Roan may refer to:

Animals

Roan (color) Roan is a coat color found in many animals, including horses, cattle, Roan_antelope, antelope, Lykoi, cats and dogs. It is defined generally as an even mixture of white and pigmented hairs that do not Gray (horse), "gray out" or fade as the ani ...

, 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 "point coloration, points"—lower legs, Mane (horse), mane, and tail—are mostly solid-colored. Horses with roan ...

, 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 Roan Allen (1904–1930) was one of the founding sires of the Tennessee Walking Horse. It is believed that all Tennessee Walking Horses alive today trace back to him. Life Roan Allen was born May 23, 1904, on the farm of James Brantley in Coffee ...

(1904–1930), one of the founding sires of the Tennessee Walking Horse

People

* Roan (name), personal name and surname *

Chappell Roan Kayleigh Rose Amstutz (born February 19, 1998), known professionally as Chappell Roan ( ), is an American singer and songwriter. She is known for her Camp (style), camp and drag queen–influenced aesthetic. Her debut EP, ''School Nights'' (201 ...

(born 1998), American singer-songwriter * Charles H. Roan (1923—1944), 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 matricu ...

(born 1976), sports editor for BBC News * John Roan, landowner in Greenwich, London who left his estate for the founding of the John Roan School * John Roan (bishop) (died 1692), Church of Ireland Bishop of Killaloe *

Michael Roan Michael Phillip Roan (born August 29, 1972) is an American former professional football tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He is now a high school teacher, vineyard owner and former football coach. Early life and college A grad ...

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

(born 1978), Brazilian professional mixed martial artist * Roan Ching-yueh (born 1958), Taiwanese architect, writer, curator and an Associate Professor of Department of Art Creativity

Places

Iran

* Roan, Iran, a village in Hamadan Province

Norway

Roan Municipality Roan is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1892 until its dissolution in 2020 when it joined Åfjord Municipality. It was part of the Fos ...

, a municipality in the Fosen district of Trøndelag county *

Roan (village) Roan is a village in Åfjord Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian Sea on the west coast of the Fosen peninsula, about south of the nearby coastal village of Bessaker. The Berfjorden and the isla ...

, a village within Roan Municipality in Trøndelag county * Roan Church, a church in Roan Municipality in Trøndelag county

United Kingdom

Old Roan Aintree is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. Historically in Lancashire, it lies between Walton and Maghull on the A59 road, northeast of Liverpool city centre. In 2011 the parish had a pop ...

, 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 (Merseyrail), Northern Line of the Merseyrail network. Location The st ...

, a railway station in Aintree village, Merseyside, England **

Old Roan Chase The Old Roan Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run on the Mildmay Course at Aintree over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlong ...

, 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 in ...

, 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) Roan Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 18, 2011 tributary of the Colorado River in Garfield County, Colorado. See also * List of rivers of Colorado Thi ...

, a tributary of the Colorado River in Garfield County, Colorado *

Roan Mountain (Roan Highlands) Roan Mountain is a mountain straddling the North Carolina/Tennessee border in the Unaka Range of the Southern Appalachian Mountains in the Southeastern United States. The range's highpoint, Roan is clad in a dense stand of Southern Appalachia ...

, 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& ...

, a census-designated place (CDP) in Carter County, Tennessee *

Roan Mountain State Park Roan Mountain State Park is a Tennessee state park in Carter County, in Northeast Tennessee. It is close to the Tennessee-North Carolina border and near the community of Roan Mountain, Tennessee. Situated in the Blue Ridge of the Appalachia ...

, 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, an action during the American Civil War *

The John Roan School The John Roan School is a co-educational comprehensive 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 founde ...

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

'', 1994 American film