Harlan is a given name and a surname which may refer to:

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* Bob Harlan (born 1936 Robert E. Harlan), American football executive *

Bruce Harlan Bruce Ira Harlan (January 2, 1926 – June 22, 1959) was a diver from the United States and Olympic champion. He represented his native country at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he received one gold medal and one silver medal. Harla ...

(1926–1959), American Olympic diver *

Byron B. Harlan Byron Berry Harlan (October 22, 1886 – November 11, 1949) was an American attorney, prosecutor, jurist and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. He served four terms in Congress from 1931 to 1939. Early life and edu ...

(1886–1949), American politician * Byron G. Harlan (1861–1936), American singer * Jack Rodney Harlan (1917–1998), American botanist * James Harlan (Iowa politician), (1820–1899), American politician and lawyer *

James Harlan (Kentucky politician) James Harlan (June 22, 1800 – February 18, 1863) was an attorney and politician, a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. He also served as US Attorney for Kentucky and, prior to that, as Kentucky Secretary of State and Attorney General, the first ...

(1800–1863), American politician and lawyer *

Jan Harlan Jan Harlan (born 5 May 1937) is a German-American executive producer and the brother of Christiane Kubrick, director Stanley Kubrick's widow. He is the nephew of the film director Veit Harlan. Life Jan Harlan was born in Karlsruhe in 1937, th ...

(born 1937), German-American film director and producer * John Harlan (announcer) (1925–2017), American television announcer * John Marshall Harlan (1833–1911), United States Union Army officer and Supreme Court Associate Justice *

John Marshall Harlan (1899–1971) John Marshall Harlan (May 20, 1899 – December 29, 1971) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1955 to 1971. Harlan is usually called John Marshall Harlan II to distinguish him ...

, former Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court *

Josiah Harlan Josiah Harlan, Prince of Ghor (June 12, 1799 – October 1871) was an American adventurer who travelled to Afghanistan and Punjab with the intention of making himself a king. During his travels, he became involved in local politics and facti ...

(1799–1871), American mercenary * Kevin Harlan (born 1960), American sportscaster *

Otis Harlan Otis Harlan (December 29, 1865 – January 21, 1940) was an American actor and comedian. He voiced Happy, one of the Seven Dwarfs in the Disney animated film ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs''. Early years Harlan was born in Zanesville, Ohio ...

(1865–1940), American actor * Patrick Harlan (born 1970), American-Japanese television presenter * Peter Harlan (1898–1966), German musical instrument maker and lute player * Richard Harlan (1796–1843), American zoologist * Russell Harlan (1903–1974), American cinematographer *

Thomas Harlan Thomas Christoph Harlan (19 February 1929 – 16 October 2010) was a German author and director of French-language films. Life and work Harlan was the son of the director Veit Harlan and the actress Hilde Körber. He was raised in Berlin. Thr ...

(1929-2010), German film director and writer *

Veit Harlan Veit Harlan (22 September 1899 – 13 April 1964) was a German film director and actor. Harlan reached the highpoint of his career as a director in the Nazi era; most notably his antisemitic film '' Jud Süß'' (1940) makes him controversia ...

(1899–1964), German film director and actor

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* Harlan Alaalatoa (born 1988), Australian Rugby League player * Harlan Briggs (1879–1952), American actor, vaudeville performer *

Harlan Coben Harlan Coben is an American writer of mystery novels and thrillers. The plots of his novels often involve the resurfacing of unresolved or misinterpreted events in the past, murders, or fatal accidents and have multiple twists. Among his novels ...

(born 1962), American novelist * Harlan Cohen (born 1934), American volleyball coach *

Harlan Ellison Harlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality. Robert Bloch, the author of '' Psycho'' ...

(1934–2018), American writer * Harlan Greene (born 1953), American writer and historian * Harlan Howard (1927–2001), American country music songwriter * Harlan Hubbard (1900–1988), American artist and author * Harlan Huckleby (born 1957), American football running back * Harlan Lane (1936–2019), American psychologist * Harlan Marbley (born 1943), American boxer *

Harlan Mills Harlan D. Mills (May 14, 1919 – January 8, 1996) was Professor of Computer Science at the Florida Institute of Technology and founder of Software Engineering Technology, Inc. of Vero Beach, Florida (since acquired by Q-Labs). Mills' contr ...

(1919–1996), American professor of computer science * Harlan Fiske Stone (1872–1946), U.S. Supreme Court Justice *

Harlan K. Ullman Harlan Kenneth Ullman (born March 15, 1941), is Chairman of the Killowen Group that advises leaders of government and business; Chairman of CNIGuard Ltd and CNIGuard Inc, engaged in protection of critical infrastructure; Senior Advisor of the Atl ...

(born 1941), United States military officer and political author *

Jessie Harlan Lincoln Jessie Harlan Lincoln (November 6, 1875 – January 4, 1948) was the second daughter of Robert Todd Lincoln, the granddaughter of Abraham Lincoln, and the mother of Mary Lincoln Beckwith and Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith. Early life Jessi ...

(1875–1948), granddaughter of United States President Abraham Lincoln

Fictional characters

Harlan (Stargate) The first season of the military science fiction television series ''Stargate SG-1'' commenced airing on the Showtime channel in the United States on July 27, 1997, concluded on the Sci Fi channel on March 6, 1998, and contained 22 episodes. The ...

, an artificial intelligence in the ''Stargate SG-1'' episode "Tin Man" *

Harlan Rook ''The Dead Pool'' is a 1988 American neo-noir vigilante action thriller film directed by Buddy Van Horn, written by Steve Sharon, and starring Clint Eastwood as Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan. It is the fifth and final film in the ''Dirty ...

, in the 1988 film ''The Dead Pool'' * Harlan Jane Eagleton, in Gayl Jones's 1998 novel ''The Healing'' * Harlan Draka, in the Italian comic book series ''

Dampyr ''Dampyr'' is an Italian comic book series created by Mauro Boselli and Maurizio Colombo and first published by Sergio Bonelli Editore in 2000. Plot Characters *Harlan Draka, also known as "Dampyr", is a Serbian vampire hunter revealed to be ...

'' * Harlan Traub, in ''House of Cards''

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