Van Leer (surname)
Van Leer is a surname of Dutch and German origin. It is a variant of the ancient surname Valär. Notable people with this surname include:
- Benjamin van Leer, Dutch professional footballer
- Bernardhus Van Leer, was one of the first doctors in New York
- Blake Ragsdale Van Leer, president of Georgia Institute of Technology
- Blake Wayne Van Leer, Captain and Commander in the U.S. Navy.
- Bram van Leer, Dutch-American professor emeritus of aerospace engineering at the University of Michigan
- David Van Leer, American educator, author and cultural studies researcher
- Ella Lillian Wall Van Leer, American artist, architect and women's rights activist
- Florence Van Leer Earle Coates, American poet
- Isaac Van Leer prominent iron works owner in Pennsylvania
- Jean Van Leer, Belgian field hockey player who competed in the Olympics
- Lia van Leer, film archive pioneer in Israel
- Maryly Van Leer Peck, American academic and president of Polk Community College, Winter Haven, Florida
- Samuel Van Leer, ironmaster and captain in the American Revolutionary War
- Thijs van Leer, Dutch musician
- Antoinette Van Leer Polk, American Southern belle and Baroness de Charette
- Anthony Wayne Van Leer, prominent iron works owner in Tennessee
