Van Dam
Van Dam ("of the dam") is a Dutch toponymic surname. People with this name include:
- Andries van Dam (b. 1930), Dutch-born American computer scientist
- Carlo van Dam (b. 1986), Dutch racing driver
- Cornelis Van Dam (b. 1946), Canadian Old Testament scholar
- Cornelis P. G. van Dam (b. 1954), Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engr., University of California, Davis
- Danielle van Dam (1994-2002), American murder victim
- Dave Van Dam, American voice impressionist
- Douwe Casparus van Dam (1827–1898), Dutch naturalist, explorer and museum curator
- Jan Albertsz van Dam (1670-1746), Dutch mathematician and astronomer
- Johannes van Dam (1946–2013), Dutch journalist and food writer
- José van Dam (b. 1940), Belgian bass-baritone
- Joseph Van Dam (1901-1986), Belgian road cyclist
- Lex van Dam (b. 1968), Dutch hedge fund manager
- Lloyd van Dams (b. 1972), Dutch–Surinamese kickboxer
- Luc van Dam (1920-1976), Dutch boxer
- Marcel van Dam (b. 1938), Dutch sociologist, politician and television presenter
- Marinus van Dam (1929-1997), Dutch-born American candy maker
- Martijn van Dam (b. 1978), Dutch engineer and politician
- Max van Dam (1910–1943), Dutch painter
- Nicolette van Dam (b. 1984), Dutch actress
- Nikolaos van Dam (b. 1945), Dutch diplomat and Middle East expert
- Paul Van Dam (born 1937), Utah politician
- Rijk van Dam (born 1952), Dutch politician
- Rip Van Dam (c.1660-1749), New York Province politician
- Rob Van Dam (b. 1970), American professional wrestler
- Stephan Van Dam (b. 1959), American cartographer and graphic designer
- Thijs van Dam (b, 1997), Dutch field hockey player
The forms VanDam, Vandam or Vandamm are often indicative of a family of Dutch or Flemish origin which had lived for generations in a non-Dutch speaking environment, for example:
- Albert Dresden Vandam (1843–1903), English journalist and writer
- Jerry Vandam (b. 1988), Ghanaian-French footballer
- Kevin VanDam (b. 1967), American fisherman
- Major William Vandam, fictional British officer in Ken Follett's The Key to Rebecca
- Phillip Vandamm, fictional spy in Hitchcock's North by Northwest
See also
- Dam, Danish surname
- van Damm
- van Damme
- Vandamme
- Vandam, a village in Azerbaijan
- Vandam Street in Greenwich Village, New York City
- Van Dam's vanga, a bird named after Douwe Casparus van Dam
This page lists people with the surname Van Dam.
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