Callan is a masculine given name and surname of Irish and Scottish origin. It can derive from ("descendant of Cathalán") or be an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Allin or Mac Callin.
Notable people with the name include:
Surname
- Aela Callan, Australian news reporter
- Alan Callan (1946âÂÂ2014), American businessman, musician, and filmmaker
- Clair Armstrong Callan (1920âÂÂ2005), American politician
- Colm Callan (born 1923), Irish rugby player
- Curtis Callan (born 1942), American physicist
- Dave Callan (born 1975) Irish-Australian comedian
- David Callan, Australian standup comedian
- Dennis Callan (1932âÂÂ2006), Welsh footballer
- H. G. Callan (1917âÂÂ1993), British biologist
- Hughie Callan (1881âÂÂ1917), Australian footballer
- James Callan (1947âÂÂ2024), American Roman Catholic priest, cofounder of Roman Catholic splinter group Spiritus Christi
- James L. Callan (1910âÂÂ1991), American businessman and politician
- John Callan O'Laughlin (1873âÂÂ1949), American military journalist
- John Fullarton Callan, Canadian politician
- K Callan (born 1942), American actress
- Kevin Callan (born 1963), Canadian canoe enthusiast, teacher, and author
- Michael Callan (1935âÂÂ2022), American actor
- Michael Feeney Callan, Irish writer, filmmaker, and painter
- Nicholas Callan (1799âÂÂ1864), Irish priest and physicist
- Oliver Callan, Irish radio satirist
- Paul Callan (born 1939), British print journalist
- Peter M. Callan (1894âÂÂ1965), American politician
- Philip Callan (born 1837), Irish MP
- Ricky Callan (1961âÂÂ2016), Scottish actor
- Robert Emmet Callan, American Army Coast Artillery officer
- Thomas J. Callan (1853âÂÂ1908), American soldier at the Battle of Little Big Horn
- Tim Callan (born 1984), Australian footballer
Title
Given name
Fictional characters
- Eileen Callan, a character in the UK soap opera Family Affairs
- David Callan, the titular character of Callan
See also
References