'''Van Pelt''' is a [[Dutch language|Dutch]] [[toponymic surname]] meaning "from Pelt". Pelt is a region in [[Belgian Limburg]] including the modern municipality of [[Overpelt]], It could also refer to the neighboring [[Peel, Netherlands]]. People with this surname include:
* [[Alex Van Pelt]] (born 1970), American football quarterback and coach * [[Alison Van Pelt]] (born 1963), American painter * [[Brad Van Pelt]] (1951–2009), American football linebacker * [[Bradlee Van Pelt]] (born 1980), American football quarterback and safety, son of Brad * [[Bo Van Pelt]] (born 1975), American golfer * [[Calvin Leroy Van Pelt]] (1924–2011), Native American businessman * [[Daniel Van Pelt]] (born 1964), American politician convicted of bribery * Darin Van Pelt (born 1979), American aerospace engineer * [[Erika Van Pelt]] (born 1985), American singer * [[Frank P. Van Pelt]] (1861–1942), Sandy Hook pilot * [[Graham Van Pelt]], Canadian musician and songwriter * [[James Van Pelt]] (born 1954), American science fiction author * [[Jim Van Pelt]] (1935–2022), American football quarterback * John Van Pelt "JVP" (1958–2023), American news correspondent & educator * [[John Vredenburgh Van Pelt]] (1874–1962), American architect * [[Patricia Van Pelt Watkins|Patricia Van Pelt]] (born 1957), American (Illinois) politician * [[Robert Van Pelt]] (1897–1988), American (Nebraska) judge * [[Robert Jan van Pelt]] (born 1955), Dutch historian and Holocaust scholar. * [[Scott Van Pelt]] (born 1966), American sportscaster * [[Sydney James Van Pelt]] (1908–1976), Australian medical doctor and hypnotist * [[William Van Pelt]] (1905–1996), American politician, representative from Wisconsin * [[Wouter van Pelt]] (born 1968), Dutch field hockey player * [[Aliyah VanPelt]] (born 1997), a Marxist writer from South Dakota
;Fictional characters *Three siblings from the ''Peanuts'' comic strip: [[Linus Van Pelt|Linus]], [[Lucy Van Pelt|Lucy]], and [[Rerun Van Pelt]] * Van Pelt, a fictional character and antagonist from the 1995 American fantasy adventure film, ''[[Jumanji (film)|Jumanji]]'' and the [[Jumanji (TV series)|Jumanji Television series]] * [[Grace Van Pelt]], in TV series ''The Mentalist'' *Maddie Van Pelt, from the Nickelodeon series [[Every Witch Way]] *Russell Van Pelt, the primary antagonist character in the 2017 American fantasy comedy film, ''[[Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle]]''
== Other uses == * [[The Van Pelt]], an indie rock band * [[Van Pelt Library]], the University of Pennsylvania's main library, named after Charles Patterson Van Pelt, the major donor at the time of construction.<ref>[[Van Pelt Library]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=May 2018}} * [[Van Pelt Manor]] in Brooklyn, New York, named after the Dutch settler Teunis Laenen van Pelt * [[Mount Van Pelt]], mountain in Antarctica
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