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De Bruijn is a Dutch surname meaning "the brown". Notable people with the surname include:
Adrianus Cornelis de Bruijn [
de ;
nl ] (1887–1968), Dutch politician
Brian de Bruijn (b. 1954), Dutch-Canadian ice hockey player
Chantal de Bruijn (b. 1976), Dutch field hockey defender
Cornelis de Bruijn (1652–1726/7), Dutch artist and traveler
Daniëlle de Bruijn (b. 1978), Dutch water polo player
Frans de Bruijn Kops (1886–1979), Dutch footballer
Hans de Bruijn (b. 1962), Dutch political scientist
Inge de Bruijn (b. 1973), Dutch swimmer
Jean Paul de Bruijn [
de ;
nl ] (born 1965), Dutch billiards player
Jean Victor de Bruijn (1913–1979), Dutch district officer and ethnologist in the Dutch East Indies
Maarten de Bruijn (b. 1965), Dutch engineer
Maria Brigitta Catherina de Bruijn (1938–2006), Dutch GreenLeft politician
Matthijs de Bruijn (b. 1977), Dutch waterpolo player
Meike de Bruijn (born 1970), Dutch racing cyclist
Nick de Bruijn (b. 1987), Dutch racing driver
Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn (1918–2012), Dutch mathematician
Pi de Bruijn (b. 1942), Dutch architect
Sophia Adriana de Bruijn (1816–1890), Dutch museum founder
Ruben Jacob de Bruijn (b. 2003), Dutch clothing designer
Mathematics
In mathematics, de Bruijn may refer to one of the following topics named after Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn:
See also
Surnames derived from the color
Brown English German/Yiddish Other Germanic Hungarian Romance