Van der Linden is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the linden tree". It can also be spelled Vander Linden or Vanderlinden. Notable people with the surname include:
van der Linden Antoine van der Linden (born 1976), Dutch footballer (1909–1987), Dutch film director Dolf van der Linden (1915–1999), Dutch conductor (1781–1866), Belgian politician Eric van der Linden (born 1974), Dutch triathlete Floris van der Linden (born 1996), Dutch footballer Gerard van der Linden (born 1981), Dutch rower Gerry van der Linden (born 1952), Dutch novelist and poet Henk van der Linden (footballer) (1918–1985), Dutch footballer Henk van der Linden (1925–2021), Dutch filmmaker James Van der Linden (born 1930), Belgian postal historian Jef Van Der Linden (1927–2008), Belgian footballer Joannes Antonides van der Linden (1609–1664), Dutch physician, botanist, author and librarian Jop van der Linden (born 1990), Dutch footballer
(1951–1983), Belgian cyclist Maarten van der Linden (born 1969), Dutch rower Marc Van Der Linden (born 1964), Belgian footballer Marcel van der Linden (born 1952), Dutch social scientist Maritzka van der Linden (born 1962), Dutch swimmer Martijn van der Linden (born 1979), Dutch illustrator Nico Van Der Linden (born 1985), Belgian footballer Peter van der Linden (born 1963), Dutch technology writer Pierre van der Linden (born 1946), Dutch jazz drummer Pieter Cort van der Linden (1846–1935), Dutch politician René van der Linden (born 1943), Dutch politician Rick van der Linden (1946–2006), Dutch composer and keyboardist Sabina van der Linden-Wolanski (1927–2011), Polish-Australian Holocaust survivor and author
(1884–1965), Dutch chemist after whom the insecticide Lindane is named Tonny van der Linden (1932–2017), Dutch footballer
Wesley Van der Linden (born 1982), Belgian cyclist Wim van der Linden (1941–2001), Dutch photographer and film and television director
Vander Linden, Vanderlinden Aubert Vanderlinden (born 1985), Belgian ballet dancer Barbara Vanderlinden (born 1965), Belgian art critic, editor and curator Guy Vander Linden (born 1948), American politician (1798–1877), Belgian revolutionary and politician Pierre Léonard Vander Linden (1797–1831), Belgian entomologist Ron Vanderlinden (born 1956), American football coach
Van Linden Alex Van Linden (born 1952), Belgian cyclist, brother of Rik Rik Van Linden (born 1949), Belgian cyclist, brother of Alex
See also 2538 Vanderlinden, a main-belt asteroid Van der Linde