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 Variations include Van de Vliet and Van der Vliet. People with this surname include:
(born 1951), Dutch mayor Andy Van Vliet (born 1995), Belgian basketball player Arie van Vliet (1916–2001), Dutch Olympic cycler Carolyne Van Vliet (1929–2016), Dutch-born American physicist Claire Van Vliet (born 1933), Canadian painter, illustrator and typographer Chris Van Vliet (born 1983), Canadian television personality Don Van Vliet (1941–2010), better known as Captain Beefheart, American musician and painter Eddy van Vliet (1942–2002), Belgian writer and lawyer 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 Hendrick Cornelisz van Vliet (1611–1675), Dutch painter Jan van Vliet (1622–1666), Dutch philologist Jan Gillisz van Vliet (1605–1668), Dutch painter Jeremias van Vliet (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 Leo van Vliet (born 1955), Dutch racing cyclist Louis van Vliet (1854–1932), Dutch chess master Lyman Van Vliet (born ca. 1927), American inventor of Shoe Goo Marcel van Vliet (born 1970), Dutch truck racer Marjorie van Vliet (1923–1990), American aviator Maury Van Vliet (1913–2001), Canadian physical education academic Nel van Vliet (1926–2006), Dutch swimmer Paul van Vliet (1935–2023), Dutch cabaretier and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Perry Van Vliet Hackett (born 1943), American television journalist Peter Van Vliet (fl. 1841–1851), American farmer and politician Robert Campbell Van Vliet (1857–1943), United States Army commander Roland van Vliet (born 1969), Dutch politician Stefanie van Vliet (born 1967), Dutch politician Stewart Van Vliet (1815–1901), Union general of the American Civil War Teun van Vliet (born 1962), Dutch road cyclist Tony Van Vliet (American politician) (born 1930), American politician Tony Van Vliet (Australian politician) (1933–1982), Australian politician Willem van Vliet (born 1952), Dutch sociologist
Van de(r) Vliet Albert Van de Vliet (born 1917, date of death unknown), Belgian Olympic canoeist Cornelis van der Vliet (1880–1960), Dutch sports shooter Henk van der Vliet (born 1928), Dutch flutist and composer Jan van der Vliet (born 1949), Dutch rower Patricia van der Vliet (born 1989), Dutch fashion model Wiebe van der Vliet (born 1970), Dutch film editor Willem van der Vliet (ca. 1584–1642), Dutch Golden Age painter
Fan-der-Flit, Russian noble merchant family
See also Vliet (disambiguation)
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