Roan may refer to:

Animals

* Roan (color), a type of animal coat color that shows intermixed white and darker-colored hairs *

Roan (horse) Roan is a horse coat color pattern characterized by an even mixture of colored and white hairs on the body, while the head and " points"—lower legs, mane, and tail—are mostly solid-colored. Horses with roan coats have white hairs evenly ...

, a horse coat color pattern * Varnish roan, a leopard-complex horse coat color that looks similar to roan * Roan antelope, an African savanna antelope * Roan Allen (1904–1930), one of the founding sires of the Tennessee Walking Horse

People

Roan (name) Roan is a Frisian given name. It is sometimes used also in other languages such as English, where it can be also an alternate form of Rowan. It can be also a surname. Variants of the name include ''Ronne''. It comes from Proto-Germanic *''hrabana ...

, a personal name and surname * Chappell Roan, an American singer-songwriter *

Charles H. Roan Private First Class Charles Howard Roan (August 16, 1923 – September 18, 1944) was a United States Marine who sacrificed his life to save those of four fellow Marines in the landing on Peleliu during World War II. For his heroism, he posthumou ...

(1923—1944), a United States Marine *

Dan Roan Daniel Roan (born 31 December 1976) is the sports editor for BBC News, currently employed by BBC Sport. Biography Daniel Roan was born on 31 December 1976 and was brought up in Northampton, England. Roan went to Wellingborough School. He matricul ...

(born 1976), a sports editor for BBC News *

John Roan John Roan (circa 1600/1602 - 1644) was a landowner in Greenwich, London who left his estate for the founding of The John Roan School. Life The Greenwich branch of the Roan Family came from Northamptonshire and owned land in Greenwich. They were a ...

, a landowner in Greenwich, London who left his estate for the founding of the John Roan School *John Roan (bishop) (died 1692), a Church of Ireland Bishop of Killaloe *Michael Roan (born 1972), a former professional American football tight end *Oscar Roan (born 1951), a former American football tight end *Roan Carneiro, a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist *Roan Ching-yueh (born 1958), a Taiwanese architect, writer, curator and an Associate Professor of Department of Art Creativity

Places

Iran

*Roan, Iran, a village in Hamadan Province

Norway

*Roan, Norway, a municipality in the Fosen district of Trøndelag *Roan (village), a village in Roan municipality in Trøndelag *Roan Church, a church in Roan municipality in Trøndelag

United Kingdom

*Old Roan, an area in Aintree village, Merseyside, England **Old Roan railway station, a railway station in Aintree village, Merseyside, England **Old Roan Chase, a steeplechase in Aintree village, Merseyside, England *Roan, County Tyrone, a List of townlands of County Tyrone#R, townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland

United States

*Roan Cliffs, a range of mountains and cliffs in Utah and Colorado *Roan Creek, a tributary of the Watauga River in Tennessee *Roan Creek (Colorado), a tributary of the Colorado River in Garfield County, Colorado *Roan Mountain (Roan Highlands), a mountain on the Tennessee-North Carolina border *Roan Mountain, Tennessee, a census-designated place (CDP) in Carter County, Tennessee *Roan Mountain State Park, located in East Tennessee along the Tennessee-North Carolina border *Roan Plateau, a plateau that overlooks the Colorado River Valley

Zambia

*Roan (Zambian National Assembly constituency), a parliamentary constituency *Roan, Luanshya, a suburb of Luanshya in the Roan (constituency), Roan constituency

Other

*Battle of Roan's Tan Yard, an action during the American Civil War *The John Roan School, a comprehensive secondary school in Blackheath, South-East London *USS Charles H. Roan (DD-853), USS ''Charles H. Roan'' (DD-853) (1946–1973), a ''Gearing''-class destroyer of the United States Navy *Roan United F.C., a Zambian football club based in Luanshya *''The Secret of Roan Inish'', 1994 American film