Van Dyke
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Van Dyke is a surname of Dutch or Flemish origin. It may refer to:
- Sir Anthony van DyckAnthony van DyckSir Anthony van Dyck was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England. He is most famous for his portraits of Charles I of England and his family and court, painted with a relaxed elegance that was to be the dominant influence on English portrait-painting for the next...
, (1599–1641), Flemish-born painter - Barry Van DykeBarry Van DykeBarry Van Dyke is an American actor and the second son of actor and entertainer, Dick Van Dyke, and nephew of Jerry Van Dyke. He has one older brother, Christian, and two younger sisters, Stacy and Carrie Beth...
(born 1951), American actor, son of Dick Van Dyke - Charlie Van DykeCharlie Van DykeCharlie Van Dyke is a former radio disc jockey who is best known for the voice work he has done for numerous radio and television stations....
(contemporary), American former radio disc jockey - Dick Van DykeDick Van DykeRichard Wayne "Dick" Van Dyke is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer with a career spanning six decades. He is the older brother of Jerry Van Dyke, and father of Barry Van Dyke...
(born 1925), American actor - Earl Van DykeEarl Van DykeEarl Van Dyke was an African American musician, most notable as the main keyboardist for Motown Records' in-house Funk Brothers band during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Van Dyke was preceded as keyboardist and bandleader of the Funk Brothers by Joe Hunter...
(1930–1992), American musician, keyboardist for Motown Records - Henry van DykeHenry van DykeHenry Jackson van Dyke was an American author, educator, and clergyman.-Biography:Henry van Dyke was born on November 11, 1852 in Germantown, Pennsylvania in the United States....
(1852–1933), American author, educator, and clergyman - Jerry Van DykeJerry Van DykeJerry Van Dyke is an American comedian and actor. He is the younger brother of comedian and actor Dick Van Dyke, and made his acting debut on The Dick Van Dyke Show with several guest appearances as Rob Petrie's brother, Stacey...
(born 1931), American comedian and actor, brother of Dick Van Dyke - John Wesley Van DykeJohn Wesley Van DykeJohn Wesley Van Dyke was president of the Atlantic Refining Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 1911 until 1927. After the break-up of Standard Oil Trust, Van Dyke led the debt-ridden Atlantic Refining Company into expanded markets and sales of more than $131 million.-The early years:Born...
, US oil refiner - Leroy Van DykeLeroy Van DykeLeroy Frank Van Dyke is an American country music singer best known for his hits, "The Auctioneer" and "Walk On By" .-Biography:...
(born 1929), American auctioneer and singer - Matthew Van Dyke (born 1979), freedom fighter and Prisoner of War (POW) in the 2011 Libyan Civil War2011 Libyan civil warThe 2011 Libyan civil war was an armed conflict in the North African state of Libya, fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and those seeking to oust his government. The war was preceded by protests in Benghazi beginning on 15 February 2011, which led to clashes with security...
- Nicholas Van Dyke (governor)Nicholas Van Dyke (governor)Nicholas Van Dyke was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware. He served in the Delaware General Assembly, as a Continental Congressman from Delaware, and as President of Delaware.-Early life and family:Van Dyke was born at Berwick, his family's home in St...
(1738–1789), American lawyer and President of Delaware - Nicholas Van Dyke (senator) (1770–1826), American lawyer and Senator from Delaware
- Paul Van DykPaul van DykMatthias Paul, better known by his stage name Paul van Dyk is a German Grammy Award-winning Electronic Dance Music DJ, musician and record producer...
(born 1971), German trance artist and DJ - Phillip Van DykePhillip Van DykePhillip Van Dyke is an American actor best known for his role as the goblin Luke in the first two of the Halloweentown movie series.-Private life:He was born in San Francisco and currently resides there....
, voice actor - Steve Van DyckSteve Van DyckDr. Steve Van Dyck is the Senior Curator of vertebrates at Queensland Museum, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.Steve Van Dyck was instrumental in the rediscovery of the endangered Mahogany Glider in 1989.- Honour :...
, Australian zoologist - W. S. Van DykeW. S. Van DykeWoodbridge Strong "Woody" Van Dyke, Jr. was an American motion picture director.-Early life and career:...
(1889–1943), American film director - Lamar Van Dyke (original name Heather Elizabeth), leader of a group of lesbian separatists from the late 1970s
- Van Dyke ParksVan Dyke ParksVan Dyke Parks is an American composer, arranger, producer, musician, singer, author and actor. Parks is perhaps best known for his contributions as a lyricist on the Beach Boys album Smile....
(born 1943), American composer, arranger, producer, and musician
Other
- Jost Van DykeJost Van DykeAt roughly 8 square kilometers, and about 3 square miles Jost Van Dyke is the smallest of the four main islands of the British Virgin Islands, the northern portion of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Jost Van Dyke lies about 8 km to the...
, one of the four main islands of the British Virgin Islands - Van Dyke Expressway, highway in the U.S. state of Michigan
- Van Dyke RecordsVan Dyke RecordsVan Dyke Records was a United States based record label in existence from about early 1929 through 1932. Van Dyke was a subsidiary of Grey Gull Records of Boston, Massachusetts....
, American record label from about early 1929 through 1932 - Van dyke brownVan dyke brownVan Dyke Brown is an early photographic printing process. The process was so named due to the similarity of the print color to that of a brown oil paint named for Flemish painter Van Dyck.-Printing:...
, a printing process and colour, named after the painter - Van Dyke suit, a velvet suit worn by young males in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, named after the painter
- Van Dyke beardVan dyke beardA Van Dyke is a style of facial hair named after 17th century Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck. A Van Dyke specifically consists of any growth of both a moustache and goatee with all hair on the cheeks shaven...
19th century name for a style of beard, as worn by the painter and his subjects - The Van DykesVan DykesThe Van Dykes were an itinerant band of separatist lesbians in the United States founded by Heather Elizabeth and Ange Spaulding in 1977....
, a group of traveling lesbian separatists from the late 1970s - Van Dyke mango, a named mango cultivar that originated in south Florida.
See also
- Dyke (disambiguation)
- Van (Dutch)Van (Dutch)Van is a preposition in the Dutch and Afrikaans languages, meaning "of" or "from". It is also a common prefix in Dutch surnames , as in Vincent van Gogh or Marco van Basten...
- Van Dijk (disambiguation)
- Van DykVan DykVan Dyk or Dyk is a common surname, and may refer to:* Ernst Van Dyk , South African wheelchair athlete* Irene van Dyk , South African-born New Zealand athlete, one of the world's best-known netball players...
- VonVonIn German, von is a preposition which approximately means of or from.When it is used as a part of a German family name, it is usually a nobiliary particle, like the French, Spanish and Portuguese "de". At certain times and places, it has been illegal for anyone who was not a member of the nobility...
- TussenvoegselTussenvoegselA tussenvoegsel in Dutch linguistics is a word that is positioned between a person's first and last name. The most common tussenvoegsels are "van" meaning "from" and "de" , meaning "the"...
, in Dutch linguistics, a word between a first and last name.