Stassen is a Dutch

patronymic surname A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based o ...

, originally meaning "son of Stas", a short form of Eustathius.Stassen
at the

Meertens Institute The Meertens Institute (Dutch ''Meertens Instituut'') in Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of ...

database of surnames in the Netherlands. * Ben Stassen (born 1959), Belgian film director and producer * Franz Stassen (1869–1949), German painter and illustrator * Glen Stassen (1936–2014), American ethicist, professor, and Baptist theologian *

Harold Stassen Harold Edward Stassen (April 13, 1907 – March 4, 2001) was an American Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician, military officer, and attorney who was the List of governors of Minnesota, 25th governor of Minnesota from 193 ...

(1907–2001), American politician from Minnesota; governor of Minnesota 1939–1943; perennial candidate for U.S. president * J. Robert Stassen (1927–2015), American politician; Minnesota state senator (1973–1976) *

Jean-Philippe Stassen Jean-Philippe Stassen (born 14 March 1966 in Liège, Belgium) is a Belgian comics creator best known for '' Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda''. Biography Born in Liège to a Flemish father and a Jewish mother, Jean-Philippe Stassen started travell ...

(born 1966), Belgian comic-book artist * Julien Stassen (born 1988), Belgian bicycle racer * Laurence Stassen (born 1971), Dutch politician * Riley G. Stassen-Raddatz (born 1994), American machinist

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