Kanan may refer to:

People

Given name

Male

Kanan Gill Kanan Singh Gill is an Indian stand-up comedian, actor and YouTuber. He won the Punch Line Bangalore Competition. He is known for hosting the YouTube series ''Pretentious Movie Reviews'' where he reviews campy Bollywood films along with fellow st ...

(born 1989), Indian stand-up comedian, actor, and internet personality *

Kanan Guluyev Kanan Guluyev is an Azerbaijani wrestler who participated at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. ...

, an Azerbaijani wrestler * Kanan Karimov (born 1976), an Azerbaijani

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

manager and former player *

Kanan Makiya Kanan Makiya (born 1949) is an Iraqi-American academic and professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at Brandeis University. He gained international attention with ''Republic of Fear'' (1989), a best-selling book, after Saddam Hussein's in ...

(born 1949), Iraqi American professor and former dissident *

Kanan Malhotra Kanan Malhotra is an Indian model and television actor. Television career In 2010, he made his television debut in the show '' Chand Chupa Badal Mein'' on Star Plus where he played the cameo role of Aditya Sharma. He then appeared in the Zee ...

, Indian model and television actor * Kanan Seyidov, an Azerbaijani military officer * Kanan Yusif-zada (born 1973), an Azerbaijani surgeon, professor, and military administrator

Female

Kanan Devi Kanan Devi (22 April 1916 – 17 July 1992) was an Indian actress and singer. She was among the early singing stars of Indian cinema, and is credited popularly as the first star of Bengali cinema. Her singing style, usually in rapid tempo, was ...

(1916-1992), Indian actress and singer *

Kanan Kaushal Indumati Paingankar ( Sheth), better known as Kanan Kaushal, is an Indian actress, most famous for starring in ''Jai Santoshi Maa'' (1975) and Pardesi. The low-budget film became a huge box office hit and a cultural phenomenon. She has acted i ...

(born 1939), Indian actress *

Kanan Minami is a ''shōjo manga, shōjo'' mangaka, manga artist. She is best known for ''Honey x Honey Drops'', which has been licensed in multiple languages and adapted as an original video animation (OVA). Her current series, ''Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu'', ...

(born 1979), a manga artist * Kanan Mishra (1944–2015), an Oriya writer

Surname

Sean Kanan Sean Kanan () Perelman; born November 2, 1966) is an American actor, producer, and author, best known for his portrayals of Mike Barnes (in ''The Karate Kid Part III'' and ''Cobra Kai''), A. J. Quartermaine (on ''General Hospital''), and Deacon ...

, American actor and TV host

Pseudonym

*Pen name of Yūko Ōtsuki, illustrator of ''

Galaxy Angel is a ''bishōjo'' science fiction, sci-fi metaseries composed of anime, manga and dating sim video games. It was created by Broccoli (company), Broccoli in July 2000, when it launched a multi-platformed project called ''Project G.A.'' ...

'' manga

Fictional characters

* Kanan, a character in the manga series, ''Saiyuki'' *

Kanan Jarrus Kanan Jarrus (born Caleb Dume) is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise, voiced by Freddie Prinze Jr.. He is featured as one of the main characters of the animated series ''Star Wars Rebels'' (2014–2018) and related works. His F ...

, a character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise *

Kanan Matsuura is a Japanese multimedia project co-developed by ASCII Media Works' ''Dengeki G's Magazine'', music label Lantis, and animation studio Sunrise. The project is the second series of the ''Love Live!'' franchise and is a spin-off sequel of ' ...

, a character from the media-mix project, ''Love Live! Sunshine!!''

Places

Kanan, Osaka is a town located in Minamikawachi District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 15,429 and a population density of 610 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Kanan is located in the south ...

, a town in Osaka Prefecture, Japan * Kanan, Pori, a district in Pori, Finland * Kanan-e Olya, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Kanan-e Sofla, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran *

Kanan-Bakache Kanan-Bakache is a village and rural Communes of Niger, commune in Niger. As of 2012, it had a population of 85,367. References

Communes of Maradi Region {{Niger-geo-stub ...

, a village and commune in Niger, West Africa * Kanan Devan Hills Plantations Company, an Indian consumer products company

Others

* '' The Kanan Tape'', a mixtape by American rapper 50 Cent * Kanan (tigress) {{disambiguation, geo, surname Unisex given names