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

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* Bob Harlan (born 1936 Robert E. Harlan), American football executive *

Bruce Harlan Bruce Ira Harlan (January 2, 1926 – June 22, 1959) was a diver from the United States and Olympic champion. He represented his native country at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he received one gold medal and one silver medal. Harla ...

(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 Jan Harlan (born 5 May 1937) is a German-American executive producer and the brother of Christiane Kubrick, director Stanley Kubrick's widow. He is the nephew of the film director Veit Harlan. Life Jan Harlan was born in Karlsruhe in 1937, ...

(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 (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 Otis Harlan (December 29, 1865 – January 21, 1940) was an American actor and comedian. He voiced Happy, one of the Seven Dwarfs in the Disney animated film ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs''. Early years Harlan was born in Zanesville, Ohio ...

(1865–1940), American actor *

Patrick Harlan Patrick Harlan is an American-born Japanese entertainer, comedian, and voice actor. He is known for being a member of the comedy duo, Pakkun Makkun, and is also known by his stage name Pakkun. Life and career Harlan was born in Denver, Colorado ...

(born 1970), American-Japanese television presenter *

Peter Harlan Peter Harlan (26 February 1898, Berlin – 13 January 1966, Burg Sternberg/Lippe) was a German multi-instrumentalist and musical instrument maker. In the 1920s he was an employee of the Munich magazine ''Der Gitarrenfreund''. Life and work Pe ...

(1898–1966), German musical instrument maker and lute player * Richard Harlan (1796–1843), American zoologist * Russell Harlan (1903–1974), American cinematographer *

Thomas Harlan Thomas Christoph Harlan (19 February 1929 – 16 October 2010) was a German author and director of French-language films. Life and work Harlan was the son of the director Veit Harlan and the actress Hilde Körber. He was raised in Berlin. Throu ...

(1929-2010), German film director and writer * Veit Harlan (1899–1964), German film director and actor

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* Harlan Alaalatoa (born 1988), Australian Rugby League player * Harlan Briggs (1879–1952), American actor, vaudeville performer *

Harlan Coben Harlan Coben is an American writer of mystery novels and thrillers. The plots of his novels often involve the resurfacing of unresolved or misinterpreted events in the past, murders, or fatal accidents and have multiple twists. Among his novels a ...

(born 1962), American novelist * Harlan Cohen (born 1934), American volleyball coach *

Harlan Ellison Harlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality. Robert Bloch, the author of '' Psycho'' ...

(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 (born 1943), American boxer *

Harlan Mills Harlan D. Mills (May 14, 1919 – January 8, 1996) was Professor of Computer Science at the Florida Institute of Technology and founder of Software Engineering Technology, Inc. of Vero Beach, Florida (since acquired by Q-Labs). Mills' contri ...

(1919–1996), American professor of computer science * Harlan Fiske 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

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Harlan (Stargate) The first season of the military science fiction television series ''Stargate SG-1'' commenced airing on the Showtime channel in the United States on July 27, 1997, concluded on the Sci Fi channel on March 6, 1998, and contained 22 episodes. The s ...

, 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 ''Dampyr'' is an Italian comics, Italian comic book series created by Mauro Boselli (writer), Mauro Boselli and Maurizio Colombo (writer), Maurizio Colombo and first published by Sergio Bonelli Editore in 2000. Plot Characters *Harlan Draka, a ...

'' * Harlan Traub, in ''House of Cards''

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