Bevan is a name of Wales, Welsh origin, derived from ab Ifan meaning "son of Evan" (Ifan being a variant of Ieuan, the Welsh equivalent of John (name), John). Notable people with the name include:

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*Bevan Congdon (1938–2018), New Zealand cricketer *Bevan Davies, American musician *Bevan Docherty (born 1977), New Zealand athlete *Bevan Dufty (born 1955), American politician *Bevan George (born 1977), Australian hockey player *Bevan Griggs (born 1978), New Zealand cricketer *Bevan Hari (born 1975), New Zealand hockey player *Bevan Meredith (1927–2019), Australian Anglican archbishop of Papua New Guinea *Bevan Sharpless (1904–1950), American astronomer *Bevan Slattery, Australian technology entrepreneur *Bevan Spencer von Einem (born 1946), Australian criminal

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*Alan Bevan, Canadian bagpipe player *Alonza Bevan (born 1970), English bass player *Aneurin Bevan, Aneurin "Nye" Bevan (1897–1960), British Labour Party politician *Benjamin Bevan (1773–1833), British civil engineer *Bev Bevan (born 1945), English drummer *Bill Bevan, American football player and coach *Billy Bevan, Australian film actor *Brian Bevan (1924–1991), Australian rugby player *Bridget Bevan (1698–1779), Welsh philanthropist *Christopher Bevan (born 1937), Rhodesian sailor *C. W. L. Bevan (1920–1989), Welsh chemist and academic *David Gilroy Bevan (1928–1996), English politician *Donald Bevan (1920–2013), American playwright and caricaturist *Edward Bevan (disambiguation), multiple people :* Edward Bevan (physician) (1770–1860), apiarist and physician :* Edward Bevan (bishop) (1861–1934), Bishop of Swansea and Brecon :* Edward John Bevan (1856–1921), British chemist :* Edward Vaughan Bevan (1907–1988), British doctor and Olympic rowing *Edwyn Bevan (1870–1943), English philosopher and historian *Emily Bevan (born 1982), English actress *Frederick Bevan (1856–1939), singer and songwriter in UK and teacher in South Australia *G. Phillips Bevan (1829–1889), English statistician *Gloria Bevan, New Zealand writer *Hal Bevan (1930–1968), American baseballer *Hilary Bevan Jones (born 1952), British television producer *James Bevan (1856–1938), Wales rugby union captain *James David Bevan (born 1959), British High Commissioner to India *John Bevan (disambiguation), multiple people :* John Bevan (cricketer) (1846–1918), Australian cricketer :* John Bevan (rugby) (born 1950), Welsh rugby union and rugby league player :* John Bevan (rugby union) (1948–1986), Welsh international rugby union player :* John Bevan (politician) (1837–1911), New Zealand politician :* John Bevan (British Army officer) (1894–1978), World War II deception expert :* John M. Bevan (1924–2000), American academic and innovator :* John Bevan (figure skater) (born 1976), American figure skater :* John Bevan (musician) (born 1938), English clarinettist, saxophonist, conductor *Latalia Bevan (born 2001), Welsh gymnast *Llewellyn David Bevan (1842–1918), Welsh Congregationalist minister in US and Australia *Mary Ann Bevan (1874–1933), English sideshow attraction *Matthew Bevan (born 1973), British criminal *Maurice Bevan (1921–2006), British baritone and composer *Michael Bevan (born 1970), Australian cricketer *Myer Bevan (born 1997), New Zealand footballer *Natalie Bevan (1909–2007), British artist *Nick Bevan (1942–2014), British rowing coach and school headmaster *Paul Bevan (born 1984), Australian footballer *R. A. Bevan (1901–1974), advertising pioneer *Robert Polhill Bevan (1865–1925), artist, father of R. A. Bevan *Scott Bevan (born 1979), English footballer *Scott Bevan (journalist) (born 1964), Australian journalist *Sid Bevan (1877–1933), Wales and British Lions rugby union player *Silvanus Bevan (1691–1765), Welsh apothecary *Stewart Bevan (1948–2022), British actor *Thomas Bevan (cricketer) (1900–1942), English cricketer and British Army officer *Tim Bevan (born 1958), New Zealand film producer *Tony Bevan (painter) (born 1951), painter *Vince Bevan, Canadian policeman *William Bevan aka Burial (musician), English electronic musician. *William Bevan (sloopmaster), Hudson's Bay Company explorer *William Bevan (psychologist), a former president of the American Psychological Association *Wilson Lloyd Bevan (1866–1935), an American historian

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