Van Allen
# Van Allen

Van Allen may refer to:

## People

### 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
