Van Houten
Van Houten is a Dutch toponymic surname.
The name literally means "from Houten" which refers to the town of Houten in the Netherlands. In 1947, there were 2,736 people with this surname in the Netherlands and 4,283 people in 2007.Notable people
Notable people with the surname include:
- Barbara Elisabeth van Houten, Dutch painter
- Byron Collins Van Houten, U.S. politician
- Carice van Houten, Dutch actress, daughter of Theodore
- Coenraad Johannes van Houten, Dutch chocolate maker
- Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Dutch astronomer
- Frans van Houten, Dutch business manager
- Gerrit van Houten, Dutch painter
- Harm van Houten, Dutch politician
- Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Dutch astronomer
- Isaac B. Van Houten, U.S. politician
- Jelka van Houten, Dutch actress, daughter of Theodore
- John G. Van Houten, U.S. Army general
- John J. Van Houten Jr., U.S. tuba player
- Leslie Van Houten, former member of Charles Manson's crime family
- Robert Van Houten, U.S. professor
- Samuel van Houten, Dutch liberal politician
- Sebastiaan van Houten, U.S. author and 'fangsmith'
- Sina Mesdag-van Houten, Dutch painter
- Theodore van Houten, Dutch-British author and radio and theater producer
Fictional characters with the surname are:
