Van Gelder or van Gelder is a surname of Dutch origin. People with the name include:
- Beatrice de Gelder, Belgian cognitive neuroscientist and neuropsychologist
- Dora Van Gelder, American writer, psychic, alternative healer
- Geert Jan van Gelder (b. 1947), Dutch university professor
- Gordon Van Gelder (b. 1966), American science fiction editor
- Lawrence Van Gelder (b. c. 1933), American journalist and magazine editor
- Leslie Van Gelder, archaeologist, writer
- Richard Van Gelder (1928–1994), American mammalogist and museum curator
- Rudy Van Gelder (b. 1924), American music recording engineer
- Tim van Gelder (contemporary), Australian software engineer
- Wim van Gelder (contemporary), Dutch politician
- Yuri van Gelder (b. 1983), Dutch gymnast
Famous quotes containing the word van:
“His reversed body gracefully curved, his brown legs hoisted like a Tarentine sail, his joined ankles tacking, Van gripped with splayed hands the brow of gravity, and moved to and fro, veering and sidestepping, opening his mouth the wrong way, and blinking in the odd bilboquet fashion peculiar to eyelids in his abnormal position. Even more extraordinary than the variety and velocity of the movements he made in imitation of animal hind legs was the effortlessness of his stance.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)