Vandenberg
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Vandenberg is a variation on the Dutch and Flemish surname "van den Berg
", literally meaning "from the mountain", "from the hill". It may refer to:
Van den Berg
Van den Berg is a Dutch, Afrikaans and Flemish surname, literally meaning "from the mountain", "from the hill". When looking for this surname, know that alternatives like "van der Berg", "van de Berg" and ending in "Bergh" are sometimes used as well. It is also common to abbreviate the name to...
", literally meaning "from the mountain", "from the hill". It may refer to:
People
- Adrian VandenbergAdrian VandenbergAdrian van den Berg is a Dutch rock guitarist, best known for his tenure as one of the guitarists in Whitesnake during their successful late 1980s period.-Early years:...
, Dutch guitarist who has worked with WhitesnakeWhitesnakeWhitesnake are an English rock band, founded in 1978 by David Coverdale after his departure from his previous band, Deep Purple. The band's early material has been compared by critics to Deep Purple, but by the mid 1980s they had moved to a more commercial hard rock style... - Arthur H. VandenbergArthur H. VandenbergArthur Hendrick Vandenberg was a Republican Senator from the U.S. state of Michigan who participated in the creation of the United Nations.-Early life and family:...
(1884-1951), U.S. Senator from Michigan - Arthur H. Vandenberg, Jr.Arthur H. Vandenberg, Jr.Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg, Jr. was a Republican government official from Michigan. He worked for many years on the staff of his father, Arthur H. Vandenberg , who served in the U.S. Senate from 1928 to 1951...
(1907-1968), government official, politician, son of the U.S. Senator - Don VandenBergDon VandenBergDon VandenBerg is a professor of Astronomy at the department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Dr. VandenBerg is internationally acclaimed for his work on modelling stars of different size and composition.Using basic input physics , Dr...
, Canadian astronomer - Hoyt VandenbergHoyt VandenbergHoyt Sanford Vandenberg was a U.S. Air Force general, its second Chief of Staff, and second Director of Central Intelligence....
, second Chief of Staff of the Air Force of the United States - Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Jr.Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Jr.Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg, Jr. is a retired Major General in the United States Air Force.-Biography:Vandenberg was born in Riverside, California in 1928. His father of was General Hoyt Vandenberg and his great uncle was U.S. Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg. Vandenberg would obtain a M.S...
(born 1928), U.S. military officer - Kim VandenbergKim VandenbergKimberly Vandenberg is an American swimmer. She was part of the bronze medal winning team of the 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She also won a silver medal at the 2007 World Swimming Championships in the 200 m butterfly....
, American swimmer
Other
- USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg (T-AGM-10)USS General Harry Taylor (AP-145)USS General Harry Taylor was a in the United States Navy in World War II named in honor of U.S. Army Chief of Engineers Harry Taylor. She served for a time as army transport USAT General Harry Taylor, and was reacquired by the navy in 1950 as USNS General Harry Taylor .Placed in reserve in 1958,...
, transport ship in the United States Navy, sank as an artificial reef in Key West, Florida - Vandenberg Air Force BaseVandenberg Air Force BaseVandenberg Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base, located approximately northwest of Lompoc, California. It is under the jurisdiction of the 30th Space Wing, Air Force Space Command ....
, a United States military installation with a spaceport - Vandenberg (band)Vandenberg (band)Vandenberg was a Dutch hard rock band named after guitarist Ad "Adje" van den Berg -Career:In 1981, Van den Berg worked with vocalist Jos Veldhuizen, bassist Griff "Studly" McGrath, and drummer Bico De Gooijer in a band called Teaser...
, a Dutch hard rock band - The Vandenberg resolutionVandenberg resolutionThe Vandenberg resolution was passed on June 1948. It was proposed by, and named for, Sen. Arthur Vandenberg.Negotiations over the nature and degree of the U.S. commitment to the defense of its North Atlantic allies were complicated by the conflicting desire of the allies for an iron-clad...
, a United States Congress resolution passed in 1948