| Van Vanthoff | |
| Office1: | Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department |
| Term Start1: | 21 May 1958 |
| Term End1: | 31 December 1958 |
| Birth Name: | Percival Evert Russell Vanthoff |
| Birth Date: | 12 January 1894 |
| Birth Place: | Cobram, Victoria |
| Death Place: | Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Public servant |
| Nationality: |  Australian |
| Spouse: | Ruby Ella Shanks (m. 1924) |
Percival Evert Russell "Van" Vanthoff (12 January 189430 July 1967) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department from May until December 1958.
Van Vanthoff was born in Cobram, Victoria on 12 January 1894 to parents Isaac and Mary Jane Vanthoff.[1]
In World War I, Vanthoff served in the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force.[1]
He was appointed Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs, heading the Postmaster-General's Department, in May 1958. In the role, he oversaw development of an automatic teleprinter switching system for telegraphs, and worked to provide a six-tube coaxial cable between Sydney and Melbourne.[1] Vanthoff retired in December 1958.[1]
Vanthoff died on 30 July 1967 in Richmond, Melbourne.[1]
In January 1955 Vanthoff was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.