Van Rijn

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Van Rijn is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from (the) Rhine river".[http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=van%20rijn&gba_naam=van%20Rijn&nfd_naam=Rijn,%20van&operator=eq&taal= Rijn, van] and [http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?nfd_naam=Rhijn%2C+van&info=aantal%20en%20verspreiding&operator=eq&taal= Rhijn, van] at the Database of Surnames in the Netherlands Common spelling variations are Van Rhijn and the anglicized version Van Ryn. People with this surname include:

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  • Anna van Rijn (ca.1512–1607), Dutch philanthropist[http://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/vrouwenlexicon/lemmata/data/Rijn van Jutphaes, Johanna van], in: Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland.
  • Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669), Dutch painter and etcher
  • Titus van Rijn (1641–1668), single surviving child of Rembrandt and Saskia van Uylenburgh
  • Guido van Rijn (born 1950), Dutch blues and gospel historian
  • Martin van Rijn (born 1956), Dutch business leader and politician
  • Karen van Rijn (born 1960s), Dutch cricketer
  • Wilma van Rijn née van Hofwegen (born 1971), Dutch freestyle swimmer
  • Rolf van Rijn (born 1972), Dutch basketball player

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  • Johannes Jacobus van Rhijn (1742–1808), Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht
  • Pieter Johannes van Rhijn (1886–1960), Dutch astronomer
  • 2203 van Rhijn (asteroid) and Van Rhijn (crater) named after him
  • {{interlanguage link|Albertus Johannes Roux van Rhijn|de||fr|}} (1890–1971), South African politician and diplomat
  • {{interlanguage link|Aart van Rhijn|nl|}} (1892–1986), Dutch government minister and state secretary
  • Willem van Rhijn (1903–1979), Dutch modern pentathlete
  • {{interlanguage link|Piet van Rhijn|de|Petrus van Rhijn|fr|Petrus van Rhijn|nl|Piet van Rhijn}} (1931–1999), Dutch footballer
  • Lia van Rhijn (born 1953), Dutch ceramist and sculptor
  • Marlou van Rhijn (born 1991), Dutch Paralympic sprint runner
  • Ricardo van Rhijn (born 1991), Dutch footballer

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