Swan is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Academics

* Daniel C. Swan, American cultural anthropologist and museum curator * Donald A. Swan (1935–1981), American anthropologist * Janis Swan, American-New Zealand food process engineering academic *

Richard Swan Richard Gordon Swan (; born 1933) is an American mathematician who is known for the Serre–Swan theorem relating the geometric notion of vector bundles to the algebraic concept of projective modules, and for the Swan representation, an ''l''-a ...

(born 1933), American mathematician * Toril Swan (1945–2022), Norwegian philologist *

Trevor Swan Trevor Winchester Swan (14 January 1918 – 15 January 1989) was an Australian economist. He is best known for his work on the Solow–Swan growth model, published simultaneously by American economist Robert Solow, for his work on integrating i ...

(1918-1989), Australian economist * Vivien Swan (1943-2009), British archaeologist

Arts, entertainment, and literature

Alfred Swan Alfred Julius Swan ( 1890 – 2 October 1970) was a Russian composer and musicologist active in the early to mid-twentieth century. He specialized in Russian liturgical music. His writings include ''Russian Music'' and an English translation of ...

(1890–1970), Russian composer and musicologist * Alison Swan ( fl. 1988–2015), Bermudian filmmaker, writer, and real estate developer *

Annalyn Swan Annalyn Swan (born ca. 1951 in Biloxi, Mississippi) is an American writer and biographer who has written extensively about the arts. With her husband, art critic Mark Stevens, she is the author of '' de Kooning: An American Master'' (2004), a b ...

(born c. 1951), American writer * Anni Swan (1875–1958), Finnish writer * Astrid Swan (1982–), Finnish musician and singer *

Barbara Swan Barbara Swan (1922–2003), also known by her married name, Barbara Swan Fink, was an American painter, illustrator, and lithographer. Her early work is associated with the Boston Expressionist school; later she became known for her still-lif ...

(1922–2003), American artist * Curt Swan (1920–1996), American comics artist *

Einar Aaron Swan Einar Aaron Swan (born Einar (Eino) William Swan; March 20, 1903 – August 8, 1940) was an American musician, arranger and composer. He is known for writing songs including " When Your Lover Has Gone" and " In the Middle of a Dream". Early life S ...

(1903–1940), American musician, arranger and composer * Erinn Swan (born 1984), Australian singer, songwriter, and performer *

Fred Swan Fred Swan is an American painter who resides in Barre, Vermont. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy,

, American painter *

Hash Swan Han Deok-kwang (Hangul: 한덕광; born 12 March 1995), better known by his stage name Hash Swan (Hangul: 해쉬스완) is a South Korean rapper. He was a contestant on '' Show Me the Money 5'' and ''Show Me the Money 6 The sixth season of the ...

(born 1995), South Korean rapper * Jon Swan ( fl. 2010), American poet, playwright, librettist, journalist, and editor *

Jonathan Swan Jonathan Swan (born 7 August 1985) is an Australian journalist who works as a political reporter for ''Axios''. He won the Emmy Award in 2021 for his interview with then-US president Donald Trump. Early life Swan was born and raised in Austra ...

( fl. 2014–2018), Australian journalist * Kal Swan (born 1963), Scottish–born vocalist * Kitty Swan (born 1943), Danish actress * Lucile Swan American sculptor and painter * Nathaniel Walter Swan (1834–1884), Irish-born Australian writer *

Serinda Swan Serinda Swan (born July 11, 1984) is a Canadian actress best known for her work on television. In 2017, she starred in Marvel's ''Inhumans'' and HBO's '' Ballers'', and also portrayed Anne Bancroft in the first season of ''Feud'' (2017). Prev ...

(born 1984), Canadian actress

Politics

Almon Swan Almon A. Swan ( 1819 – May 17, 1883) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Swan was born in Berlin, New York, sources have differed on the exact date. He married Esther D. Alderman in Massachusetts in 1841. He died on May 17, ...

(1819–1883), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, United States *

Andrew Swan Andrew James Swan (born August 9, 1968) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 2004 to 2019. He was first elected in a 2004 by-election, replacing MaryAnn Mihychuk, who resigned to run for ...

(born 1968), politician in Manitoba, Canada *

Benjamin Swan Benjamin Swan is a former American state legislator who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and represented the 11th Hampden District from 2009 to 2016. On February 6, 2014, Swan was one of five members of the legislative body ...

( fl. 2013–2014), state legislator, Massachusetts, United States * Denise Swan (born 1947), Australian politician * George Swan (politician) (1833–1913), New Zealand businessman and Member of Parliament * Herbert Swan (1869–1949), Australian trade unionist and politician *

Wayne Swan Wayne Maxwell Swan (born 30 June 1954), often colloquially referred to as Swanny, is an Australian politician who is National President of the Labor Party. He was previously the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Deputy Leader of the Labor ...

(1954–), Australian politician,

Treasurer of Australia The Treasurer of Australia (or Federal Treasurer) is a high ranking official and senior minister of the Crown in the Government of Australia who is the head of the Ministry of the Treasury which is responsible for government expenditure and ...

(2007–2013) * Yvonne Swan (born 1943),

Sinixt The Sinixt"Sinixt Nation…" (also known as the Sin-Aikst or Sin Aikst,Reyes 2002, ''passim.'' "Senjextee", "Arrow Lakes Band", or — less commonly in recent decades — simply as "The Lakes") are a First Nations People. The Sinixt are ...

Native American activist, and a once convicted criminal.

Sports

Adrian Swan Adrian David Swan (15 January 1930 – 29 September 1989) was an Australian figure skater. He represented Australia at the 1952 Winter Olympics, where he placed 10th. He was the first men's singles skater to represent Australia at the Olympi ...

(1932–2006), Australian figure skater * Chris Swan (born 1978), Australian cricketer * Chris Swan (footballer) (1900–1979), English footballer * Craig Swan (born 1950), American baseball pitcher *

Dane Swan Dane Swan (born 25 February 1984) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

(born 1984), Australian footballer * Derek Swan (born 1966), Irish footballer *

Fred H. Swan Frederick Haviside Swan (July 28, 1902 – October 27, 1993) was an American football player and coach. He was the 13th head football coach at Temple University, serving for one season, in 1939, compiling a record of 2–7. Swan served as li ...

(1902–1993), American football player and coach * Gavin Swan (born 1970), Australian cricketer * George Swan (footballer) (born 1994), English footballer * Glenn Swan (born 1952), Australian rules footballer * Graeme Swan, retired English spinner * Harry Swan (1887–1946), American baseball pitcher * Henry Swan (cricketer) (1879–1941), English cricketer * Ian Swan (1930–2004), Scottish international rugby union player * Isabel Swan (1983–), Brazilian sailor *

Katie Swan Katie Swan (born 24 March 1999) is a British tennis player. Personal life Swan was born in Bristol, to parents Nicki and Richard. Whilst on holiday in Portugal when she was seven, she took tennis lessons. Her teacher had once played for Portug ...

(born 1999), British tennis player * Raymond Swan (born 1938), Bermudian long-distance runner

Other people

* Bill or Billy Swan, see William Swan (disambiguation) * Carole Swan ( fl. 2007–2011), Canadian public servant, President of the

Canadian Food Inspection Agency The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA; french: Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments) is a regulatory agency that is dedicated to the safeguarding of food, plants, and animals (FPA) in Canada, thus enhancing the health and well-being of ...

* Charles Swan (disambiguation) * Charlie Swan (disambiguation) *

Conrad Swan Sir Conrad Marshall John Fisher Swan (13 May 1924–10 January 2019) was a long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. Having been first appointed to work at the College in 1962, he rose to the office of Garter Principal King ...

(1924–2019), officer of arms at the College of Arms, London, England * Guy Swan (born 1954),

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare, land military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight Uniformed services of the United States, U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army o ...

Lft. general * Henry Harrison Swan (1840–1916), United States federal judge *

Hepzibah Swan Hepzibah Swan née Clarke (died August 14, 1825) was an American socialite of Boston, Massachusetts. She was a wealthy and well connected heiress who was among the most cosmopolitan, intelligent, and erudite of ladies in Federal Boston. Madame ...

(died 1825), American heiress, married to James Swan (financier) * James Swan (disambiguation) * Jeremy Swan (1922–2005), Irish

cardiologist Cardiology () is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular ...

* Jimmy Swan, see James Swan (disambiguation) * John Swan (disambiguation) * Joseph Swan (disambiguation) * Peter Swan (disambiguation) * William Swan (disambiguation)

Fictional characters

Bella Swan Isabella Marie Swan-Cullen (née Swan) is the protagonist character of the ''Twilight'' book series by Stephenie Meyer. She is initially an ordinary teenage girl, but during the series, Bella marries vampire Edward Cullen, with whom she has a hu ...

, from the ''Twilight'' series *

Emma Swan Emma Swan is a fictional character in ABC's television series '' Once Upon a Time'' and the protagonist of seasons 1-6. She is portrayed by Jennifer Morrison as an adult, by Abby Ross as a teenager, and by Mckenna Grace as a child. Emma appears ...