Van (given name)
Van is a masculine given name and nickname, sometimes a short form of Evan. It may refer to:
People
Given name
- Van Alexander (1915–2015), American bandleader, arranger and composer
- Van T. Barfoot (1919–2012), American Army officer, Medal of Honor recipient
- Van D. Bell (1918–2009), American Marine officer, recipient of two Navy Crosses
- Van Green (born 1951), American football player
- Van Johnson (1916–2008), American actor
- Van Johnson (racing driver) (1927–1959), American racing driver
- Van Miller (1927–2015), American sports announcer
- Van Nelson (born 1945), American long-distance runner
- Van Tiffin (born 1965), American football placekicker
- Van Van Wey (1924–1991), former NASCAR driver
- Van Winitsky (born 1959), American tennis player
Nickname
- Van Braxton, 21st century American politician
- Van Cliburn (1934–2013), American pianist
- Van Hansis (born 1981), American actor
- Van Heflin (1908–1971), American actor
- Van Jefferson (born 1996), American football player
- Van Jones (born 1968), American news commentator and activist
- Van Morrison (born 1945), Northern Irish singer, songwriter, musician and producer
Fictional characters
- Van, from the Pixar film Cars; see List of Cars characters
- Van, from the PlayStation game Chrono Cross; see Characters of Chrono Cross
- Van, from the anime Gun X Sword; see List of Gun Sword characters
- Van Fanel, from the anime The Vision of Escaflowne; see List of The Vision of Escaflowne characters
- Van Flyheight, from the anime Zoids: Chaotic Century
- Van Hohenheim, from the Fullmetal Alchemist franchise; see List of Fullmetal Alchemist characters
- Van Montgomery, from the TV series Reba; see List of Reba characters
- Van Veen, main character of Vladimir Nabokov's Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle
- Van Wilder, protagonist of the film National Lampoon's Van Wilder
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