Jan de Vries may refer to:
- Jan de Vries (linguist) (1890–1964), Dutch scholar of Germanic linguistics and Germanic mythology
- Jan de Vries (athlete) (1896–1939), Dutch athlete who won a bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the 4 x 100 metre relay
- Jan de Vries (soldier) (1924-2012), a Canadian World War II paratrooper and veteran's advocate
- Jan de Vries (motorcyclist) (born 1944), two-time 50cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champion
Famous quotes containing the word vries:
“Who of us is mature enough for offspring before the offspring themselves arrive? The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults.”
—Peter De Vries (20th century)