Van Dyck or Vandyck is a

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toponymic surname A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name,

meaning "from (the) dike", originally written

Van Dijck Van Dijck is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from (the) dike". The more common form Van Dijk uses the modern spelling of "dike". The form Van Dyck reflects a common replacement of the original IJ digraph with a Y. Notable people with the sur ...

. Notable people with the surname include: *

Abraham van Dyck Abraham van Dijck (June 1635 in Amsterdam – 27 August 1680 in Dordrecht), was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Biography According to the RKD he was a Rembrandt pupil based on the style Rembrandt was using in the 1650s.

(1635–1680), Dutch painter (preferred spelling "van Dijck") * Albert Van Dyck (1902–1951), Belgian painter *

Anthony van Dyck Sir Anthony van Dyck (; ; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Flemish Baroque painting, Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Spanish Netherlands and Italy. The seventh child of ...

(1599–1641), Flemish artist, court painter in England *

Christopher H. van Dyck Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρει ...

(born 1955), American neuroscientist *

Cornelius Van Alen Van Dyck Cornelius Van Alen Van Dyck, M.D. (August 13, 1818 – November 13, 1895) was an American missionary physician, teacher and translator of the Protestant Bible into Arabic.Edouard Van Dyck Edward (Ward) Van Dijck (22 March 1918 – 22 April 1977) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer during the 1940s and 1950s. Van Dijck became the second Belgian to win the Spanish Grand Tour at the 1947 Vuelta a España—which co ...

(1918–1977), Belgian professional road bicycle racer *

Elisabeth Van Dyck Members of the Red Army Faction (RAF) can be split up into three generations. The first (founding) generation existed from 1970 onwards. The second generation emerged from 1975 and included people from other groups such as the Socialist Patien ...

(1951–1979), German member of the Red Army Faction * Ernest van Dyck (1861–1923), Belgian dramatic tenor *

Floris van Dyck Floris van Dyck, also called Floris van Dijck or Floris Claesz. van Dyck (c.1575 – before 26 April 1651) was a Dutch Golden Age still life painter. Biography Van Dyck lived in Haarlem for most of his life, but he was born in Delft. He was a c ...

(1575–1651), Dutch painter *

Henry H. Van Dyck Henry H. Van Dyck (September 3, 1809 Kinderhook (town), New York, Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York — January 22, 1888 Brooklyn, Kings County, New York) was an American newspaper publisher, financier and politician from New York. Life He wa ...

(1809–1888), New York politician * Jeff van Dyck (born 1969), Australian video game music composer * Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck, American educator * Max Van Dyck (1902–1992), Belgian painter *

Steve Van Dyck Steve Van Dyck is the Senior Curator of vertebrates at Queensland Museum, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Steve Van Dyck was instrumental in the rediscovery of the endangered mahogany glider in 1989. Honour Steve Van Dyck has been awarde ...

, Australian zoologist and museum curator *

Vedder Van Dyck Vedder Van Dyck (July 18, 1889 - August 2, 1960) was the fifth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont. Biography A graduate of Columbia College (1918) and the General Theological Seminary in New York (1914), he was consecrated on February 24 ...

(1889–1960), American Episcopal bishop * William Vandyck, British actor and children's author *

William V. B. Van Dyck William Van Bergen Van Dyck (September 8, 1875 – March 13, 1981) was an American college football player and coach, electrical engineer, and businessman. He played college football at Rutgers College in 1893 and 1894 and served as the first f ...

(1875–1981), American football player, electrical engineer, and businessman

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