Van Alphen is a Dutch toponymic surname indicating an origin in Alphen in South Holland, Alphen in North Brabant, Alphen in Gelderland, Alpen (once "Alphen") in North Rhine-Westphalia, or Teralfene in Flemish Brabant.Alphen, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Notable people with the surname include:
Dick van Alphen (1938–2009), Dutch-born Australian soccer player Hans Van Alphen (born 1982), Belgian decathlete Hieronymus van Alphen (1746–1803), Dutch Treasurer-General and children's poet Isaac Van Alphen (f. 1881), Postmaster General of the South African Republic John Van Alphen (1914–1961), Belgian footballer and manager Jopie van Alphen (born 1940), Dutch swimmer
See also De Haas–van Alphen effect, discovered by Wander Johannes de Haas and his student Pieter M. van Alphen (1906–1967) 20 van Alphen, road running race held in Alphen aan den Rijn
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