Van Allen may refer to:
- Van Allen Building, a four story building in Clinton, Iowa
- Van Allen radiation belt, a torus of energetic charged particles around Earth
People named Van Allen:
- 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
Famous quotes containing the words van and/or allen:
“Upon entering my vein, the drug would start a warm edge that would surge along until the brain consumed it in a gentle explosion. It began in the back of the neck and rose rapidly until I felt such pleasure that the world sympathizing took on a soft, lofty appeal.”
—Gus Van Sant, U.S. screenwriter and director, and Dan Yost. Bob Hughes (Matt Dillon)
“You got a lotta nerve
To say you are my friend
When I was down
You just stood there grinning.”
—Bob Dylan [Robert Allen Zimmerman] (b. 1941)