What is "tellegen"

' Tellegen' is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Auke Tellegen, US psychologist of the personality
• Bernard D. H. Tellegen, Dutch electrical engineer
• Lou Tellegen, Dutch American silent film and stage actor, director, and screenwriter

• , Dutch feminist, resistance fighter and director of the .

• Ockje Tellegen, Dutch politician
• Toon Tellegen, Dutch children's writer and poet