Van Gelder

Van Gelder is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of Guelders", a county and later duchy in the Low Countries.^[1] People with the name include:

• Anna van Gelder (1614–1687), wife of the Dutch admiral Michiel de Ruyter
• Arne Van Gelder (born 1997), Belgian acrobatic gymnast
• Cornelia van Gelder (1904–1969), Dutch swimmer
• David van Gelder (born 1940), Israeli fencer
• Dora van Gelder (1904–1999), Dutch-born American writer, psychic, alternative healer
• Edwin van Gelder (born 1978), Dutch graphic designer and art director
• Geert Jan van Gelder (born 1947), Dutch Arabist
• Gordon Van Gelder (born 1966), American science fiction editor
• Hendrik Arend van Gelder (1825–1899), Dutch Mennonite teacher and minister
• J.H. van Gelder (1887–1969), Dutch pediatrician and art collector
• Jack van Gelder (born 1950), Dutch sports commentator and television presenter
• Jan Gerrit van Gelder (1903–1980), Dutch art historian
• Jochem van Gelder (born 1963), Dutch television presenter
• Julie Van Gelder (born 1993), Belgian acrobatic gymnast
• Lawrence Van Gelder (1933–2016), American journalist and magazine editor
• Leslie Van Gelder (born 1969), American archaeologist and writer
• Max van Gelder (impresario) [nl] (1872–1943), Dutch impresario
• Max van Gelder (1924–2019), Dutch water polo player
• Nicolaes van Gelder (1636–1676), Dutch still life painter
• Paul van Gelder (1947–2024), Dutch disc jockey
• Peter van Gelder (born 1940), sitarist and educator
• Richard Van Gelder (1928–1994), American mammalogist and museum curator
• Rudy Van Gelder (1924–2016), American music recording engineer
• Tim van Gelder (born 1960s), Australian software engineer
• Tinus van Gelder (1911–1991), Dutch track cyclist
• Yuri van Gelder (born 1983), Dutch gymnast

See also

• Van Galder, surname
• Gelder (disambiguation)
• Van Gelder Paper [nl], Dutch company that has manufactured paper since 1685
• Van Gelder Studio, recording studio in New Jersey established by Rudy Van Gelder
• Van Gelder's bat, Central American bat discovered by Richard Van Gelder
• HNLMS Jan van Gelder, Dutch navy vessel
• Van Gelderen, Dutch surname of the same origin