VLIET, Willem van der
VLIET, Willem van der – 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. Variations include Van de Vliet and Van der Vliet. People with this surname include:Albertine van Vliet-Kuiper, Dutch mayor
Andy Van Vliet, Belgian basketball player
Arie van Vliet (1916–2001), Dutch Olympic cycler
Carolyne Van Vliet (1929–2016), Dutch-born American physicist
Claire Van Vliet, Canadian painter, illustrator and typographer
Chris Van Vliet, 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
Hanna van Vliet, Dutch actress
Hanpeter van Vliet (1962–1996), Dutch software engineer
Hans van Vliet, Dutch computer scientist
Hans van Vliet, 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
Jeroen van Vliet, Dutch jazz pianist
John H. Van Vliet (1914–2000), United States Army commander and POW known for the Van Vliet Report
Krystyn Van Vliet, American engineer
Leo van Vliet, Dutch racing cyclist
Louis van Vliet (1854–1932), Dutch chess master
Lyman Van Vliet, American inventor of Shoe Goo
Marcel van Vliet, 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
Perry Van Vliet Hackett, American television journalist
Peter Van Vliet, American farmer and politician
Robert Campbell Van Vliet (1857–1943), United States Army commander
Roland van Vliet, Dutch politician
Stefanie van Vliet, Dutch politician
Stewart Van Vliet (1815–1901), Union general of the American Civil War
Teun van Vliet, Dutch road cyclist
Tony Van Vliet, American politician
Tony Van Vliet (1933–1982), Australian politician
Willem van Vliet, Dutch sociologistVan de(r) VlietAlbert Van de Vliet, Belgian Olympic canoeist
Cornelis van der Vliet (1880–1960), Dutch sports shooter
Henk van der Vliet, Dutch flutist and composer
Jan van der Vliet, Dutch rower
Patricia van der Vliet, Dutch fashion model
Wiebe van der Vliet, Dutch film editor
Willem van der Vliet, Dutch Golden Age painterFan-der-Flit, Russian noble merchant family
