Van Orden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Derrick Van Orden (born 1969), United States politician in Wisconsin Dick Van Orden (1921–2018), United States Navy admiral Geoffrey Van Orden (born 1945), British politician George O. Van Orden (1906–1967) United States Marine Corps official Kate van Orden, American musicologist and bassoonist Thomas Van Orden (1944–2010), American lawyer John Smith (actor) (1931–1995), born Robert Errol Van Orden
See also Forshee-Van Orden House, a house in New Jersey, United States Shuart-Van Orden Stone House, a house in New York, United States Van Orden v. Perry, a U.S. Supreme Court case