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Paul Van Doren (1930–2021), co-founder of Vans
Paul Van Doren was an entrepreneur who co-founded Vans, the iconic skateboarding shoe company.Van Doren was working at a rubber company in Boston when he and his brother, James Van Doren, decided to go to Southern California and start a business together. Along with two friends, they opened the Van Doren Rubber Company, later shortened simply to Vans.