# Callan

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'''Callan''' is a [masculine given name](/source/masculine_given_name) and surname of [Irish](/source/list_of_Irish-language_given_names) and [Scottish](/source/list_of_Scottish_Gaelic_given_names) origin. It can derive from {{wikt-lang|en|Ó Cathaláin}} ("''descendant of [Cathalán](/source/Cathal%C3%A1n)''") or be an [Anglicized](/source/Anglicisation) 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](/source/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](/source/Aela_Callan), Australian news reporter
* [Alan Callan](/source/Alan_Callan) (1946–2014), American businessman, musician, and filmmaker
* [Clair Armstrong Callan](/source/Clair_Armstrong_Callan) (1920–2005), American politician
* [Colm Callan](/source/Colm_Callan) (born 1923), Irish rugby player
* [Curtis Callan](/source/Curtis_Callan) (born 1942), American physicist 
* [Dave Callan](/source/Dave_Callan) (born 1975) Irish-Australian comedian
* [David Callan](/source/David_Callan), Australian standup comedian
* [Dennis Callan](/source/Dennis_Callan) (1932–2006), Welsh footballer
* [H. G. Callan](/source/H._G._Callan) (1917–1993), British biologist
* [Hughie Callan](/source/Hughie_Callan) (1881–1917), Australian footballer 
* [James Callan](/source/James_Callan) (1947–2024), American Roman Catholic priest, cofounder of Roman Catholic splinter group ''Spiritus Christi''
* [James L. Callan](/source/James_L._Callan) (1910–1991), American businessman and politician
* [John Callan O'Laughlin](/source/John_Callan_O'Laughlin) (1873–1949), American military journalist
* [John Fullarton Callan](/source/John_Fullarton_Callan), Canadian politician
* [K Callan](/source/K_Callan) (born 1942), American actress
* [Kevin Callan](/source/Kevin_Callan) (born 1963), Canadian canoe enthusiast, teacher, and author
* [Michael Callan](/source/Michael_Callan) (1935–2022), American actor
* [Michael Feeney Callan](/source/Michael_Feeney_Callan), Irish writer, filmmaker, and painter
* [Nicholas Callan](/source/Nicholas_Callan) (1799–1864), Irish priest and physicist
* [Oliver Callan](/source/Oliver_Callan), Irish radio satirist
* [Paul Callan](/source/Paul_Callan) (born 1939), British print journalist
* [Peter M. Callan](/source/Peter_M._Callan) (1894–1965), American politician
* [Philip Callan](/source/Philip_Callan) (born 1837), Irish MP
* [Ricky Callan](/source/Ricky_Callan) (1961–2016), Scottish actor
* [Robert Emmet Callan](/source/Robert_Emmet_Callan), American Army Coast Artillery officer
* [Thomas J. Callan](/source/Thomas_J._Callan) (1853–1908), American soldier at the Battle of Little Big Horn 
* [Tim Callan](/source/Tim_Callan) (born 1984), Australian footballer

==Title==
* [George Agar, 1st Baron Callan](/source/George_Agar%2C_1st_Baron_Callan) (1751–1815), Anglo-Irish politician and peer

==Given name==
* [Callan Beasy](/source/Callan_Beasy) (born 1982), Australian rules footballer
* [Callan Chythlook-Sifsof](/source/Callan_Chythlook-Sifsof) (born 1989), American Olympic snowboarder 
* [Callan McAuliffe](/source/Callan_McAuliffe) (born 1995), Australian actor
* [Callan Mulvey](/source/Callan_Mulvey) (born 1975), Australian actor
* [Callan Pinckney](/source/Callan_Pinckney) (1939–2012), American fitness advisor
* [Callan Ward](/source/Callan_Ward) (born 1990), Australian rules footballer

==Fictional characters==
* [Eileen Callan](/source/Eileen_Callan), a character in the UK soap opera ''Family Affairs''
* David Callan, the titular character of ''[Callan](/source/Callan_(TV_series))''

==See also==
* [Callum (name)](/source/Callum_(name)), a list of people with the given name and surname
* [Caolan (given name)](/source/Caolan_(given_name)), a list of people with the given name
* [Caoilfhionn (given name)](/source/Caoilfhionn_(given_name)), a list of people with the given name

==References==
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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

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