Madan (surname)

Madan/Madaan/Madhan is a Hindu surname, and can indicate various castes including Vaishya.^[1][2] In India, it is found among Parsis, Kashmiri Pandits, Punjabi Aroras and Sindhi Lohanas.^[3][4][5][6] It is also found among Europeans.^[7]

Notables

Notable people with the surname include:

• Arthur Cornwallis Madan (1846–1917), British linguist of African languages (Swahili and others) and UMCA missionary (Zanzibar, Rhodesia)
• Barkha Madan, Indian model, actress and producer
• Chandan Madan (born 1982), Indian cricketer
• Dilip Madan, American financial economist
• Disha Madan, Indian actress and influencer
• Falconer Madan (1851–1935), librarian of the Bodleian Library of Oxford University
• Frances Maria Cowper (née Madan; sometimes known as Maria Frances; 1726–1797), British poet
• Geoffrey Madan (1895–1947), English belletrist and collector of aphorisms
• Jamshed Madan (1915–1986), Indian cricketer
• Jamshedji Framji Madan (1856–1923), Indian film and theatre magnate, one of the pioneers of film production in India
• J.J. Madan, Indian cinema owner and director
• José Óscar Sánchez Madan (born 1961), Cuban journalist
• Judith Madan (1702–1781), English poet
• Martin Madan (1726–1790), English barrister, clergyman and writer
• Martin Madan (politician) (1700–1756), groom of the bedchamber to Frederick, Prince of Wales
• Mohit Madaan (born 1988), Indian actor
• Moti Lal Madan (born 1939), Indian biotechnology researcher, veterinarian, academic and administrator
• Parakh Madan (born 1983), Indian actress
• Paaras Madaan, Indian actor
• Pessie Madan (1916–2015), Indian Army officer and defence technology advocate
• Radhika Madan (born 1995), Indian actress
• Spencer Madan (1729–1813), English churchman
• Triloki Nath Madan (born 1933), Indian academic
• Nikhil Madaan Politician, Former Mayor and currently serving as MLA of Sonipat District of Haryana State