Baan (surname)

Baan is a Dutch surname with a variety of origins. Variant forms are Baans, Baen, De Baan, De Baen and Van der Baan. It can be patronymic, where Baan or Bane may be, among others, a short form of Urbanus. Alternatively, given that Dutch baan can mean "lane" or "track", it may be a toponymic or metonymic occupational surname, referring e.g. to a kaatser or road maker. People with this name include:

Baan

 * David Baan (1908–1984), Dutch boxer
 * Fiona Baan (1938–1994), Scottish-born American sports administrator
 * Iwan Baan (born 1975), Dutch photographer
 * Jan Baan (born 1946), Dutch entrepreneur and venture capitalist, brother of Paul
 * Paul Baan (born 1951), Dutch entrepreneur and venture capitalist, brother of Jan
 * Baan Corporation, software company founded by Jan and Paul Baan
 * (1912–1975), Dutch forensic psychiater, namesake of the Pieter Baan Centre
 * Rob Baan (born 1943), Dutch football coach

Baans

 * Madelon Baans (born 1977), Dutch breaststroke swimmer

Baen

 * Jim Baen (1943–2006), American science fiction publisher and editor (Baen Books)

De Baan and De Baen

 * Jan de Baan or de Baen (1633–1702), Dutch portrait painter
 * Jacobus de Baan or de Baen (1673–1700), Dutch portrait painter, son of Jan