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Van Kampen is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from Kampen", where Kampen usually refers to Kampen, Overijssel. People with this surname include:

• Aad van Kampen, (1919–?), Dutch footballer, ADO The Hague, center back, twice Dutch champion

• Claire van Kampen (born 1953), English director, composer and playwright
• David van Kampen [da; fy; nl] (born 1939), Dutch painter, sculptor and draughtsman
• Egbert van Kampen (1908–1942), Dutch mathematician
  • He devised the Van Kampen theorem in topology and the Van Kampen diagram in group theory
• Jacob van Campen (1596–1657), Dutch artist and architect
• Johannes van Kampen (1899–1969), Dutch sprinter
• Judith van Kampen (born 1978), Dutch softball player
• Michiel van Kampen (born 1976), Dutch baseball player
• Nico van Kampen (1921–2013), Dutch theoretical physicist
  • He pioneered the Van Kampen's expansion, technique in the analysis of stochastic processes
• Nicolaas Godfried van Kampen (1776–1839), Dutch Mennonite author and deacon
• Paul van Kampen, singer and musician in the rock band Beija Flor
• Pieter Nicolaas van Kampen (1878–1937), Dutch zoologist
• Robert Van Kampen (1938–1999), American businessman and Christian fundamentalist
• Robin van Kampen (born 1994), Dutch chess grandmaster and prodigy
• Stephen van Kampen, singer and musician in the rock band Beija Flor

See also

• Van Campen
• Van Kampen Investments, an American mutual fund company established by Robert Van Kampen
• Van Kempen

References

1. Kampen, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.

• Surnames
• Dutch-language surnames
• Surnames of Dutch origin
• Toponymic surnames