van Emden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Anicka van Emden (born 1986), Dutch judoka Helmut Fritz van Emden (born 1933), German-born British entomologist Jos van Emden (born 1985), Dutch cyclist Maarten van Emden (1937–2023), Dutch-Canadian mathematician and computer scientist Richard van Emden (born 1965), English writer