Van


Gender:
Origin: Hebrew
152 famous people named Van found on Wikipedia.
27648 male, 1693 female in US.
Most recent ranking: 827-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 234-th in year 1891
Used in: English

Meanings

A van is a road vehicle.
Van also may refer to:
Van, Vanguard (military tactics)
Van (Dutch), Dutch preposition
Kingdom of Van, an Iron Age kingdom in the Armenian Highlands
Van (band), Swedish musical group
Railway vehicles:
Van, covered goods wagon
Van, boxcar

"front part of an army or other advancing group," c. 1600, shortening of vanguard.

Form of evan or ivan: God is gracious.

Famous People: 152 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Van Morrison 1945 Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician
2 Van Jones 1968 American environmental advocate and civil rights activist
3 Van Heflin 1910 Actor
4 Bobby Van 1928 American musical actor and game show host
5 Van Dyke Parks 1943 American musician
6 Van Cliburn 1934 American pianist
7 Van Vicker 1977 Ghanaian actor
8 Van Darkholme 1972 American pornographic actor
9 Van Tuong Nguyen 1980 Australian convicted of drug trafficking in Singapore
10 Van McCoy 1940 American musician and music producer
11 Jessika Van 1985 Asian American actress
12 Van Hammer 1967 American professional wrestler
13 Van Hansis 1981 American television, stage, and film actor
14 Van Partible 1971 American animator
15 Van Badham 1978 Australian playwright
16 Van T. Barfoot 1919 United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
17 Van Jacobson 1950 Computer scientist and primary contributor to the TCP/IP protocol
18 Tomiko Van 1979 Japanese singer
19 Van Stephenson 1953 American musician
20 Van Bo Le 1977 German architect
21 Van Miller 1927 American sportscaster
22 Van Alexander 1915 American musician
23 Van Hunt 1970 American musician
24 Van Chancellor 1943 American basketball player and coach
25 Van Conner 1967 American musician
26 Dorothy Van 1928 American artist
27 Van Earl Wright American sportscaster
28 Jean Dinh Van 1927 French jeweller
29 Van Damage 1966 American pornographic actor
30 Van Wyck Brooks 1886 American literary critic, biographer, and historian
31 Van Taylor 1972 Businessman and politician
32 Van Fan 1978 Taiwanese actor and singer
33 Van H. Vu 1970 Vietnamese mathematician
34 Van Veeteren
35 Van Patrick 1916 American sportsbroadcaster
36 Marina de Van 1971 French film director, screenwriter and actress
37 Van Lingle Mungo 1911 Major League Baseball pitcher
38 Van Tran 1964 American politician
39 Miss Van 1973 Graffiti artist
40 Van Snowden 1939 Puppeteer
41 Van McCann 1992 British guitarist
42 Van Tiffin 1965 Player of American football
43 Van Rensselaer Potter 1911 American biochemist
44 Patrick Ah Van 1988 New Zealand rugby league player
45 Van Smith 1945 American costume designer for film
46 Van Hilleary 1959 American politician
47 Van Toffler 1958 American television executive
48 Lindsey Van 1984 Ski jumper
49 Van Malone 1970 American football player
50 Van Hipp, Jr. South Carolina politician
51 Crispijn van de Passe the Elder 1564 Engraver from the Netherlands
52 Van 't Wout
53 Van Thanh Rudd 1973 Australian artist
54 Van C. Mow 1939 American medical researcher
55 Van Winitsky 1959 American tennis player
56 Billy B. Van 1878 American actor
57 Van Nest Polglase 1898 Art director
58 Van H. Manning 1839 Confederate Army officer and politician
59 Van H. Wanggaard 1952 American police investigator turned politician
60 Van Allen Plexico 1968 American writer and academic
61 Van C. Gessel 1950 American academic
62 Van Nelson 1945 American long-distance runner
63 Nathan Van Cleave 1910 American composer
64 Van Ray 1984 Artist
65 Van Phillips 1972 Professional golfer
66 Adrien de Van 1973 French actor
67 Eric Le Van 1964 Musician
68 Van Leo 1921 Egyptian photographer
69 Van G. Garrett American poet and novelist
70 Van Johnson 1927 American racing driver
71 Van Ling American DVD menu creator
72 Van Lear Black 1875 American businessman
73 Van Lindberg 1976
74 Van Epperson 1957 American actor
75 Van Doude 1926 Dutch actor
76 Van Vlahakis 1935 American entrepreneur
77 Van Roxas 1989 Filipino actor
78 Vo Duc Van 1959 Vietnamese activist
79 Van Jakes 1961 American football player
80 Van Hatfield 1971 American strength athlete
81 Van Williams 1959 American football running back player
82 Harvie June Van 1940 American singer
83 Van Day Truex 1904
84 Van Waiters 1965 Football player
85 Van Arsdale France 1916 American trainer
86 Van Green 1951 American football player
87 Van Vo 1950 Vietnamese-American talk show host
88 Van Howard 1929 American musician
89 Van DeCree Player of American football
90 Van de León 1925 Filipino actor
91 Van A. Harvey 1926 American academic
92 Ngo Van 1913 Vietnamese politician
93 Beatrice Van 1890 American actress
94 Billy Van American DJ, musician, and electronic music producer.
95 Van Le Ngoc Vietnamese ballet dancer
96 Van Tuinei 1971 American football player
97 Tran My Van Vietnamese academic
98 Van Snider 1963 American baseball player
99 Van Ikin 1951 Australian academic and science fiction writer
100 Van B. Poole 1935 American politician
101 Van Dyke Brooke 1859 American actor, screenwriter and film director
102 Van Vance American sports announcer
103 Van Vandegrift 1969 American businessman
104 Van Usher 1970 American basketball player
105 Van Son 1934 Cyclist
106 Van Wallach 1947 American herpatologist
107 Van Humphries 1976 Australian rugby union player
108 Van Rensselaer Richmond 1812 American surveyor
109 Van Santvoord Merle-Smith 1889 American government official
110 Van Fletcher 1924 American baseball player
111 Van Van Wey 1924 NASCAR driver
112 Van Hipp, Jr 1960 American businessman
113 Van Council
114 Wally Van 1880 Actor, film director
115 Van Deren Coke 1921 American photographer, scholar and museum professional
116 Van Beusekom L.N. Indonesian footballer
117 Van Hughes 1960
118 Van Hackett American journalist
119 Van Lal Hruaia 1991 Burmese association football player
120 Van Bod 1978 Croatian composer, pianist, singer
121 Van B. DeLashmutt 1842 American businessman
122 Van Tassel Sutphen 1861 Novelist, playwright, editor and writer on the subject of golf
123 Van Vechten Veeder 1867 United States federal judge
124 Van Freeman White 1924 American politician
125 Van Zandt Williams 1916 American physicist
126 Van Campen Taylor 1846 American architect
127 Van Davis 1921 Player of American football
128 Van Kelly 1946 American baseball player
129 Van Ellis Huff 1894 American inventor
130 Van Kleeck Allison 1894 Birth control advocate
131 Van Ranst Horse rider
132 Allen Van 1915 Ice hockey player
133 Van Vanthoff 1894 Australian public servant
134 Van Toan Nguyen 1915 Vietnamese writer
135 Van Braxton North Carolina politician
136 Van Hollaway American football coach
137 Van N. Backman 1919
138 Van Ward 1884 American football coach
139 Van Ryssel 1828
140 Van Lam Hai
141 Van Nickert 1952 American football coach
142 Van Kırgızları
143 Van Dearing Perrine 1869
144 Van Spence Union United States Army soldier
145 Van R. Paterson
146 Van Chu-Lin 1893 Homemaker, storekeeper
147 Van S. Bennett American politician
148 Guillaume de Van 1906
149 Van Rompaey
150 Van Hule
151 Van Vai-Tšen 1957
152 Sarun Van 1949