Claessens
title: "Claessens" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["dutch-patronymic-surnames", "surnames-derived-from-given-names"] topic_path: "geography/netherlands" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claessens" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
Claessens is a Dutch patronymic surname meaning "son of Claes (Nicholas)". It may refer to:
- Alain Claessens (1947–2004), French actor
- Artus Claessens (fl. 1625–1644), Flemish still-life painter
- August Claessens (1885–1954), American politician
- (born 1981), Belgian theater and movie actor
- Dieter Claessens (1921–1997), German sociologist
- Dominicus Claessens ( – ), Flemish Baroque painter
- François Claessens (1897–1971), Belgian gymnast
- Gert Claessens (born 1972), Belgian footballer
- Jean Claessens (1908–1978), Belgian footballer
- Lambertus Antonius Claessens (1762–1830), Flemish engraver and publisher
- Nastja Claessens (born 2004), Belgian basketball player
- Olivier Claessens (born 1988), Belgian footballer
- Stijn Claessens (born 1959), Dutch economist
- Tony Claessens (born 1989), Dutch EDM producer better known as Tony Junior
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