Balan (surname)

Bălan is a Romanian surname, Balan a Bulgarian, Indian and Italian one. Notable people with these surnames include:

Balan

• Aleksandar Teodorov-Balan (1859–1959), Bulgarian linguist
• Aparna Balan (born 1986), Indian Badminton player
• Pallipram Balan (born 1939), Indian politician
• Pietro Balan (1840–1893), Italian Catholic historian
• Vidya Balan (born 1979), Bollywood actress

Bălan

• Bogdan Bălan (born 1979), Romanian rugby player
• Dan Bălan (born 1979), Moldavian pop singer and songwriter
• Daniel Bălan (born 1979), Romanian football (soccer) player
• Eugen Bălan (1904–1968), Romanian writer
• Grigore Bălan (1896–1944), Romanian general
• Ioan Bălan (11 February 1880 – 4 August 1959), Romanian bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church, beatified personally by Pope Francis at Liberty Field in Blaj, Romania on 2 June 2019
• Ioana M. Bălan (born 1970), Romanian university professor, niece of Bishop Ioan Bălan
• Lucian Bălan (1959–2015), Romanian football player and coach
• Nicolae Bălan (1882–1955), Romanian metropolitan bishop
• Petru Bălan (born 1976), Romanian rugby player
• Tiberiu Bălan (born 1981), Romanian football player

See also

• Ballan (surname)
• Balun (disambiguation)