Ethan is a male given name of

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origin () that means "firm, enduring, strong and long-lived". The name Ethan appears eight times in the

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. '' Ethan (biblical figure) Ethan () the Ezrahite, is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. Ethan was a boy at King David's court well known for his wisdom. He authored : this Psalm is entitled "a '' maschil'' or contemplation of Ethan the Ezrahite". Baptist preacher Charles S ...

. It may also be spelled or pronounced as

Etan Etan (or Eitan, Eytan in Hebrew) is a male given name meaning steadfast, strong, firm, and safe, and may also refer to: People * Etan Boritzer (born 1950), American author * Etan Cohen (born 1974), American screenwriter * Etan Frankel, American pl ...

, Eitan or Eytan.

Popularity

In 2013, it was the fourth most popular name for boys in Australia. Ethan is also popular in the United States and was the 10th most popular boy's name in 2016. According to the US data, 97% of all American boys named Ethan were born after 1989. In 2022, it was the 15th most popular name given to boys in Canada.

Notable people with the given name "Ethan" include

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Ethan Alagich Ethan Alagich is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for A-League Men club Adelaide United. He is the son of former Australian professional footballer Richie Alagich. Club career Adelaide United Raised i ...

(born 2003), Australian footballer *

Ethan Albright Lawrence Ethan Albright (born May 1, 1971) nicknamed "the Red Snapper" due to his position and his red hair, is an American former professional football player who was a long snapper for 16 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primari ...

(born 1971), American football player *

Ethan Allen (disambiguation) Ethan Allen (1738–1789) was an early American and Vermont revolutionary. Ethan Allen may also refer to: People * Ethan B. Allen (1781–1835), New York politician * Ethan Allen (priest) (1796–1879), Episcopal archivist and author in Maryland, ...

, multiple people *

Ethan Ampadu Ethan Kwame Colm Raymond Ampadu (born 14 September 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for club Leeds United, which he captains, and the Wales national team. Ampadu went to Ladysmith Junior S ...

(born 2000), British footballer * Ethan Allen Andrews (disambiguation), multiple people * Ethan Alvano (born 1996), Filipino-American basketball player * Ethan Anthony (born 1950), American architect * Ethan Ash, English singer-songwriter *

Eytan Avriel Eytan Avriel (; born December 11, 1960) is an Israeli journalist and economic commentator, he is a founder of TheMarker and serves as the current Editor-in-Chief of TheMarker magazine. Biography Avriel has a BSc in Biology and Business Administrat ...

(born 1960), Israeli journalist * Ethan Azoulay (born 2002), Israeli footballer

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* Ethan Bamber (born 1998), English cricketer *

Ethan Bandré Ethan Bandré (born September 14, 1998) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for USL Championship side Tampa Bay Rowdies. Career Youth Bandré attended Salina High School South, winning the 5A state championship in 2015, was ...

(born 1998), American soccer player * Ethan Bartlow (born 2000), American soccer player * Ethan Batt (born 1998), New Zealand cyclist *

Ethan Bear Ethan Bear (born June 26, 1997) is a Cree-Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted i ...

(born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player *

Ethen Beavers Ethen Beavers is an American comic book artist from Modesto, CA. Beavers' comic industry work includes titles as ''Justice League Unlimited'', ''Teen Titans Go!'', '' Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century'', '' Six'', ''Noble Causes: Dista ...

, American comic book artist *

Ethan Becker Ethan Becker is an American knife maker. He is the son of Marion and John William Becker and grandson of Irma Starkloff Rombauer, the author of ''The Joy of Cooking.'' Becker studied at Cordon Bleu in Paris Paris () is the Capital cit ...

, American knife maker * Ethan F. Becker, American speech coach *

Ethan Beckford Ethan Beckford (born 21 June 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario. Born in Manchester, England into a family of former professional footballers, he joined Toronto FC in 2015 and was put in ...

(born 1999), English footballer *

Eytan Ben-David Eytan Ben-David (; born in 1963) is a former senior Israel Security Agency official, currently serving as Acting National Security Advisor and Head of the National Security Council in the Office of the Prime Minister of Israel. Biography Ben-Da ...

(born 1963), Israeli security expert *

Ethan Berkowitz Ethan Avram Berkowitz (born February 4, 1962) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician from Alaska. From 1997 to 2007 he was the Alaska State Representative for District 26, serving as the Democratic Party Minority Leader from 199 ...

(born 1962), American politician * Ethan T. Berlin, American comedian and musician *

Ethan Blackaby Ethan Allen Blackaby (July 24, 1940 – January 16, 2022) was an American professional baseball player who was an outfielder in Major League Baseball, appearing in 15 games for the Milwaukee Braves during the 1962 and 1964 seasons. He threw and ...

(1940–2022), American baseball player *

Ethan Blackadder Ethan J. Blackadder (born 22 March 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for in the Bunnings NPC and the in the Super Rugby competition. His position is flanker. He is the son of former All Blacks player Todd Blackadder. Early ...

(born 1995), New Zealand rugby union footballer *

Ethan Bonner Ethan Kelly Bonner (born October 23, 1999) is an American professional football cornerback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal. Early years Bonner was born in Meridi ...

(born 1999), American football player * Ethan Bortnick (born 2000), American pianist * Ethan Boyes (1978–2023), American cyclist * Ethan Brierley (born 2003), English footballer * Ethan Bristow (born 2001), English footballer * Ethan Britto (born 2000), Gibraltarian footballer *

Ethan Bronner Ethan Bronner (born 1954) is Israel bureau chief and a senior editor for the Middle East at Bloomberg News, which he joined in 2015 following 17 years at ''The New York Times.'' Biography Bronner is a graduate of Wesleyan University's College o ...

(born 1954), American editor * Ethan Brookes (born 2001), English cricketer * Ethan Brooks (born 1972), American football player * Ethan Brooks (soccer) (born 2001), South African footballer *

Ethan Brosh Ethan Brosh is an American rock music, rock guitarist from Boston, Massachusetts. He is best known for his solo work and for his work as the lead guitarist in the band Burning Heat. Early life Growing up in Israel, at a very young age Brosh to ...

, Israeli-American guitarist * Ethan Brown (disambiguation), multiple people * Ethan Bryant (born 2001), American soccer player *

Ethan Buckler Ethan Buckler is an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the bands King Kong and Slint. He is currently living in Louisville, Kentucky. Life and career 1986–1987: Slint In 1986, Buckler formed Slint with Dav ...

(born 1967), American singer-songwriter * Ethan Bullemor (born 2000), Australian rugby union footballer *

Ethan Burke Ethan Burke is an American football edge rusher for the Texas Longhorns. High school career Burke attended Westlake High School in Austin, Texas. At Westlake, Burke was a dual sport athlete playing football and lacrosse. Originally, Burke com ...

, American football player * Ethan Butera (born 2006), Belgian footballer

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* Ethan Cairns (born 2004), Scottish footballer * Ethan Calleja (born 1999), Australian synchronized swimmer *

Ethan Canin Ethan Andrew Canin (born July 19, 1960) is an American author, educator, and physician. He is a member of the faculty of the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa. Canin was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, while his parents were vacatio ...

(born 1960), American author and physician * Ethan Carter (disambiguation), multiple people * Ethan Casey (born 1965), American journalist * Ethan Casson, American sports executive *

Ethan Cepuran Ethan Cepuran (born May 13, 2000) is an American speed skater who represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Career At the junior level, Cepuran competed at the 2018 World Junior Speed Skating Championships and won a silver meda ...

(born 2000), American speed skater * Ethan Cha, American politician * Ethan Chislett (born 1998), South African footballer * Ethan Chorin (born 1968), American scholar * Ethan Cochran (born 1994), American discus thrower *

Ethan Coen Ethan Jesse Coen (born September 21, 1957) is an American filmmaker. Working alongside his brother Joel, the duo have directed, written, edited and produced many feature films, the most acclaimed of which include '' Blood Simple'' (1984), '' ...

(born 1957), American director and screenwriter * Ethan Cohen (disambiguation), multiple people *

Ethan Cohn Ethan Cohn (born April 18, 1979) is an American actor. Career Cohn starred in the films '' Cry Wolf'', ''Rubber'', ''The Experiment,'' and ''Lady in the Water''. He portrays Owen Kellogg in ''Atlas Shrugged'' (2011), the film adaptation of Ay ...

(born 1979), American actor * Ethan Coleman (born 2000), English footballer * Ethan Cook, American artist * Ethan Cooper (born 1995), American football player * Ethan Cormont (born 2000), French pole vaulter *

Ethan Corson Ethan Corson is an American politician and attorney who currently represents the 7th district in the Kansas Senate. Elected in 2020, he assumed office on January 11, 2021. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Early life and education Corson ...

, American politician *

Ethan Couch Ethan Anthony Couch (born April 11, 1997) killed four people at the age of 16 while driving under the influence on June 15, 2013, in Burleson, Texas, Burleson, Texas. Couch, while intoxicated and under the influence of drugs, was driving on a dr ...

(born 1997), American convicted murderer *

Ethan Coughlan Ethan Coughlan (born 13 April 2002) is an Irish rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for United Rugby Championship club Munster. Early life Born in County Clare, Coughlan first began playing rugby aged 11 with Ennis, with whom he won ...

(born 2002), Irish rugby union footballer * Ethan Cox (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player *

Ethan Cutkosky Ethan Francis Cutkosky (born August 19, 1999) is an American actor and musician. He began his career as a child actor, making his film debut with an uncredited supporting role in ''Fred Claus'' (2007) before his first credited role in the superna ...

(born 1999), American actor

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* Ethan Daniel Davidson (born 1969), American musician * Ethan de Groot (born 1998), New Zealand rugby player *

Ethan Del Mastro Ethan Del Mastro (born January 15, 2003) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was draft ...

(born 2003), Canadian ice hockey player * Ethan Dizon (born 2002), American actor * Ethan Dobbelaere (born 2002), American soccer player *

Ethan Dobbins Ethan Dobbins is an Australian rugby union player, who plays for the . His position is hooker. Early career Dobbins is from Queensland and attended St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace. He plays his club rugby for Wests. Professional career ...

, Australian rugby union footballer * Ethan Doherty (born 2001), Irish Gaelic footballer * Ethan Dolan (born 1999), American comedian * Ethan Downs, American football player * Ethan Driskell (born 2000), American football player *

Ethan Drogin Ethan Drogin is an American television producer and writer, best known for his work on TV shows Suits and Lie to Me. Drogin joined the Suits writing staff in the first season. He is credited as the writer or co-writer of the following Suits ...

(born 1976), American television producer *

Ethan D'Souza Ethan Carl D'Souza (born 17 March 2006) is an Emirati cricketer, who is a left-handed batsman. He plays for Team Abu Dhabi in domestic cricket. He made his international debut for the United Arab Emirates cricket team in 2023. Early life Etha ...

(born 2006), Emirati cricketer *

Ethan Dube Langalibalele Ethan Dube (born 7 September 1970) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who represented Matabeleland in Zimbabwean domestic cricket. He played as a right-arm fast bowler, but had his career cut short by knee and back injuries. After his ...

(born 1970), Zimbabwean cricketer * Ethan Dumortier (born 2000), French rugby union footballer * Ethan du Preez (born 2003), South African swimmer

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* Ethan Ebanks-Landell (born 1992), English professional footballer * Eytan Elbaz, American entrepreneur *

Ethan Embry Ethan Embry (born June 13, 1978), credited early in his career as Ethan Randall, is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor, starring roles in the films '' Dutch'' (1991), '' All I Want for Christmas'' (1991), and '' A Far Off Pl ...

(born 1978), American actor * Ethan Ennis (born 2004), English footballer * Ethan Erhahon (born 2001), Scottish footballer * Ethan Erickson (born 1973), American actor *

Ethan Evans Ethan Gray Evans (born July 19, 2001) is an American professional football punter for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wingate Bulldogs and was selected in the seventh round of the 2 ...

(born 2001), American football player *

Ethan Ewing Ethan Ewing (born 2 September 1998, in North Stradbroke Island, Queensland) is an Australian professional surfer. Ewing had his best WSL performance in 2023, when he finished 3rd on the CT after the regular season. In the Rip Curl WSL finals ...

(born 1998), Australian surfer

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* Ethan Farmer, American bassist * Ethan Faulkner (born 1990), American basketball coach * Ethan Fernea (born 1998), American football player * Ethan Finlay (born 1990), American soccer player * Ethan Fisher (born 2001), South African rugby union footballer * Ethan Fixell (born 1982), American writer *

Eytan Fox Eytan Fox (; born on August 21, 1964) is an Israeli film director. Biography Eytan Fox was born in New York City. His family Aliyah, immigrated to Israel when he was two. His father, Seymour Fox, was a Conservative Judaism, Conservative rabbi an ...

(born 1964), Israeli film director * Ethan Freeman, American actor * Ethan Freemantle (born 2000), English footballer

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* Ethan Gage (born 1991), Canadian soccer player * Ethan Galbraith (born 2001), Northern Irish footballer *

Ethan Garbers Ethan Garbers (born July 28, 2002) is an American professional football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies and UCLA Bruins. Early years Garbers home ...

(born 2002), American football player *

Ethan Gilsdorf Ethan Gilsdorf (born September 29, 1966) is an American writer, performer, critic, and teacher. Gilsdorf is the author of ''Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imagi ...

(born 1966), American writer * Ethan A. Goldrich (born 1966), American diplomat *

Ethan James Green Ethan James Green is an American photographer, filmmaker, director, and gallerist. Early life Green grew up in Caledonia, Michigan, where, at the age of 14, he began photographing his friends. In 2007, at age 17, he signed with Ford Models, ...

(born 1990), American photographer * Ethan Greenidge (born 1997), American football player *

Ethan Allen Greenwood Ethan Allen Greenwood (1779–1856) was an American lawyer, portrait painter, and entrepreneurial museum proprietor in Boston, Massachusetts, in the early 19th century. He established the New-England Museum (Boston), New England Museum in 1818. ...

(1779–1856), American lawyer * Ethan Gross, American television writer * Ethan Grunkemeyer (born 2005), American football player *

Ethan Gutmann Ethan Gutmann (born September 13, 1958) is an American writer, researcher, author, and a senior research fellow in China Studies at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation whose work has investigated surveillance and organ harvesting in Ch ...

(born 1958), American writer

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* Ethan Hamilton (born 1998), Scottish footballer * Ethan Hammerton (born 2000), British racing driver *

Ethan Hampton Ethan Hampton is an American football quarterback for the Illinois Fighting Illini. He previously played for the Northern Illinois Huskies. Early life and high school Hampton attended Aurora Christian Schools in Aurora, Illinois. As a sophomo ...

, American football player *

Ethan Hankins Ethan Gordon Hankins (born May 23, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Gary SouthShore RailCats of the American Association of Professional Baseball. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round of the 2018 MLB d ...

(born 2000), American baseball player *

Ethan Happ Ethan Happ (born May 7, 1996) is an American-born naturalized Macedonian professional basketball player for Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB. At a height of tall, he plays at both the power forward and center positions. Happ is the all-time le ...

(born 1996), American basketball player * Ethan Hardin (born 2003), American soccer player *

Ethan Harris (disambiguation) Ethan Harris may refer to: * Ethan Harris (singer) * Ethan Harris (lacrosse), player on Scotland national men's lacrosse team {{Hndis, Harris, Ethan ...

, multiple people * Ethan Havard (born 2000), Bulgarian rugby league footballer *

Ethan Hawke Ethan Green Hawke (born November 6, 1970) is an American actor, author, and film director. He made his film debut in ''Explorers (film), Explorers'' (1985), before making a breakthrough performance in ''Dead Poets Society'' (1989). Hawke starr ...

(born 1970), American actor *

Ethan Hayter Ethan Edward Hayter (born 18 September 1998) is a British Road bicycle racing, road and Track cycling, track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Hayter started riding at Herne Hill Velodrome in 2012, aged 13. He raced for the ...

(born 1998), English racing cyclist * Ethan Hemer (born 1991), American football player * Ethan Higbee, American filmmaker * Ethan Hill (born 2002), English footballer * Ethan Hitchcock (disambiguation), multiple people * Ethan Hooker (born 2003), South African rugby union footballer *

Ethan Horton Ethan Shane Horton (born December 19, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played one season as a running back for the Kansas City Chiefs (1985), and seven seaso ...

(born 1962), American football player *

Ethan Horvath Ethan Shea Horvath (born June 9, 1995) is an American professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper for club Cardiff City and the United States national team. Early years Horvath was born and raised in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Hi ...

(born 1995), American soccer player * Ethan Hughes (born 1994), Australian rules footballer * Ethan Hurley (born 2003), Irish hurler * Ethan Hussey (born 2003), English runner

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* Ethan Ingram (born 2003), English footballer *

Ethan Iverson Ethan Iverson (born February 11, 1973) is a pianist, composer, and critic best known for his work in the avant-garde jazz trio The Bad Plus with bassist Reid Anderson and drummer Dave King. Biography Iverson was born in Menomonie, Wisconsin. ...

(born 1973), American pianist and composer

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* Ethan James (disambiguation), multiple people *

Ethan Johns Ethan Thomas Robert Johns (born 1969 in Merton, London) is an English record producer, engineer, mixer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Johns has worked with artists including Robert Vincent, Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon, Paul McCartney, ...

(born 1969), English record producer * Ethan Johnston (born 2002), English footballer * Ethan Jones (footballer) (born 1998), English footballer * Ethan Jolley (born 1997), Gibraltarian footballer *

Ethan Juan Ethan Juan (, born 8 November 1982) is a Taiwanese actor and model. He gained popularity in idol dramas '' Green Forest, My Home'' (2005), '' Wayward Kenting'' (2007), '' Fated to Love You'' (2008), and '' My Queen'' (2009) and had a frequent c ...

(born 1982), Taiwanese actor

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* Ethan Kachosa (born 2003), English footballer * Ethan Kaplan, American economics professor *

Ethan Kath Claudio Paolo Palmieri (born December 25, 1977), known professionally as Ethan Kath, is a Canadian musician. He was the co-founder and songwriter/producer for Crystal Castles and bassist of Kïll Cheerleadër and Die Mannequin. Biography Early ...

(born 1977), Canadian songwriter and producer *

Ethan Katz Ethan Russell Katz (born July 4, 1983) is an American professional baseball coach, and former minor league baseball player. He is the pitching coach for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Prior to that, Katz served as the ass ...

(born 1983), American baseball coach * Ethan B. Katz (born 1979), American writer * Ethan Katzberg, Canadian hammer thrower * Ethan Kelley (born 1980), American football player *

Ethan Kenning Charles Ethan Kenning (born August 19, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American singer, songwriter and musician who performed as George Edwards when he led 1960s acid rock band, H. P. Lovecraft. He was adopted as a child and brought up under the ...

(born 1943), American singer-songwriter *

Ethan Kilmer Ethan Michael Kilmer (born January 31, 1983) is an American former professional football safety of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL draft. He played college footba ...

(born 1983), American football player *

Ethan Klein Ethan Edward Klein (born June 25, 1985) is an American-Israeli YouTuber and podcaster. He is the host of the '' H3 Podcast''. He first found fame with the YouTube channel h3h3Productions, created by him and his wife Hila Klein. Life and car ...

(born 1985), American YouTuber * Ethan Kleinberg, American professor * Ethan Kohler (born 2005), American soccer player * Ethan Kross, American psychologist *

Ethan Kutler Ethan Henry Kutler (born May 1, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder. He played for a season with the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer and spent several years with their reserve team. Career College ...

(born 1995), American soccer player

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Ethan Laidlaw Ethan Allen Laidlaw (November 25, 1899 – May 25, 1963) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 350 films and made more than 500 appearances on television, mainly uncredited in Westerns, from 1923 to 1962. Laidlaw was born in Bu ...

(1899–1963), American film actor * Ethan Laidlaw (footballer) (born 2005), Scottish footballer * Ethan Laird (born 2001), English footballer *

Ethan Lawrence Ethan David Lawrence (born 28 September 1992) is an English actor. He is known for playing the roles of Joe Poulter in the BBC series '' Bad Education'' and James in the Netflix black comedy series '' After Life''. Since 2021, he has played var ...

(born 1992), English actor * Ethan Josh Lee, Korean-American actor * Ethan Leib (born 1975), American law professor * Ethan Lewis (born 1994), Welsh rugby union player * Ethan G. Lewis, American economics professor * Ethan Lindenberger (born 2001), American vaccine activist * Ethan Lloyd (born 2001), Welsh rugby union footballer * Ethan Loch (born 2004), Scottish pianist *

Ethan Lowe Ethan Lowe (born 20 March 1991) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a goal kicking for the North Queensland Cowboys and South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL. Lowe was a member of the North Queensland Cowbo ...

(born 1991), Australian rugby union player *

Ethan Luck Ethan John Luck is an American musician, producer, multi-instrumentalist and photographer who has played in several bands, most prominently, the ska band The O.C. Supertones, Demon Hunter, Kings of Leon, Morgan Wade, and pop punk band Relient ...

(born 1978), American musician and producer

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Ethan Maniquis Ethan Maniquis is an American film director and editor. Maniquis co-directed the 2010 film ''Machete A machete (; ) is a broad blade used either as an agricultural implement similar to an axe, or in combat like a long-bladed knife. The ...

, American film editor * Ethan Manning, American politician * Ethan Martin (born 1989), American baseball player * Ethan Mbappé (born 2006), French footballer * Ethan McGuinness (born 2001), Australian athlete *

Ethan McIlroy Ethan McIlroy (born 10 August 2000) is an Irish rugby union player who plays wing or fullback for Ulster in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup. He attended Methodist College Belfast, playing fullback in the Meth ...

(born 2000), Irish rugby union footballer * Ethan McSweeny, American theatre director * Ethan B. Minier (1874–1958), American politician * Ethan Minsker (born 1969), American writer *

Eytan Mirsky Eytan Mirsky (born December 18, 1961) is a New York City-based American singer-songwriter. Career He is known mainly for his original contributions to film soundtracks, including the title songs for the critically acclaimed films ''Happiness'' ...

(born 1961), American singer-songwriter *

Ethan Mitchell Ethan Mitchell (born 19 February 1991) is a former New Zealand track cyclist. He is a multiple-time World Champion, an Olympic medallist, and Commonwealth Champion. Career Mitchell has had a successful career in track sprinting after special ...

(born 1991), New Zealand track cyclist * Eytan Modiano, American professor *

Ethan Mordden Ethan Mordden (born 1947) is an American author and musical theater scholar. Biography Mordden was born in Pennsylvania and raised in Venice, Italy, and Long Island, New York. He is a graduate of Friends Academy and the University of Pennsylvan ...

(born 1947), American author and researcher *

Ethan Moreau Ethan Byron Moreau (born September 22, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Moreau was selected in the first round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, 14th overall, by the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He ...

(born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player

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Ethan Nadelmann Ethan A. Nadelmann (born March 13, 1957) is the founder of the Drug Policy Alliance, a New York City-based non-profit organization working to end the War on Drugs. He is a supporter of the legalization of marijuana in America. Early life Nadel ...

(born 1957), American activist * Ethan Nascimento (born 2007), American stock car racing driver * Ethan Natoli (born 1995), Italian-Australian rugby league footballer * Ethan Nelson-Roberts (born 2000), English footballer * Ethan Nichtern (born 1978), American Buddhist teacher *

Ethan Nicolle Ethan Nicolle is an American comic book creator, artist, and writer. He created the Slave Labor Graphics comic '' Chumble Spuzz'' which has been released as two graphic novels so far. He also worked with his younger brother, Malachai, to create ...

, American comic book creator * Ethan Nordean, American political activist *

Ethan Nwaneri Ethan Chidiebere Nwaneri (born 21 March 2007) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal and the England U21 national team. Born in North London, Nwaneri joined the Arsen ...

(born 2007), English footballer

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* Ethan O'Connor (born 1991), American lacrosse player * Ethan O'Donnell (born 1997), Irish Gaelic footballer * Ethan Ogrodniczuk (born 2001), Canadian cyclist * Ethan Olivier (born 2005), New Zealand track athlete * Ethan O'Reilly (born 1985), South African cricketer *

Ethan Orr Ethan Orr (born in Tucson, Arizona) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives. He represented District 9 from 2013 through 2015. Education Orr earned his MPA from the University of Arizona. ...

, American politician

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Ethan Page Julian Micevski (born September 20, 1989), better known by his ring name Ethan Page, is a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT (WWE brand), NXT WWE brand extension, brand, and is ...

(born 1989), Canadian professional wrestler *

Ethan Panizza Ethan Panizza is an Australian television actor from Albany, Western Australia. Panizza was interested in acting from an early age but initially chose to pursue a career in Australian rules football. He began by appearing in short film and telev ...

, Australian television actor * Ethan Paquin, American poet * Ethan Parry (born 1999), Australian rugby union footballer * Ethan Payne (born 1995), English YouTuber *

Ethan Peck Ethan Gregory Peck (born March 2, 1986) is an American actor, appearing in film and television roles since the late 1990s. He had a main ensemble role in the television series '' 10 Things I Hate About You'', and has played Spock in two Star Tre ...

(born 1986), American actor * Ethan Pecko (born 2002), American baseball player * Ethan Persoff (born 1974), American cartoonist * Eytan Pessen (born 1961), Israeli pianist *

Ethan Peters Ethan Peters (March 8, 2003 – September 5, 2020), colloquially known as Ethan Is Supreme, was an American beauty blogger, makeup artist, and social media personality. He generated a following on various platforms including Instagram and YouTu ...

(2003–2020), American beauty blogger *

Ethan Phillips John Ethan Phillips (born February 8, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his television roles as Neelix on '' Star Trek: Voyager'' and PR man Pete Downey on '' Benson''. Personal life Phillips was raised on Long Island, New York. ...

(born 1955), American actor * Ethan Phillips (footballer) (born 1999), Australian rules footballer *

Ethan Pinnock Ethan Rupert Pinnock (born 29 May 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Brentford. Born in England, he plays for the Jamaica national team. Pinnock began his career in non-League football with Dulwich Hamlet ...

(born 1992), English footballer * Ethan Place, American soldier * Ethan Pocic (born 1995), American football player * Ethan Pringle (born 1986), American rock climber * Ethan Prow (born 1992), American ice hockey player * Ethan Pye (born 2002), English footballer

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* Ethan Quai-Ward (born 1999), Australian rugby league footballer *

Ethan Quinn Ethan Quinn (born March 12, 2004) is an American tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 95 achieved on 16 June 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 325 achieved on 17 March 2025. Early life Quinn was born on March ...

(born 2004), American tennis player

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Ethan Rains Ethan Rains (born Iman Nazemzadeh; February 19, 1981, in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian Americans, Iranian American actor, best known for his portrayal of Leo Julian, Dr. Leo Julian on the second season of SOAPnet's ''General Hospital: Night Shift'' ...

(born 1981), Iranian-American actor * Ethan Randall (born 1978), American actor * Ethan Read (born 2005), Australian rules footballer * Ethan Ringel (born 1994), American racing driver * Ethan Roberts (born 1997), American baseball player *

Ethen Roberts Ethen Godrey Roberts (born July 15, 1990), is a professional freeride mountain bike and FMX rider known for his participation with the extreme sports show Nitro Circus. He's the first to land a triple backflip on a mountain bike and has since ...

(born 1990), American biker * Ethan Robson (born 1996), English footballer *

Eytan Rockaway Eytan Rockaway is an American film director, writer and producer. After graduating from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, he co-founded A Matter of Substance, an entertainment company. Rockaway directed and produced '' The Abandoned'', which ...

, American film director * Ethan Roots (born 1997), New Zealand rugby union player * Ethan Ross (disambiguation), multiple people * Ethan Rubinstein (1941–2015), Israeli-Canadian doctor * Ethan Ruby, American businessman * Ethan Rusbatch (born 1992), New Zealand basketball player *

Ethan Russell Ethan Allen Russell (born November 26, 1945, in Mount Kisco, New York) is an American photographer, author and video director, mostly of musicians. He is known as "the only rock photographer to have shot album covers for The Beatles, The Rolli ...

(born 1945), American photographer * Ethan Ryan (born 1996), Irish rugby union player

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Ethen Sampson Ethen Sampson (born 28 December 1993) is a South African soccer player. He is mainly deployed as a right back. Club career Sampson signed with Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadi ...

(born 1993), South African footballer * Ethan Sanders (born 2005), Australian rugby league footballer * Ethan Sandler (born 1972), American actor and film producer * Ethan Santos (born 1998), Gibraltarian footballer * Eytan Schwartz, Israeli-American public relations expert * Ethan H. Shagan (born 1971), American historian *

Ethan A. H. Shepley Ethan Allen Hitchcock Shepley (May 3, 1896 – June 21, 1975) was the Chancellor (education), chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis from 1953 until 1961. Early life Ethan Allen Hitchcock Shepley was born on May 3, 1896, in Vandevente ...

(1896–1975), American academic administrator * Ethan M. Shevach (born 1943), American immunologist *

Ethan Siegel Ethan R. Siegel is an American theoretical astrophysicist and science writer, who studies the Big Bang theory. In the past he has been a professor at Lewis & Clark College and a blogger at ''Starts With a Bang'', on ScienceBlogs and also on Fo ...

(born 1978), American theoretical astrophysicist * Ethan Slater (born 1992), American actor *

Ethan Small Ethan Robert Small (born February 14, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers. Amateur career Small attended L ...

(born 1997), American baseball player * Ethan Smith (disambiguation), multiple people *

Ethan Spaulding Ethan Spaulding is an American animation director, producer and storyboard artist, well known as a crew person on the animated television series '' Avatar: The Last Airbender''. He directed twelve episodes, and held various crew positions on seve ...

, American animator and director * Ethan Stanley (born 2003), Australian rules footballer *

Eytan Stibbe Eytan Meir Stibbe () is an Israeli former fighter pilot, businessman and commercial astronaut. In November 2020 he paid Axiom Space to become a private astronaut on a ten day mission to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dra ...

(born 1958), Israeli pilot *

Ethan Stiefel Ethan Stiefel (born February 13, 1973) is an American dancer, choreographer, and director. He was a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre (ABT) from 1997 until July 2012. He was the artistic director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet from ...

(born 1973), American ballet dancer *

Ethan Stoller Ethan Stoller is an American composer, music editor and producer from Chicago, Illinois. Stoller's first film score was for the independently produced ''Roadrunner'' (dir. Christopher Blasingame) in 2001. Stoller has composed three film scores: ' ...

, American composer *

Ethan Stowell Ethan Stowell is an American chef and restaurateur. Based in Seattle, his restaurants include Goldfinch Tavern, How to Cook a Wolf, Red Cow (restaurant), Red Cow, Rione XIII, and Tavolàta. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Ethan ...

, American chef *

Ethan Strange Ethan Strange (born 16 August 2004) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as or for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League. Playing career Strange was born in Gosford from the Central Coast, New South Wa ...

(born 2004), Australian rugby league footballer *

Ethan Strimling Ethan King Strimling (born October 19, 1967) is an American non-profit executive, television personality, and politician from Maine. Strimling was elected to 3 terms in the Maine Senate (2003–2009), one term a Mayor of Portland, Maine (2015–2 ...

(born 1967), American corporate executive *

Ethan Stroud Ethan A. Stroud (1788–1846) was the Indian Commissioner on the Texas frontier, circa 1842. Stroud established an Indian Trading post on the Brazos River The Brazos River ( , ), called the ''Río de los Brazos de Dios'' (translated as "The Rive ...

(1788–1846), American trader *

Ethan Suplee Ethan L. Suplee (; born May 25, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films ''American History X'', '' Blow'', ''Remember the Titans'', ''John Q'', '' The Wolf of Wall Street'', '' Cold Mountain'', '' Without a Paddle ...

(born 1976), American actor * Ethan Sutcliffe (born 2004), English footballer

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* Ethan Tapper, American forester and author * Ethan Thompson (born 1999), Puerto Rican basketball player *

Ethan Tobman Ethan Tobman (born May 30, 1979) is a Canadian film production designer and director. Biography Tobman was born on May 30, 1979 in Montreal. He directed the short film ''Remote'', which screened at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. ''The Hollywood ...

(born 1979), Canadian film production designer * Ethan Tracy (born 1989), American professional golfer *

Ethan Tucker Ethan Tucker is rosh yeshiva (rabbinic dean) and co-founder of Yeshivat Hadar in Manhattan. Early life and education Tucker is the son of Rabbi Gordon Tucker and Hadassah Lieberman, and the stepson of the late former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman ...

, American rabbi * Ethan Tufts (born 1976), American songwriter * Ethan Twomey (born 2002), Irish hurler

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Ethan Vanacore-Decker Ethan Vanacore-Decker (born October 6, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays for the Jackson Lions in National Premier Soccer League. He is a resident of the Manahawkin section of Stafford Township, New Jersey and attended ...

(born 1994), American soccer player * Ethan Van der Ryn (born 1962), American sound editor *

Ethan van Leeuwen Ethan van Leeuwen (born 8 April 2001) is a badminton player from England. Career In 2021, he became the national champion of England after winning the men's doubles, with Matthew Clare at the 2021 English National Badminton Championships. ...

(born 2001), English badminton player *

Ethan Van Sciver Ethan Daniel Van Sciver (No date on article; date appears in the website') (; born September 3, 1974) is an American comics artist. He illustrated and drew covers for a number of superhero titles in the 2000s, primarily for DC Comics, including ' ...

(born 1974), American comic book artist *

Ethan Vasko Ethan Vasko is an American football quarterback who plays for the Liberty Flames. He previously played for the Kansas Jayhawks and the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. High school career Vasko attended Oscar F. Smith High School in Chesapeake ...

, American football player *

Ethan Vernon Ethan Vernon (born 26 August 2000) is a British Road bicycle racing, road and Track cycling, track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProSeries, UCI ProTeam . Career Vernon competed in BMX until he was 14, before changing focus to the road an ...

(born 2000), British cyclist *

Ethan Vishniac Ethan Tecumseh Vishniac (born 1955) is an American astrophysicist. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Astrophysical Journal and a professor of Astronomy at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, after holding positions at University of Saskatchewa ...

(born 1955), American astrophysicist * Ethan Vogt (born 1974), American filmmaker

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* Ethan Waddleton (born 1996), English rugby union footballer * Ethan Walker (born 2002), English footballer * Ethan Waller (born 1992), English rugby union player * Ethan Warren (born 1991), Australian diver *

Ethan Watters Ethan Watters is an American journalist. He is the author of articles for ''The New York Times Magazine'', '' Spin'', '' Details'', '' Mother Jones'', '' Glamour'', '' GQ'', ''Esquire'', and the ''San Francisco Chronicle Magazine'' as well as boo ...

(born 1964), American journalist * Ethan Watts (born 1972), American volleyball player * Ethan Wayne (born 1962), American actor * Ethan Werek (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player * Ethan Westbrooks (born 1990), American football player * Ethan Wheatley (born 2006), English footballer *

Ethan White Norris Ethan White (born January 1, 1991) is an American former professional Association football, soccer player who played as a Defender (association football), defender. He last played for New York City FC in Major League Soccer. Youth and c ...

(born 1991), American soccer player *

Ethan Wiley Ethan Wiley is an American screenwriter, film producer, director and musician. Wiley wrote the screenplay for the 1985 film ''House'' and has written and directed several other horror films, including, '' House II: The Second Story'', '' Child ...

, American record producer * Ethan Wilson (born 1999), American baseball player * Ethan Wolf (born 1995), American football player * Ethan Wragge (born 1990), American basketball player

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* Ethan Young (born 2004), English footballer

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Ethan Zohn Ethan Zohn (born November 12, 1973) is an American motivational speaker, former professional soccer player, and reality television series contestant who won '' Survivor: Africa'', the third season of the reality TV series ''Survivor''. He went o ...

(born 1973), American motivational speaker * Ethan Zubak (born 1998), American soccer player *

Ethan Zuckerman Ethan Zuckerman (born January 4, 1973) is an American media scholar, blogger, and Internet activist. He was the director of the MIT Center for Civic Media, and Associate Professor of the Practice in Media Arts and Sciences at MIT until May 2020 ...

(born 1973), American businessman

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* Ethan Clade, a character in the film ''Strange World'' *

Ethan Edwards Ethan Edwards is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a pastiche of the DC Comics character Superman. Publication history Ethan Edwards first appeared in ''Marvel Knights Spider-Man'' #13 and ...

, a character in the comic book series ''

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...

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Ethan Frome ''Ethan Frome'' is a 1911 novella by American author Edith Wharton. It details the story of a man who falls in love with his wife's cousin and the tragedies that result from the ensuing love triangle. The novel has been adapted into a film o ...

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Ethan Hardy Ethan Hardy is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', played by actor George Rainsford. He first appeared in the series twenty-eight episode "Bad Timing", broadcast on 11 January 2014. Rainsford's casting was announced ...

, a character on the drama series ''

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Ethan Hunt Ethan Matthew Hunt is a fictional character and the protagonist of the ''Mission: Impossible'' film series. He is portrayed by Tom Cruise. The character of Ethan Hunt is a highly skilled field agent and operative for the Impossible Missions Force ...

, a character in the film series '' Mission: Impossible'' *

Ethan Lovett Ethan Lovett is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network. The role was originated by Nathan Parsons, who appeared from January 30, 2009, to March 7, 2012. Parsons returned for guest appearances in ...

, a character on the soap opera ''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera created by Frank and Doris Hursley which has been broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC since April 1, 1963. Originally a half-hour seria ...

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Ethan Rom Ethan Rom is a fictional character portrayed by William Mapother on the ABC television show '' Lost''. Introduced in the first season as the main antagonist, Ethan is the surgeon for the antagonistic and mysterious group known as the " Others". ...

, a character on the television series '' Lost'' * Ethan Winters, a character in the video game series ''

Resident Evil ''Resident Evil'', known as in Japan, is a Japanese horror game series and media franchise created by Capcom. It consists of survival horror, third-person shooter and first-person shooter games, with players typically surviving in environments ...

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Ethan Winthrop ''Passions'' is an American television soap opera that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1999, to September 7, 2007, and on DirecTV's The 101 Network from September 17, 2007, to August 7, 2008. Created by screenwriter James E. Reilly and ...

, a character on the drama series ''

Passions ''Passions'' is an American television soap opera that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1999, to September 7, 2007, and on DirecTV's The 101 Network from September 17, 2007, to August 7, 2008. Created by screenwriter James E. Reilly and ...

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Ethan Zobelle The following is a list of characters from ''Sons of Anarchy'', and its spin-off ''Mayans M.C.'' Both are American crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter. ''Sons of Anarchy'' aired from 2008 to 2014, ''Mayans M.C.'' from 2018 to 20 ...

, a character on the television series ''

Sons of Anarchy ''Sons of Anarchy'' is an American Action film, action crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter for FX (TV channel), FX. Originally aired from September 3, 2008, to December 9, 2014, ''Sons of Anarchy'' follows the lives of a close-k ...

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Michael Eitan Michael Eitan (; 6 March 1944 – 8 November 2024) was an Israeli politician. A member of the Knesset for Likud from 1984 until 2013 and a sharp critic of Benjamin Netanyahu, he also served as Minister of Science & Technology between July 1997 ...

(born 1944), Israeli politician *

Rafael Eitan Rafael "Raful" Eitan (; 11 January 1929 – 23 November 2004) was an Israeli general, former Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (Ramatkal) and later a politician, a Knesset member, and government minister. Early life Rafael Eitan was ...

(1929–2004), Israeli general and politician *

Rafi Eitan Rafael Eitan (; 23 November 1926 – 23 March 2019) was an Israeli politician and intelligence officer. He also led Gil and served as Minister of Senior Citizens. He was in charge of the Mossad operation that led to the arrest of Adolf Eichma ...

(1926–2019), Israeli politician *

Freddy Eytan Freddy Eytan (Hebrew: פרדי איתן; born 20 January 1947) is an Israeli diplomat, former ambassador, author and journalist. Early life Family Freddy Eytan's family originated in Livorno, Italy, from the early 19th century. His father, Ouzy ...

(born 1947), Israeli diplomat and writer *

Walter Eytan Walter Eytan (; 24 July 1910 – 23 May 2001) was an Israeli diplomat. He served as Director General of the Israeli Foreign Ministry in 1948–1959 and Israeli ambassador to France in 1959–1970. Biography Walter Ettinghausen (later ''Eytan'' ...

(1910-2001), Israeli diplomat

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