van der Vaart is a Dutch surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Aad van der Vaart (born 1959), Dutch statistician Donald van der Vaart, American chemical engineer and lawyer Jan van der Vaart (ceramist) (1931–2000), Dutch ceramist Jan van der Vaart (painter) (c. 1650–1727), Dutch painter Macha van der Vaart (born 1972), Dutch field hockey player Rafael van der Vaart (born 1983), Dutch footballer Sylvie van der Vaart (born 1978), Dutch television personality and model