Rohan (name)

Rohan can be both a surname and given name. The surname is derived from Rohan, a commune in northwestern France. Rohan is also a masculine given name in the Sanskrit and Hindi languages.

List

Notable people with the name include:

Surname

Benjamin de Rohan, duc de Soubise (c. 1580–1642), Huguenot leader
Charles de Rohan, prince de Soubise (1715–1787), peer and marshal of France
Denis Michael Rohan (1941–1995), Australian who attempted to burn down the al-Aqsa mosque in 1969
Guy Auguste de Rohan-Chabot (1683–1760), also called Chevalier de Rohan, an opponent of Voltaire
Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc (1725–1797), Grand Master of the Order of Saint John
Henri, Duke of Rohan (1579–1638), French soldier, writer and leader of the Huguenots
Hercule Mériadec, Duke of Rohan-Rohan (1669–1749)
Jiří Rohan (born 1964), Czechoslovak and Czech slalom canoer
Louis René Édouard, cardinal de Rohan (1734–1803), prince de Rohan-Guemenée, archbishop of Strasbourg
Michael Scott Rohan (born 1951), Scottish fantasy and science fiction author

Given name

Rohan Amerasekera, first indigenous Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force
Rohan Bewick (born 1989), Australian rules footballer for the Brisbane Lions
Rohan Bopanna (born 1980), professional Indian tennis player
Rohan Davey (born 1978), Jamaican-born American football quarterback
Rohan Dennis (born 1990), Australian racing cyclist
Rohan Gavaskar (born 1976), Indian former cricketer
Rohan Gunaratna (born 1961), terrorism expert
Rohan Jayasekera (cricketer) (born 1957), former cricketer who represented Sri Lanka and Canada
Rohan Jayasekera (writer) (born 1961), Associate Editor of Index on Censorship
Rohan Kanhai, a West Indian cricketer
Rohan Marley, businessman, Bob Marley's son
Rohan Pethiyagoda (born 1955), Sri Lankan taxonomist
Rohan Ricketts (born 1981), English footballer
Rohan Sippy, Indian film director
Rohan Smith (born 1973), Australian rules footballer
Rohan Suppiah (born 1982), Malaysian cricketer

List

Surname

Given name

See also