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Van der Pol

Van der Pol is a Dutch, toponymic surname, originally meaning "from the raised land". Notable people with the surname include:Van der Pol(l) / VanderpolAlfred Vanderpol (1854–1915), French engineer, philanthropist and author Anneliese van der Pol, Dutch-born American actress and singer Balthasar van der Pol (1889–1959), Dutch physicist a.o. known for the Van der Pol oscillator and the Bonhoeffer-van der Pol model Jaap van der Poll (1914–2010), Dutch javelin thrower Jos van der Pol, Dutch conceptual and installation artist Liesbeth van der Pol, Dutch architectVan de PolPiet van de Pol (1907–1996), Dutch billiards playerVan den PolAnthony van den Pol (1949–2020), Yale Professor of NeurosurgeryVan PolChristiaan van Pol (1752–1813), Dutch flower painter Thijs van Pol, Dutch football forward Vera van Pol, Dutch artistic gymnast Louis van der Pol (1896–1982), Dutch impressionist painter

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Van der Pol (also "Van de Pol", "Van de Poll", "Van den Pol" or "Van Pol") is a Dutch, toponymic surname, originally meaning "from the raised land".1 Notable people with the surname include:

Van der Pol(l) / Vanderpol
Van de Pol
  • Piet van de Pol (1907–1996), Dutch billiards player
Van den Pol
Van Pol
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  1. Pol, van de / den / der at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands