Van Dyke

Van Dyke (or Vandyke, or van/Van Dijk, Dyck or Dyk etc.) is a surname of Dutch or Flemish origin. It may refer to:

  • Sir Anthony van Dyck, (1599–1641), Flemish-born painter
  • Barry Van Dyke (born 1951), American actor, son of Dick Van Dyke
  • Charlie Van Dyke (contemporary), American former radio disc jockey
  • Dick Van Dyke (born 1925), American actor
  • Earl Van Dyke (1930–1992), American musician, keyboardist for Motown Records
  • Henry van Dyke (1852–1933), American author, educator, and clergyman
  • Jerry Van Dyke (born 1931), American comedian and actor, brother of Dick Van Dyke
  • John Wesley Van Dyke, US oil refiner
  • Leroy Van Dyke (born 1929), American auctioneer and singer
  • Matthew VanDyke (born 1979), freedom fighter and Prisoner of War (POW) in the Libyan civil war
  • Nicholas Van Dyke (governor) (1738–1789), American lawyer and President of Delaware
  • Nicholas Van Dyke (senator) (1770–1826), American lawyer and Senator from Delaware
  • Paul Van Dyk (born 1971), German trance artist and DJ
  • Phillip Van Dyke, voice actor
  • Steve Van Dyck, Australian zoologist
  • W. S. Van Dyke (1889–1943), American film director
  • Van Dyke Parks (born 1943), American composer, arranger, producer, musician, and lyricist

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Famous quotes containing the words van dyke, van and/or dyke:

    “I know that Europe’s wonderful, yet something seems to lack;
    The Past is too much with her, and the people looking back.”
    —Henry Van Dyke (1852–1933)

    “A classic is a book that doesn’t have to be written again.”
    —Carl Van Doren (1885–1950)

    “Oh, it’s home again, and home again, America for me!
    I want a ship that’s westward bound to plow the rolling sea,
    To the blessed Land of Room Enough beyond the ocean bars,
    Where the air is full of sunlight and the flag is full of stars.”
    —Henry Van Dyke (1852–1933)