Van Gelder is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of Guelders", a county and later duchy in the Low Countries.[1] People with the name include:
- Anna van Gelder (1614–1687), wife of the Dutch admiral Michiel de Ruyter
 - Arne Van Gelder (born 1997), Belgian acrobatic gymnast
 - Cornelia van Gelder (1904–1969), Dutch swimmer
 - David van Gelder (born 1940), Israeli fencer
 - Dora van Gelder (1904–1999), Dutch-born American writer, psychic, alternative healer
 - Edwin van Gelder (born 1978), Dutch graphic designer and art director
 - Geert Jan van Gelder (born 1947), Dutch Arabist
 - Gordon Van Gelder (born 1966), American science fiction editor
 - Hendrik Arend van Gelder (1825–1899), Dutch Mennonite teacher and minister
 - J.H. van Gelder (1887–1969), Dutch pediatrician and art collector
 - Jack van Gelder (born 1950), Dutch sports commentator and television presenter
 - Jan Gerrit van Gelder (1903–1980), Dutch art historian
 - Julie Van Gelder (born 1993), Belgian acrobatic gymnast
 - Lawrence Van Gelder (1933–2016), American journalist and magazine editor
 - Leslie Van Gelder (born 1969), American archaeologist and writer
 - Max van Gelder (impresario) (1872-1943), Dutch impresario
 - Max van Gelder (1924–2019), Dutch water polo player
 - Nicolaes van Gelder (1636–1676), Dutch still life painter
 - Peter van Gelder (born 1940), sitarist and educator
 - Richard Van Gelder (1928–1994), American mammalogist and museum curator
 - Rudy Van Gelder (1924–2016), American music recording engineer
 - Tim van Gelder (born 1960s), Australian software engineer
 - Tinus van Gelder (1911–1991), Dutch track cyclist
 - Yuri van Gelder (born 1983), Dutch gymnast
 
See also
- Van Galder, surname
 - Gelder (disambiguation)
 - Van Gelder Paper, Dutch company that has manufactured paper since 1685
 - Van Gelder Studio, recording studio in New Jersey established by Rudy Van Gelder
 - Van Gelder's bat, Central American bat discovered by Richard Van Gelder
 - HNLMS Jan van Gelder, Dutch navy vessel
 - Van Gelderen, Dutch surname of the same origin
 
References
- ↑ Gelder, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
 
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