Van Doren is a toponymic surname of Dutch origin and a variation of Van Doorn. Notable people with the surname include:

• Carl Clinton Van Doren (1885–1950), Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, brother of Mark Van Doren
• Charles Van Doren (1926–2019), quiz show contestant, professor and Encyclopædia Britannica editor, son of Mark Van Doren
• Dorothy Van Doren (1896–1993), American novelist, wife of Mark Van Doren
• Howard Van Doren Shaw (1869–1926), American architect
• Irita Bradford Van Doren (1891–1966), American literary figure and editor of the New York Herald Tribune, wife of Carl Clinton Van Doren
• Philip Van Doren Stern (1900–1984), American author and Civil War historian
• Mamie Van Doren (born 1931), American actress
• Mark Van Doren (1894–1972), Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and critic, brother of Carl Clinton Van Doren
• Paul Van Doren (1930–2021), American businessman
• Sally Van Doren (fl. from 1986), American poet

See also

• Vandoren, the reed manufacturing company
• Van Dooren
• Van Doorn
• Van Dorn

Surname list

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