Van Cleef is a Dutch

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

. Notable people with the surname include: * Jan Van Cleef (1646–1716), Flemish painter * Joos van Cleve (also spelled ''Jos van Cleef'') (1485–1540), painter from Cleves * Cornelius van Cleve (1520–1567), painter and son of Joos *

Lee Van Cleef Clarence LeRoy Van Cleef Jr. (January 9, 1925 – December 16, 1989) was an American actor. He appeared in over 170 film and television roles in a career spanning nearly 40 years, but is best known as a star of spaghetti Westerns, particularly t ...

(1925–1989), American film actor who primarily starred in westerns * June Van Cleef (born 1941), American photographer *Nathan van Cleef, one of the villains of Shanghai Noon (modeled after Lee Van Cleef)

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