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 playwright
Egbert van Kampen (1908–1942), Belgian mathematician
He devised the Van Kampen theorem in topology and the Van Kampen diagram in group theory
Jacob van Kampen (1596–1657), Dutch artist and architect
Johannes van Kampen (1899–1969), Dutch sprinter
Judith van Kampen (born 1978), Dutch softball player
Michiel van Kampen (born 1976), Dutch baseball player
Nico van Kampen (1921–2013), Dutch theoretical physicist
He pioneered the Van Kampen's expansion technique in the analysis of stochastic processes
Paul van Kampen, singer and musician in the rock band Beija Flor
Pieter Nicolaas van Kampen (1878–1937), Dutch zoologist
Robert Van Kampen (1938–1999), American businessman and Christian fundamentalist
Robin van Kampen (born 1994), Dutch chess grandmaster and prodigy
Stephen van Kampen, singer and musician in the rock band Beija Flor.
