Verhoeven

Verhoeven is a noble toponymic surname of Dutch origin. The name is a contraction of van der Hoeven, meaning "from the homestead". In 2007, Verhoeven was the 44th most common name in the Netherlands (15,902 people).^[1] People with this surname include:

• Abraham Verhoeven (1575–1652), Flemish newspaper publisher
• Arthur Verhoeven (1889–1958), Belgian composer and organist
• Aurore Verhoeven (born 1990), French cyclist
• Cornelis Verhoeven (1928–2001), Dutch philosopher and writer
• Deb Verhoeven, Australian media academic and film critic
• Helen Verhoeven (born 1974), Dutch painter and sculptor
• Frans Verhoeven [de; es; nl] (born 1966), Dutch motocross racer
• Jeroen Verhoeven (born 1980), Dutch football player
• John Verhoeven (fl. 1920), Belgian cyclist
• John Verhoeven (born 1953), American baseball pitcher
• Jorg Verhoeven [cs; it; nl] (born 1985), Dutch sports climber
• Julie Verhoeven (born 1969), British illustrator and designer
• Kees Verhoeven (born 1976), Dutch politician and geographer
• Lis Verhoeven (1931–2019), German actress and theatre director, sister of Michael
• Michael Verhoeven (1938–2024), German film director, brother of Lis
• Nico Verhoeven (born 1961), Dutch cyclist
• Noah Verhoeven (born 1999), Canadian soccer player
• Paul Verhoeven (1901–1975), German actor and filmmaker, father of Lis and Michael Verhoeven
• Paul Verhoeven (born 1938), Dutch film director (no relation to German film family)
• Paul Verhoeven (born 1983), Australian radio and television personality
• Paula Verhoeven [id], Indonesian model
• Peter Verhoeven (born 1959), American basketball player
• Renate Verhoeven [fr; nl] (born 1995), Dutch footballer
• Rico Verhoeven (born 1989), Dutch kickboxer
• Simon Verhoeven (born 1972), German actor, screenwriter and film director, son of Michael
• Theodor Verhoeven (1907–1990), Dutch Catholic priest, missionary and amateur archaeologist
• Willem Verhoeven (1590–1643), Dutch privateer
• Willem Verhoeven [fr; nl] (1738–1809), Flemish poet and playwright
• Yves Verhoeven (born 1961), French actor

Fictional person

• Camille Verhœven, protagonist of a detective trilogy

See also

• Verhoeven Open, an American three-cushion billiards tournament sponsored by the Belgian Verhoeven Billiard Table company
• Verhoeff
• van der Hoeven
• Verhoeven's giant tree rat named in honor of Theodor Verhoeven