Daan (given name)

Daan is a Dutch masculine given name, short for Daniël. In the Netherlands, it has increased significantly in popularity as a birth name since 1970. People with the name include:


 * Daan Bekker (1932–2009), South African boxer
 * Daan den Bleijker (1928–2003), Dutch footballer
 * Daan Blij (born 1993), Dutch footballer
 * Daan Boerlage (born 1997), Dutch footballer
 * Daan Bovenberg (born 1988), Dutch footballer
 * Daan Brandenburg (born 1987), Dutch chess grandmaster
 * Daan Breeuwsma (born 1987), Dutch short-track speed skater
 * Daan Buijze (born 1928), Dutch swimmer
 * Daan van Bunge (born 1982), Dutch cricketer
 * Daan de Clercq (1854–1931), Dutch socialist and activist
 * Daan De Cooman (born 1974), Belgian judoka
 * Daan De Pever (born 1989), Belgian footballer
 * Daan van Dijk (1907–1986), Dutch track cyclist
 * Daan van Dinter (born 1989), Dutch footballer
 * Daan Disveld (born 1994), Dutch footballer
 * Daan Frenkel (born 1948), Dutch computational physicist
 * Daan van Gijseghem (born 1988), Belgian footballer
 * Daan van Golden (1936–2017), Dutch artist
 * Daan Goulooze (1901–1965), Dutch communist and World War II resistance fighter
 * Daan de Groot (1933–1982), Dutch cyclist
 * Daan van Haarlem (born 1989), Dutch volleyball player
 * Daan Heymans (born 1999), Belgian footballer
 * Daan Huiskamp (born 1985), Dutch footballer
 * Daan Huizing (born 1990), Dutch golfer
 * Daan Human (born 1976), South African rugby player
 * Daan Ibrahim (born 1995), Dutch footballer
 * Daan Janzing (born 1981), Dutch rock guitarist
 * Daan Jippes (born 1945), Dutch comics artists
 * Daan Kagchelland (1914–1998), Dutch Olympic sailor
 * Daan Klinkenberg (born 1996), Dutch footballer
 * Daan Klomp (born 1998), Dutch footballer
 * (born 1966), Dutch cyclist
 * Daan Manneke (born 1939), Dutch composer and organist
 * Daan Mogot (1928–1946), Indonesian freedom fighter during World War II
 * Daan Myngheer (1993–2016), Belgian cyclist
 * Daan Nieber (born 1980), Dutch journalist
 * Daan Noppen (born 1977), Dutch draftsman and photographer
 * Daan Olivier (born 1992), Dutch cyclist
 * Daan Paau (born 1985), Dutch footballer
 * Daan Remmerts de Vries (born 1962), Dutch writer
 * Daan Rienstra (born 1992), Dutch footballer
 * Daan Romers (born 1985), Dutch DJ known as Dannic
 * Daan Roosegaarde (born 1979), Dutch installation artist
 * Daan Samson (born 1973), Dutch installation and performance artist
 * Daan Schuurmans (born 1972), Dutch movie actor
 * Daan Soete (born 1994), Dutch cyclo-cross cyclist
 * Daan Stuyven (born 1969), Flemish singer and guitarist
 * Daan Vaesen (born 1981), Belgian footballer
 * Daan Viljoen (1892–1972), South African Governor of South West Africa from 1953 to 1963
 * Daan Viljoen Game Reserve, named after him
 * Daan Zwierink (born 1998), Dutch pop singer
 * Daanbie (born 2005), best Dutch boyfriend