Van Kempen

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Van Kempen is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from Kempen", a German city at the Dutch border. The Kempen region of the Low Countries is also a possible origin, e.g. in the case of Ludwig van Kempen.[1] People with this name include:

  • Ad van Kempen (born 1944), Dutch film actor
  • Kenneth van Kempen (born 1987), Dutch basketball player
  • Ludwig van Kempen (1304–1361), Flemish Benedictine monk and music theorist
  • Michiel van Kempen (born 1957), Dutch writer, art historian and literary critic
  • Paul van Kempen (1893–1955), Dutch conductor
  •  [ca; de; es; fr; ja; nl] (1898–1985), Dutch racing cyclist
  • Thomas van Kempen (circa 1380-1471), Dutch theologian

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  1. ^ Kempen, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
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