title: Van Maanen
text: # Van Maanen
  
  Van Maanen is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from Manen [nl]", a former town in Gelderland now part of Ede. Variants include Van Manen and Van Maenen. People with this name include:
  
  * Adriaan van Maanen (1884–1946), Dutch-American astronomer
  * Cornelis Felix van Maanen (1769–1849), Dutch minister and jurist
  * Gregory Van Maanen (born 1937), American painter and Vietnam war veteran
  * Harold Van Maanen (born 1928), American (Iowa) politician
  * John Van Maanen (born 1943), American professor of management
  * Willem G. van Maanen (1920–2012), Dutch journalist and writer
  