Jan de Vries

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:

    “We must love one another, yes, yes, that’s all true enough, but nothing says we have to like each other. It may be the very recognition of all men as our brothers that accounts for the sibling rivalry, and even enmity, we have toward so many of them.”
    —Peter De Vries (b. 1910)