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Van Rijn is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from (the) Rhine river".[1] Among spelling variations are "Van Rhijn" and the anglicized version Van Ryn. People with this surname include:

Van Rijn
  • Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669), Dutch painter and etcher
  • Titus van Rijn (1641–1668), single surviving child of Rembrandt and Saskia van Uylenburgh
  • Guido van Rijn (born 1950), Dutch blues and gospel historian
  • Martin van Rijn (born 1956), Dutch business leader and politician
  • Wilma van Rijn née van Hofwegen (born 1971), Dutch freestyle swimmer
  • Van Rhijn
  • Johannes Jacobus van Rhijn (1742-1808), Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht
  • Pieter Johannes van Rhijn (1886–1960), Dutch astronomer
  • 2203 van Rhijn (asteroid) and Van Rhijn (crater) named after him
  • Albertus Johannes Roux van Rhijn (1890–1971), South African politician and diplomat
  • Aart van Rhijn (1892-1986), Dutch government minister and state secretary
  • Willem van Rhijn (1903–1979), Dutch modern pentathlete
  • Piet van Rhijn (born 1931), Dutch footballer
  • Lia van Rhijn (born 1953), Dutch ceramist and sculptor
  • Marlou van Rhijn (born 1991), Dutch Paralympic sprint runner
  • Ricardo van Rhijn (born 1991), Dutch footballer
  • Van Ryn
  • John Van Ryn (1905–1999), American tennis player
  • Marjorie Van Ryn née Gladman (1908-1999), American tennis player
  • Ben Van Ryn (born 1971), American baseball player
  • Mike Van Ryn (born 1979), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Fictional characters

  • Nicholas van Rijn (2376 to c. 2500 AD), main character in Poul Anderson's science fiction novels
  • References

    Van Rijn Wikipedia


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