Van Vliet

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:


 * (born 1951), Dutch mayor
 * Andy Van Vliet (born 1995), Belgian basketball player for Bnei Herzliya Basket in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Arie van Vliet (1916–2001), Dutch Olympic cycler
 * Carolyne Van Vliet (1929–2016), Dutch-born American physicist
 * Claire Van Vliet (born 1933), Canadian painter, illustrator and typographer
 * Chris Van Vliet (born 1983), Canadian television personality
 * Don Van Vliet (1941–2010), better known as Captain Beefheart, American musician and painter
 * Eddy van Vliet (1942–2002), Belgian writer and lawyer
 * Gerard van Vliet (born 1964), Aruban cyclist
 * Hanna van Vliet (born 1992), Dutch actress
 * Hanpeter van Vliet (1962–1996), Dutch software engineer
 * Hans van Vliet (born 1949), Dutch computer scientist
 * Hans van Vliet (born 1976), better known as Hunz, Australian electronic pop musician
 * Hendrick Cornelisz van Vliet (1611–1675), Dutch painter
 * Jan van Vliet (1622–1666), Dutch philologist
 * Jan Gillisz van Vliet (1605–1668), Dutch painter
 * Jeremias van Vliet (1602–1663), Dutch East India Company director and historian in Thailand
 * (born 1965), Dutch jazz pianist
 * (1914–2000), United States Army commander and POW known for the Van Vliet Report
 * Krystyn Van Vliet, American engineer
 * Leo van Vliet (born 1955), Dutch racing cyclist
 * Louis van Vliet (1854–1932), Dutch chess master
 * Lyman Van Vliet (born ca. 1927), American inventor of Shoe Goo
 * Marcel van Vliet (born 1970), Dutch truck racer
 * Marjorie van Vliet (1923–1990), American aviator
 * Maury Van Vliet (1913–2001), Canadian physical education academic
 * Nel van Vliet (1926–2006), Dutch swimmer
 * Paul van Vliet (1935–2023), Dutch cabaretier and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
 * Peter Van Vliet (fl. 1841–1851), American farmer and politician
 * Robert Campbell Van Vliet (1857–1943), United States Army commander
 * 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 (American politician) (born 1930), American politician
 * Tony Van Vliet (Australian politician) (1933–1982), Australian politician
 * Willem van Vliet (born 1952), Dutch sociologist


 * Van de(r) Vliet
 * Albert Van de Vliet (born 1917, date of death unknown), Belgian Olympic canoeist
 * Cornelis van der Vliet (1880–1960), Dutch sports shooter
 * Henk van der Vliet (born 1928), Dutch flutist and composer
 * Jan van der Vliet (born 1949), Dutch rower
 * Patricia van der Vliet (born 1989), Dutch fashion model
 * Wiebe van der Vliet (born 1970), Dutch film editor
 * Willem van der Vliet (ca. 1584–1642), Dutch Golden Age painter


 * Fan-der-Flit, Russian noble merchant family