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'''Bastian''' is a German short form of Sebastian.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/bastian|title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Bastian|publisher=Behind the Name}}</ref>
==Surname== Notable people with the surname include:
*Adolf Bastian (1826–1905), 19th-century anthropologist *Ali Bastian (born 1982), English television actress *Amy Bastian (born 1968), American neuroscientist *Anura Bastian (1950–2014), Sri Lankan politician *Bob Bastian (1938–2019), American farmer and politician *Bruce Bastian (1948–2024), American computer programmer and businessman *Charlie Bastian (1860–1932), American baseball player *Donald N. Bastian, Canadian bishop *Ed Bastian (born 1957), American business executive *Frank O. Bastian, American medical doctor and neuropathologist *Fritz Bastian (1898–1944), American tennis player *Gert Bastian (1923–1992), German military officer and politician *Gordon Bastian (1902–1987), British sailor *Henry Charlton Bastian (1837–1915), English zoologist, physiologist and neurologist *Hilda Bastian ({{fl}} 1980s–1990s), Australian researcher *Jolly Bastian, Indian stunt master *Lan Bastian (born 1985), Indonesian footballer *Mary Bastian (1948–1985), Tamil Human Rights activist *Michael Bastian (born 1965), American fashion designer *Nathan Bastian (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player *Nico Bastian (born 1990), German racing driver *Noah Bastian (born 1979), American actor *Peter Bastian (1943–2017), Danish musician *Stan Bastian (born 1941), American educator and politician *Stanley Bastian (born 1958), American judge *Vino G. Bastian (born 1982), Indonesian actor *Wally Bastiansz (died 1985), Sri Lankan musician *Walter M. Bastian (1891–1975), American judge *Warwick Bastian (1914–1979), Australian Anglican bishop
==Given name== Notable people with the given name include:
*Bastián Arce (born 1989), Chilean footballer *Bastian Badu (born 2000), French footballer *Bastian Baker (born 1991), Swiss singer and songwriter *Bastian Buus (born 2003), Danish racing driver *Bastian Clevé (born 1950), German filmmaker and producer *Bastian Dankert (born 1980), German football referee *Bastian Doreth (born 1989), German basketball player *Bastian Ernst (born 1987), German politician *Kai-Bastian Evers (born 1990), German footballer *Bastian Heidenfelder (born 1986), German footballer *Bastian Henning (born 1983), German footballer *Bastian Hohmann (born 1990), German footballer *Didrik Bastian Juell (born 1990), Norwegian freestyle skier *Bastian Kaltenböck (born 1983), Austrian ski jumper *Bastian Kersaudy (born 1994), French badminton player *Bastian Knittel (born 1983), German tennis player *Bastian Kolmsee (born 1981), German racing driver *Bastian Kurz (born 1996), German footballer *Bastian Müller (born 1991), German footballer *Bastian Obermayer (born 1977), German investigative journalist *Bastian Oczipka (born 1989), German footballer *Julius Bastian Olsen (1875–1936), Norwegian politician *Bastian Pagez ({{fl}} 1566), servant of Mary, Queen of Scots *Bastian Pastewka (born 1972), German comedian *Bastian Pinske (born 1978), German footballer *Bastian Reinhardt (born 1975), German footballer *Lars Bastian Ridder Stabell (1798–1860), Norwegian politician *Bastian Roscheck (born 1991), German handball player *Bastián San Juan (born 1994), Chilean footballer *Bastian Schulz (born 1985), German footballer *Bastian Schweinsteiger (born 1984), German football player *Bastian Seibt (born 1978), German rower *Bastian Seidel (born 1975), Australian politician and medical doctor *Bastian Semm (born 1979), German actor *Bastian Sick (born 1965), German journalist and author *Bastián Solano Molina (born 1999), Chilean footballer *Bastian Steger (born 1981), German table tennis player *Bastian Swillims (born 1982), German sprinter *Bastian Trinker (born 1990), Austrian tennis player *Bastian Trost (born 1974), German actor *Bastian Vasquez (1990–2015), Norwegian terrorist *Bastian Winkelhaus, German card game player *Bastián Yañez (born 2001), Chilean footballer
==See also== *Bastian Balthazar Bux, fictional character from The Neverending Story *Bas Bron, producer and musician using the moniker ''Bastian''. *Bastian, Virginia, a community in the U.S. state of Virginia
== Notes == {{reflist}}
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Category:German masculine given names Category:Masculine given names Category:German-language surnames