Van Kampen

Biography

Van Kampen is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from Kampen", where Kampen usually refers to Kampen, Overijssel. People with this surname include: Aad van Kampen (1919–?), Dutch footballer, ADO The Hague, center back, twice Dutch champion Claire van Kampen (1953–2025), English director, composer and playwright David van Kampen (born 1939), Dutch painter, sculptor and draughtsman Egbert van Kampen (1908–1942), Dutch mathematician He devised the Van Kampen theorem in topology and the Van Kampen diagram in group theory Jacob van Campen (1596–1657), Dutch artist and architect Johannes van Kampen (1899–1969), Dutch sprinter Judith van Kampen (born 1978), Dutch softball player Michiel van Kampen (born 1976), Dutch baseball player Nico van Kampen (1921–2013), Dutch theoretical physicist He pioneered the Van Kampen's expansion, technique in the analysis of stochastic processes Nicolaas Godfried van Kampen (1776–1839), Dutch Mennonite author and deacon Paul van Kampen, singer and musician in the rock band Beija Flor Pieter Nicolaas van Kampen (1878–1937), Dutch zoologist Robert Van Kampen (1938–1999), American businessman and Christian fundamentalist Robin van Kampen (born 1994), Dutch chess grandmaster and prodigy Stephen van Kampen, singer and musician in the rock band Beija Flor

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