Van Allen may refer to:
- Van Allen Building, a four story building in Clinton, Iowa
- Van Allen radiation belt, a torus of energetic charged particles around Earth
People named Van Allen:
- James Van Allen (1914-2006), American space scientist
- John Delbert Van Allen (1850-1928), retail dry goods merchant and department store owner
- Mark van Allen (born 1954), American musician
- Shaun Van Allen (born 1967), former hockey player
- Van Allen Plexico (born 1968), science fiction and fantasy author
Famous quotes containing the words van and/or allen:
“Theres no law against taking off a spaceship. Its never been done so they havent gotten around to prohibiting it.”
—Rip Van Ronkel, and Robert A. Heinlein (19071988)
“Well, I dont know, but Ive been told
The streets in heaven are lined with gold.
I ask you how things could get much worse
If the Russians happen to get up there first;
Wowee! pretty scary!”
—Bob Dylan [Robert Allen Zimmerman] (b. 1941)
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