Puran or Pooran is a personal name found independently in South Asia and in Iran. Notable people with this name include:

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Puran Appu Weerahannadige Francisco Fernando alias Puran Appu ( Sinhala පුරන් අප්පු) is one of the notable personalities in Sri Lanka's history. He was born on 7 November 1812 in the coastal town of Moratuwa. He left Moratuwa at the ag ...

(1812–1848), Sri Lankan revolutionary *

Puran Bhagat Puran Bhagat (later became Sri Chauranginatha) was a Punjabi Nath Saint and prince of Sialkot. As per unauthenticated history, he had been exiled and lived the last days of his life in a village located in the suburbs of Sialkot city. His temple ...

, Punjabi ascetic *

Puran Bhatt Puran Bhaat is a puppeteer from India. Originally from Rajasthan, his group of puppeteer families settled in Delhi almost fifty years ago. They currently reside in the Kathputli Colony at Delhi, an artist community. He was awarded the Sangeet ...

, puppeteer from India *

Puran Singh Bundela Puran Singh Bundela is an Indian politician. He is a three-time Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Mahroni constituency in Uttar Pradesh. Early career Puran Singh Bundela started off his political career from the party of Indian Natio ...

, Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh *

Pooran Farrokhzad Pouran Farrokhzad (Persian: پوران فرخ‌زاد, February 1932 – 29 December 2016) was an Iranian writer, poet, playwright, and encyclopedist. She was author of the ''Encyclopedia of Women Culture Makers in Iran and in the World'' which w ...

(1933–2016), Iranian writer and encyclopedist *

Puran Chand Joshi Puran Chand Joshi (14 April 1907 – 9 November 1980), one of the early leaders of the communist movement in India. He was the general secretary of the Communist Party of India from 1935 to 1947. Early years Joshi was born on 14 April 1907, i ...

(1907–1980), Indian communist politician *

Pooran Chand Joshi P. C. Joshi, the 23rd Pro Vice Chancellor of University of Delhi (born 1 June 1956 at Village Khairakot, Manan, Almora) is a Professor of Social Anthropology at the Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, India. His area of specializ ...

, Indian social anthropologist * Puran Singh Phartyal, Indian politician from Uttarakhand, member of the Bharatiya Janata Party * Pooran Prakash, Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh *

Puran Rana Tharu Puran Rana Tharu ( ne, पुरण राना थारु) is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Kanchanpur-1 constituency, winning 14 ...

, Nepalese politician *

Puran Singh Professor Puran Singh ( pa, ਪ੍ਰੋ. ਪੂਰਨ ਸਿੰਘ; 17 February 1881 – 31 March 1931) was a List of Punjabi language poets, Punjabi poet, scientist and mystic. Born in Abbottabad, now in Pakistan, in a Sikh family, he is acclaim ...

(1881–1931), Punjabi poet, scientist and mystic * Puran Chand Wadali, Indian Sufi singer and musician

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Nicholas Pooran Nicholas Pooran (; born 2 October 1995) is a Trinidadian cricketer who currently plays for the West Indies cricket team in limited overs cricket and a former captain of the limited-overs formats. He also plays for the Trinidad and Tobago in West ...

(born 1995), Trinidadian cricketer and

limited overs Limited overs cricket, also known as one-day cricket or white ball cricket, is a version of the sport of cricket in which a match is generally completed in one day. There are a number of formats, including List A cricket (8-hour games), Twenty ...

captain of

West Indies cricket team The West Indies cricket team, nicknamed the Windies, is a multi-national men's cricket team representing the mainly Commonwealth Caribbean, English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean region and administered by Cricket West I ...

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