Van Allen

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Van Allen is the family name of the following people:

Hans Günther van Allen (* 1934), German politician (SPD)
James Van Allen (1914–2006), American astrophysicist and space pioneer
Shaun Van Allen (* 1967), Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Van Allen stands for:

Van Allen Belt , a ring of charged particles trapped by the Earth's magnetic field
Van Allen Range , mountain range in the Ross Dependency, Antarctica

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