George Thomas VanBebber (October 21, 1931 – May 26, 2005) was a United States federal judge.
Born in Troy, Kansas, VanBebber received a B.A. from the University of Kansas in 1953 and an LL.B. from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1955.
He then entered private practice in Troy until 1959, when he became an assistant United States Attorney for the District of Kansas until 1961, thereafter returning to private practice until 1982. During that time, he was County attorney for Doniphan County, Kansas from 1963 to 1969, and served a term as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 1973 to 1975.
In 1982, VanBebber became a United States magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. On September 13, 1989, he was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on that court vacated by Richard Dean Rogers. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 21, 1989, and received his commission on December 8, 1989. He served as chief judge from 1995 to 2000, and assumed senior status on December 31, 2000. He continued to serve in that capacity until his death, in Prairie Village, Kansas.