Callan

For other uses, see Callan (disambiguation).

Callan is a given name and surname of Irish and Scottish origin. It can derive from Ó Cathaláin, meaning 'descendant of Cathalán', or be an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Allin or Mac Callin.[1] Notable people with the name include:

## Surname

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* Aela Callan, Australian news reporter
* Alan Callan (died 2014), U.S. businessman, musician, and filmmaker
* Clair Armstrong Callan (1920–2005), U.S. politician
* Colm Callan (born 1923), Irish rugby player
* Curtis Callan (born 1942), U.S. physicist
* Dave Callan (born 1975) Irish-Australian comedian
* David Callan, Australian standup comedian
* Dennis Callan (1932–2006), Welsh footballer
* H. G. Callan (1917–1993), British biologist
* Hughie Callan (1881–1917), Australian footballer
* James Callan (1947–2024), American Roman Catholic priest, cofounder of Spiritus Christi Roman Catholic splinter group
* James L. Callan (1910–1991), U.S. businessman and politician
* John Callan O'Laughlin (1873–1949), U.S. military journalist
* John Fullarton Callan, Canadian politician
* K Callan (born 1942), U.S. actress
* Kevin Callan (born 1963), Canadian canoe enthusiast, teacher, and author
* Michael Callan (1935–2022), U.S. actor
* Michael Feeney Callan, Irish writer, filmmaker, and painter
* Nicholas Callan (1799–1864), Irish priest and physicist
* Oliver Callan, Irish radio satirist
* Paul Callan (born 1939), British print journalist
* Peter M. Callan (1894–1965), U.S. politicians
* Philip Callan (born 1837), Irish MP
* Ricky Callan (1961–2016), Scottish actor
* Robert Emmet Callan, United States Army Coast Artillery officer
* Thomas J. Callan (1853–1908), U.S. soldier at the Battle of Little Big Horn
* Tim Callan (born 1984), Australian footballer

## Title

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* George Agar, 1st Baron Callan (1751–1815), Anglo-Irish politician and peer

## Given name

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* Callan Beasy (born 1982), Australian rules footballer
* Callan Chythlook-Sifsof (born 1989), American Olympic snowboarder
* Callan McAuliffe (born 1995), Australian actor
* Callan Mulvey (born 1975), Australian actor
* Callan Pinckney (born 1939/40), American fitness advisor
* Callan Ward (born 1990), Australian rules footballer

## Fictional names

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* David Callan, the titular character of Callan (TV series)
* Eileen Callan, a character in the UK soap opera Family Affairs

## References

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1. ^ Hanks, Patrick (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 272\. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.

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