John T. Van Sant (November 2, 1915 – October 3, 1972) 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. He also served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the Lehigh County district from 1951 to 1954. He died on October 3, 1972 and is interred at Greenwood Cemetery in Allentown, Pennsylvania.