Harland is both a surname and a given name. The name Harland is of Anglo-Saxon origins. It can be traced back to the Midlands as one of the earliest recorded surnames in the United Kingdom. Notable people with the name include:

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Albert Harland Albert Harland (6 September 1869 – 25 February 1957) was a British Conservative Party politician. After studying at Temple Grove in East Sheen and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, Harland moved to Sheffield, where he set up as a snuff man ...

, British politician *

Bryce Harland William Bryce Harland (11 December 1931 – 1 February 2006) was a New Zealand diplomat and academic, who served as New Zealand's first Ambassador to China, Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, and High Commissioner to Lon ...

, New Zealand diplomat *

David M. Harland David M. Harland is an author and space historian. He lives in Scotland. Previously, he was a computer scientist at the University of Glasgow , image = UofG Coat of Arms.png , image_size = 150px , caption ...

, author * Edward James Harland, co-founder of Harland and Wolff shipbuilders * Georgina Harland, Olympic athlete * Henry Harland, novelist and editor * James Penrose Harland, archaeologist *

Kurt Harland Kurt Harland is an American singer, songwriter, and audio engineer and is the lead singer of Information Society. He also works on video game scores, including two of the soundtracks for the ''Legacy of Kain'' video game series ('' Legacy of Ka ...

, singer and composer *

Louisa Harland Louisa Clare Harland (born 1993 or 1994) is an Irish actress. She is best known for her role as Orla McCool in the Channel 4 sitcom ''Derry Girls''. Early life Born in Dublin to a Northern Irish father, Harland has two older sisters, Katie and ...

, Irish actress * Marion Harland, pen name of Mary Terhune * Maurice Harland, 20th century Anglican bishop * Paul Harland, Dutch science fiction writer *

Robert Harland Robert John Yurgatis is an American stage and television actor. He is known for playing Jack Flood in the American crime drama television series '' Target: The Corruptors!''. Harland attended St. James High School for Boys, later graduating i ...

, actor *

Sydney Harland Sydney Cross Harland (1891–1982) was a British agricultural botanist with considerable international experience. His area of expertise was especially in the growing of cotton. Early life and education Sydney Cross Harland was born in Snainton ...

, British botanist * W. Brian Harland, geologist

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Harland Ah You Harland Ah You (born February 26, 1972) is a former gridiron football defensive lineman who played 10 games with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League in 1998. He played college football at Brigham Young University and attended K ...

, American football player *

Harland Bartholomew Harland Bartholomew (September 14, 1889 – December 2, 1989) was the first full-time urban planner employed by an American city. A civil engineer by training, Harland was a planner with St. Louis, Missouri, for 37 years. His work and teachings ...

, American civil engineer and urban planner * Harland Epps, American astronomer * Harland Gunn, American football player * Harland Bradley Howe, American judge *

Colonel Harland Sanders Colonel Harland David Sanders (September 9, 1890 December 16, 1980) was an American businessman, best known for founding fast food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (also known as KFC) and later acting as the company's brand amba ...

, founder of KFC and philanthropist *

Harland Svare Harland James Svare (November 25, 1930 – April 4, 2020) was an American professional football player, coach and general manager. Svare was a linebacker who played eight seasons with the Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants of the National Foot ...

(1930–2020), American football player, coach and executive *

Harland Williams Harland Michael Williams (born November 14, 1962) is a Canadian actor, comedian and writer. After several years of stand-up in Toronto and Los Angeles he made his film debut in ''Dumb and Dumber'' (1994) before playing starring roles in the short ...

, comedian, actor, and radio personality

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