Van den Berg
Van den Berg is a toponymic surname Dutch, Afrikaans and Flemish surname, meaning "from the mountain" (a Dutch reference to a somewhat higher place in the landscape). Alternatives like "van der Berg", "van de Berg" and ending in "Bergh" exist, as well as the common Anglicised variant "Vandenberg". The name may also be abbreviated "v.d. Berg" (i.e. Rudolf v.d. Berg). People with the surname include:
- Albert van den Berg (physicist) (born 1957), Dutch physicist
- Albert van den Berg (born 1976), South African rugby player
- Dirk van den Berg (born 1966), German filmmaker
- Paul Gabriel van den Berg (born 1947), South African Surveyor
- Carel Benjamin Van den Berg (1924–1971), Dutch chess International Master
- Floris van den Berg (born 1973) Dutch philosopher, author, Director of CFI Low Countries
- Jan Hendrik van den Berg (born 1914), Dutch psychologist
- Janwillem van den Berg (1920–1985), Dutch speech scientist
- Lodewijk van den Berg (born 1932), Dutch-born American astronaut
- Lodewijk Willem Christiaan van den Berg (1845–1927), Dutch scholar
- Max van den Berg (born 1956), Dutch politician
- Max-Albert Van den Berg (born 1890), Belgian righteous among nations
- Quinten van den Berg, also known as Quintino, (born 1985), Dutch DJ and Musical Producer
- Rudolf van den Berg (born 1949), Dutch director
- Vincent van den Berg (born 1989), Dutch footballer
Other uses
- Hendrik J. and Wilhelmina H. Van Den Berg Cottage, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Marion County, Iowa
See also: Vandenberg (disambiguation)
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