Adnan (name)
Adnan is a masculine name common in the Muslim World. Its eponymous bearer was Adnan, a legendary figure of both pre-Islamic and Islamic mythology. The etymological meaning of the name is settler, from a semitic root :wikt:עדן; "to stay, abide".
- Adnan Khan, Indian actor
- Adnan Abdo al-Sukhni, Syrian politician
- Adnan Adıvar, Turkish politician
- Adnan Aganović, Croatian footballer
- Adnan Ahmed, British footballer
- Adnan Akmal, Pakistani cricketer
- Adnan Ali Daif, Bahrainian retired footballer
- Adnan Alisic, Dutch footballer
- Adnan Awad, Palestinian captain
- Adnan Babajić, Bosnian singer and television personality
- Adnan Badran, Jordanian scientist, academic, politician and prime minister
- Adnan Barakat, Moroccan footballer
- Adnan bin Saidi, Malayan soldier
- Adnan Coker, Turkish abstract artist
- Adnan Çolak, Turkish serial killer
- Adnan Dirjal, Iraqi retired footballer and national team coach
- Adnan Sadık Erzi, Turkish historian
- Adnan al-Dulaimi, Iraqi politician
- Adnan Erkan, Turkish footballer
- Adnan Kapau Gani, Indonesian politician
- Adnan Güngör, Turkish footballer
- Adnan Gušo, Bosnian retired footballer and team coach
- Adnan Haidar, Lebanese footballer
- Adnan Hamidovic, Bosnian rapper better known by his stage name Frenkie
- Adnan Harmandić,, Bosnian handball player
- Adnan al-Husayni, Palestinian politician
- Adnan Hussein, Lebanese academic and politician
- Adnan al-Janabi, Iraqi politician
- Adnan Januzaj, Belgian professional footballer
- Adnan Kahveci, Turkish politician
- Adnan Al-Kaissie, Iraqi-American professional wrestler
- Adnan Karim, Kurdish singer
- Adnan Kassar, Lebanese businessman and politician
- Adnan Khashoggi, billionaire Saudi Arabian businessman
- Adnan Malik, Pakistani model and actor
- Adnan al-Malki Syrian Army officer
- Adnan Mansour, Lebanese politician
- Adnan Maral, Turkish-German actor
- Adnan Melhem, Lebanese footballer
- Adnan Menderes, Turkish prime minister
- Adnan Mohamud, Barack Obamas Best Friend Forever
- Adnan Mravac, Bosnian footballer
- Adnan Nawaz, British news and sports broadcaster
- Adnan Oktar, Turkish creationist, author, and television personality
- Adnan Omran, Syrian politician
- Adnan Pachachi, Iraqi politician
- Adnan Polat, Turkish businessman
- Adnan Sami, British-Pakistani singer, musician, pianist, actor and composer
- Adnan Şenses, Turkish actor, singer and songwriter
- Adnan Gulshair el Shukrijumah, Saudi Arabian member of al-Qaeda
- Adnan Al-Shargi, Lebanese football manager
- Adnan Siddiqui, Pakistani model and television actor
- Adnan Süvari, Turkish football coach
- Adnan Syed, American murderer
- Adnan Al Talyani, Emirati retired footballer
- Adnan Terzić, former Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Adnan Yaakob, Malaysian politician and the current Menteri Besar of Pahang
- Adnan Yıldız, Turkish footballer
- Adnan Zahirović, Bosnian footballer
- Adnan al-Zurufi, Iraqi politician
- Adnan Khairallah, Iraqi military officer and friend of Saddam Hussein
Surname
- Ali Adnan Mohamed, Iraqi archer
- Azman Adnan, Malaysian footballer
- Etel Adnan, Lebanese-American poet, essayist, and visual artist
- Hassan Adnan, Pakistani cricketer
- Mohammad Adnan, three Pakistani cricketers
- Shareef Adnan, Jordanian footballer
- Tengku Adnan, Malaysian politician
