# Van Rijn

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'''Van Rijn''' is a [Dutch](/source/Dutch_language) [toponymic surname](/source/toponymic_surname) meaning "from (the) [Rhine](/source/Rhine) river".<ref>[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</ref> Common spelling variations are '''Van Rhijn''' and the anglicized version '''Van Ryn'''. People with this surname include:

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*[Anna van Rijn](/source/Anna_van_Rijn) (ca.1512–1607), Dutch philanthropist<ref>[https://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/vrouwenlexicon/lemmata/data/Rijn van Jutphaes, Johanna van], in: Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland.</ref>
*[Rembrandt van Rijn](/source/Rembrandt_van_Rijn) (1606&ndash;1669), Dutch painter and etcher
*[Titus van Rijn](/source/Titus_van_Rijn) (1641&ndash;1668), single surviving child of Rembrandt and Saskia van Uylenburgh
*[Guido van Rijn](/source/Guido_van_Rijn) (born 1950), Dutch blues and gospel historian 
*[Martin van Rijn](/source/Martin_van_Rijn) (born 1956), Dutch business leader and politician 
*[Michel van Rijn](/source/Michel_van_Rijn) (1950–2024), Dutch art smuggler, trader and investigator
*[Karen van Rijn](/source/Karen_van_Rijn) (born 1960s), Dutch cricketer
*[Wilma van Rijn](/source/Wilma_van_Rijn) née ''van Hofwegen'' (born 1971), Dutch freestyle swimmer
*[Rolf van Rijn](/source/Rolf_van_Rijn) (born 1972), Dutch basketball player
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*[Theo van Reijn](/source/Theo_van_Reijn) (1884–1954), Dutch sculptor
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*[Johannes Jacobus van Rhijn](/source/Johannes_Jacobus_van_Rhijn) (1742–1808), Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht
*[Pieter Johannes van Rhijn](/source/Pieter_Johannes_van_Rhijn) (1886–1960), Dutch astronomer
**[2203 van Rhijn](/source/2203_van_Rhijn) (asteroid) and [Van Rhijn (crater)](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Lia_van_Rhijn) (born 1953), Dutch ceramist and sculptor
*[Marlou van Rhijn](/source/Marlou_van_Rhijn) (born 1991), Dutch Paralympic sprint runner
*[Ricardo van Rhijn](/source/Ricardo_van_Rhijn) (born 1991), Dutch footballer
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*[Ernst van Rhyn](/source/Ernst_van_Rhyn) (born 1997), South African rugby player
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*[John Van Ryn](/source/John_Van_Ryn) (1905–1999), American tennis player
*[Marjorie Van Ryn](/source/Marjorie_Van_Ryn) née ''Gladman'' (1908–1999), American tennis player 
*[Ben Van Ryn](/source/Ben_Van_Ryn) (born 1971), American baseball player
*[Mike Van Ryn](/source/Mike_Van_Ryn) (born 1979), Canadian ice hockey player
*[Laura Van Ryn](/source/Laura_Van_Ryn) (1984–2006), American car crash victim with mistaken identity

==Fictional characters==
*[Nicholas van Rijn](/source/Nicholas_van_Rijn) (2376 to c. 2500 AD), main character in [Poul Anderson](/source/Poul_Anderson)'s science fiction novels
<!-- Notability unclear if not unlikely: *[Jayden Van Rijn](/source/Jayden_Van_Rijn), secondary character in [Dan Wells](/source/Dan_Wells)' post-apocalyptic Partials sequence-->
*The van Rhijn family is one of the leading families in [HBO](/source/HBO)’s period drama ''[The Gilded Age](/source/The_Gilded_Age_(TV_series))''.

==See also==
*[Van der Ryn](/source/Van_der_Ryn), surname of same origin
*'''Vanryn''', extraterrestrials from the planet Ryn in the science fiction novel [The Haunted Stars](/source/The_Haunted_Stars)
*[Anna van Rijn College](/source/Anna_van_Rijn_College), Dutch secondary school named after Anna van Rijn (1512–1607)
*[Van Ryn & DeGelleke](/source/Van_Ryn_%26_DeGelleke), American architectural firm co-founded by Henry J. Van Ryn (1864–1951)

==References==
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Category:Dutch-language surnames
Category:Surnames of Dutch origin

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