Balan (surname)

Bălan is a Romanian surname, Balan a Bulgarian, Indian and Italian one. Notable people with these surnames include:

Balan

 * Aleksandar Teodorov-Balan (1859–1959), Bulgarian linguist
 * Aparna Balan (born 1986), Indian Badminton player
 * Pallipram Balan (born 1939), Indian politician
 * Pietro Balan (1840–1893), Italian Catholic historian
 * Vidya Balan (born 1979), Bollywood actress

Bălan

 * Bogdan Bălan (born 1979), Romanian rugby player
 * Dan Bălan (born 1979), Moldavian pop singer and songwriter
 * Daniel Bălan (born 1979), Romanian football (soccer) player
 * Eugen Bălan (1904–1968), Romanian writer
 * Grigore Bălan (1896–1944), Romanian general
 * Ioan Bălan (11 February 1880 – 4 August 1959), Romanian bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church, beatified personally by Pope Francis at Liberty Field in Blaj, Romania on 2 June 2019
 * Ioana M. Bălan (born 1970), Romanian university professor, niece of Bishop Ioan Bălan
 * Lucian Bălan (1959–2015), Romanian football player and coach
 * Nicolae Bălan (1882–1955), Romanian metropolitan bishop
 * Petru Bălan (born 1976), Romanian rugby player
 * Tiberiu Bălan (born 1981), Romanian football player