| John T. Van Sant | |
| State Senate: | Pennsylvania |
| District: | 16th |
| Term Start: | January 3, 1955 |
| Term End: | November 30, 1970 |
| Predecessor: | Tilghman Freed |
| Successor: | Henry Messinger |
| State House2: | Pennsylvania |
| District2: | Lehigh County |
| Term Start2: | 1951 |
| Term End2: | 1954 |
| Birth Date: | November 2, 1915 |
| Birth Place: | Delano, Pennsylvania |
| Death Date: | October 3, 1972 (aged 56) |
John T. Van Sant (November 2, 1915 – October 3, 1972)[1] was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 16th district from 1955 to 1970.[2] He also served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the Lehigh County district from 1951 to 1954.[3]
Van Sant was born in Delano, Pennsylvania, on November 2, 1915, and graduated from Hazleton High School. He attended Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri and Muhlenberg College. He worked as a radio announcer on WRAK (AM)[4] and as the sports and news director for WSAN radio in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in Hawaii and Guam.[5]
Van Sant died on October 3, 1972, and was interred at the Greenwood Cemetery in Allentown, Pennsylvania.[6]