Van Rijn is aDutchtoponymic surname meaning "from (the)Rhine river".^[1] Common spelling variations areVan Rhijn and the anglicized versionVan Ryn. People with this surname include:

Van Rijn

• Anna van Rijn (ca.1512–1607), Dutch philanthropist^[2]
• 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
• Michel van Rijn (1950–2024), Dutch art smuggler, trader and investigator
• Karen van Rijn (born 1960s), Dutch cricketer
• Wilma van Rijn néevan Hofwegen (born 1971), Dutch freestyle swimmer
• Rolf van Rijn (born 1972), Dutch basketball player

Van Reijn

• Theo van Reijn (1884–1954), Dutch sculptor

Van Rhijn

• Johannes Jacobus van Rhijn (1742–1808), Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht
• Pieter Johannes van Rhijn (1886–1960), Dutch astronomer
  • 2203 van Rhijn (asteroid) andVan Rhijn (crater) named after him
• Albertus Johannes Roux van Rhijn [de;fr] (1890–1971), South African politician and diplomat
• Aart van Rhijn [nl] (1892–1986), Dutch government minister and state secretary
• Willem van Rhijn (1903–1979), Dutch modern pentathlete
• Piet van Rhijn [de;fr;nl] (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

Van Rhyn

• Ernst van Rhyn (born 1997), South African rugby player

Van Ryn

• John Van Ryn (1905–1999), American tennis player
• Marjorie Van Ryn néeGladman (1908–1999), American tennis player
• Ben Van Ryn (born 1971), American baseball player
• Mike Van Ryn (born 1979), Canadian ice hockey player
• Laura Van Ryn (1984–2006), American car crash victim with mistaken identity

• Nicholas van Rijn (2376 to c. 2500 AD), main character inPoul Anderson's science fiction novels
• The van Rhijn family is one of the leading families inHBO’s period dramaThe Gilded Age.

• Van der Ryn, surname of same origin
• Vanryn, extraterrestrials from the planet Ryn in the science fiction novelThe Haunted Stars
• Anna van Rijn College, Dutch secondary school named after Anna van Rijn (1512–1607)
• Van Ryn & DeGelleke, American architectural firm co-founded by Henry J. Van Ryn (1864–1951)

Surname list

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