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:

    “You can make a sordid thing sound like a brilliant drawing-room comedy. Probably a fear we have of facing up to the real issues. Could you say we were guilty of Noel Cowardice?”
    —Peter De Vries (b. 1910)