Van Meter

People

• Daniel Van Meter, an American eccentric
• Edwin Van Meter Champion, an American politician from Illinois
• Homer Van Meter, an American criminal and bank robber
• Jen Van Meter, an American comic book writer
• Solomon Lee Van Meter, Jr., American inventor of the backpack parachute and the ejection seat
• Tom Van Meter, an American politician in Ohio
• Vicki Van Meter, an American pilot

  Van Matre

• Joseph Van Matre, an American soldier
• Steve Van Matre, an American environmental activist

  Settlements

• Van Meter, Iowa, a town and township in Dallas County, Iowa
• *"The Heater from Van Meter" is a nickname for baseball pitcher Bob Feller, who was born and raised in Van Meter
• Van Meter, Pennsylvania, a settlement in Westmoreland County and site of the 1907 Darr Mine Disaster
• Van Metre, South Dakota

  Buildings named for people with this surname

• Fort Van Meter, an 18th-century frontier fort in West Virginia, USA named after Isaac Van Meter who settled there in 1744
• *Isaac Van Meter House, a nearby historic home built in the late 18th century.
• *Garrett VanMeter House, a nearby historic home built in 1830
• Fort Van Meter, various other forts
• Van Meter Hall, a dormitory in Amherst, Massachusetts named after former president of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Ralph A. Van Meter
• Van Meter Hall, a Western Kentucky University campus building named after Captain Charles J. Van Meter, a local riverboat captain and developer
• Van Metre Hall, an academic and office building on George Mason University’s Arlington, Virginia Campus named after the Van Metre Companies and the Van Metre family

  Other things named for people with this surname

• Van Meter State Park in Missouri named in 1834 after the Vanmeter family who settled there in 1834
• Van Metre Ford Stone Bridge in West Virginia