Van Doren is a toponymic surname of Dutch origin and a variation of Van Doorn. Notable people with the surname include:
Carl Clinton Van Doren (1885–1950), Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, brother of Mark Van Doren Charles Van Doren (1926–2019), quiz show contestant, professor and Encyclopædia Britannica editor, son of Mark Van Doren Dorothy Van Doren (1896–1993), American novelist, wife of Mark Van Doren Howard Van Doren Shaw (1869–1926), American architect Irita Bradford Van Doren (1891–1966), American literary figure and editor of the New York Herald Tribune, wife of Carl Clinton Van Doren Philip Van Doren Stern (1900–1984), American author and Civil War historian Mamie Van Doren (born 1931), American actress Mark Van Doren (1894–1972), Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and critic, brother of Carl Clinton Van Doren Paul Van Doren (1930–2021), American businessman Sally Van Doren (), American poet
See also Vandoren, the reed manufacturing company Van Dooren Van Doorn Van Dorn