Baan is a Dutch surname with a variety of origins. Variant forms are Baans, Baen, De Baan, De Baen and Van der Baan. It can be patronymic, where Baan or Bane may be, among others, a short form of Urbanus.Baan at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands Alternatively, given that Dutch baan can mean "lane" or "track", it may be a toponymic or metonymic occupational surname, referring e.g. to a kaatser or road maker.Baan at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. People with this name include:
Baan David Baan (1908–1984), Dutch boxer Fiona Baan (1938–1994), Scottish-born American sports administrator Iwan Baan (born 1975), Dutch photographer Jan Baan (born 1946), Dutch entrepreneur and venture capitalist, brother of Paul Paul Baan (born 1951), Dutch entrepreneur and venture capitalist, brother of Jan Baan Corporation, software company founded by Jan and Paul Baan (1912–1975), Dutch forensic psychiater, namesake of the Pieter Baan Centre Rob Baan (born 1943), Dutch football coach
Baans Madelon Baans (born 1977), Dutch breaststroke swimmer
Baen Jim Baen (1943–2006), American science fiction publisher and editor (Baen Books)
De Baan and De Baen Jan de Baan or de Baen (1633–1702), Dutch portrait painter Jacobus de Baan or de Baen (1673–1700), Dutch portrait painter, son of Jan
See also Baan (disambiguation) Huda al-Baan (born ca. 1960), Yemeni politician László Baán (born 1961), Hungarian economist and museum curator Willem-Alexander Baan, an artificial rowing lake in the Netherlands
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