Madan/Madaan/Madhan is a Hindu surname, and can indicate various castes including Vaishya. In India, it is found among Parsis, Kashmiri Pandits, Punjabi Aroras and Sindhi Lohanas. It is also found among Europeans.
Notable people
Notable people with the surname include:
- Arthur Cornwallis Madan (1846âÂÂ1917), British linguist of African languages (Swahili and others) and UMCA missionary (Zanzibar, Rhodesia)
- Barkha Madan, Indian model, actress and producer
- Chandan Madan (born 1982), Indian cricketer
- Dilip Madan, American financial economist
- Disha Madan, Indian actress and influencer
- Falconer Madan (1851âÂÂ1935), librarian of the Bodleian Library of Oxford University
- Frances Maria Cowper (née Madan; sometimes known as Maria Frances; 1726âÂÂ1797), British poet
- Geoffrey Madan (1895âÂÂ1947), English belletrist and collector of aphorisms
- Jamshed Madan (1915âÂÂ1986), Indian cricketer
- Jamshedji Framji Madan (1856âÂÂ1923), Indian film and theatre magnate, one of the pioneers of film production in India
- J.J. Madan, Indian cinema owner and director
- José ÃÂscar Sánchez Madan (born 1961), Cuban journalist
- Judith Madan (1702âÂÂ1781), English poet
- Martin Madan (1726âÂÂ1790), English barrister, clergyman and writer
- Martin Madan (politician) (1700âÂÂ1756), groom of the bedchamber to Frederick, Prince of Wales
- Mohit Madaan (born 1988), Indian actor
- Moti Lal Madan (born 1939), Indian biotechnology researcher, veterinarian, academic and administrator
- Parakh Madan (born 1983), Indian actress
- Paaras Madaan, Indian actor
- Pessie Madan (1916âÂÂ2015), Indian Army officer and defence technology advocate
- Radhika Madan (born 1995), Indian actress
- Spencer Madan (1729âÂÂ1813), English churchman
- Triloki Nath Madan (born 1933), Indian academic
- Nikhil Madaan Politician, Former Mayor and currently serving as MLA of Sonipat District of Haryana State
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