title: Van Hecke
text: # Van Hecke
  
  Van Hecke is a Dutch toponymic surname common in East Flanders, meaning "from (the) fence". Among variant forms are Van den Hecken, van Heck, van Hek and Vanhecke. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Abraham van den Hecken (c.1615–c.1655), Dutch painter
  * Andy Van Hekken (born 1979), American baseball pitcher
  * Françoise Vanhecke (born 1957), Belgian soprano and music educator
  * Frank Vanhecke (born 1959), Belgian politician
  * Johan Van Hecke (born 1954), Belgian politician and MEP
  * Lin Van Hek (also "Lynnette van Hecke"; born 1944), Australian writer and painter.
  * Lise Van Hecke (born 1992), Belgian female volleyball player
  * Preben Van Hecke (born 1982), Belgian cyclist
  * Stefaan Van Hecke (born 1973), Belgian Green Party politician
  