Van Zanten
Van Zanten is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of Xanten". An alternative origin may be in Saintes, a town just across the language border in Walloon Brabant. People with the surname include:
- Claudia [van Zanten], Dutch politician
- Cornélie van Zanten, Dutch opera singer, singing teacher and author
- David van Zanten, Irish football defender
- , Dutch sculptor and draftsman
- Frank van Zanten, Dutch businessman
- Henri van Zanten, Dutch artist, actor and director
- Jacob [Veldhuyzen van Zanten], Dutch senior pilot and flight instructor with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. He was killed on March 27, 1977, in what would become known as the Tenerife [airport disaster], the deadliest accident in the history of aviation to date