Callan

Callan is a given name and surname of Irish and Scottish origin. It can derive from Ó Cathaláin, meaning descendant of Cathalán. Callan can also be an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Allin or Mac Callin.^[1] Notable people with the name include:

Surname

Aela Callan, Australian news reporter
Alan Callan (died 2014), U.S. businessman, musician, and filmmaker
Clair Armstrong Callan (1920–2005), U.S. politician
Colm Callan (born 1923), Irish rugby player
Curtis Callan (born 1942), U.S. 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, cofounder of Spiritus Christi Roman Catholic splinter group
James L. Callan (1910–1991), U.S. businessman and politician
John Callan O'Laughlin (1873–1949), U.S. military journalist
K Callan (born 1942), U.S. actress
Kevin Callan (born 1963), Canadian canoe enthusiast, teacher, and author
Michael Callan (1935–2022), U.S. 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), U.S. politicians
Philip Callan (born 1837), Irish MP
Ricky Callan (1961–2016), Scottish actor
Robert Emmet Callan, United States Army Coast Artillery officer
Thomas J. Callan (1853–1908), U.S. 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 McAuliffe (born 1995), Australian actor
Callan Mulvey (born 1975), Australian actor
Callan Pinckney (born 1939/40), U.S. fitness advisor
Callan Ward (born 1990), Australian rules footballer

Fictional names

David Callan, a titular character of Callan (TV series)
Eileen Callan, a character in the UK soap opera Family Affairs

References

^ Hanks, Patrick (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.

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[1] Hanks, Patrick (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.

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