Vansittart is a surname of Dutch origin that originated in the city of Sittard in Limburg. A rich mercantile branch of the Dutch family that settled at Shottesbrooke, in Berkshire, England, included several members who were prominent in British politics.
Notable people with the surname include: Augustus Arthur Vansittart (1824–1882), English scholar Cyril Vansittart (1852–1887), English-Italian chess player Edward Vansittart Neale (1810–1892), English barrister George Henry Vansittart (1768–1824), British army general George Vansittart (1745–1825), British politician Henrietta Vansittart (1833–1883), English engineer and inventor Henry Vansittart (1732–1770), English diplomat and Governor of Bengal Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley (1766–1851), English politician Peter Vansittart (1920–2008), English writer Robert Vansittart (judge) (1728–1789), English jurist Robert Vansittart, 1st Baron Vansittart (1881–1957), English diplomat Rupert Vansittart (born 1958), English actor Sir Vansittart Bowater, 1st Baronet (1862–1938), English politician Tom Vansittart (born 1950), English retired footballer William Vansittart (1813–1878), British politician William Vansittart Bowater (1838–1907), English businessman Alice Vansittart Comyns Carr (1850–1927), British costume designer associated with the Aesthetic dress movement Alma Gertrude Vansittart Strettell, (1853–1939), British translator and poet
See also Vansittart (ship) Vansittart (1814 ship), launched at New York in 1807, under another name HMS Vansittart (D64), Admiralty modified W class destroyer of the Royal Navy Vansittart (East Indiaman) Vansittart Bay, Western Australia Vansittart Island (Nunavut), uninhabited Canadian arctic island Vansittart Island (Tasmania), island in Australia
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