyclist Thomas van Kempen (circa 1380–1471), Dutch theologian Thomas à Kempis
See also Van Kampen Kempen (disambiguation)
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