Roan may refer to:

Animals

Roan (color) Roan is a coat color found in many animals, including horses, cattle, antelope, cat and dogs. It is defined generally as an even mixture of white and pigmented hairs that do not "gray out" or fade as the animal ages."''roan'', ''a''. and ''n.1 ...

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

Varnish roan Varnish roan describes a horse with coloration similar to roan, but with some changes in color over the years, though not to the extreme of a gray. This type of roaning only occurs in conjunction with the Leopard complex. Varnish roans are born w ...

, 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), a personal name and surname * Samuel Roan (born 1947), a Scottish Football Player for Rafe Rovers * Samuel Gibaon Roan (born 1925), a Scottish Champion Angler who was disabled from the waist down * Charles H. Roan (1923—1944), a United States Marine who participated in the landing on Peleliu during World War II * Dan Roan (born 1976), a sports editor for BBC News * John Roan, 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 Michael Phillip Roan (born August 29, 1972) is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League. He is now a high school teacher, vineyard owner and former football coach. Amateur Career A graduate and standout ...

(born 1972), a former professional American football tight end * Oscar Roan (born 1951), a former American football tight end *

Roan Carneiro Roan Carneiro Pereira (born 2 June 1978) is a Brazilian retired professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2000, Carneiro was ...

, 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 Roan is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1892 until its dissolution in 2020 when it joined Åfjord Municipality. It was part of the Fosen region along the coast. The administrative centre of the ...

, a municipality in the Fosen district of Trøndelag * Roan, 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 Old Roan railway station is a railway station in Aintree village, Merseyside, England, about seven miles north-east of Liverpool, on the Ormskirk Branch of the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network. Location The station is located on Ormskirk ...

, a railway station in Aintree village, Merseyside, England ** Old Roan Chase, a steeplechase in Aintree village, Merseyside, England * Roan, County Tyrone, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland

United States

Roan Cliffs The Roan Cliffs are a series of desert mountains and cliffs in eastern Utah and western Colorado, in the western United States that are distinct from (but closely associated with) the Book Cliffs. Description While Roan Cliffs are "remote and inac ...

, a range of mountains and cliffs in Utah and Colorado *

Roan Creek Roan Creek is a tributary of the Watauga River that rises near the border between the U.S. states of Tennessee and North Carolina. Its source is located along the slopes of Snake Mountain near Trade in Johnson County, Tennessee. From its source, ...

, 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 Roan Mountain is a census-designated place (CDP) in Carter County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,360 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City&nd ...

, 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 The Roan Plateau is a plateau in western Colorado, USA, in Garfield County. It contains a variety of natural resources and scenic terrain: high ridges, deep valleys, desert lands, waterfalls, cutthroat trout, mountain lions, bears, rare plants, ...

, 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

Other

Battle of Roan's Tan Yard The Battle of Roan's Tan Yard, also known as the Battle of Silver Creek, was a minor battle fought during the American Civil War on January 8, 1862, in Randolph County, Missouri. After back-and-forth operations throughout 1861, the pro- Confed ...

, an action during the American Civil War *

The John Roan School The John Roan School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in Greenwich, south-east London, England. History Grammar schools The current school was originally two grammar schools. The boys' school was founded in 1677 and t ...

, a comprehensive secondary school in Blackheath, South-East London *''

The Secret of Roan Inish ''The Secret of Roan Inish'' is a 1994 independent fantasy-adventure film written and directed by John Sayles. It is based on the 1957 novel ''Secret of the Ron Mor Skerry'', by Rosalie K. Fry. It is centered on the Irish and Orcadian folklores ...

'', an independent film directed by John Sayles, released widely in 1994 * USS ''Charles H. Roan'' (DD-853) (1946–1973), a ''Gearing''-class destroyer of the United States Navy * The Strawberry Roan (song), a classic American cowboy song, written by California cowboy Curley Fletcher *''

Strawberry Roan (1945 film) ''Strawberry Roan'' is a 1945 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring William Hartnell and Carol Raye. The screenplay was developed from the then-popular 1932 novel of the same name by Wiltshire author A. G. Street. Plot Farm ...

'', a 1945 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey * Roan United F.C., a Zambian football club based in Luanshya *A

valley A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams ove ...

that curves upward