Bevan is a name of

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origin, derived from ab Ifan meaning "son of

Evan Evan is both an English and Welsh male given name derived from "Iefan", a Welsh form for the name John. In other languages it could be compared to "Ivan", " Ian", and "Juan"; the name John itself is derived from the ancient Hebrew name Yəhô� ...

" (Ifan being a variant of Ieuan, the Welsh equivalent of John). Notable people with the name include:

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Bevan Congdon Bevan Ernest Congdon (11 February 1938 – 10 February 2018) was a New Zealand cricket all-rounder who played 61 Test matches and 11 One Day Internationals from 1965 to 1978, which included a spell as captain. Captaincy He was captain of the ...

(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 Bevan Barry John Griggs (born 29 March 1978) is a New Zealand cricketer who played for Central Districts. In his 83 first-class cricket matches he has taken 245 dismissals for Central Districts, a CD record. Bevan also plays for United cricket c ...

(born 1978), New Zealand cricketer *

Bevan Hari Bevan David Hari (born 4 January 1975 in Rotorua) is a field hockey striker from New Zealand, who finished in sixth position with the Men's National Team, nickname A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place ...

(born 1975), New Zealand hockey player *

Bevan Meredith Bevan Stanley Meredith (14 August 1927 – 17 December 2019) was an Anglican clergyman in Australia and Papua New Guinea who was Bishop of the New Guinea Islands (1977–1995) and Archbishop of Papua New Guinea (1990–1995). Early life Mere ...

(1927–2019), Australian Anglican archbishop of Papua New Guinea *

Bevan Sharpless Bevan Percival Sharpless (August 2, 1904 – October 28, 1950) was an American astronomer, best known for his 1944 discovery that the orbit of Phobos was decaying. Early life Sharpless was born to Ethel Mae Bevan and Albert Wayne Sharpless on A ...

(1904–1950), American astronomer * Bevan Slattery, Australian technology entrepreneur * Bevan Spencer von Einem (born 1946), Australian criminal

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Alan Bevan Alan Bevan is a piper and current pipe major of the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band. Life Before joining the Simon Fraser University band in 1995, he was pipe major of the Grade 1 Abbotsford Police Pipe Band. Bevan graduated from Simon Fraser ...

, Canadian bagpipe player * Alonza Bevan (born 1970), English bass player * 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 Bridget Bevan (née Vaughan; baptised 30 October 1698 – 11 December 1779), also known as Madam Bevan, was a Welsh educationalist and public benefactor. She was the chief supporter of Griffith Jones and his system of circulating schools. Life ...

(1698–1779), Welsh philanthropist * Christopher Bevan (born 1937), Rhodesian sailor * C. W. L. Bevan (1920–1989), Welsh chemist and academic *

David Gilroy Bevan Andrew David Gilroy Bevan (10 April 1928 – 12 October 1996) was a British Conservative politician. He was Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley from 1979, until he lost the seat by 162 votes to future Labour minister Estelle Morris ...

(1928–1996), English politician *

Donald Bevan Donald Joseph Bevan (January 16, 1920 Holyoke, Massachusetts – May 29, 2013 Studio City, California) was an American playwright whose works include the Broadway play ''Stalag 17'', co-written with Edmund Trzcinski, and adapted as a movie in 195 ...

(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 Edward Vaughan Bevan (3 November 1907 – 22 February 1988) was a British doctor and rower who won a gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Biography and career Bevan was born at Chesterton, Cambridgeshire. He was educated at ...

(1907–1988), British doctor and Olympic rowing *

Edwyn Bevan Edwyn Robert Bevan OBE, FBA (15 February 1870 in London – 18 October 1943 in London) was a versatile British philosopher and historian of the Hellenistic world. Life Edwyn Robert Bevan was the fourteenth of sixteen children of Robert Cooper L ...

(1870–1943), English philosopher and historian * Emily Bevan (born 1982), English actress *

Frederick Bevan Frederick Charles Bevan (1856 – 27 March 1939) was a singer and songwriter in England remembered as a teacher of singing in South Australia. History Bevan was born in London, and began his musical career as a chorister and one of the chief soloi ...

(1856–1939), singer and songwriter in UK and teacher in South Australia *

G. Phillips Bevan George Phillips Bevan (1829 – 1889) FSS FGS was a Welsh statistician, geographer and author, and the brother of William Latham Bevan. His father was William Hibbs Bevan (1788-1846), who was high sheriff for Breconshire in 1841, and his brother ...

(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 Sir James David Bevan KCMG (born 13 July 1959) is the Chief Executive of the Environment Agency and a former British diplomat. Early life Bevan was born on 13 July 1959. He was educated at the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe and Sussex Univer ...

(born 1959), British High Commissioner to India *

John Bevan (disambiguation) John Bevan may refer to: * John Bevan (cricketer) (1846–1918), Australian cricketer * John Bevan (rugby) (born 1950), Welsh dual-code international who played rugby union for Cardiff and rugby league for Warrington * John Bevan (rugby union) (194 ...

, multiple people :*

John Bevan (cricketer) John Lawrence Bevan (10 May 1846 – 31 March 1918) was an Australian cricketer. He played one first-class cricket, first-class match for South Australia cricket team, South Australia in 1877/88. It was South Australia's inaugural first-clas ...

(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) John Bevan (1837 – 16 July 1911) was a 19th-century member of the House of Representatives. He was an auctioneer and merchant from Hokitika on the West Coast of New Zealand. Early life and commercial career Bevan was born in Jersey on the ...

(1837–1911), New Zealand politician :* John Bevan (British Army officer) (1894–1978), World War II deception expert :*

John M. Bevan John M. "Jack" Bevan (December 5, 1924 - February 4, 2000) was an American academic and innovator in higher education. Early years He was born December 5, 1924, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre, PA,John Bevan (figure skater) John "Johnnie" Bevan (born November 1, 1976) is an American former competitive figure skater. He finished in the top six at two World Junior Championships. Personal life Bevan was born on November 1, 1976. He married Kathy Larsen, with whom he ...

(born 1976), American figure skater :*

John Bevan (musician) John Bevan (born 3 August 1938) is a British clarinettist, saxophonist, conductor and orchestra leader who emigrated to Norway in 1969. Bevan now lives in Nesodden, Akershus, Norway. John Bevan was born in Catshill, England, and showed interest ...

(born 1938), English clarinettist, saxophonist, conductor *

Latalia Bevan Latalia Bevan (born 26 January 2001) is a Welsh artistic gymnast. Bevan participated in the 2015 Northern European Gymnastics Championships winning gold medals in the individual all-round, team all-round, balance and floor events. In 2018, sh ...

(born 2001), Welsh gymnast * Llewellyn David Bevan (1842–1918), Welsh Congregationalist minister in US and Australia *

Mary Ann Bevan Mary Ann Bevan ( Webster; 20 December 187426 December 1933) was an English woman, who, after developing acromegaly, toured the sideshow circuit as "the ugliest woman in the world". Early years Mary Ann Webster was one of eight children born i ...

(1874–1933), English sideshow attraction *

Matthew Bevan Mathew Bevan (born 10 June 1974) is a British hacker from Cardiff, Wales. In 1996 he was arrested for hacking into secure U.S. Government networks under the handle Kuji. At the age of 21, he hacked into the files of the Griffiss Air Force Base ...

(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 Natalie Alice Bevan (; 22 May 190915 August 2007), was a British artist, muse, and collector. She has been called, "one of the most beautiful and charismatic women of her generation". Early life She was born Natalie Alice Ackenhausen on 22 May 1 ...

(1909–2007), British artist * Nick Bevan (1942–2014), British rowing coach and school headmaster * Paul Bevan (born 1984), Australian footballer *

R. A. Bevan Robert Alexander Polhill Bevan CBE (15 March 1901 – 20 December 1974) was a significant figure in British communications and advertising during the mid-20th century. He was the second child of the artists Robert Polhill Bevan and Stanisława d ...

(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) Thomas Bevan (14 February 1900 – 12 June 1942) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. Bevan was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards in December 1919 after graduating from Sandhurst. He would serve with the Col ...

(1900–1942), English cricketer and British Army officer * Tim Bevan (born 1958), New Zealand film producer * Tony Bevan (painter) (born 1951), painter *

Vince Bevan Vincent Thomas Bevan is a retired Canadian police officer who served as the chief of police of the Ottawa Police Service from April 2000 to March 2007. He led one of the largest police services in Canada and was one of only six Canadian chief ...

, Canadian policeman *William Bevan aka Burial (musician), English electronic musician. * William Bevan (sloopmaster), Hudson's Bay Company explorer *

William Bevan (psychologist) William Bevan (May 16, 1922 – February 19, 2007) was an American psychologist and a past president of the American Psychological Association (APA). He founded the Talent Identification Program at Duke University. Biography After graduating from ...

, a former president of the American Psychological Association *

Wilson Lloyd Bevan Wilson Lloyd Bevan (1866-1935) was an American historian. Biography Wilson Lloyd Bevan was born 17 June 1866 in Baltimore County, Maryland. He was the son of George Frazier Bevan. In 1886 Wilson Lloyd Bevan ("of Baltimore") was a "candidate ...

(1866–1935), an American historian

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