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:
“An indirect quotation we can usually expect to rate only as better or worse, more or less faithful, and we cannot even hope for a strict standard of more and less; what is involved is evaluation, relative to special purposes, of an essentially dramatic act.”
—Willard Van Orman Quine (b. 1908)