Van Os is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from Oss", a town in North Brabant. Variant spellings are Van Osch and Van Oss. Notable people with the surname include:Van Os / VanOsArie van Os, Dutch businessman and financial director Ben van Os (1944–2012), Dutch production designer and art director David Van Os (1950–2023), American lawyer and politician Dirck van Os (1556–1615), Dutch businessman, c-founder of the Amsterdam Exchange Bank and the United East India Company (VOC) Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os (1782–1861), Dutch still life painter, son of Jan van Os Henk van Os (1938–2025), Dutch art historian Jan van Os (1744–1808), Dutch painter known for his fruit and flower still lives Jim van Os, Dutch psychiatrist and epidemiologist Joanne van Os, Australian author and former wife of Rod Ansell Maria Margaretha van Os (1779–1862), Dutch flower painter, daughter of Jan van Os Nick Vanos (1963–1987), American basketball player Pieter van Os (1776–1839), Dutch animal and landscape painter and engraver, son of Jan van Os Pieter Frederik van Os (1808–1892), Dutch animal and landscape painter, son of Pieter van Os Rosa de Vries-van Os (1828–1889), Dutch operatic soprano Sussanna van Os née de la Croix (1755–1789), Dutch painter, wife of Jan van Os Ton van Os, Dutch etcher, sculptor, painter, and mosaicist Willibrord van Os (1744–1825), Dutch Old Catholic Archbishop of UtrechtVan OschHenri van Osch (1945–2001), Dutch swimmer Kalia Van Osch, Canadian curler Kesa Van Osch, Canadian curler Suzzanna van Osch (1942–2008), Indonesian actress Ton van Osch, Dutch military commander, Director General of the European Union Military Staff 2010–2013 Yanick van Osch, Dutch football goalkeeper