Ethan is a male given name of

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

origin () that means "firm, enduring, strong and long-lived". The name Ethan appears eight times in the

Hebrew Bible The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach"
''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary''. Hebrew: ''Tān ...

(1 Kings. 4:31, Ps. 89 title, 1 Chr. 2:6 and 2:8, 1 Chr. 6:42 and 6:44, and 1 Chr. 15:17 and 15:19). See Ethan (biblical figure). It may also be spelled or pronounced as

Etan Etan (or Eitan, Eytan in Hebrew) is a male given name meaning steadfast, strong, firm, and safe, and may also refer to: People * Etan Boritzer (born 1950), American author * Etan Cohen (born 1974), American screenwriter * Etan Frankel, American pl ...

, Eitan or Eytan.

Popularity

In 2013, it was the fourth most popular name for boys in Australia. Ethan is also popular in the United States and was the 10th most popular boy's name in 2016. According to the US data, 97% of all American boys named Ethan were born after 1989.

Notable people with the given name "Ethan" include

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Ethan Alagich Ethan Alagich is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Adelaide United. He is the son of former Adelaide United player Richie Alagich. Alagich made his A-League Men's debut against Wellington Phoenix Welling ...

(born 2003), Australian footballer *

Ethan Albright Lawrence Ethan Albright (born May 1, 1971) is a former American football long snapper who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Washington Redskins. From 1995 to 2010, he was a member of the Redskins for ...

(born 1971), American football player *

Ethan Allen (disambiguation) Ethan Allen (1738–1789) was an early American and Vermont revolutionary. Ethan Allen may also refer to: People * Ethan B. Allen (1781–1835), New York politician * Ethan Allen (priest) (1796–1879), Episcopal archivist and author in Maryland, ...

, multiple people *

Ethan Ampadu Ethan Kwame Colm Raymond Ampadu (born 14 September 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back or defensive midfielder for Serie A club Spezia, on loan from Chelsea, and the Wales national team. Ampadu previously played for E ...

(born 2000), British footballer * Ethan Allen Andrews (disambiguation), multiple people *

Ethan Anthony Ethan Anthony is an American architect, author, and academic. As president of Cram and Ferguson Architects LLC, Anthony focuses on the design of the new Traditional American church architecture. During the last three decades, Anthony has designed ...

(born 1950), American architect * Ethan Ash, English singer-songwriter *

Eytan Avriel Eytan Avriel ( he, איתן אבריאל; born December 11, 1960) is an Israeli journalist and economic commentator, he is a founder of TheMarker and serves as the current Editor-in-Chief of TheMarker magazine. Biography Avriel has a BSc in Biology ...

(born 1960), Israeli journalist

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* Ethan Bamber (born 1998), English cricketer * Ethan Bartlow (born 2000), American soccer player *

Ethan Bear Ethan Bear (born June 26, 1997) is an Indigenous Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the fifth round, 124th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2015 NHL ...

(born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player *

Ethen Beavers Ethen Beavers is an American comic book artist from Modesto, CA. Beavers' comic industry work includes titles as ''Justice League Unlimited'', ''Teen Titans Go!'', ''Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century'', ''Six'', ''Noble Causes: Distant ...

, American comic book artist *

Ethan Becker Ethan Becker is an American knife maker. He is the son of Marion and John William Becker and grandson of Irma Starkloff Rombauer, the author of ''The Joy of Cooking.'' Becker studied at Cordon Bleu in Paris Paris () is the capital and ...

, American knife maker * Ethan F. Becker, American speech coach *

Ethan Beckford Ethan Beckford (born 21 June 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Cavalry FC. Born in Manchester, England into a family of former professional footballers, he joined Toronto FC in 2015 and was put into the club's Academy. ...

(born 1999), English footballer * Eytan Ben-David (born 1963), Israeli security expert *

Ethan Berkowitz Ethan Avram Berkowitz (born February 4, 1962) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician from Alaska. From 1997 to 2007 he was the Alaska State Representative for District 26, serving as the Democratic Party Minority Leader from 1999 t ...

(born 1962), American politician * Ethan T. Berlin, American comedian and musician * Ethan Blackaby (1940–2022), American baseball player * Ethan Blackadder (born 1995), New Zealand rugby union footballer *

Ethan Bortnick Ethan Jordan Bortnick (born December 24, 2000) is an American pianist, singer, songwriter, record producer, musician and actor. He has been featured on ''The Tonight Show'', ''Oprah Winfrey Network'', ''Good Morning America'', Disney Channel, Ni ...

(born 2000), American pianist * Ethan Brierley (born 2003), English footballer * Ethan Bristow (born 2001), English footballer * Ethan Britto (born 2000), Gibraltarian footballer * Ethan Bronner (born 1954), American editor * Ethan Brookes (born 2001), English cricketer * Ethan Brooks (born 1972), American football player *

Ethan Brooks (soccer) Ethan Duncan Brooks (born 1 March 2001) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for AmaZulu and the South African national football team. Club career Born in Johannesburg, Brooks started his career with amateur si ...

(born 2001), South African footballer *

Ethan Brosh Ethan Brosh is a rock guitarist from Boston, Massachusetts. He is best known for his solo work and for his work as the lead guitarist in the band Burning Heat. Early life Growing up in Israel, at a very young age Brosh took piano lessons brie ...

, Israeli-American guitarist * Ethan Brown (disambiguation), multiple people *

Ethan Bryant Ethan Bryant (born August 20, 2001) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Sporting Kansas City II in MLS Next Pro. Career San Antonio FC Bryant signed his first professional contract with San Antonio FC on February 14, 2018 ...

(born 2001), American soccer player * Ethan Buckler (born 1967), American singer-songwriter * Ethan Bullemor (born 2000), Australian rugby union footballer * Ethan Butera (born 2006), Belgian footballer

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* Ethan Cairns (born 2004), Scottish footballer * Ethan Calleja (born 1999), Australian synchronized swimmer * Ethan Canin (born 1960), American author and physician * Ethan Carter (disambiguation), multiple people *

Ethan Casey Ethan Casey is an American print and online journalist who has written or edited five books. He was founding editor of the online global affairs magazine BlueEar.com (1999–2005) and is founding co-editor of PakCast (2006 –), a weekly podcast ab ...

(born 1965), American journalist *

Ethan Cepuran Ethan Cepuran (born May 13, 2000) is an American speed skater who represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Career Cepuran competed at the 2018 World Junior Speed Skating Championships and won a silver medal in the mass start e ...

(born 2000), American speed skater * Ethan Chislett (born 1998), South African footballer *

Ethan Chorin Ethan Chorin is a Middle East and Africa-focused scholar and entrepreneur. He is known as a leading analyst of Libyan affairs, and for his applied development work in the Middle East and Africa in the area of environmental science and healthcare. ...

(born 1968), American scholar * Ethan Cochran (born 1994), American discus thrower *

Ethan Coen Joel Daniel Coen (born November 29, 1954) and Ethan Jesse Coen (born September 21, 1957),State of Minnesota. ''Minnesota Birth Index, 1935–2002''. Minnesota Department of Health. collectively known as the Coen brothers (), are American film ...

(born 1957), American director and screenwriter * Ethan Cohen (disambiguation), multiple people *

Ethan Cohn Ethan Cohn (born April 18, 1979) is an American actor. Career Cohn starred in the films '' Cry Wolf'', ''Rubber'', ''The Experiment,'' and ''Lady in the Water''. He portrays Owen Kellogg in ''Atlas Shrugged'' (2011), the film adaptation of Ay ...

(born 1979), American actor * Ethan Coleman (born 2000), English footballer * Ethan Cook, American artist * Ethan Cooper (born 1995), American football player *

Ethan Cormont Ethan Cormont (born 29 September 2000 in Créteil) is a French Olympic athlete who competes in the pole vault. Early life From Maisons-Alfort and coached by Alain Kouznetzoff, in February 2019, he broke the French junior pole vault record, until ...

(born 2000), French pole vaulter *

Ethan Corson Ethan Corson is an American attorney and politician who is a member of the Kansas Senate from the 7th district. Elected in 2020, he assumed office on January 11, 2021. Early life and education Corson was raised in Johnson County, Kansas and at ...

, American politician *

Ethan Couch Ethan Anthony Couch (born April 11, 1997) is an American who, at age 16, killed four people while driving under the influence on June 15, 2013, in Burleson, Texas. Couch, while intoxicated and under the influence of drugs, was driving on a re ...

(born 1997), American convicted murderer * Ethan Coughlan (born 2002), Irish rugby union footballer *

Ethan Cox Ethan Cox (born July 25, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Reading Royals of the ECHL. Cox played attended Colgate University and played four seasons of college hockey with the Colgate Raiders m ...

(born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player *

Ethan Cutkosky Ethan Francis Cutkosky (born August 19, 1999) is an American actor and singer, best known for his roles as Carl Gallagher on the Showtime series '' Shameless'', and Barto in '' The Unborn''. Early life Ethan Francis Cutkosky was born on August ...

(born 1999), American actor

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* Ethan Daniel Davidson (born 1969), American musician * Ethan de Groot (born 1998), New Zealand rugby player *

Ethan Dizon Ethan C. Dizon is an American actor, best known for playing Pete in ''The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete''. His most recent role was the character Brian "Tiny" McKeever, Peter Parker's classmate in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films '' Spider ...

(born 2002), American actor *

Ethan Dobbelaere Ethan Christopher Dobbelaere (born November 14, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder. Professional career An academy product, Dobbelaere signed with the Seattle Sounders FC first team on June 15, 2020. Dob ...

(born 2002), American soccer player * Ethan Dolan (born 1999), American comedian *

Ethan Drogin Ethan Drogin is an American television producer and writer, best known for his work on TV shows Suits and Lie to Me. Drogin joined the Suits writing staff in the first season. He is credited as the writer or co-writer of the following Suits ...

(born 1976), American television producer *

Ethan Dube Langalibalele Ethan Dube (born 7 September 1970) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who represented Matabeleland in Zimbabwean domestic cricket. He played as a right-arm fast bowler, but had his career cut short by knee and back injuries. After his ...

(born 1970), Zimbabwean cricketer * Ethan Dumortier (born 2000), French rugby union footballer * Ethan du Preez (born 2003), South African swimmer

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* Ethan Ebanks-Landell (born 1992), English professional footballer *

Eytan Elbaz Eytan Elbaz is an American entrepreneur and investor best known for co-founding, along with his brother Gil Elbaz and Adam Weissman, Applied Semantics (ASI), which would later become Google AdSense. He is an angel investor and founder of many Los ...

, American entrepreneur *

Ethan Embry Ethan Embry (born June 13, 1978) is an American film and television actor. He is known for his role as Mark in ''Empire Records'', Preston in ''Can't Hardly Wait'', The Bass Player in ''That Thing You Do!'', and as Bobby Ray in ''Sweet Home Ala ...

(born 1978), American actor * Ethan Ennis (born 2004), English footballer *

Ethan Erhahon Ethan Erhahon (born 9 May 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for EFL League One club Lincoln City, as a midfielder. Club career Born in Glasgow, Erhahon joined St Mirren at the age of 5. He was a participant in the SFA's '' ...

(born 2001), Scottish footballer *

Ethan Erickson Ethan Skip Erickson (born August 5, 1973) is an American television and film actor and TV host. Education Erickson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has a degree in English literature from UC Santa Barbara. Career Erickson once played th ...

(born 1973), American actor

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Ethan Farmer Ethan Diante Farmer (born May 31, 1975), also known as "EBASSMAN", is an American bassist, and played on the releases of Grammy Award-winning artists including Aretha Franklin (''Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics''), Sean Combs ('' Pr ...

, American bassist * Ethan Fernea (born 1998), American football player *

Ethan Finlay Ethan Christopher Finlay (born August 6, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Austin FC. Career College and amateur Born in Duluth, Minnesota, Finlay's family moved across the U.S. ...

(born 1990), American soccer player * Ethan Fisher (born 2001), South African rugby union footballer *

Ethan Fixell Ethan Fixell is a writer, editor, and producer from New York City. Writing Fixell was the U.S. Executive Director of Kerrang! Magazine, the UK-founded rock music publication. A Certified Cicerone, Certified Specialist of Spirits, and Certified ...

(born 1982), American writer *

Eytan Fox Eytan Fox ( he, איתן פוקס; born on August 21, 1964) is an Israeli film director. Biography Eytan Fox was born in New York City. His family immigrated to Israel when he was two. His father, Seymour Fox, was a Conservative rabbi and a prof ...

(born 1964), Israeli film director

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Ethan Gage Ethan Gage (born May 8, 1991) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Victorian State League Division 1 side Caroline Springs George Cross FC. Club career Youth Born in Cochrane, Alberta, Gage won a gold medal with Alberta at the ...

(born 1991), Canadian soccer player * Ethan Galbraith (born 2001), Northern Irish footballer *

Ethan Gilsdorf Ethan Gilsdorf (born September 29, 1966) is an American writer, poet, performer, editor, critic, teacher and journalist. Gilsdorf is the author of ''Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, a ...

(born 1966), American writer * Ethan A. Goldrich (born 1966), American diplomat * Ethan James Green (born 1990), American photographer * Ethan Greenidge (born 1997), American football player *

Ethan Allen Greenwood Ethan Allen Greenwood (1779–1856) was an American lawyer, portrait painter, and entrepreneurial museum proprietor in Boston, Massachusetts, in the early 19th century. He established the New England Museum in 1818. Biography Greenwood was bo ...

(1779–1856), American lawyer *

Ethan Gross Ethan Gross is an American television writer. Career He worked for three seasons on the FOX science-fiction series ''Fringe'', as executive story editor and writer. He co-wrote the independent thriller ''Klepto'' with the film's director, Thom ...

, American television writer *

Ethan Gutmann Ethan Gutmann is an American writer, researcher, author, and a senior research fellow in China Studies at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation whose work has investigated surveillance and organ harvesting in China. Education Gutmann earn ...

(born 1958), American writer

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Ethan Hamilton Ethan Billy Hamilton (born 18 October 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Lincoln City as a midfielder. Club career Hamilton began his career with Edinburgh-based club Hutchison Vale, the same club that Darren Fletcher (w ...

(born 1998), Scottish footballer * Ethan Hammerton (born 2000), British racing driver *

Ethan Hankins Ethan Gordon Hankins (born May 23, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Guardians organization. Amateur career Hankins attended Forsyth Central High School in Cumming, Georgia. As a junior in 2017, he had a 0.90 ear ...

(born 2000), American baseball player * Ethan Hanns (born 1988), Samoan footballer *

Ethan Happ Ethan Happ (born May 7, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Rio Breogán of the Spanish Liga ACB. He is the all-time leading rebounder for the Wisconsin Badgers, where he started all 139 games of his college career and is the ...

(born 1996), American basketball player * Ethan Hardin (born 2003), American soccer player * Ethan Harris (disambiguation), multiple people * Ethan Havard (born 2000), Bulgarian rugby league footballer * Ethan Hawke (born 1970), American actor * Ethan Hayter (born 1998), English racing cyclist * Ethan H. D., American professional wrestler * Ethan Hemer (born 1991), American football player *

Ethan Higbee Ethan Higbee (also known as nahte) is an American filmmaker, music producer and gallerist living in Ojai, California. He is most known for his films Red Apples Falling and The Upsetter, a documentary about Lee Scratch Perry. In 2010 he opened ...

, American filmmaker *

Ethan Hill Ethan Hill (born 12 September 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Mansfield Town. Playing career Hill turned professional at Mansfield Town in May 2021. He made his senior debut on 31 August under the ...

(born 2002), English footballer * Ethan Hitchcock (disambiguation), multiple people *

Ethan Horton Ethan Shane Horton (born December 19, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played one season as a running back for the Kansas City Chiefs (1985), and seven seaso ...

(born 1962), American football player *

Ethan Horvath Ethan Shea Horvath (born June 9, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Luton Town, on loan from Nottingham Forest, and the United States national team. Early years Horvath was bo ...

(born 1995), American soccer player * Ethan Hughes (born 1994), Australian rules footballer

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* Ethan Ingram (born 2003), English footballer *

Ethan Iverson Ethan Iverson (born February 11, 1973) is a pianist, composer, and critic best known for his work in the avant-garde jazz trio The Bad Plus with bassist Reid Anderson and drummer Dave King. Biography Iverson was born in Menomonie, Wisconsin. ...

(born 1973), American pianist and composer

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* Ethan James (disambiguation), multiple people *

Ethan Johns Ethan Thomas Robert Johns (born 1969 in Merton, London, England) is an English record producer, engineer, mixer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Johns has worked with artists including Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon, Paul McCartney, Ray LaMo ...

(born 1969), English record producer * Ethan Johnston (born 2002), English footballer * Ethan Jones (footballer) (born 1998), English footballer * Ethan Jolley (born 1997), Gibraltarian footballer * Ethan Juan (born 1982), Taiwanese actor

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* Ethan Kachosa (born 2003), English footballer *

Ethan Kaplan Ethan Kaplan is an associate professor of economics at the University of Maryland. Career Prior to his work at the University of Maryland, he was an assistant professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, a visiting assistant professo ...

, American economics professor * Ethan Kath (born 1977), Canadian songwriter and producer *

Ethan Katz Ethan Russell Katz (born July 4, 1983) is an American professional baseball coach, and former minor league baseball player. He is the pitching coach for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Prior to that, Katz served as the assi ...

(born 1983), American baseball coach * Ethan B. Katz (born 1979), American writer * Ethan Katzberg, Canadian hammer thrower *

Ethan Kelley Ethan Jeffrey Arthur Kelley (born February 12, 1980) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Baylor. High school car ...

(born 1980), American football player *

Ethan Kenning Charles Ethan Kenning (born August 19, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American singer, songwriter and musician who performed as George Edwards when he led 1960s acid rock band, H. P. Lovecraft. He was adopted as a child and brought up under t ...

(born 1943), American singer-songwriter *

Ethan Kilmer Ethan Michael Kilmer (born January 31, 1983) is a former American football safety of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Penn St ...

(born 1983), American football player * Ethan Kleinberg, American professor *

Ethan Kross Ethan Kross is an American experimental psychologist, neuroscientist and writer, who specializes in emotion regulation. He is a professor of psychology and management at the University of Michigan and director of the Emotion & Self Control Laborato ...

, American psychologist * Ethan Kutler (born 1995), American soccer player

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* Ethan Laidlaw (1899–1963), American film actor *

Ethan Laird Ethan Benjamin Laird (born 5 August 2001) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, right-back for club Birmingham City F.C., Birmingham City. Laird is a graduate of Ma ...

(born 2001), English footballer *

Ethan Lawrence Ethan David Lawrence (born 28 September 1992) is an English actor. He is known for playing the roles of Joe Poulter in the BBC series '' Bad Education'' and James in the Netflix black comedy series '' After Life''. Since 2021, he has played var ...

(born 1992), English actor * Ethan Josh Lee, Korean-American actor *

Ethan Leib Ethan J. Leib (September 15, 1975) is a law professor at Fordham Law School. He is the author of several books, including ''Deliberative Democracy in America: A Proposal for a Popular Branch of Government''. Leib was raised in Riverdale, Bronx. He ...

(born 1975), American law professor *

Ethan Lewis Ethan Lewis (born 28 March 1994) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Saracens. He was a Wales under-18 and under-20 international. Lewis made his debut for the Cardiff Blues in 2014 having previously played for their academy ...

(born 1994), Welsh rugby union player * Ethan G. Lewis, American economics professor * Ethan Lindenberger (born 2001), American vaccine activist * Ethan Lloyd (born 2001), Welsh rugby union footballer * Ethan Lowe (born 1991), Australian rugby union player * Ethan Luck (born 1978), American musician and producer

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Ethan Maniquis Ethan Maniquis is an American film director and editor. Maniquis co-directed the 2010 film ''Machete Older machete from Latin America Gerber machete/saw combo Agustín Cruz Tinoco of San Agustín de las Juntas, Oaxaca">San_Agustín_de_la ...

, American film editor *

Ethan Manning Ethan Manning is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from the 23rd district. He assumed office on November 7, 2018. Early life and education Manning was born in Peru, Indiana and ...

, American politician *

Ethan Martin Ethan Cash Martin (born June 6, 1989) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies in and . Professional career Los Angeles Dodgers Martin was drafted in the 1st ro ...

(born 1989), American baseball player * Ethan Mbappé (born 2006), French footballer *

Ethan McIlroy Ethan McIlroy (born 10 August 2000) is an Irish rugby union player who plays wing or fullback for Ulster in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup. He attended Methodist College Belfast, playing fullback in the Meth ...

(born 2000), Irish rugby union footballer * Ethan McSweeny, American theatre director * Ethan B. Minier (1874–1958), American politician * Ethan Minsker (born 1969), American writer *

Eytan Mirsky Eytan Mirsky (born December 18, 1961) is a New York City-based American singer-songwriter. Career He is known mainly for his original contributions to film soundtracks, including the title songs for the critically acclaimed films ''Happiness' ...

(born 1961), American singer-songwriter * Ethan Mitchell (born 1991), New Zealand track cyclist * Eytan Modiano, American professor *

Ethan Mordden Ethan Mordden (born 1947) is an American author and musical theater researcher. Biography Mordden was born and raised in Pennsylvania, Venice, Italy, and on Long Island, New York. He is a graduate of Friends Academy and the University of Penns ...

(born 1947), American author and researcher *

Ethan Moreau Ethan Byron Moreau (born September 22, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Moreau was selected in the first round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, 14th overall, by the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He ...

(born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player

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Ethan Nadelmann Ethan A. Nadelmann (born March 13, 1957) is the founder of the Drug Policy Alliance, a New York City-based non-profit organization working to end the War on Drugs. He is a supporter of the legalization of marijuana in America. Early life Nadelma ...

(born 1957), American activist * Ethan Natoli, Italian-Australian rugby league footballer * Ethan Nelson-Roberts (born 2000), English footballer * Ethan Nichtern (born 1978), American Buddhist teacher *

Ethan Nicolle Ethan Nicolle is an American comic book creator, artist, and writer. He created the Slave Labor Graphics comic '' Chumble Spuzz'' which has been released as two graphic novels so far. He also worked with his younger brother, Malachai, to create ' ...

, American comic book creator *

Ethan Nordean Ethan Nordean, also known as Rufio Panman, is an American right wing political activist. He is a leader of the Proud Boys, an American far-right, neo-fascist, and exclusively male organization that promotes and engages in political violence in ...

, American political activist * Ethan Nwaneri (born 2007), English footballer

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* Ethan O'Connor (born 1991), American lacrosse player * Ethan O'Donnell (born 1997), Irish Gaelic footballer * Ethan Ogrodniczuk (born 2001), Canadian cyclist * Ethan O'Reilly (born 1985), South African cricketer *

Ethan Orr Ethan Orr (born in Tucson, Arizona) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives. He represented District 9 from 2013 through 2015. Education Orr earned his MPA from the University of Arizona. ...

, American politician

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Ethan Page Julian Micevski (born September 20, 1989), better known by his ring name Ethan Page, is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Firm. Page is best known for his work in Impact ...

(born 1989), Canadian professional wrestler * Ethan Panizza, Australian television actor *

Ethan Paquin Ethan Paquin is an American poet and a native of New Hampshire. Biography Ethan Paquin grew up in Londonderry, New Hampshire. He earned a BA in English/writing from Plymouth State University in Plymouth, New Hampshire, and his MFA in creative wri ...

, American poet * Ethan Parry (born 1999), Australian rugby union footballer * Ethan Payne (born 1995), English YouTuber, (known online as Behzinga), part of The Sidemen *

Ethan Peck Ethan Gregory Peck (born March 2, 1986) is an American actor. He is the grandson of actor Gregory Peck and Greta Kukkonen, the elder Peck's first wife. In 2019, he played a young Spock in '' Star Trek: Discovery'' (2019), a role he has reprised fo ...

(born 1986), American actor *

Ethan Persoff Ethan Persoff (born November 24, 1974 in Denver, Colorado) is an American cartoonist, archivist, and sound artist. His work as an archivist includes a complete digitization of Paul Krassner's counterculture magazine ''The Realist'', and the websit ...

(born 1974), American cartoonist *

Eytan Pessen Eytan Pessen (born 30 August 1961 in Haifa, Israel) is a pianist and voice teacher, currently at the Opera houses of Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Vienna (Volksoper), Zürich and international festivals. He was former opera director of the Semper ...

(born 1961), Israeli pianist * Ethan Peters (2003–2020), American beauty blogger *

Ethan Phillips Ethan Phillips (born John Ethan Phillips February 8, 1955) is an American actor and playwright. He is best known for his television roles as Neelix on '' Star Trek: Voyager'' and PR man Pete Downey on ''Benson''. Personal life Phillips was raised ...

(born 1955), American actor *

Ethan Pinnock Ethan Rupert Pinnock (born 29 May 1993) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Brentford F.C., Brentford and the Jamaica national football team, Jamaica national team. Pinnock began his career in ...

(born 1992), English footballer * Ethan Place, American soldier * Ethan Pocic (born 1995), American football player *

Ethan Pringle Ethan Pringle (born May 30, 1986, in San Francisco, California) is an United States of America, American rock climbing, rock climber with notable ascents in bouldering, sport climbing and traditional climbing. Notable ascents Sport climbing * 5. ...

(born 1986), American rock climber *

Ethan Prow Ethan Prow (born November 17, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing with the Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League (AHL). Prior to turning professional, Prow played four seasons at St. Cloud State. ...

(born 1992), American ice hockey player

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* Ethan Quinn (born 2004), American tennis player

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Ethan Rains Ethan Rains (born as Iman Nazemzadeh on February 19, 1981, in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian-American actor, best known for his portrayal of Dr. Leo Julian on the second season of SOAPnet's '' General Hospital: Night Shift'', a 13-episode prime t ...

(born 1981), Iranian-American actor * Ethan Randall (born 1978), American actor *

Ethan Ringel Ethan R. Ringel (born August 12, 1994 in Windermere, Florida, United States) is an American racing driver. He competed in the 2012 GP3 Series season for Atech CRS Grand Prix. Ringel is coached by Indy Car driver Jay Howard. Career Ringel's kar ...

(born 1994), American racing driver *

Ethan Roberts Ethan Michael Roberts (born July 4, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago Cubs organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2022 for the Chicago Cubs. Amateur career Roberts attended White County ...

(born 1997), American baseball player *

Ethen Roberts Ethen Godrey Roberts (born July 15, 1990), is a professional Freeride Mountain Bike and FMX rider known for his participation with the extreme sports show Nitro Circus. He's the first to land a triple backflip on a mountain bike and has since b ...

(born 1990), American biker *

Ethan Robson Ethan Robson (born 25 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Milton Keynes Dons. He began his career with Sunderland, and spent time on loan with Dundee and Grimsby Town, before joining Blackpool ...

(born 1996), English footballer * Eytan Rockaway, American film director * Ethan Roots (born 1997), New Zealand rugby union player * Ethan Ross (disambiguation), multiple people * Ethan Rubinstein (1941–2015), Israeli-Canadian doctor * Ethan Ruby, American businessman *

Ethan Rusbatch Ethan Rusbatch (born 24 May 1992) is a New Zealand basketball player for the Franklin Bulls of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). He began his New Zealand NBL career in 2012 with the Southland Sharks after spending one season ...

(born 1992), New Zealand basketball player *

Ethan Russell Ethan Allen Russell (born November 26, 1945 in Mt. Kisco, New York) is an American photographer, author and video director, mostly of musicians. He is known as "the only rock photographer to have shot album covers for The Beatles, The Rolling St ...

(born 1945), American photographer *

Ethan Ryan Ethan Ryan (born 12 May 1996) is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a or for Salford Red Devils in the Betfred Super League. He previously played for the Bradford Bulls in the Betfred Championship and League 1. B ...

(born 1996), Irish rugby union player

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Ethen Sampson Ethen Sampson (born 28 December 1993) is a South African soccer player. He is mainly deployed as a right back. Club career Sampson signed with Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC on 6 March 2014 after spending the 2013 season with ...

(born 1993), South African footballer * Ethan Sandler (born 1972), American actor and film producer *

Ethan Santos Ethan James Santos (born 22 December 1998) is a Gibraltarian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Gibraltar Football League club Manchester 62 and the Gibraltar national team. International career Having been called up numer ...

(born 1998), Gibraltarian footballer * Eytan Schwartz, Israeli-American public relations expert * Ethan H. Shagan (born 1971), American historian * Ethan A. H. Shepley (1896–1975), American academic administrator * Ethan M. Shevach (born 1943), American immunologist *

Ethan Siegel Ethan R. Siegel is an American theoretical astrophysicist and science writer, who studies the Big Bang theory. In the past he has been a professor at Lewis & Clark College and a blogger at ''Starts With a Bang'', on ScienceBlogs and also on Forbe ...

(born 1978), American theoretical astrophysicist *

Ethan Slater Ethan Samuel Slater (born June 2, 1992) is an American actor, singer, and composer, best known for his role as SpongeBob SquarePants in the musical of the same name, for which he received a Tony Award nomination and won a Drama Desk Award in ...

(born 1992), American actor * Ethan Small (born 1997), American baseball player * Ethan Smith (disambiguation), multiple people *

Ethan Spaulding Ethan Spaulding is an American animation director, producer and storyboard artist, well known as a crew person on the animated television series ''Avatar: The Last Airbender''. He directed twelve episodes, and held various crew positions on severa ...

, American animator and director *

Eytan Stibbe Eytan Meir Stibbe is an Israeli former fighter pilot, businessman and commercial astronaut. In November 2020 he paid Axiom Space to become a space tourist on a ten day mission to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spac ...

(born 1958), Israeli pilot * Ethan Stiefel (born 1973), American ballet dancer *

Ethan Stoller Ethan Stoller is an American composer, music editor and producer from Chicago, Illinois. Stoller's first film score was for the independently produced ''Roadrunner'' (dir. Christopher Blasingame) in 2001. Stoller has composed three film scores: ' ...

, American composer *

Ethan Strimling Ethan King Strimling (born October 19, 1967) is an American non-profit executive and politician from Maine. Strimling was elected Mayor of Portland, Maine in 2015. Strimling previously served as a Democratic state senator from 2003 to 2009. Afte ...

(born 1967), American corporate executive *

Ethan Stroud Ethan A. Stroud (1788–1846) was the Indian Commissioner on the Texas frontier, circa 1842. Stroud established an Indian Trading post on the Brazos River The Brazos River ( , ), called the ''Río de los Brazos de Dios'' (translated as "The River ...

(1788–1846), American trader * Ethan Suplee (born 1976), American actor

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Ethan Thompson Ethan Ivan Thompson (born May 4, 1999) is a Puerto Rican-American professional basketball player for the Windy City Bulls of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers and represents the Puerto Rican national tea ...

(born 1999), Puerto Rican basketball player *

Ethan Tobman Ethan Tobman (born May 30, 1979) is a Canadian film production designer and director. Tobman is from Montreal. He directed the short film ''Remote'', which screened at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. ''The Hollywood Reporter'' positively reviewed ...

(born 1979), Canadian film production designer * Ethan Tracy (born 1989), American professional golfer *

Ethan Tucker Ethan Tucker is rosh yeshiva (rabbinic dean) and co-founder of Yeshivat Hadar in Manhattan. Early life and education Tucker is the son of Rabbi Gordon Tucker and Hadassah Lieberman, and the stepson of former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman. ...

, American rabbi * Ethan Tufts (born 1976), American songwriter * Ethan Twomey (born 2002), Irish hurler

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Ethan Vanacore-Decker Ethan Vanacore-Decker (born October 6, 1994) is an American professional Association football, soccer player who currently plays for the Richmond Kickers in USL League One. He is a resident of the Manahawkin, New Jersey, Manahawkin section of S ...

(born 1994), American soccer player *

Ethan Van der Ryn Ethan Van der Ryn (born October 21, 1962) is an American sound editor. He won 2 Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing for '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' and ''King Kong''. He earned further Academy Awards nominations for ''Transfo ...

(born 1962), American sound editor * Ethan van Leeuwen (born 2001), English badminton player *

Ethan Van Sciver Ethan Daniel Van Sciver (No date on article; date appears in the website') (; born September 3, 1974) is an American comics artist and social media personality. He is known for illustrating or drawing covers for a number of superhero titles in the ...

(born 1974), American comic book artist *

Ethan Vernon Ethan Vernon (born 26 August 2000) is a British road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Major results Track ;2017 : National Junior Championships ::1st Individual pursuit ::1st Points race ::1st Kilo ::3rd Scratch r ...

(born 2000), British cyclist *

Ethan Vishniac Ethan Tecumseh Vishniac (born 1955) is an American astrophysicist. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Astrophysical Journal and a professor of Astronomy at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, after holding positions at University of Saskatchewan ...

(born 1955), American astrophysicist * Ethan Vogt (born 1974), American filmmaker

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Ethan Waddleton Ethan Waddleton (born 23 November 1996) is an English rugby union player. He has represented the England national rugby sevens team. Waddleton attended St Joseph's College, Ipswich and trained as a youngster at Saracens Rugby as well as playing ...

(born 1996), English rugby union footballer *

Ethan Walker Ethan Walker (born 28 July 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers. Club career Preston North End Walker signed his first professional contract in October 2018 and in December 2018, he became the youngest pl ...

(born 2002), English footballer * Ethan Waller (born 1992), English rugby union player *

Ethan Warren Ethan Warren (born 2 October 1991) is an Australian diver. Diving career Ethan first received his Australian Institute of Sport scholarship in 2009, which allowed him to focus on his diving career. Some of career highlights include winning ...

(born 1991), Australian diver * Ethan Watters (born 1964), American journalist * Ethan Watts (born 1972), American volleyball player *

Ethan Wayne John Ethan Morrison (also known as John Ethan Wayne; February 22, 1962) is an American actor, known professionally as Ethan Wayne. He is the son of actor John Wayne, and his third wife, Pilar Pallete. He grew up in Newport Beach, California, whe ...

(born 1962), American actor *

Ethan Werek Ethan Werek (born June 7, 1991), also known as Wei Ruike (), is a Canadian-born Chinese professional ice hockey forward. Born in Canada, he is currently playing with Mountfield HK in the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He represented China at the 2022 Wi ...

(born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player *

Ethan Westbrooks Ethan Colbey Westbrooks (born November 15, 1990) is an American football defensive end for the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at West Texas A&M University and signed with the St. Louis R ...

(born 1990), American football player *

Ethan White Norris Ethan White (born January 1, 1991) is a former American soccer player who plays as a defender. He last played for New York City FC in Major League Soccer (MLS). Early career In high school, White was a four-year starter for the Bethesd ...

(born 1991), American soccer player *

Ethan Wiley Ethan Wiley is an American screenwriter, film producer, director and musician. Wiley wrote the screenplay for the 1986 film '' House'' and has written and directed several other horror films, including, '' House II: The Second Story'', '' C ...

, American record producer * Ethan Willie (born 1999), Bahamian footballer * Ethan Wilson (born 1999), American baseball player *

Ethan Wolf Ethan Wolf (born November 7, 1995) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Tennessee. He played for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL) and the DC Defenders of the XFL. Early years Wolf pla ...

(born 1995), American football player * Ethan Wragge (born 1990), American basketball player

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* Ethan Young (born 2004), English footballer

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Ethan Zohn Ethan Zohn (born November 12, 1973) is an American motivational speaker, former professional soccer player, and reality television series contestant who won '' Survivor: Africa'', the third season of the reality TV series '' Survivor''. He went ...

(born 1973), American motivational speaker, former professional soccer player, and reality TV personality *

Ethan Zubak Ethan Zubak (born April 15, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward. Career Zubak began his youth career with the Arsenal FC Academy in California before joining the LA Galaxy Academy in 2013. Zubak was part of ...

(born 1998), American soccer player * Ethan Zuckerman (born 1973), American businessman

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Ethan Edwards Ethan Edwards is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a pastiche of the DC Comics character Superman. Publication history Ethan Edwards first appeared in ''Marvel Knights Spider-Man'' #1 ...

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Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...

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Ethan Hardy Ethan Hardy is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', played by actor George Rainsford. He first appeared in the series twenty-eight episode "Bad Timing", broadcast on 11 January 2014. Rainsford's casting was announced ...

, a character on the drama series ''

Casualty Casualty may refer to: *Casualty (person), a person who is killed or rendered unfit for service in a war or natural disaster **Civilian casualty, a non-combatant killed or injured in warfare * The emergency department of a hospital, also known as ...

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Ethan Hunt Ethan Matthew Hunt is a fictional character and the protagonist of the ''Mission: Impossible'' film series. He is portrayed by Tom Cruise. Appearances ''Mission: Impossible'' (1996) In the first film, Hunt acts as the IMF point man for an ex ...

, a character in the film series '' Mission: Impossible'' *

Ethan Lovett Ethan Lovett is a fictional character from the ABC daytime soap opera '' General Hospital''. The role was portrayed by Nathan Parsons from January 30, 2009, to March 7, 2012. Parsons briefly reprised the role for two episodes in April 2013 as pa ...

, a character on the soap opera ''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the list of longest-running television shows by category, longest-running American soap opera in pro ...

'' * Ethan Rom, a character on the television series ''

Lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...

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Ethan Winters is a character in ''Resident Evil'' (''Biohazard'' in Japan), a survival horror video game series created by Japanese company Capcom. Ethan was introduced as one of the playable characters in the 2017 video game '' Resident Evil 7: Biohazard' ...

, a character in the video game series '' Resident Evil'' *

Ethan Winthrop Ethan Winthrop is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV daytime drama ''Passions''. Ethan is played by both Travis Schuldt (July 5, 1999, to July 3, 2002) and Eric Martsolf (July 8, 2002, to August 7, 2008). Rib Hillis temporarily portrayed the ...

, a character on the drama series '' Passions'' *

Ethan Zobelle The following is a list of characters from '' Sons of Anarchy'', and its spin-off '' Mayans M.C.'' Both are American crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter. ''Sons of Anarchy'' aired from 2008 to 2014, ''Mayans M.C.'' since 2018. Cas ...

, a character on the television series ''

Sons of Anarchy ''Sons of Anarchy'' is an American action crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter for FX. Originally aired from September 3, 2008 to December 9, 2014, ''Sons of Anarchy'' follows the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club ope ...

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* Michael Eitan (born 1944), Israeli politician *

Rafael Eitan Rafael "Raful" Eitan ( he, רפאל "רפול" איתן, born 11 January 1929 – 23 November 2004) was an Israeli general, former Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (Ramatkal) and later a politician, a Knesset member, and government m ...

(1929–2004), Israeli general and politician *

Rafi Eitan Rafael Eitan ( he, רפי איתן; 23 November 1926 – 23 March 2019) was an Israeli politician and intelligence officer. He also led Gil and served as Minister of Senior Citizens. He was in charge of the Mossad operation that led to the ar ...

(born 1926), Israeli politician * Freddy Eytan (born 1947), Israeli diplomat and writer * Walter Eytan (1910-2001), Israeli diplomat

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