Van der Elst or Van Der Elst is a surname of Dutch origin. The name refers to:
- François Van Der Elst (b. 1954), Belgian professional football player
- Franky Van Der Elst (b. 1961), Belgian professional football player and manager
- Karl van der Elst (1938–2000), Dutch KLM airline captain of KLM Flight 867 which flew into a cloud of volcanic ash
- Leo Van Der Elst (b. 1962), Belgian professional football player
- Violet Van der Elst (1882–1966), English businesswoman who campaigned against capital punishment
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Famous quotes containing the words van and/or der:
“The first day that we landed upon that fatal shore
The planters they came round us full twenty score or more,
They rank’d us up like horses, and sold us out of hand
Then yok’d us unto ploughs, my boys, to plow Van
Dieman’s Land.”
—Unknown. Van Dieman’s Land (l. 9–12)
“Under the lindens on the heather,
There was our double resting-place.”
—Walther Von Der Vogelweide (1170?–1230?)