Harlan

Harlan is a given name and a surname which may refer to:

Surname

 * Abram D. Harlan (1833–1908), American politician from Pennsylvania
 * Bob Harlan (born 1936 Robert E. Harlan), American football executive
 * Bruce Harlan (1926–1959), American Olympic diver
 * Byron B. Harlan (1886–1949), American politician
 * Byron G. Harlan (1861–1936), American singer
 * Jack Rodney Harlan (1917–1998), American botanist
 * James Harlan (Iowa politician), (1820–1899), American politician and lawyer
 * James Harlan (Kentucky politician) (1800–1863), American politician and lawyer
 * Jan Harlan (born 1937), German-American film director and producer
 * John Harlan (announcer) (1925–2017), American television announcer
 * John Marshall Harlan (1833–1911), United States Union Army officer and Supreme Court Associate Justice
 * John Marshall Harlan II (1899–1971), former Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
 * Josiah Harlan (1799–1871), American mercenary
 * Kevin Harlan (born 1960), American sportscaster
 * Otis Harlan (1865–1940), American actor
 * Patrick Harlan (born 1970), American-Japanese television presenter
 * Peter Harlan (1898–1966), German musical instrument maker and lute player
 * Richard Harlan (1796–1843), American zoologist
 * Russell Harlan (1903–1974), American cinematographer
 * Thomas Harlan (1929–2010), German film director and writer
 * Veit Harlan (1899–1964), German film director and actor

Given name

 * Harlan Ala'alatoa (born 1988), Australian Rugby League player
 * Harlan Briggs (1879–1952), American actor, vaudeville performer
 * Harlan M. Calhoun (1903–1977), justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
 * Harlan Coben (born 1962), American novelist
 * Harlan Cohen (1934–2020), American volleyball coach
 * Harlan Ellison (1934–2018), American writer
 * Harlan Greene (born 1953), American writer and historian
 * Harlan Howard (1927–2001), American country music songwriter
 * Harlan Hubbard (1900–1988), American artist and author
 * Harlan Huckleby (born 1957), American football running back
 * Harlan Lane (1936–2019), American psychologist
 * Harlan Marbley (1943–2008), American boxer
 * Harlan Mills (1919–1996), American professor of computer science
 * Harlan F. Stone (1872–1946), U.S. Supreme Court Justice
 * Harlan K. Ullman (born 1941), United States military officer and political author
 * Jessie Harlan Lincoln (1875–1948), granddaughter of United States President Abraham Lincoln

Fictional characters

 * Harlan (Stargate), an artificial intelligence in the Stargate SG-1 episode "Tin Man"
 * Harlan Rook, in the 1988 film The Dead Pool
 * Harlan Jane Eagleton, in Gayl Jones's 1998 novel The Healing
 * Harlan Draka, in the Italian comic book series Dampyr
 * Harlan Traub, in House of Cards
 * Harlan Thrombey, in the 2019 film Knives Out
 * Harlan, an AI terrorist and antagonist of the 2024 film Atlas played by Simu Liu