Van Allen may refer to:

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Van Allen Plexico Van Allen Plexico (born January 12, 1968) is an American professor of Political Science and History, a Sports and Pop Culture podcast host and producer, and a science fiction and fantasy author. He is generally considered one of the leading fig ...

(born 1968), U.S. professor

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George Van Allen George Harold Van Allen (June 22, 1890 – June 15, 1937) was a Canadian provincial politician from Alberta. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to his death in 1937, sitting with the Liberal caucus in governmen ...

(1890–1937), politician in Alberta, Canada *

James Van Allen James Alfred Van Allen (September 7, 1914August 9, 2006) was an American space scientist at the University of Iowa. He was instrumental in establishing the field of magnetospheric research in space. The Van Allen radiation belts were named afte ...

(1914–2006), American space scientist *

John Delbert Van Allen John Delbert Van Allen was a retail dry goods merchant and department store owner who came to Clinton, Iowa in 1892 and established a department store that was the last surviving traditional store of its type in the city. He is most noted nationa ...

(1850–1928), retail dry goods merchant and department store owner *

Mark van Allen Mark van Allen (born 1954) is an American musician, recording engineer and record producer, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Instruments he plays include the pedal steel guitar, dobro, lap steel guitar, electric and acoustic gui ...

(born 1954), American musician *

Shaun Van Allen Shaun Kelly Van Allen (born August 29, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1991 to 2004. He played 794 games in the NHL and scored 269 points. He serves as the head coach o ...

(born 1967), former hockey player *

(born 1968), science fiction and fantasy author

Places

Van Allen Range Van Allen Range () is a range 14 nautical miles (26 km) long that includes Escalade Peak (2035 m), Tate Peak and Mount Marvel Mount Marvel () is a mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep si ...

, a mountain range in Oates Land, Antarctica *

Van Allen Building The Van Allen Building, also known as Van Allen and Company Department Store, is a historic commercial building at Fifth Avenue and South Second Street in Clinton, Iowa. The four-story building was designed by Louis Sullivan and commissioned by ...

, Clinton, Iowa, US *

Van Allen Hall The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is organized into 12 coll ...

, University of Iowa *

Van Allen House The Van Allen House is located in Oakland, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built around 1740 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1973. History The Van Allen House was built around 1740 ...

, Oakland, Bergen, New Jersey, US

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* Van Allen radiation belt, a torus of energetic charged particles around Earth *

Van Allen Probes The Van Allen Probes, formerly known as the Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP), were two robotic spacecraft that were used to study the Van Allen radiation belts that surround Earth. NASA conducted the Van Allen Probes mission as part of the L ...

, two robotic NASA spacecraft

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