Van Doren

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 (b. 1926), quiz show contestant, professor and Encyclopædia Britannica editor, son of Mark Van Doren
• Dorothy Graffe 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 (b. 1931), American actress
• Mark Van Doren (1894-1972), Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and critic, brother of Carl Clinton Van Doren
• Paul Van Doren (b. 1930), American businessman
• Sally Van Doren, American poet

See also

• Vandoren, the reed manufacturing company
• Van Dooren
• Van Doorn
• Van Dorn