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* Eric and Karl Von Shrakenberg from [[The Draka]] novels of S.M. Stirling.
* Erich and Karl Von Shrakenberg from ''[[Tech Infantry]]'', named as a [[Shout-Out]] to Stirling's characters.
* One of the [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] types seen in an early scene in ''[[Aliens]]'' is named Van Leuwen.
* ''[[Blackadder]] Goes Forth'': George's idea for finding the German spy at the field hospital was to look for the guy whose name began with "Von".
* ''[[The Incredibles]]'' mentions an old villain named [[Aristocrats Are Evil|Baron]] Von [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Ruthless]]
* Von Bolt from ''Advance Wars''. The series has a habit of the [[Big Bad]] having a German name (his predecessor being 'Sturm').
* Ludwig von Koopa from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]] 3'' and later games. He even has [[Einstein Hair|Beethoven Hair (theatre)]].
** And Magnus Von Grapple from the second ''[[Paper Mario (franchise)|Paper Mario]]'' game.
* Isaak Fernand von Kämpfer from ''[[Trinity Blood]]'' invented the [[Nebulous Evil Organisation|Rosenkreuz Order]].
* Sepp von [[Louis Cypher|Theofels]] from an [[Erast Fandorin]] spinoff series.
* [[House (TV series)|House]] refers to the man who ratted him out at college for cheating as "Dr. Von Lieberman" although the man's real surname is "Webber", because it "sounds much eviller".
* Baron von Blitzschlag, a Nazi scientist who's a kind of villainous [[New Old Flame]] - had offscreen run ins with ''[[Captain America (comics)]]'' and other heroes. Currently acting as a scientific adviser to ''The Initiative'', working on such catastrophes as Cyborg Thor and [[Cloning Blues|repeatedly cloning a deceased member]].
* A prominent bloodline of [[Our Vampires Are Different|Vampires]] in ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'' are the Von Carsteins, modelled on the [[Dracula]] archetype and living in [[No Communities Were Harmed|an analogue for]] the Black Forest.
* [[Mad Scientist]] Simon von Simon (and his unseen rival Sigmund von Sigmund) in ''Little Gloomy''.
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* The friendly-bully on ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' is named Buford Van Stomm.
* Evra Von from [[The Saga of Darren Shan|Cirque Du Freak]]. He often corrects people that it's just Von.
* [[Overly Long Name|Almaz Von Almadine Adamant]] from [[Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice]].
* [[Corpse Bride|Victor Van Dort]].
* Klaus Heinz von dem Eberbach in ''[[From Eroica with Love]]''.
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* [[Martin Van Buren]], eighth President of the United States, came from a Dutch family. In fact, he was one of the few Presidents to be naturally bilingual.
* Mario Van Peebles
* Jean-Claude Van Damme
* Actor Casper Van Dien played the character Brom Van Brunt in ''[[Sleepy Hollow]]''. The Van Diens are reportedly distant relatives of the real-life Van Brunt clan.
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