Van Rijn

"Van Rhijn" redirects here. For the lunar crater, see Van Rhijn (crater).

Van Rijn is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from (the) Rhine river".[1] 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[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 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
* Albertus Johannes Roux van Rhijn [de; fr] (1890–1971), South African politician and diplomat
* Aart van Rhijn [nl] (1892-1986), Dutch government minister and state secretary
* Willem van Rhijn (1903–1979), Dutch modern pentathlete
* Piet van Rhijn [de; fr; nl] (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[edit]

* Nicholas van Rijn (2376 to c. 2500 AD), main character in Poul 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 novel The 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]

1. ^ Rijn, van and Rhijn, van at the Database of Surnames in the Netherlands
2. ^ van Jutphaes, Johanna van, in: Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland.

Surname list

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