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:

Fictional characters

  • 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

Other uses

  • The Van Pelt, an indie rock band
  • Van Pelt Library, the University of Pennsylvania's main library, named after Charles Patterson Van Pelt, the major donor at the time of construction.[circular reference]
  • Van Pelt Manor in Brooklyn, New York, named after the Dutch settler Teunis Laenen van Pelt
  • Mount Van Pelt, mountain in Antarctica