title: Leeuw
text: # Leeuw
  
  Leeuw is Dutch for lion. It occurs as a surname, most commonly in the form of De Leeuw ("the lion"; 9,814 people in the Netherlands in 2007 and 2,211 in Belgium in 1998). "De Leeuw", “Leeuw” (873 & 34 people) and Van der Leeuw (765 & 9 people) are thought to mostly be toponymic surnames, with the first bearers named "(from) the Lion" after a house, windmill or farm with that name. The more common surname Van Leeuwen has a distinct origin in the small town of Leeuwen and perhaps in the city of Leuven.
  
  ## Places
  
  * Leeuwen
  * Denderleeuw
  * Zoutleeuw
  * Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
  
  ## People
  
  People with these surnames include:
  
  ### Leeuw
  
  * Clinton Leeuw (born 1982), South African squash player
  * Reginald Leeuw (fl. 2015), South African Anglican Dean
  
  ### De Leeuw / DeLeeuw
  
  * Adele DeLeeuw (1899–1988), American writer of Dutch-themed children's stories
  * Bas de Leeuw (b. 1959), Dutch sustainability expert
  * Dan DeLeeuw (fl. 1993-2015), American (?) visual effects artist
  * Dianne de Leeuw (b. 1955), Dutch figure skater
  * Eddy De Leeuw (1956–2015), Belgian sprinter
  * Edith de Leeuw (b. 1962), Dutch psychologist
  * Gerry DeLeeuw (1926–2014), Canadian football player
  * Jan de Leeuw, 15th-century Flemish goldsmith, portrayed by Jan van Eyck
  * Jan de Leeuw (b. 1945), Dutch statistician
  * Jan De Leeuw [de; nl] (born 1968), Flemish children's book writer and psychologist
  * Johanna de Leeuw (b. 1932), Dutch-born American writer
  * Karel de Leeuw (1930-1978), American mathematician
  * Lisa De Leeuw (b. 1958), American porn actress
  * Marcel Deleeuw (born 1943), Dutch-born Canadian football player
  * Marine Deleeuw (b. 1994), French fashion model
  * Melvin de Leeuw (b. 1988), Dutch footballer
  * Michael de Leeuw (b. 1986), Dutch footballer
  * Mineke de Leeuw (b. 1938), Dutch author
  * Nata De Leeuw [de; no; pl] (b. 1991), Canadian ski jumper
  * Paul de Leeuw (b. 1962), Dutch television comedian, singer and actor
  * Puck de Leeuw (1953-2002), Dutch documentary filmmaker
  * Reinbert de Leeuw (1938–2020), Dutch conductor, pianist and composer
  * Rob deLeeuw (b. 1975), Canadian actor
  * Sabrina De Leeuw (b. 1974), Belgian high jumper
  * Sarah de Leeuw (b. 1973), Canadian writer
  * Thomas de Leeuw (1560-1612), French engraver of Flemish origin
  * Ton de Leeuw (1926-1996), Dutch composer
  * Ton de Leeuw (born 1941), organizational theorist
  
  ### Van Leeuw
  
  * Philippe Van Leeuw (born 1954), Belgian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer
  
  ### Van der Leeuw
  
  * Aart van der Leeuw (1876-1931), Dutch author and poet
  * Bastiaan Govertsz van der Leeuw (1624-1680), Dutch landscape painter
  * Caroline van der Leeuw (b. 1981), Dutch jazz singer
  * Cees van der Leeuw (1890–1973), Dutch industrialist and psychiatrist
  * Charles van der Leeuw (b. 1952), Dutch journalist
  * Gerard van der Leeuw (1890-1950), Dutch historian and philosopher of religion
  * Govert van der Leeuw (1645-1688), Dutch landscape painter, son of Bastiaan
  * Joke van der Leeuw-Roord (born 1949), Dutch historian
  * Koos van der Leeuw (1893-1934), Dutch theosophist and author
  * Marcellino van der Leeuw (b. 1990), Dutch footballer
  * Pieter van der Leeuw (1647-1679), Dutch landscape painter, son of Bastiaan
  
  ### Fictional characters
  
  * Loeki de Leeuw, a lion puppet featured before and after advertisement blocks on Dutch television between 1972 and 2004.
  