Van Alen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- James Isaac Van Alen (1776-1870), member of the United States House of Representatives
- James John Van Alen (1846-1923), sportsman and politician
- James Van Alen (1902-1991), founder of the International Tennis Hall of Fame
- John Evert Van Alen (1749-1807), American surveyor, merchant, and politician
- William Van Alen (1883-1954), American architect
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Famous quotes containing the word van:
“Linguistically, and hence conceptually, the things in sharpest focus are the things that are public enough to be talked of publicly, common and conspicuous enough to be talked of often, and near enough to sense to be quickly identified and learned by name; it is to these that words apply first and foremost.”
—Willard Van Orman Quine (b. 1908)