Van Pelt

Van Pelt is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from Pelt". Pelt is a region in Belgian Limburg including the modern municipality of Overpelt, It could also refer to the neighboring Peel, Netherlands. People with this surname include:

Alex Van Pelt (born 1970), American football quarterback and coach
Alison Van Pelt (born 1963), American painter
Brad Van Pelt (1951–2009), American football linebacker
Bradlee Van Pelt (born 1980), American football quarterback and safety, son of Brad
Bo Van Pelt (born 1975), American golfer
Calvin Leroy Van Pelt (1924–2011), Native American businessman
Daniel Van Pelt (born 1964), American politician convicted of bribery
Darin Van Pelt (born 1979), American aerospace engineer
Erika Van Pelt (born 1985), American singer
Frank P. Van Pelt (1861–1942), Sandy Hook pilot
Graham Van Pelt, Canadian musician and songwriter
James Van Pelt (born 1954), American science fiction author
Jim Van Pelt (1935–2022), American football quarterback
John Van Pelt "JVP" (1958–2023), American news correspondent & educator
John Vredenburgh Van Pelt (1874–1962), American architect
Patricia Van Pelt (born 1957), American (Illinois) politician
Robert Van Pelt (1897–1988), American (Nebraska) judge
Robert Jan van Pelt (born 1955), Dutch historian and Holocaust scholar.
Scott Van Pelt (born 1966), American sportscaster
Sydney James Van Pelt (1908–1976), Australian medical doctor and hypnotist
William Van Pelt (1905–1996), American politician, representative from Wisconsin
Wouter van Pelt (born 1968), Dutch field hockey player

Three siblings from the Peanuts comic strip: Linus, Lucy, and Rerun Van Pelt
Van Pelt, a fictional character and antagonist from the 1995 American fantasy adventure film, Jumanji and the Jumanji Television series
Grace Van Pelt, in TV series The Mentalist
Maddie Van Pelt, from the Nickelodeon series Every Witch Way
Russell Van Pelt, the primary antagonist character in the 2017 American fantasy comedy film, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

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