Goossens

Goossens is a Dutch-language patronymic surname meaning "son of Goos/Goossen" (Goswin). It is the 8th most common name in Belgium. Notable people with the surname include:
 * Adolphe Goossens (1896–1916), Horn player who died in action at the Somme, aged 20.
 * Ben Goossens (born 1985), Belgian ad agency art director and photomontage artist
 * (born 1953), Belgian actor and comedian
 * Colette Goossens (born 1942), Belgian swimmer
 * Daniel Goossens, (born 1954), French cartoonist
 * Dennis Goossens (born 1993), Belgian gymnast
 * Ester Goossens (born 1972), Dutch middle-distance runner
 * Eugène Goossens, père (1845–1906), Belgian conductor
 * Eugène Goossens, fils (1867–1958), French conductor and violinist, son of Eugène Goossens, père
 * Eugene Aynsley Goossens (1893–1962), English conductor and composer, son of Eugène Goossens, fils
 * Jan Goossens (born 1930), Belgian dialectologist and philologist
 * Jan Goossens (born 1958), Dutch-born American indoor soccer player
 * Jean-Maurice Goossens (1892–1965), Belgian ice hockey player
 * John Goossens (born 1988), Dutch footballer
 * John J. Goossens (1944–2002), Belgian businessman
 * Kris Goossens (born 1974), Belgian tennis player
 * Léon Goossens (1897–1988), British oboist, son of Eugène Goossens, fils
 * Marc Goossens (cyclist) (born 1958), Belgian racing cyclist
 * Marc Goossens (born 1969), Belgian racecar driver
 * Marie Goossens (1894–1991), English harpist, older sister of Sidonie Goossens
 * Michaël Goossens (born 1973), Belgian footballer
 * Pierre-Lambert Goossens (1827–1906), Belgian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
 * Ray Goossens (1924–1998), Flemish artist, animator and director
 * Reinhilde Goossens (born 1961), Belgian singer known by the name "Lisa del Bo"
 * Robert Goossens (1927–2016), French jewelry maker
 * (born 1937), Belgian comics artist known as "Gos"
 * Sidonie Goossens (1899–2004), British harpist, daughter of Eugène Goossens, fils
 * Simon Goossens (1893–1964), Belgian sculptor
 * Victor Goossens, founder and co-owner of the multiregional professional esports organization Team Liquid