Bălan is a Romanian surname, Balan a Bulgarian, Indian and Italian one. Notable people with these surnames include:

Balan

Aleksandar Teodorov-Balan Aleksandar Stoyanov Teodorov-Balan ( bg, Александър Стоянов Теодоров-Балан; 27 October 1859 – 12 February 1959) was a Bulgarian linguist, historian and bibliographer. Balan was born in the village of Kubey in th ...

(1859–1959), Bulgarian linguist *

Aparna Balan Aparna Balan (born 9 August 1986) is an Indian badminton player from Kozhikode, Kerala. She was part of the national team that won the silver medal in 2010 Commonwealth Games, also gold medals in 2004, 2006 and 2010 South Asian Games. She is 6 ...

(born 1986), Indian Badminton player *

Pietro Balan Pietro Balan (September 3, 1840 – 1893) was an Italian Catholic journalist and historian. He used newly opened Vatican archive material to write about the Reformation. Life He was born at Este, Veneto on 3 September 1840, and was educated in th ...

(1840–1893), Italian Catholic historian *

Vidya Balan Vidya Balan (pronounced ; born 1 January 1979) is an Indian actress. Known for pioneering a change in the portrayal of women in Hindi cinema with her roles in female-led films, she is the recipient of several awards, including a National Fi ...

(born 1979), Bollywood actress

Bălan

* Bogdan Bălan (born 1979), Romanian rugby player *

Dan Bălan Dan Mihai Bălan (born 6 February 1979) is a Moldovan artist, songwriter, and record producer. He is the founder of Moldovan eurodance band O-Zone, and wrote their international hit single "Dragostea Din Tei", which topped the charts in 32 count ...

(born 1979), Moldavian pop singer and songwriter * Daniel Bălan (born 1979), Romanian football (soccer) player * Eugen Bălan (1904–1968), Romanian writer *

Grigore Bălan Grigore Bălan (July 14, 1896–September 13, 1944) was a Romanian brigadier general during World War II. Bălan was born in Felsőbalázsfalva, a village in Beszterce-Naszód County, Kingdom of Hungary, now Blăjenii de Sus, Bistrița-Năsău ...

(1896–1944), Romanian general *

Ioan Bălan Ioan Bălan (11 February 1880 – 4 August 1959) was a Romanian bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church. Biography He was born in Teiuș, Alba County, the son of Ștefan Bălan and Ana, née Muntean. After graduating high school in Blaj, he studie ...

(11 February 1880 – 4 August 1959), Romanian bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church, beatified personally by Pope Francis at Liberty Field in Blaj, Romania on 2 June 2019 * Ioana M. Bălan (born 1970), Romanian university professor, niece of Bishop Ioan Bălan * Lucian Bălan (1959–2015), Romanian football player and coach *

Nicolae Bălan Nicolae Bălan (; April 27, 1882 – August 6, 1955) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian cleric, a metropolitan bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The son of a priest, he graduated from Czernowitz University and taught theology at Sibiu fro ...

(1882–1955), Romanian metropolitan bishop *

Petru Bălan Petru Vladimir Bălan (born 12 July 1976, in Suceava) is a Romanian retired rugby union footballer who played as a prop. Before moving to play rugby in France he played for Dinamo Bucharest in Romania, including playing for them in the 1998–99 ...

(born 1976), Romanian rugby player * Tiberiu Bălan (born 1981), Romanian football player

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