Van Allen

Van Allen may refer to:

Given name

 * Van Allen Plexico (born 1968), U.S. professor

Surname

 * George Van Allen (1890–1937), politician in Alberta, Canada
 * James Van Allen (1914–2006), American space scientist
 * John Delbert Van Allen (1850–1928), retail dry goods merchant and department store owner
 * Mark van Allen (born 1954), American musician
 * Shaun Van Allen (born 1967), former hockey player
 * Van Allen Plexico (born 1968), science fiction and fantasy author

Places

 * Van Allen Range, a mountain range in Oates Land, Antarctica
 * Van Allen Building, Clinton, Iowa, US
 * Van Allen Hall, University of Iowa
 * Van Allen House, Oakland, Bergen, New Jersey, US

Other uses

 * Van Allen radiation belt, a torus of energetic charged particles around Earth
 * Van Allen Probes, two robotic NASA spacecraft