Van Kempen Explained

Van Kempen is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from Kempen", a German city at the Dutch border. The Kempen region of the Low Countries is also a possible origin, e.g. in the case of Ludwig van Kempen.^[1] People with this name include:

• Ad van Kempen (born 1944), Dutch film actor
• Kenneth van Kempen (born 1987), Dutch basketball player
• Ludwig van Kempen (1304–1361), Flemish Benedictine monk and music theorist
• Michiel van Kempen (born 1957), Dutch writer, art historian and literary critic
• Paul van Kempen (1893–1955), Dutch conductor
• Piet van Kempen (1898–1985), Dutch racing cyclist
• Thomas van Kempen (circa 1380-1471), Dutch theologian aka Thomas à Kempis

See also

• Van Kampen
• Kempen (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=van+kempen&gba_naam=van+Kempen&nfd_naam=Kempen%2C+van&operator=bw&taal= Kempen, van