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Galan Erilich Galan Erilich was a king of the Picts from 510 to 522. The ''Pictish Chronicle The Pictish Chronicle is a name used to refer to a pseudo-historical account of the kings of the Picts beginning many thousand years before history was recorded in Pi ...

, Pictish king of the 5th or 6th century *

Alberto Galán Alberto Galán (November 20, 1901 – January 5, 1977) was a Spanish-born Mexican film actor. He starred in the 1943 film '' María Candelaria''.Mora p.62 Selected filmography * '' Juarez and Maximillian'' (1934) * ''Simón Bolívar'' (1942) * '' ...

(1901–1977), Spanish-born Mexican film actor * Alfredo Galán, Spanish serial killer * Álvaro Galán Floria, boccia player from Spain * Ana Galán, Spanish writer *

Augie Galan August John Galan (May 23, 1912 – December 28, 1993) was an American professional baseball outfielder, manager and coach. He played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from to for the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, New ...

, American baseball player * Borja Galán (born 1993), Spanish footballer * Cachita Galán (1943–2004), Argentine singer * Carlos F. Galán, Spanish-born lieutenant for the Mexican Army, lawyer, founder of ''La Baja California'' *

Carlos Walter Galán Barry Carlos Walter Galán Barry (May 31, 1925 – January 25, 2003) was a prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of Morón from 1981 till 1991, when he became archbishop of La Plata, which he remained till his resignation in ...

, auxiliary bishop of Morón and archbishop of La Plata * Cristóbal Galán, Spanish composer *

Daniel Elahi Galán Daniel Elahi Galán Riveros (born 18 June 1996 in Bucaramanga) is a Colombian tennis player. He has reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 67 on 28 November 2022. He is currently the No. 1 Colombian tennis player. He has a career-high ...

(born 1996), Colombian tennis player * Demetrio Galán Bergua, Spanish physician, humanist and journalist * Enrique Galán, Spanish footballer *

Ernesto Galán Ernesto Galán Íñigo (born 17 June 1986 in Madrid) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for AD Villaviciosa de Odón. Mainly a right-back, he can also play as a central defender In the sport of association football, a defender is ...

, Spanish footballer * Fermín Galán, Spanish soldier *

Francisco Galán Francisco Galán Rodríguez (1902–1971), was a Spanish military officer. Early life He was the brother of Captain Fermin Galán and the Republican Majors José Maria and Juan Galán. Before the Spanish Civil War he was a lieutenant of the ...

, Spanish military officer *

Giancarlo Galan Giancarlo Galan (born 10 September 1956 in Padua) is an Italian politician. Political career After having been an activist of the Italian Liberal Party in the 1970s and the 1980s, he was not active in politics until he joined Forza Italia sin ...

, Italian politician and Governor of the Veneto region *

Gilda Galán Gilda Galán (January 16, 1917 – June 21, 2009) was a Puerto Rican actress, comedian, writer, composer, scriptwriter and poet. The veteran actress, whose career spanned decades, enjoyed one of the longest careers in the history of the Puerto R ...

, Puerto Rican actress * Gillian Galan, French rugby union player * Javier "Javi" Galán Gil (born 1994), Spanish footballer * Joaquín and Lucía Galán, Argentine duo better known as

Pimpinela Joaquín and Lucía Galán, better known as Pimpinela (Spanish for '' pimpernel'') are an Argentine duo famous for singing romantic musical pieces and known for their original singing style. They have sold over 12 million records in Argentina ...

* Jorge E. Galán, Argentine biologist * Jorge Galán, Spanish footballer *

José Antonio Galán José Antonio Galán (c. 1749 in Charalá, Santander (New Kingdom of Granada) – February 2, 1782 in Santafé de Bogotá (Id.)) was a Neogranadine historical figure of the 18th century. He was the leader of the Comuneros insurrection in 1781, wh ...

, Colombian historical figure * José Ignacio Sánchez Galán, Spanish businessman *

José María Gabriel y Galán José María Gabriel y Galán (28 June 1870, in Frades de la Sierra (Salamanca) - 6 January 1905, in Guijo de Granadilla, Cáceres, España) was a Spanish poet in Castilian and Extremaduran. He was a teacher in Guijuelo (Salamanca) & Pi ...

, Spanish poet *

José María Galán José María Galán Rodríguez (1904–1978) was a Spanish military officer. He served in the Spanish Civil War. He was the brother of Fermín Galán, leader of the Jaca Uprising, and Francisco Galán. Before the war, he was a lieutenant of the ...

, Spanish military officer *

José María Garza Galán José María Garza Galán (November 6, 1846 in Múzquiz, Coahuila – October 7, 1902 in Monterrey, Nuevo León) was a Mexican politician. Governor of Coahuila in 1885–1889, which gave tax exemption to the first Spinning and Weaving Factory T ...

, Mexican politician * José Galán, Spanish footballer *

Juana Galán Statue of Juana Galán in Valdepeñas, by sculptor Francisco Javier Galán Juana Galán (1787–1812), nicknamed La Galana, was a guerrilla fighter of the Peninsular War (1808–1814) who took to the street to fight against the French cavalry tha ...

, Spanish guerrilla fighter * Juan Eslava Galán, Spanish writer * Juan Manuel Galán Pachón, Colombian politician * Julio Galán, Mexican artist * Lucas Ramírez Galán O.F.M. (1714–1774), Spanish Roman Catholic archbishop *

Luis Carlos Galán Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento (29 September 1943 – 18 August 1989) was a Colombian liberal politician and journalist who ran for the Presidency of Colombia on two occasions, the first time for the political movement New Liberalism that he fou ...

, Colombian politician murdered in 1989 * Magda De Galan, Belgian politician * Nely Galán, Cuban entrepreneur * Pacho Galan, Colombian composer *

Pedro Cerezo Galán Pedro Cerezo Galán (born 14 February 1935, Hinojosa del Duque) is a Spanish philosopher and university professor. His specialty is contemporary Western philosophy, including modern Spanish thinkers such as José Ortega y Gasset, Xavier Zubiri and ...

, Spanish philosopher and university professor. *

Pedro José Lorenzo Galán Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning ...

, Spanish footballer * Romeo Galán, Argentine sprinter * Sebastián Galán, Uruguayan footballer * Tommy Galán, Dominican politician

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* Galán, a caldera in Catamarca Province, Argentina * Galan, Hautes-Pyrénées, a commune of the Hautes-Pyrénées ''département'', in southwestern France * Galán, Santander a municipality and town in Colombia * Galan, Kurdistan, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran * Galan, Mazandaran, a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran * Garza Galán, a city in Coahuila, Mexican * Kelileh Galan, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran

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* Galan (grape), an alternative name of the Bulgarian wine grape Dimiat * Arthur Galan AG, a fashion brand * Luis Carlos Galán Velodrome, in Bogotá, Colombia *

Galactus Galactus () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Formerly a mortal man, Galactus is a cosmic entity who consumes planets to sustain his life force, and serves a functional role in the upkeep of t ...

, a cosmic entity in Marvel Comics whose name was once Galan

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