Van den Broek is a Dutch toponymic surname, meaning "from the marshes". Variant spellings include Van den Broeck, Van den Broeke, and Vandebroek. People with this surname include:

  • Antonius van den Broek (1870–1926), Dutch lawyer and physicist known for defining the atomic number
  • Barbara van den Broek (1932–2001), New Zealand-born Australian architect and landscape architect
  • Benjamin van den Broek (born 1987), New Zealand footballer
  • Dirk van den Broek (1924–2020), Dutch businessman
  • Elias van den Broek (1649–1708), Dutch Golden Age flower painter
  • Hans van den Broek (1936–2025), Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • Irene van den Broek (born 1980), Dutch cyclist
  • Jacques van den Broek (born 1960), Dutch businessman, CEO of Randstad Holding
  • Jan Karel van den Broek (1814–1865), Dutch physician in Japan
  • Jo van den Broek (1898–1978), Dutch architect
  • Johannes van den Broek (1882–1946), Dutch businessman and Minister of Finance
  • John van den Broek (1894/1895–1918) Dutch cinematographer who died while filming
  • Klaas van den Broek (born 1955), Dutch ice hockey player
  • Koen van den Broek (born 1973), Belgian painter
  • Marc van den Broek (born 1953), Belgian painter and sculptor
  • Marilène van den Broek (born 1970), Dutch princess
  • Marleen van den Broek (born 1971), Dutch singer and presenter known as Marlayne
  • Nanja van den Broek (born 1975), Dutch freediver
  • Roel van den Broek (born 1931), Dutch religious history scholar
  • Theo van den Broek (born 1930s), New Zealand football player
  • Theodore J. Van den Broek (1783–1851), Dutch Dominican missionary to the United States

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  • Sophie Vandebroek (born 1962), Belgian electrical engineer and business executive

See also

  • Broek (disambiguation)
  • Vandenbroek, Wisconsin, a town in Outagamie County

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