Van Dyke

Van Dyke (or Vandyke, or van/Van Dijk, Dyck or Dyk etc.) is a surname of Dutch or Flemish origin. It may refer to:

  • Sir Anthony van Dyck, (1599–1641), Flemish-born painter
  • Barry Van Dyke (born 1951), American actor, son of Dick Van Dyke
  • Charlie Van Dyke (contemporary), American former radio disc jockey
  • Dick Van Dyke (born 1925), American actor
  • Earl Van Dyke (1930–1992), American musician, keyboardist for Motown Records
  • Henry van Dyke (1852–1933), American author, educator, and clergyman
  • Jerry Van Dyke (born 1931), American comedian and actor, brother of Dick Van Dyke
  • John Wesley Van Dyke, US oil refiner
  • Leroy Van Dyke (born 1929), American auctioneer and singer
  • Matthew VanDyke (born 1979), freedom fighter and Prisoner of War (POW) in the Libyan civil war
  • Nicholas Van Dyke (governor) (1738–1789), American lawyer and President of Delaware
  • Nicholas Van Dyke (senator) (1770–1826), American lawyer and Senator from Delaware
  • Paul Van Dyk (born 1971), German trance artist and DJ
  • Phillip Van Dyke, voice actor
  • Steve Van Dyck, Australian zoologist
  • W. S. Van Dyke (1889–1943), American film director
  • Van Dyke Parks (born 1943), American composer, arranger, producer, musician, and lyricist

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Famous quotes containing the words van dyke, van and/or dyke:

    “Oh, London is a man’s town, there’s power in the air;
    And Paris is a woman’s town, with flowers in her hair;
    And it’s sweet to dream in Venice, and it’s great to study Rome;
    But when it comes to living, there is no place like home.”
    —Henry Van Dyke (1852–1933)

    “Babe, you know how these things go, it’s like a crap game. When you’re hot you shoot everything, you shoot the works. Well, right now baby, I’m so hot I’m burning up all over.”
    —Gus Van Sant, U.S. screenwriter, and Dan Yost. Bob Hughes (Matt Dillon)

    “This is the gospel of labour, ring it, ye bells of the kirk!
    The Lord of Love came down from above, to live with the men who work.
    This is the rose that He planted, here in the thorn-curst soil:
    Heaven is blest with perfect rest, but the blessing of Earth is toil.”
    —Henry Van Dyke (1852–1933)