Van Gent is a Dutch language surname indicating coming from the city of Ghent and may refer to:
- Pedro de Gante, Flemish missionary, also known as Pieter van Gent
- Eugene Van Gent, American college football and basketball coach
- Hendrik van Gent, Dutch astronomer
- Van Gent (crater), lunar crater named for the astronomer
- 1666 van Gent, asteroid discovered by Hendrik van Gent
- Ineke van Gent, Dutch politician
- John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, also known as Jan van Gent
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“Oh, London is a mans town, theres power in the air;
And Paris is a womans town, with flowers in her hair;
And its sweet to dream in Venice, and its great to study Rome;
But when it comes to living, there is no place like home.”
—Henry Van Dyke (18521933)
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