Van Rijn

Van Rijn is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from (the) Rhine river". Common spelling variations are Van Rhijn and the anglicized version Van Ryn. People with this surname include:


 * Van Rijn
 * Anna van Rijn (ca.1512–1607), Dutch philanthropist
 * 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 Rijn née van 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) and Van Rhijn (crater) named after him
 * (1890–1971), South African politician and diplomat
 * (1892-1986), Dutch government minister and state secretary
 * Willem van Rhijn (1903–1979), Dutch modern pentathlete
 * (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 Ryn née Gladman (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

 * Nicholas van Rijn (2376 to c. 2500 AD), main character in Poul Anderson's science fiction novels