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meaning "from the corner".Hoek, van den
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands Variations on the name include Van Hoek, Van der Hoek, Van den Hoeck, Van den Hoecke, and concatenated forms of these. The surname Verhoek is a contraction of "Van der Hoek". People with these surnames include: ;Van den Hoek *

Aad van den Hoek Aad van den Hoek (born 14 October 1951) is a former Dutch cycle sport, cyclist. He was professional between 1974 and 1983 and was good friends with Gerrie Knetemann. Together they won four Tour de France team time trial stages with their team T ...

(born 1951), Dutch racing cyclist * Arnold van den Hoek (1921–1945), Dutch chess player * Bianca van den Hoek (born 1976), Dutch racing cyclist *

Cornelis Pieter van den Hoek Cornelis Pieter "Piet" van den Hoek (7 June 1921 – 12 February 2015) was a Dutch resistance fighter during World War II. Van den Hoek was one of the few knights of the Dutch Military William Order. Resistance fighter In 1942 Van den Hoek was ...

(1921–2015), Dutch World War II resistance fighter *

Leanne van den Hoek Brigadier General Leanne van den Hoek (born 21 August 1958 in Rotterdam) is an officer of the Royal Netherlands Army. She is the first woman to hold a flag officer rank in the Dutch military.

(born 1958), Dutch army officer * (1957–2022), Dutch classical pianis

;Van der Hoek See Van der Hoek. ;Van den Hoeck * (1700–1750), Dutch founder of the German scholarly publishing house

Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (V&R) is a scholarly publishing house based in Göttingen, Germany. It was founded in 1735 by (1700–1750) in connection with the establishment of the Georg-August-Universität in the same city. After Abraham Vandenh ...

Anna Vandenhoeck Anna Vandenhoeck (1709–1787) was a German printer.Béatrice Craig: Women and Business since 1500: Invisible Presences in Europe and North America?' She managed the printing shop ''Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht '' in Göttingen after the death of her s ...

(1709–1787), German printer ;Van den Hoecke *

Gaspar van den Hoecke Gaspar van den Hoecke (c. 1585–after 1648) was a Flemish Baroque painter of small devotional cabinet pieces in the manner of Frans Francken II. His sons Robert and Jan van den Hoecke were also painters. Van den Hoecke, who studied under J ...

(c. 1585–after 1648), Flemish still life painter *

Jan van den Hoecke Jan van den Hoecke (baptised on 4 August 1611 – 1651) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and designer of wall tapestries. He was one of the principal assistants in Rubens' studio in the 1630s. He later traveled to Italy where he resided for a ...

(1611–1651), Flemish painter and draughtsman, son of Gaspar *

Robert van den Hoecke Robert van den Hoecke (30 November 1622 in Antwerp – 1668 in Bergues, Bergues-Saint-Winoc) was a Flemish painter, engraver and architect. He is principally known for his panoramic battle scenes as well as his landscape paintings. A single sti ...

(1622–1668), Flemish battle scenes painter, son of Gaspar ;Van Hoek * (born 1947), Dutch painter and woodcarver *

John Van Hoek John Van Hoek (born 11 December 1952) is an Australian judoka. He competed in the men's half-middleweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially ...

(born 1952), Australian judoka *

Lotte van Hoek Lotte van Hoek (born 8 August 1991) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, m ...

(born 1991), Dutch racing cyclist

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