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Van Diver Ranking

In the United States, the name Van Diver is the 4,588th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1


Contemporary Notables of the name Van Diver (post 1700) +

  • Elizabeth Vandiver, noted American professor of classics
  • Jerry Vandiver (b. 1948), American songwriter and musician
  • Shaun Vandiver (b. 1968), retired American college and professional basketball player
  • James Pendleton Vandiver (1869-1932), Kentucky fiddler
  • Frank Everson Vandiver (1925-2005), American Civil War historian and former president of Texas A&M
  • Jim Vandiver (b. 1939), retired American NASCAR Winston Cup driver
  • Harry Vandiver (1882-1973), American mathematician awarded the Cole Prize for Number Theory in 1931
  • John M. Vandiver, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1912, 1916 2
  • David Vandiver, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 2004 2
  • Charles H. Vandiver, American politician, Member of Missouri State Senate 17th District, 1897-1900 2
  • ... (Another 8 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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