# Leeuw

Leeuw is Dutch for lion. It occurs as a surname, most commonly in the form of De Leeuw ("the lion"; 9,814 people in the Netherlands in 2007 and 2,211 in Belgium in 1998). "De Leeuw", “Leeuw” (873 & 34 people) and Van der Leeuw (765 & 9 people) are thought to mostly be toponymic surnames, with the first bearers named "(from) the Lion" after a house, windmill or farm with that name. The more common surname Van Leeuwen has a distinct origin in the small town of Leeuwen and perhaps in the city of Leuven.

## Places

* Leeuwen
* Denderleeuw
* Zoutleeuw
* Sint-Pieters-Leeuw

## People

People with these surnames include:

### Leeuw

* Clinton Leeuw (born 1982), South African squash player
* André Leeuw (born 1972), South African Citizen
* Reginald Leeuw (fl. 2015), South African Anglican Dean

### De Leeuw / DeLeeuw

* Adele DeLeeuw (1899–1988), American writer of Dutch-themed children's stories
* Bas de Leeuw (b. 1959), Dutch sustainability expert
* Dan DeLeeuw (fl. 1993-2015), American (?) visual effects artist
* Dianne de Leeuw (b. 1955), Dutch figure skater
* Eddy De Leeuw (1956–2015), Belgian sprinter
* Edith de Leeuw (b. 1962), Dutch psychologist
* Gerry DeLeeuw (1926–2014), Canadian football player
* Jan de Leeuw, 15th-century Flemish goldsmith, portrayed by Jan van Eyck
* Jan de Leeuw (b. 1945), Dutch statistician
* Jan De Leeuw [de; nl] (born 1968), Flemish children's book writer and psychologist
* Johanna de Leeuw (b. 1932), Dutch-born American writer
* Karel de Leeuw (1930-1978), American mathematician
* Lisa De Leeuw (b. 1958), American porn actress
* Marcel Deleeuw (born 1943), Dutch-born Canadian football player
* Marine Deleeuw (b. 1994), French fashion model
* Melvin de Leeuw (b. 1988), Dutch footballer
* Michael de Leeuw (b. 1986), Dutch footballer
* Mineke de Leeuw (b. 1938), Dutch author
* Nata De Leeuw [de; no; pl] (b. 1991), Canadian ski jumper
* Paul de Leeuw (b. 1962), Dutch television comedian, singer and actor
* Puck de Leeuw (1953-2002), Dutch documentary filmmaker
* Reinbert de Leeuw (1938–2020), Dutch conductor, pianist and composer
* Rob deLeeuw (b. 1975), Canadian actor
* Sabrina De Leeuw (b. 1974), Belgian high jumper
* Sarah de Leeuw (b. 1973), Canadian writer
* Thomas de Leeuw (1560-1612), French engraver of Flemish origin
* Ton de Leeuw (1926-1996), Dutch composer
* Ton de Leeuw (born 1941), organizational theorist

### Van Leeuw

* Philippe Van Leeuw (born 1954), Belgian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer

### Van der Leeuw

* Aart van der Leeuw (1876-1931), Dutch author and poet
* Bastiaan Govertsz van der Leeuw (1624-1680), Dutch landscape painter
* Caroline van der Leeuw (b. 1981), Dutch jazz singer
* Cees van der Leeuw (1890–1973), Dutch industrialist and psychiatrist
* Charles van der Leeuw (b. 1952), Dutch journalist
* Gerard van der Leeuw (1890-1950), Dutch historian and philosopher of religion
* Govert van der Leeuw (1645-1688), Dutch landscape painter, son of Bastiaan
* Joke van der Leeuw-Roord (born 1949), Dutch historian
* Koos van der Leeuw (1893-1934), Dutch theosophist and author
* Marcellino van der Leeuw (b. 1990), Dutch footballer
* Pieter van der Leeuw (1647-1679), Dutch landscape painter, son of Bastiaan

### Fictional characters

* Loeki de Leeuw, a lion puppet featured before and after advertisement blocks on Dutch television between 1972 and 2004.