title: Van Straaten
text: # Van Straaten
  
  van Straaten is a Dutch and Afrikaans surname. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Braam van Straaten (born 1971), South African rugby union player
  * Harmen van Straaten, Dutch author and illustrator
  * J. Keith van Straaten (born 1971), American actor and television host
  * Peter van Straaten, Dutch cartoonist
  * Werenfried van Straaten (1913–2003), Dutch Roman Catholic priest
  * Tess van Straaten, Canadian actor, television reporter/news anchor and magazine writer.
  