Duran (surname)

Duran or Durán is a Spanish surname that may refer to the following people:

Actors

 * Dan Duran (broadcaster), Canadian television entertainment journalist and actor
 * Rafael Durán (1911–1994), Spanish actor
 * Tita Duran (1929–1991), Filipina film actress

Artists

 * Carolus-Duran (Charles Auguste Émile Durand; 1837–1917), French painter
 * Tony Duran (photographer), American photographer
 * Victorina Durán (1899–1993), Spanish artist

Musicians and composers

 * Alejo Durán (1919–1989), Colombian composer, singer and accordionist
 * Dolores Duran (1930–1959), Brazilian singer and composer
 * Domingo Marcos Durán (c.1465–1529), Spanish music theorist and choirmaster
 * Eddie Duran (1925–2019), American jazz guitarist
 * Elena Duran (born 1949), Mexican American flautist
 * Gustavo Durán (1906–1969), Spanish composer, soldier and diplomat
 * Hilario Durán (born 1953), Cuban jazz pianist
 * Ivan Duran, Belizean music producer and musician
 * Joaquín Valverde Durán (1846–1910), Spanish composer, conductor and flautist
 * Lucy Durán, UK-based ethnomusicologist, record producer and radio presenter
 * Tony Duran, member of the American band Ruben and the Jets
 * Elaine Duran, Filipino Singer

Writers

 * Aaron Duran (born 1976), American writer and media producer
 * Diego Durán (1537–1588), 16th century chronicler of the Aztecs
 * Jane Duran (born 1944), Cuban-born poet
 * José María Pasquini Durán (1939–2010), Argentine journalist

Politics

 * Blanca Inés Durán Hernández (born 1971), Colombian politician
 * Crisanta Duran (born 1980), American politician in Colorado
 * Dianna Duran (born 1956), American politician in New Mexico
 * Enric Duran (born 1976), Catalan anticapitalist activist
 * Florencio Durán (1893–1978), President of the Senate of Chile from 1941 to 1944
 * Francisco Martin Duran (born 1968), American criminal who attempted to assassinate President Bill Clinton in 1994
 * Germán García Durán, Colombian diplomat
 * John Duran, American politician in California
 * José Antonio Durán (1810-1880), Argentine military man and politician
 * Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida (born 1952), Spanish politician
 * Luisa Durán (born 1941), former First Lady of Chile
 * Sixto Durán Ballén (1921–2016), former president of Ecuador

Baseball and softball

 * Andrea Duran (born 1984), American softball player
 * Dan Duran (baseball) (born 1954), American baseball player
 * Ezequiel Durán (born 1999), Dominican baseball player
 * Germán Durán (born 1984), Mexican-American baseball player
 * Jarren Duran (born 1996), American baseball player
 * Jhoan Durán (born 1998), Dominican baseball player
 * Roberto Durán (baseball) (born 1973), Dominican baseball player

Boxing and martial arts

 * Jacob Duran (born 1951), American cutman
 * José Durán (born 1945), Spanish boxer
 * Kutluhan Duran (born 2000), Turkish karateka
 * Massimiliano Duran (born 1963), Italian boxer
 * Ossie Duran (born 1977 as Osumanu Yahaya), Ghanaian boxer
 * Reuben Duran (born 1983), American mixed martial artist
 * Roberto Durán (born 1951), Panamanian former professional boxer

Football (soccer)

 * Antonio Durán (1924–2009), Spanish football player and manager
 * Favio Durán (born 1995), Argentine footballer
 * Francisco Manuel Durán (born 1988), Spanish footballer
 * Hugo González Durán (born 1990), Mexican footballer
 * Jhon Durán (born 2003), Colombian footballer
 * Luís Marcelo Durán (born 1974), Uruguayan footballer
 * Manuel Agudo Durán (born 1986), Spanish footballer
 * Rubén Durán (born 1983), Spanish footballer
 * Sargon Duran (born 1987), Austrian footballer

Other

 * Alejandro Durán (cyclist) (born 1991), Argentine racing cyclist
 * Arkaitz Durán (born 1986), Spanish racing cyclist
 * Cassius Duran (born 1979), Brazilian diver
 * Guillermo Durán (born 1988), Argentine tennis player
 * Mariah Duran (born 1996), American skateboarder
 * Rafael Duran (born 1938), Venezuelan former Olympic wrestler
 * Salvador Durán (born 1985), Mexican racing driver
 * Sergi Durán (born 1976), Spanish tennis player

Other

 * Agustín Durán (1789–1862), Spanish scholar
 * Alfredo Duran (born 1936), Cuban-born American lawyer
 * Andrés Durán (born 1966), Colombian rock historian, radio broadcaster and producer
 * Carolyn Duran, American materials scientist
 * Desiree Durán (born 1985), Bolivian model and beauty contestant
 * Elvis Duran (born 1964), American radio host
 * Enver Duran (born 1945), Turkish medic and educator
 * Franklin Duran (born 1967), Venezuelan entrepreneur
 * George Duran (born 1975), American chef and entertainer
 * Inés García de Durán (1928–2011), Colombian folklorist
 * Jaime González Durán (born 1971), Mexican drug trafficker
 * José Durán (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Khalid Duran (1939–2010), scholar of the Islamic world
 * Manuel Garcia-Duran, Spanish businessman
 * María Ángeles Durán (born 1942), Spanish sociologist
 * Maria Duran (c. 1710 – ?), Portuguese nun
 * Narciso Durán (1776–1846), Franciscan friar and missionary
 * Profiat Duran, Catalan physician, philosopher, grammarian, and controversialist
 * Simeon ben Zemah Duran (1361–1444), also known as the Rashbatz, Majorcan Rabbinical authority and medic
 * Solomon ben Simon Duran (1400–1467), also known as the Rashbash, Algerian rabbi
 * Ruphy Duran (born 1989), Filipino-Spanish Singer