Van Kampen is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from Kampen", where Kampen usually refers to Kampen, Overijssel.[1] People with this surname include:
Claire van Kampen (1953 - ), Composer and playwrightEgbert van Kampen (1908–1942), Belgian mathematicianHe devised the Van Kampen theorem in topology and the Van Kampen diagram in group theoryJacob van Kampen (1596–1657), Dutch artist and architectJohannes van Kampen (1899–1969), Dutch sprinterJudith van Kampen (born 1978), Dutch softball playerMichiel van Kampen (born 1976), Dutch baseball playerNico van Kampen (1921–2013), Dutch theoretical physicistHe pioneered the Van Kampen's expansion technique in the analysis of stochastic processesPaul van Kampen, singer and musician in the rock band Beija FlorPieter Nicolaas van Kampen (1878–1937), Dutch zoologistRobert Van Kampen (1938–1999), American businessman and Christian fundamentalistRobin van Kampen (born 1994), Dutch chess grandmaster and prodigyStephen van Kampen, singer and musician in the rock band Beija Flor.