Goossens

Goossens is a Dutch-language patronymic surname meaning "son of Goos/Goossen" (Goswin). It is the 8th most common name in Belgium. Notable people with the surname include:

• Ben Goossens (b. 1985), Belgian ad agency art director and photomontage artist
• Carry Goossens (b. 1953), Belgian actor and comedian
• Colette Goossens (b. 1942), Belgian swimmer
• Daniel Goossens, (b. 1954), French cartoonist
• Dennis Goossens (b. 1993), Belgian gymnast
• Ester Goossens (b. 1972), Dutch middle-distance runner
• Eugène Goossens, père (1845–1906), Belgian conductor
• Eugène Goossens, fils (1867–1958), French conductor and violinist, son of Eugène Goossens, père
• Eugene Aynsley Goossens (1893–1962), English conductor and composer, son of Eugène Goossens, fils
• Jan Goossens (b. 1930), Belgian dialectologist and philologist
• Jan Goossens (b. 1958), Dutch-born American indoor soccer player
• Jean-Maurice Goossens (1892–1965), Belgian ice hockey player
• John Goossens (b. 1988), Dutch footballer
• John J. Goossens (1944–2002), Belgian businessman
• Kris Goossens (b. 1974), Belgian tennis player
• Léon Goossens (1897–1988), British oboist, son of Eugène Goossens, fils
• Marc Goossens (b. 1969), Belgian racecar driver
• Michaël Goossens (b. 1973), Belgian footballer
• Pierre-Lambert Goossens (1827–1906), Belgian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Ray Goossens (1924–1998), Flemish artist, animator and director
• Reinhilde Goossens (b. 1961), Belgian singer known by the name "Lisa del Bo"
• Robert Goossens (1927–2016), French jewelry maker
• Roland Goossens (born 1937), Belgian comics artist known as "Gos"
• Sidonie Goossens (1899–2004), British harpist, daughter of Eugène Goossens, fils
• Simon Goossens (1893–1964), Belgian sculptor

See also

• Goosen, form of surname most common in South Africa
• Goossen, another form of the surname
• Mount Goossens, named after the Belgian photographer Leon Goossens