Van Patten is a surname and may refer to:
- Dick Van Patten
- Joyce Van Patten
- Philip Van Patten, pioneer American socialist functionary
- Sarah Van Patten
- Timothy Van Patten
- Vincent Van Patten
Famous quotes containing the words van and/or patten:
“It’s not that we want the political jobs themselves ... but they seem to be the only language the men understand. We don’t really want these $200 a year jobs. But the average man doesn’t understand working for a cause.”
—Jennie Carolyn Van Ness (b. c. 1890–?)
“Green politics at its worst amounts to a sort of Zen fascism; less extreme, it denounces growth and seeks to stop the world so that we can all get off.”
—Chris Patten (b. 1944)