Karan is an Indian masculine given name which is given after

Karna Karna (Sanskrit: कर्ण, IAST: ''Karṇa''), also known as Vasusena, Anga-raja, and Radheya, is one of the main protagonists of the Hindu epic '' Mahābhārata''. He is the son of the sun god Surya and princess Kunti (mother of the ...

, one of the main protagonists of Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. It may refer to: *

Karan (actor) Karan (born 19 August 1969) is an Indian actor who has appeared predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam films. He started his career as a child actor (under the stage name Master Raghu). In the 1990s he started to act in leading and villain roles ...

, Indian film actor *

Karan Aujla Jaskaran Singh "Karan" Aujla (born 18 January 1997) is an Indo-Canadian and Punjabi singer, rapper and songwriter. He is known for his single tracks, 14 of which have been featured in the UK Asian chart by ''Official Charts Company'', while se ...

, Indian-Punjabi singer and lyricist * Karan Bajaj, Indian American author *

Karan Bhatia Karan Krishna Bhatia is an American attorney and former senior official in the Bush administration. He currently leads public policy and government relations for Google. He served as the deputy U.S. Trade Representative from 2005 to 2007, credited ...

, American attorney *

Karanvir Bohra Manoj Bohra (born 28 August 1982) known by his stage name Karanvir Bohra, is an Indian people, Indian actor, producer and designer. He starred in the TV shows ''Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2001 TV series), Kasautii Zindagii Kay'', ''Dil Se Di Dua... ...

, Indian television actor, formerly known as Manoj Bohra *

Karan Brar Karan Brar (born January 18, 1999) is an American actor. He portrayed Chirag Gupta in the ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' film franchise and Ravi Ross on the Disney Channel Original Series '' Jessie'' and its subsequent spin-off ''Bunk'd''. Early lif ...

, American actor *

Karan Grover Karan Grover (born 22 June 1982) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi television. He made his acting debut in 2004 with ''Saarrthi'' portraying Arjun Goenka. Grover is best known for his portrayal of Karan Prasad in '' Yahan Main Gh ...

, Indian television actor * Karan Higdon (born 1996), American football player *

Karan Johar Karan Johar (born Rahul Kumar Johar; 25 May 1972), often informally referred to as KJo in the Hindi Film Industry, is an Indian filmmaker and television personality, who primarily works in Hindi cinema. He has launched the careers of several s ...

, an Indian film director and producer *

Karan Jotwani Karan Jotwani is an Indian actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Sahil Agarwal and Jackie in ''Aap Ke Aa Jane Se'' and Neelkanth Bhatt Dhyani in ''Qurbaan Hua''. Jotwani is also known for his portrayal of Imtiaz Alqaazi in the web serie ...

, Indian television actor *

Karan Kundra Karan Kundrra (born 11 October 1984) is an Indian actor which works in Hindi and Punjabi films and television. He has starred in several TV shows like '' Kitani Mohabbat Hai'', '' Kitani Mohabbat Hai 2'', ''Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum'', ''Dil Hi T ...

, Indian television actor *

Karan Malhotra Karan Malhotra is an Indian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his debut film '' Agneepath'' (2012) which emerged as one of the highest grossing Bollywood film of the year. Before marking his directorial debut with Dharma Pr ...

, an Indian filmmaker *

Karan Mehra Karan Mehra (born 10 September 1982) is an Indian television actor, model and fashion designer he is known for his performance as main lead Naitik Singhania in ''Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai'', one of the longest-running Indian television ser ...

, Indian television actor *

Karan Patel Karan Patel (born 23 November 1983) is an Indian actor and host on Hindi television. Patel performed the main lead Raman Bhalla in the soap opera ''Yeh Hai Mohabbatein'' and played the role of Rishabh Bajaj in '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2''. ...

, Indian television actor * Karan Sharma (cricketer), Indian cricketer *

Karan Sharma (actor) Karan Romesh Sharma (born 26 October 1981) is an Indo-Mauritian actor. His first and only film to date was released in 2005 Bollywood film '' Dil Jo Bhi Kahey...'' starring opposite Amitabh Bachchan which was directed and co-produced by his fat ...

, Indian film actor * Karan Sharma, Indian television actor *

Karan Singh Karan Singh (born 9 March 1931) is an Indian politician and philosopher. He is the son of the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, Sir Hari Singh. He was the prince regent of Jammu and Kashmir until 1952. From 19 ...

, Indian politician *

Karan Singh Grover Karan Singh Grover (born 23 February 1982) is an Indian people, Indian model and actor known for his work in Indian television series such as ''Dill Mill Gayye'' and ''Qubool Hai''. He has also starred in Bollywood films like ''Alone (2015 Hin ...

, Indian television actor *

Karan Tacker Karan Tacker (born 11 May 1986) is an Indian actor, model and host known for his portrayal of Viren Singh Vadhera in Star Plus's ''Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai'' and Farooq Ali in Hotstar's ''Special OPS''. In 2014, he participated in Colors ...

, Indian television actor *

Karan Thapar Karan Thapar (born 5 November 1955) is an Indian journalist, news presenter and interviewer working with The Wire. Thapar was associated with CNN-IBN and hosted ''The Devil's Advocate'' and ''The Last Word''. He was also associated with India T ...

, Indian television commentator and interviewer *

Karan Vohra Karan Vohra is an Indian television actor. He made his acting debut with '' Zindagi Ki Mehek'' in 2016, portraying Shaurya Khanna and Shaurya Singh Ahlawat. Since September 2022, he is seen portraying Atharva Rana in ''Imlie''. Early and pers ...

, Indian television actor *

Karan Wahi Karan Wahi (born 9 June 1986) is an Indian actor, model and television host. Wahi has also played for the Delhi under-17 cricket team. He started his television career in 2004 with the television show ''Remix (TV series), Remix'' on Star One. H ...

, Indian television actor Karan is also an English-language feminine given name, a variant of Karen. It may also refer to: *

Karan Armstrong Karan Armstrong (December 14, 1941 – September 28, 2021) was an American operatic soprano, who was celebrated as a singing actress. After winning the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 1966, she was given small roles at the Metr ...

(1941–2021), American operatic soprano *

Karan Ashley Karan Ashley Jackson, better known as Karan Ashley, is an American actress, singer, and talk show host. She is best known as Aisha Campbell, the second Yellow Power Ranger in the Fox Kids series ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers''. In 1992, she was ...

, American actress *

Karan Casey Karan Casey (born 1969) is an Irish folk singer, and a former member of the Irish band Solas. She resides in Cork, Ireland. Early years Casey was born in Ballyduff Lower, Kilmeaden, County Waterford, Ireland. Her family encouraged her to sin ...

, Irish singer *

Karan English Karan English (born March 23, 1949) is an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives of the 103rd United States Congress from 1993 to 1995. A Democrat, English represented Arizona's 6th Congressional District, which ...

, American politician * Karan Shaner, Canadian judge

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