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. 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 Chythlook-Sifsof (born 1989), American Olympic snowboarder
 * Callan McAuliffe (born 1995), Australian actor
 * Callan Mulvey (born 1975), Australian actor
 * Callan Pinckney (born 1939/40), American 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