# Van Dyke

van dyke, VanDyke or Vandyke is an Americanized or anglicized form of the Dutch-language toponymic surname Van Dijk, Van Dijke, Van Dijck, or Van Dyck. Meaning living near the dike. literal translation being "from/of [the] dike" van dyke, VanDyke or Vandyke may refer to: == As a surname == The van dyke family of American entertainers: Dick van dyke (born 1925), actor Barry van dyke (born 1951), actor Shane van dyke (born 1979), actor, screenwriter, and director Jerry van dyke (1931–2018), comedian and actor, brother of Dick Kelly Jean van dyke (1958–1991), actress and adult film performer Aldo Calderón van dyke (1968–2013), Honduran journalist and news anchor Alex van dyke (born 1974), American football wide receiver Anthony E. van dyke, United States Marine Corps colonel Antony van dyke, variant English spelling of the Flemish-born painter Anthony van Dyck, (1599–1641) Arlington P. van dyke (1926–1990), American businessman and New York politician Ben van dyke (1888–1973), American baseball pitcher Bill van dyke (1863–1933), American baseball player Bruce van dyke (born 1944), American football guard Carl van dyke (1881–1919), American soldier, lawyer and politician from Minnesota Charie van dyke (born 1965), American film producer Charlie van dyke (born 1947), American former radio disc jockey Christina van dyke, American philosopher Conny van dyke (1945–2023), American singer and actress David van dyke (born 1959), American serial killer DeMarcus van dyke (born 1989), American football cornerback Dick van dyke (politician) (fl.