Varian

Varian may refer to:

People

• Varian Fry (1907–1967), American journalist who helped thousands escape from Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II
• Varian Lonamei (born 1962), Minister for Aviation, Communication and Meteorology, and member of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands
• Hal Varian (born 1947), Google's chief economist
• Isaac L. Varian (1793–1864), American politician and mayor of New York
• John Osborne Varian (1863–1931), Theosophist affiliated with the Temple of the People and the utopian community of Halcyon, California
• Roger Varian (born 1979), British racehorse trainer
• Russell Varian (1898–1959), co-founder of Varian Associates, son of John Osborne Varian
• Sigurd Varian (1901–1961), co-founder of Varian Associates, son of John Osborne Varian
• Sheila Varian (1937–2016), breeder of Arabian horses, niece of Russell and Sigurd Varian

Fictional Characters

• Varian Wrynn, a character in the Warcraft series and Heroes of the Storm
• Varian Ruddiger, a character in Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
• Prince Varian, a character in A Court of Thorns and Roses

Companies

• Varian Associates, an electronics company which split up into three companies in 1999:
  • Varian Medical Systems, a manufacturer of medical equipment
  • Varian, Inc., a manufacturer of scientific instruments, now part of Agilent Technologies
  • Varian Semiconductor, a supplier of equipment for semiconductor manufacturers, now part of Applied Materials
• Varian Data Machines, a division of Varian Associates which made minicomputers

Other

• Varian, Iran, a village in Alborz Province, Iran
• USS Varian (DE-798), a U.S. Navy World War II destroyer escort
• Valentine–Varian House, a historic building in The Bronx, New York
• Varien, music producer