Shan may refer to:

People

*Shan (surname), or 单 in Chinese, a Chinese surname *Shan, a variant of the Welsh given name usually spelled Siân *Occasionally used as a short form of Shannen/Shannon (given name), Shannon

Ethnic groups

*Shan people, Southeast Asian ethnic group inhabiting Myanmar **Shan language *Dai people, also known as Shan, ethnic group in China *Shanrong (山戎), term for "mountain barbarian" in Shanxi, Hubei in northern China

Individuals

* Shaan Shahid, Pakistani actor, model, writer and film director *MC Shan, rapper *Liu Shan, second emperor of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period. *Fu Buqi (宓不齊; Fu Pu-ch'i; born 521BC) who was accorded the title 'Count of Shan'

Places

China

*Shaanxi, abbreviated as Shan (陕), province of the People's Republic of China *Shan County, Shandong (单县), county in Heze, Shandong, China *Shan County, Henan (陕县), now Shanzhou District of Sanmenxia city, a county in Sanmenxia, Henan, China *Shantou, or Shan (汕), a city in Guangdong, China *Shan (鄯), a region in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region *Shan (剡), a river in the Zhejiang Province of China *Shan Hills, a region of Burma, China, and Thailand

Other places

*Shan State of Burma (modern state) *Shan States of Burma (historical kingdoms) *Shan Hills, a region of Burma, China, and Thailand *Shan (鄯), ancient Western Regions (西域) to the west of China *山, ''shan'', Chinese character (used in Chinese, Japanese and Korean) for "mountains" or "mountain range" *Mount Shani or Gora Shan, a mountain in the Caucasus

Other uses

*Shan Foods, a brand of Pakistani cuisine spice mixes *Insect from Shaggai, or Shan, a fictional alien race in the writings of Ramsey Campbell * The Shan Horse, a horse breed from the Shan State of Myanmar