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, which means "orchid." In Vietnamese, "Lân" with the accent denotes a masculine given name, which refers to Kỳ Lân, a mythical creature that appears only to protect the noble. See qilin. Lan may refer to:

East Asian name order

* Bian Lan (born 1984), Chinese basketball player *

Hương Lan Hương Lan, real name Trần Thị Ngọc Ánh ( Saigon, 1955) is a Vietnamese popular singer. The eldest of five children, she moved to France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Wester ...

(born 1956), Vietnamese singer *

Jiang Lan Jiang Lan, may refer to: * Jiang Lan (sprinter), Chinese sprinter. * Jiang Lan (scientist), Chinese scientist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. {{Hndis, name=Jiang, Lan ...

(born 1989), Chinese sprinter * Law Lan (born 1934), Hong Kong actress * Li Lan (born 1961), Chinese handball player * Lu Lan (born 1987), Chinese badminton player *

Lu Mong Lan Lu, Lü, or LU may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Lu (music), Tibetan folk music * Lu (duo), a Mexican band ** ''Lu'' (album) * Character from Mike, Lu & Og * Lupe Fiasco or Lu (born 1982), American musician * Lebor na hUidre, a manuscrip ...

(born 1927), Vietnamese general *

Ngọc Lan Maria Lê Thanh Lan, stage name Ngọc Lan "Jade Orchid" (Nha Trang, 28 December 1956 - California, 6 March 2001), was a famous overseas Vietnamese singer-lyricist known for covering nostalgic French-language love songs. Among her biggest hits incl ...

(1956-2001), Vietnamese singer * Sang Lan (born 1981), Chinese gymnast *

Wang Lan Wang Lan (,1922–2003) was a Taiwanese writer, artist and a National Assembly of the Republic of China deputy. He is famous for the novel '' Blue and Black'', which is considered one of four major novels about anti-Japanese war. See also *Taiwane ...

(1922–2003), Taiwanese writer * Yang Lan (born 1968), Chinese businesswoman and talk show host * Zhang Lan (1872–1955), Chinese political activist * Zhao Lan (born 1963), Chinese chess player

Western name order

Lan Bale Lan Bale (born 7 September 1969) is a former professional tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a ...

(born 1969), South African tennis player * Lan Cao (born 1961), Vietnamese-born American novelist * Lan Medina, Filipino comic book artist *

Lan Roberts Lan Roberts (born Lanny Lipford in Bonham, Texas, on December 18, 1936; died December 30, 2005), was an American radio disc jockey (DJ). Career During the 1960s and 1970s, Roberts was a high-profile presenter with KJR in Seattle. Like many of ...

(1936–2005), American radio presenter * Lan Samantha Chang (born 1965), American writer * Lan Wright (born 1923), British writer

Fiction

*Lan Asuka, fictional character in the '' Devil Lady'' manga series *

Lan Di is an action-adventure game series created, produced and directed by Yu Suzuki. ''Shenmue'' (1999) and ''Shenmue II'' (2001) were developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega for Dreamcast. ''Shenmue III,'' developed by Suzuki's company Ys Net ...

, fictional character in the video games ''Shenmue'' and ''Shenmue II'' *

Lan Hikari Since the debut of the first '' Mega Man'' video game in 1987, numerous characters have been introduced into the series. Overview Key: = Does Not Appear List indicator(s) * A dark grey cell indicates that the character was not in the prop ...

, fictional character in the ''MegaMan Battle Network'' series of video games * Lan Mandragoran, fictional character in the ''Wheel of Time'' series of novels by Robert Jordan * Gabriel Lan, fictional character in the Marvel comics universe *

Lan Fan The ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' manga and anime series feature an extensive cast of fictional characters created by Hiromu Arakawa. The story is set in a fictional universe within the 20th century in which alchemy is one of the most advanced scienti ...

, a minor supporting character in the ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' manga * Lan Kellyan, a fictional character in the book ''Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac'' by

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* Tso Lan, a fictional character in the animated series '' Jackie Chan Adventures''