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'''Callan''' is a masculine given name and surname of Irish and Scottish origin. It can derive from {{wikt-lang|en|Ó Cathaláin}} ("''descendant of Cathalán''") or be an Anglicized form of the Gaelic ''Mac Allin'' or ''Mac Callin''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hanks|first=Patrick|title=Dictionary of American Family Names|date=8 May 2003|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-977169-1|page=272}}</ref>
Notable people with the name include:
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==Surname== * Aela Callan, Australian news reporter * Alan Callan (1946–2014), American businessman, musician, and filmmaker * Clair Armstrong Callan (1920–2005), 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 (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 Roman Catholic splinter group ''Spiritus Christi'' * James L. Callan (1910–1991), American businessman and politician * John Callan O'Laughlin (1873–1949), 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 (1935–2022), American 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), American politician * Philip Callan (born 1837), Irish MP * Ricky Callan (1961–2016), Scottish actor * Robert Emmet Callan, American Army Coast Artillery officer * Thomas J. Callan (1853–1908), American soldier at the Battle of Little Big Horn * Tim Callan (born 1984), Australian footballer
==Title== * George Agar, 1st Baron Callan (1751–1815), Anglo-Irish politician and peer
==Given name== * 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 (1939–2012), American fitness advisor * Callan Ward (born 1990), Australian rules footballer
==Fictional characters== * Eileen Callan, a character in the UK soap opera ''Family Affairs'' * David Callan, the titular character of ''Callan''
==See also== * Callum (name), a list of people with the given name and surname * Caolan (given name), a list of people with the given name * Caoilfhionn (given name), a list of people with the given name
==References== {{Reflist}}
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Category:English-language masculine given names Category:English masculine given names Category:Masculine given names Category:Gaelic-language given names Category:Irish-language masculine given names Category:Irish masculine given names Category:Scottish Gaelic–language masculine given names Category:Scottish masculine given names