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  [ es; nl ] (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), British High Court judge, Master of the Rolls
• 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 (1936–2020), 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 characters

• Jan Vos, in radio and television shows by Wim T. Schippers
• Quinlan Vos, in the Star Wars universe
• Vos, in Minecraft Story Mode Season 2

See also

• De Vos
• Fox (surname)
• Fuchs (surname)
• Voss (surname)
• Joan Vohs (1927–2001), American model and actress

References

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