title: Spaan
text: # Spaan
  
  Spaan or van Spaan is a Dutch surname. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Edith Hemaspaandra (née Spaan), Dutch-American theoretical computer scientist
  * Gerrit van Spaan (1654–1711), Dutch writer
  * Hans Spaan (born 1958), Dutch motorcycle racer
  * Henk Spaan (born 1948), Dutch sports journalist
  * Johannie Maria Spaan, South African wildlife biologist
  * Machiel Spaan (born 1966), Dutch architect
  