Jehan is a male given name. It is the old orthography of Jean in Old French, and is rarely given anymore. It is also a variant of the Persian name Jahan in some South Asian languages.

People with the given name Jehan

Jehan Adam Jehan Adam was a French 15th century mathematician. He was secretary to Nicholle Tilhart, who was notary, secretary and auditor of accounts to King Louis XI of France. He published a manuscript in 1475Lynn Thorndike, "The Arithmetic of Jehan A ...

(15th century), French mathematician * Jehan Titelouze (c. 1562/63–1633), French organist and composer * Jehan Alain (1911–1940), French organist and composer * Jehan Sadat (1933–2021), first lady of Egypt * Jahanara Begum (17th century), Indian royalty *

Jehan Ara Saeed Jehan is a male given name. It is the old orthography of Jean in Old French, and is rarely given anymore. It is also a variant of the Persian name Jahan in some South Asian languages. People with the given name Jehan * Jehan Adam (15th century) ...

(1926–2007), radio newsreader *

Jehan Cousin the younger Jean Cousin the Younger ("le jeune", sometimes given as Jehan in the old style instead of Jean) (ca. 1522–1595) was born in Sens, France around 1522, the son of the famous painter and sculptor Jean Cousin the Elder ca. 1490–ca. 1560) who wa ...

(circa 1522-1595), French artist *

Jehan Cauvin John Calvin (; frm, Jehan Cauvin; french: link=no, Jean Calvin ; 10 July 150927 May 1564) was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system o ...

(1509–1564), French theologian * Jehan de Lescurel (died 1304), medieval poet and composer *

Jehan de Waurin Jean de Waurin or Wavrin (c. 1400c. 1474) was a medieval French chronicler and compiler, also a soldier and politician. He belonged to a noble family of Artois, and witnessed the Battle of Agincourt from the French side, but later fought on the ...

(died circa 1474), French chronicler *

Jehan Fresneau Jehan Fresneau (also Fresnau, Frasnau) (fl. ca. 1468 – 1505) was a French composer of the Renaissance. He was one of the composers in the renowned Milan chapel in the mid-1470s, which was disbanded after the assassination of Duke Galeazzo Ma ...

(15th century), French composer * Jehan Frollo, a character in

Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. He is considered to be one of the great ...

's '' The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' * Jehan Georges Vibert (1840–1902), French academic painter * Jehan Mubarak (born 1981), American-born Sri Lankan cricketer * Jehan Rictus (1867–1933), French poet * Jehan Tabourot (1519–1595), Catholic priest *

Jehan Wali According to the United States Department of Defense, there were five dozen Pakistani detainees in Guantanamo prior to May 15, 2006. The Guantanamo Bay detention camp was opened on January 11, 2002. In the summer of 2004, following the United ...

(21st century), Pakistani extrajudicial prisoner of the United States *

Jehan Daruvala Jehan Daruvala (born 1 October 1998) is an Indian racing driver currently serving as a reserve driver for the Mahindra Racing Formula E team. He was a protégé of the Force India F1 team, after being one of three winners of a 'One in a Billio ...

(born 1998), Indian racing driver * Jehan de Vezelay, birth name of Johannes of Jerusalem (1042–1119), French abbot

People with the surname Jehan

* Noor Jehan (1926–2000), Pakistani film singer * Sonya Jehan (21st century), Pakistani Bollywood actress

People with the nickname Jehan

Jehan (singer) Jean Marie Cayrecastel better known as Jehan (stylized as JeHaN) (born in Montluçon Montluçon (; oc, Montleçon ) is a commune in central France on the river Cher. It is the largest commune in the Allier department, although the department ...

(born 1957), French songwriter and singer * Jean (Jehan) Prouvaire, a character in Victor Hugo's novel '' Les Misérables''

People with the given name Jehan

People with the surname Jehan

People with the nickname Jehan

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