Goossens

Goossens is a Dutch-language patronymic surname meaning "son of Goos/Goossen" (Goswin). It is the 8th most common name in Belgium. Notable people with the surname include:

• Adolphe Goossens (1896–1916), Horn player who died in action at the Somme, aged 20
• Albert Goossens (1887–before 1947), operatic baritone active in Belgium and Australia
• Ben Goossens (born 1985), Belgian ad agency art director and photomontage artist
• Carry Goossens [de; nl] (born 1953), Belgian actor and comedian
• Colette Goossens (born 1942), Belgian swimmer
• Daniel Goossens, (born 1954), French cartoonist
• Dennis Goossens (born 1993), Belgian gymnast
• Ellen Goossens (living), Belgian biomedical scientist
• Ester Goossens (born 1972), Dutch middle-distance runner
• Eugène Goossens, père (1845–1906), Belgian conductor
• Eugène Goossens, fils (1867–1958), French conductor and violinist, son of Eugène Goossens, père
• Eugene Aynsley Goossens (1893–1962), English conductor and composer, son of Eugène Goossens, fils
• Hanne Goossens (born 1992), Belgian chess player
• Jan Goossens (born 1930), Belgian dialectologist and philologist
• Jan Goossens (born 1958), Dutch-born American indoor soccer player
• Jean-Maurice Goossens (1892–1965), Belgian ice hockey player
• John Goossens (born 1988), Dutch footballer
• John J. Goossens (1944–2002), Belgian businessman
• Kris Goossens (born 1974), Belgian tennis player
• Lou Goossens (born 2009), Belgian actor
• Léon Goossens (1897–1988), British oboist, son of Eugène Goossens, fils
• Marc Goossens (cyclist) (born 1958), Belgian racing cyclist
• Marc Goossens (born 1969), Belgian racecar driver
• Marie Goossens (1894–1991), English harpist, older sister of Sidonie Goossens
• Michaël Goossens (born 1973), Belgian footballer
• Pierre-Lambert Goossens (1827–1906), Belgian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Ray Goossens (1924–1998), Flemish artist, animator and director
• Reinhilde Goossens (born 1961), Belgian singer known by the name "Lisa del Bo"
• Robert Goossens (1927–2016), French jewelry maker
• Roland Goossens [de; fr; nl] (born 1937), Belgian comics artist known as "Gos"
• Sidonie Goossens (1899–2004), British harpist, daughter of Eugène Goossens, fils
• Simon Goossens (1893–1964), Belgian sculptor
• Victor Goossens, founder and co-owner of the multiregional professional esports organization Team Liquid

See also

• Goosen, form of surname most common in South Africa
• Goossen, another form of the surname
• Mount Goossens, named after the Belgian photographer Leon Goossens

References

Surname list

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