Vansittart
Vansittart is a surname of Dutch origin, derived from the city of Sittard in Limburg.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Cyril Vansittart (1852–1887), English-Italian chess player
- Edward Vansittart Neale (1810–1892), English barrister
- Henry Vansittart (1732–1770), English diplomat and Governor of Bengal
- Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley (1766–1851), English politician
- Peter Vansittart (1920–2008), English writer
- Robert Vansittart, 1st Baron Vansittart (1881–1957), English diplomat
- Robert Vansittart (jurist) (1728–1789), English jurist
- Rupert Vansittart (born 1958), English actor
- Sir Vansittart Bowater, 1st Baronet (1862–1938), English politician
- William Vansittart Bowater (1838–1907), English businessman
See also
- HMS Vansittart (D64), Admiralty modified W class destroyer of the Royal Navy
- Vansittart Island (Nunavut), uninhabited Canadian arctic island
- Vansittart Island (Tasmania), island in Australia
References
- ↑ "Vansittart surname". Forebears. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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