John Van de Kamp
 John Kalar Van de Kamp (born February 7 1936) is an American politician. He served as Los Angeles County District Attorney from 1975 until 1981 and then as 28th Attorney General of California from 1983 until 1991.Van de Kamp graduated from Dartmouth College and from Stanford Law School in 1959. He served as assistant U.S. Attorney and later became the first federal public defender in Los Angeles. He was appointed District Attorney after the previous incumbent died in office.