Gavan may refer to:
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Gavan Daws
Gavan Daws is an American writer, historian and filmmaker residing in Honolulu, Hawaii. He writes about Hawaii, the Pacific, and Asia. He is a retired professor of history at University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Daws is originally from Australia and ...
(born 1933), American writer, historian, and filmmaker from Hawaii
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Gavan Duffy
Charles Gavan Duffy (November 2, 1874 – March 14, 1958) was a lawyer, judge and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 5th Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1920 to 1923 as a Liberal and serv ...
(1874–1958), Canadian lawyer, judge, and political figure
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Gavan Herlihy
Gavan Herlihy (born 16 January 1947) is a New Zealand former politician. He was educated at St. Kevin's College and University of Canterbury. He was a member of Parliament for the National Party from 1996 to 2002.
Before entering politics, He ...
(born 1947), New Zealand politician
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Gavan Horsley
Gavan Rex Horsley (born c. 1933) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.
Horsley, a wing, was born in Coorparoo, Queensland and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia. He was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School
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(born 1933), Australian rugby union player
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Gavan Levenson
Gavan Neil Levenson (born 18 December 1953) is a South African professional golfer.
Levenson was born in Johannesburg. He represented South Africa in the 1976 Eisenhower Trophy and won several major amateur tournaments including the French and ...
(born 1953), South African professional golfer
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Gavan McCarthy
Gavan McCarthy (born 16 May 1945) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
McCarthy, who was recruited from Yea, made two appearances for North Melbourne in the 1965 VFL se ...
(born 1945), Australian rules footballer
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Gavan McCormack
Gavan McCormack is a researcher specializing in East Asia who is Emeritus Professor and Visiting Fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History of the Australian National University. He is also a coordinator of an award-winning open access journal ...
, Australian researcher specializing in East Asia
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Gavan McDonell
Gavan McDonell (27 November 1932, Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian civil engineer, economist and political sociologist in the fields of national infrastructure policy reform, international development and academic education for advanced sust ...
(born 1932), Australian civil engineer
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Gavan Moran (1936–1983), Australian rules footballer
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Gavan O'Connor
Gavan Michael O'Connor (born 2 December 1947) is an Australian politician who was an Australian Labor Party (ALP) member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1993 to November 2007, representing the Division of Corio, Victoria.
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(born 1947), Australian politician
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Gavan O'Herlihy
Gavan John O'Herlihy (29 July 1951 – 15 September 2021) was an American actor. He was known for playing Chuck Cunningham in the first episodes of ''Happy Days'', as well as his appearances in films such as ''Never Say Never Again'', ''Death W ...
(born 1954), Irish actor
*Gavan Whelan, former member of
James
James is a common English language surname and given name:
*James (name), the typically masculine first name James
* James (surname), various people with the last name James
James or James City may also refer to:
People
* King James (disambiguat ...
, an English rock band from Manchester
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Alexandru Găvan (born 1982), Romanian mountain climber
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John Gavan
John Gavan (1640–20 June 1679) was an English Jesuit. He was a victim of the fabricated Popish Plot, and was wrongfully executed for conspiracy (criminal), conspiracy to murder Charles II of England, King Charles II. He was beatified in 1929 by ...
(1640–1679), English Jesuit
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Paul Gavan (born 1965), Irish politician
Fictional characters
*Gavan, from ''
Space Sheriff Gavan
, also known as ''Space Cop Gabin'' and ''Space Cop Gaban'', is a Japanese Tokusatsu series produced by Toei Company that aired on TV Asahi from March 5, 1982 to February 25, 1983. The series launched the Metal Hero franchise and was the first in ...
'', a Japanese TV series, and ''
Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie'', a 2012 movie
Places
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Gavan, Karnataka
Gavan, Karnataka is a village in Belgaum district in the southern state of Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of ...
, India, a village
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Gavan, Ardabil, Iran, a village
*Gavan Municipal Okrug, a municipal okrug in
Vasileostrovsky District
Vasileostrovsky District (russian: Василеостро́вский райо́н) is a district of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 214,625; down from 236,856 recorded in the 200 ...
of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia
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Găvan River (disambiguation)
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Gavin
Gavin is a male given name originating from Scotland. It is a variation on the medieval name Gawain, meaning "God send" or "white hawk" (or falcon). Sir Gawain was a knight of King Arthur's Round Table. ''Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'' is an ep ...
, a masculine given name and a surname
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Sovetskaya Gavan
Sovetskaya Gavan (russian: Сове́тская Га́вань, lit. ''Soviet harbor'') is a town in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, and a port on the Strait of Tartary which connects the Sea of Okhotsk in the north with the Sea of Japan in the south. P ...
, a town in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
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