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 politician
Arie van Vliet (1916–2001), Dutch Olympic cycler
Carolyne M. Van Vliet (born in Dordrecht), Dutch-born American physicist
Chris Van Vliet (born 1983), Canadian television personality
Claire Van Vliet (born 1933), Canadian artist, illustrator and typographer
Don Van Vliet better known as Captain Beefheart (1941–2010), American musician and painter
Eddy van Vliet (1942–2002), Belgian writer and lawyer
Hanpeter van Vliet, Dutch software engineer
Hans van Vliet, better known as Hunz (born 1976), Australian electronic pop musician of the band Hunz
Hans van Vliet (born 1949), Dutch computer scientist and Professor of Software Engineering at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Hendrick Cornelisz van Vliet (1611–1675), Dutch painter
Jan van Vliet (1622–1666), Dutch philologist
nl:Jeremias van Vliet (thai Wan Walit - วัน วลิต) (1602–1663), Dutch East India Company director and historian in Thailand
John Vliet Lindsay (1921–2000), Mayor of New York City
Leo van Vliet (born 1955), Dutch racing cyclist
Louis van Vliet (c.1868–1932), Dutch chess master
Lyman Van Vliet, American inventor of Shoe Goo
Marcel van Vliet, Dutch truck racer
Marjorie van Vliet (1923–1990), American aviator
Mark Van Vliet (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player
Maury Van Vliet (1913–2001), Canadian physical education academic
Nel van Vliet (1926–2006), Dutch Olympic swimmer
nl:Paul van Vliet (born 1935), Dutch cabaretier and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Peter Van Vliet (fl. 1841–1851), American farmer and politician
Roland van Vliet (born 1969), Dutch politician
Stefanie van Vliet (born 1967), Dutch politician
Stewart Van Vliet (1815–1901), Union general of the American Civil War
Teun van Vliet (born 1962), Dutch road cyclist
Tony Van Vliet (Australian politician) (1933–1982), Australian politician
Tony Van Vliet (American politician) (born 1930), American politician
Willem van Vliet (born 1952), Dutch sociologist
