Van Vliet is a toponymic surname of Dutch origin. The original bearer may have lived or worked near a vliet, a Dutch term for a minor stream. The name is quite common in the Netherlands, ranking 40th in 2007 (16,903 people). Variations include Van de Vliet and Van der Vliet. People with this surname include:
de:Albertine van Vliet-Kuiper (born 1951), Dutch politicianArie van Vliet (1916–2001), Dutch Olympic cyclerCarolyne M. Van Vliet (born in Dordrecht), Dutch-born American physicistChris Van Vliet (born 1983), Canadian television personalityClaire Van Vliet (born 1933), Canadian artist, illustrator and typographerDon Van Vliet better known as Captain Beefheart (1941–2010), American musician and painterEddy van Vliet (1942–2002), Belgian writer and lawyerHanpeter van Vliet, Dutch software engineerHans van Vliet, better known as Hunz (born 1976), Australian electronic pop musician of the band HunzHans van Vliet (born 1949), Dutch computer scientist and Professor of Software Engineering at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.Hendrick Cornelisz van Vliet (1611–1675), Dutch painterJan van Vliet (1622–1666), Dutch philologistnl:Jeremias van Vliet (thai Wan Walit - วัน วลิต) (1602–1663), Dutch East India Company director and historian in ThailandJohn Vliet Lindsay (1921–2000), Mayor of New York CityLeo van Vliet (born 1955), Dutch racing cyclistLouis van Vliet (c.1868–1932), Dutch chess masterLyman Van Vliet, American inventor of Shoe GooMarcel van Vliet, Dutch truck racerMarjorie van Vliet (1923–1990), American aviatorMark Van Vliet (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey playerMaury Van Vliet (1913–2001), Canadian physical education academicNel van Vliet (1926–2006), Dutch Olympic swimmernl:Paul van Vliet (born 1935), Dutch cabaretier and UNICEF Goodwill AmbassadorPeter Van Vliet (fl. 1841–1851), American farmer and politicianRoland van Vliet (born 1969), Dutch politicianStefanie van Vliet (born 1967), Dutch politicianStewart Van Vliet (1815–1901), Union general of the American Civil WarTeun van Vliet (born 1962), Dutch road cyclistTony Van Vliet (Australian politician) (1933–1982), Australian politicianTony Van Vliet (American politician) (born 1930), American politicianWillem van Vliet (born 1952), Dutch sociologist