Vos (surname)

Vos is a Dutch surname meaning "fox". With 30,279 people, it was the 15th most common surname in the Netherlands in 2007.[1] Notable people with this name include:

  • Aafje Looijenga-Vos (1928–2018), Dutch chemist and crystallographer
  • Aart Vos (1905–1990), Dutch WWII resistance worker, husband of Johtje Vos
  • Amalberga Vos (fl. 1534-1572), Dutch abbess
  • André Vos (born 1975), South African rugby player
  • Arie Vos (born 1976), Dutch motorcycle racer
  • Auguste Vos (1902–?), Belgian shot putter
  • Charles Vos (1888–1954), Dutch sculptor
  • Chris Vos (born 1998), Dutch para-snowboarder
  • Edgar Vos (1931–2010), Dutch fashion designer
  • Ella Vos, American pop singer-songwriter; stage name of Lauren Salamone
  • Freek Vos (born 1997), Dutch basketball player
  • Geerhardus Vos (1862–1949), American Reformed theologian
  • Geoffrey Vos (born 1955), QC and High Court Judge of the United Kingdom
  • Gino Vos (born 1990), Dutch darts player
  • Harry Vos (1946–2010), Dutch footballer
  • Hein Vos (1903–1972), Dutch Labour Party politician
  • Hendrik Vos (died 1523), Flemish monk, one of the first two Lutheran martyrs
  • Henk Vos (born 1968), Dutch football player and coach
  • Hubert Vos (1855–1935), Dutch painter
  • Ida Vos (1931–2006), Dutch author
  • Ingmar Vos (born 1986), Dutch Decathlete
  • Jan Vos (1612–1667), Dutch poet and playwright
  • Jan Vos (1888–1939), Dutch footballer
  • Jan Vos (born 1972), Dutch Labour Party politician
  • Janneke Vos (born 1977), Dutch racing cyclist
  • Jannie van Eyck-Vos (born 1936), Dutch track and field athlete
  • Johannes G. Vos (born 1949), Dutch-born Irish chemist
  • Johtje Vos (1909–2007), Dutch WWII resistance worker, wife of Aart Vos
  • Maaike Vos (born 1985), Dutch short track speed skater
  • Maria Vos (1824–1906), Dutch still-life painter
  • Marianne Vos (born 1987), Dutch cyclo-cross and road bicycle racer
  • Marijke Vos (born 1957), Dutch politician
  • Marik Vos-Lundh (1923–1994), Swedish costume and production designer
  • Mark Vos (born 1983), Australian professional poker player
  • Mei Li Vos (born 1970), Dutch politician and trade unionist
  • Michiel Vos (born 1970), Dutch-American journalist, lawyerand jurist
  • Ralph Vos (born 1996), Dutch footballer
  • Rich Vos (born 1957), American comedian
  • Robbert Vos (born 1986), Dutch euphonium player and conductor
  • Robin J. Vos (born 1968), American politician in Wisconsin
  • Roelf Vos (1921–1992), Tasmanian businessman; founder of a supermarket chain
  • Roosje Vos (1860–1932), Dutch trade unionist and women's rights activist
  • Sander Vos (born 1967), Dutch film editor
  • Suzanne Vos (contemporary), South African politician
  • Uli Vos (1946–2017), German field hockey player
  • Willem Vos (born 1964), Dutch physicist
  • Xandré Vos (born 1996), South African rugby player
Fictional people
  • Jan Vos, character in radio and television shows by Wim T. Schippers
  • Quinlan Vos, character in the Star Wars universe
  • Vos, character in Minecraft Story Mode Season 2

See also

References
  1. Vos at the Meertens Institute database of surnames in the Netherlands.
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