Van Rijn
Van Rijnis aDutchtoponymic surnamemeaning "from (the)Rhineriver ".[1]Common spelling variations areVan Rhijnand the anglicized versionVan Ryn.People with this surname include:
- Van Rijn
- Anna van Rijn(ca.1512–1607), Dutch philanthropist[2]
- 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
- Karen van Rijn(born 1960s), Dutch cricketer
- Wilma van Rijnnéevan Hofwegen(born 1971), Dutch freestyle swimmer
- Rolf van Rijn(born 1972), Dutch basketball player
- Van Reijn
- Theo van Reijn(1884–1954), Dutch sculptor
- 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) andVan 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(1931–1999), 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 Rhyn
- Ernst van Rhyn(born 1997), South African rugby player
- Van Ryn
- John Van Ryn(1905–1999), American tennis player
- Marjorie Van RynnéeGladman(1908-1999), American tennis player
- Ben Van Ryn(born 1971), American baseball player
- Mike Van Ryn(born 1979), Canadian ice hockey player
- Laura Van Ryn(1984–2006), American car crash victim with mistaken identity
Fictional characters
[edit]- Nicholas van Rijn(2376 to c. 2500 AD), main character inPoul Anderson's science fiction novels
See also
[edit]- Van der Ryn,surname of same origin
- Vanryn,extraterrestrials from the planet Ryn in the science fiction novelThe Haunted Stars
- Anna van Rijn College,Dutch secondary school named after Anna fvan Rijn (1512–1607)
- Van Ryn & DeGelleke,American architectural firm co-founded by Henry J. Van Ryn (1864–1951)
References
[edit]- ^Rijn, vanandRhijn, vanat the Database of Surnames in the Netherlands
- ^van Jutphaes, Johanna van,in: Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland.
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