Van Pelt is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from Pelt". Pelt was 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 (born 1861), Sandy Hook pilot Graham Van Pelt, Canadian musician and songwriter James Van Pelt (born 1954), American science fiction author Jim Van Pelt (born 1935), American football quarterback 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 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. Van Pelt Manor in Brooklyn, New York, named after the Dutch settler Teunis Laenen van Pelt Mount Van Pelt, mountain in Antarctica References Dutch-language surnames Surnames of Dutch origin