Bazan (surname)

Bazan is a Spanish surname of Navarran origin. A surname of Polish and Ukrainian origins Bazan of unrelated origin also exists, meaning pheasant. Notable people with this surname include:

XVI – XVIII century

 * Álvaro de Bazán the Elder (1506–1558), Spanish naval commander from an old Navarrese noble family
 * Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz (1526–1588), Spanish admiral
 * Álvaro de Bazán, 2nd Marquess of Santa Cruz (1571–1646), the son of Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz
 * Antonio Benavides Bazán y Molina (1678 -1772), Lieutenant General in the Spanish Army
 * Antonio Valdés y Fernández Bazán (1744–1816), naval officer of the Spanish Royal Navy
 * Ignacio de Arteaga y Bazán (1731–1783), officer of the Spanish Navy
 * José Gabriel de Silva-Bazán, 10th Marquess of Santa Cruz (1782–1839), Spanish noble, first Director of the Prado Museum
 * Juan de Zúñiga Avellaneda y Bazán (1551–1608), Spanish nobleman during the reigns of Philip II and Philip III
 * Juan Gregorio Bazán (1510–1570), Spanish military man

XIX – XXI century

 * Abel Bazán (1833–1903), Argentine politician and jurist
 * Ada Zayas-Bazán (born 1958), children's author, poet and teacher from Cuba
 * Carlos Bazán Zender (1937–2019), Peruvian medical doctor and politician
 * César Bazán Pérez (born 1974), Mexican former professional boxer
 * César Vásquez Bazán (born 1952), economist, graduate professor and Peruvian politician
 * David Bazan (born 1976), American indie rock singer-songwriter
 * Daniel Bazán Vera (born 1973), Argentine association football forward
 * Dominador Baldomero Bazán (1937–2006), the Second Vice President of Panama from 1999 to 2004
 * Emilia Pardo Bazán (1851–1921), countess of Pardo Bazán, Spanish novelist, journalist, literary critic, poet, playwright, translator, editor and professor
 * Fortunato Hernández Bazán, Mexican artisan
 * Francisco De Paula Bazán (born 1980), Peruvian goalkeeper
 * Geraldine Bazán (born 1983), Mexican actress, singer, and anchorwoman
 * Gonzalo Ismael Bazán (born 1989), Argentine professional footballer
 * Guillermo Bazan, American chemist, material scientist, and academic
 * Héctor Rodrigo Bazán Chiesa (born 2001), Peruvian footballer
 * Javier Moreno Bazan (born 1984), Spanish professional mountain biking racer
 * Jorge Bazán (born 1991), Peruvian footballer
 * José Luis Martínez Bazán, (1942–2015), Uruguayan football referees
 * Josep Bazán (born 1933), Spanish water polo player
 * Julio Bazan, Argentine journalist
 * Leandro Bazán (born 1990), Argentinian footballer
 * Leonid Bazan (born 1985), Ukrainian-born amateur, and later, Bulgarian freestyle wrestler
 * Mario Bazán (born 1987), Peruvian runner
 * Mauro Ezequiel Bazan (born 1993), Argentine footballer
 * Nazareno Bazán (born 1999), Argentine professional footballer
 * Nicolas Bazan, neuroscientist and eye researcher, author, educator, mentor, developer, music enthusiast, and art lover
 * Omar Bazán Flores (born 1976), Mexican politician
 * Osvaldo Bazán (1934–1997), Argentine chess player