| Daniel Overbeek | |
| Order: | 26th |
| Office: | Governor of Zeylan |
| Term Start: | 8 January 1742 |
| Term End: | 11 May 1743 |
| Predecessor: | Willem Maurits Bruyninck |
| Successor: | Julius Valentyn Stein van Gollenesse |
Daniel Overbeek or Overbeke (13 March 1695, Amsterdam - 29 July 1751, Colombo)[1] was the 26th Governor of Ceylon during the Dutch period in Ceylon. He was appointed on 8 January 1742 and was Governor until 11 May 1743. He was succeeded by Julius Valentyn Stein van Gollenesse.[2]
From 15 May 1717 to 13 March 1718 Overbeek sailed from Holland to Ceylon on the ship "Vaderland Getrouw".[3] Only four months later (22 July 1718) he married Elisabeth Hals, the daughter of the captain of the burghers in Colombo.[4] By 1737 Overbeek was Commander of Galle. Elizabeth had five children, but died in October 1738 in Galle. Overbeek remarried Gertruida Brengman.[5]