Vos (surname) explained
Vos is a Dutch surname meaning "fox". With 30,279 people, it was the 15th most common surname in the Netherlands in 2007.[1] Notable people with this name include:
- Aafje Looijenga-Vos (1928–2018), Dutch chemist and crystallographer
- Aart Vos (1905–1990), Dutch WWII resistance worker, husband of Johtje Vos
- Amalberga Vos (fl. 1534–1572), Dutch abbess
- André Vos (born 1975), South African rugby player
- Arie Vos (born 1976), Dutch motorcycle racer
- Auguste Vos (1902–?), Belgian shot putter
- (1888–1954), Dutch sculptor
- Chris Vos (born 1998), Dutch para-snowboarder
- Edgar Vos (1931–2010), Dutch fashion designer
- Ella Vos, American pop singer-songwriter; stage name of Lauren Salamone
- Freek Vos (born 1997), Dutch basketball player
- Geerhardus Vos (1862–1949), American Reformed theologian
- Geoffrey Vos (born 1955), British High Court judge, Master of the Rolls
- Gino Vos (born 1990), Dutch darts player
- Harry Vos (1946–2010), Dutch footballer
- Hein Vos (1903–1972), Dutch Labour Party politician
- Hendrik Vos (died 1523), Flemish monk, one of the first two Lutheran martyrs
- Henk Vos (born 1968), Dutch football player and coach
- Hubert Vos (1855–1935), Dutch painter
- Ida Vos (1931–2006), Dutch author
- Ingmar Vos (born 1986), Dutch Decathlete
- Jan Vos (1612–1667), Dutch poet and playwright
- Jan Vos (1888–1939), Dutch footballer
- Jan Vos (born 1972), Dutch Labour Party politician
- Janneke Vos (born 1977), Dutch racing cyclist
- Jannie van Eyck-Vos (1936–2020), Dutch track and field athlete
- Johannes G. Vos (born 1949), Dutch-born Irish chemist
- Johtje Vos (1909–2007), Dutch WWII resistance worker, wife of Aart Vos
- Maaike Vos (born 1985), Dutch short track speed skater
- Maria Vos (1824–1906), Dutch still-life painter
- Marianne Vos (born 1987), Dutch cyclo-cross and road bicycle racer
- Marijke Vos (born 1957), Dutch politician
- Marik Vos-Lundh (1923–1994), Swedish costume and production designer
- Mark Vos (born 1983), Australian professional poker player
- Mei Li Vos (born 1970), Dutch politician and trade unionist
- Michiel Vos (born 1970), Dutch-American journalist, lawyerand jurist
- Ralph Vos (born 1996), Dutch footballer
- Rich Vos (born 1957), American comedian
- Robbert Vos (born 1986), Dutch euphonium player and conductor
- Robin J. Vos (born 1968), American politician in Wisconsin
- Roelf Vos (1921–1992), Tasmanian businessman; founder of a supermarket chain
- Roosje Vos (1860–1932), Dutch trade unionist and women's rights activist
- Sander Vos (born 1967), Dutch film editor
- Suzanne Vos (contemporary), South African politician
- Uli Vos (1946–2017), German field hockey player
- Willem Vos (born 1964), Dutch physicist
- Xandré Vos (born 1996), South African rugby player
Fictional characters
See also
Notes and References
- http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=vos&gba_naam=Vos&nfd_naam=Vos&operator=eq&taal= Vos
