Galan may refer to:

People

Galan Erilich Galan Erilich was a king of the Picts from 510 to 522. The ''Pictish Chronicle The Pictish Chronicle is a name used to refer to a pseudo-historical account of the kings of the Picts beginning many thousand years before history was recorded i ...

, Pictish king of the 5th or 6th century *

Alberto Galán Alberto Galán (November 20, 1901 – January 5, 1977) was a Spanish-born Mexican film actor. He starred in the 1943 film ''María Candelaria''.Mora p.62 Selected filmography * ''Juarez and Maximillian'' (1934) * ''Every Madman to His Specialty'' ...

(1901–1977), Spanish-born Mexican film actor * Alfredo Galán, Spanish serial killer * Álvaro Galán Floria, boccia player from Spain * Ana Galán, Spanish writer * Augie Galan, American baseball player * Borja Galán (born 1993), Spanish footballer * Cachita Galán (1943–2004), Argentine singer * Carlos F. Galán, Spanish-born lieutenant for the Mexican Army, lawyer, founder of ''La Baja California'' *

Carlos Walter Galán Barry Carlos Walter Galán Barry (May 31, 1925 – January 25, 2003) was a prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of Morón from 1981 till 1991, when he became archbishop of La Plata, which he remained till his resignation in ...

, auxiliary bishop of Morón and archbishop of La Plata *

Cristóbal Galán Cristóbal Galán (c. 1630 – 24 September 1684) was a Spanish Baroque composer. The first record of Galán is that in 1651 he was rejected as ''maestro de capilla'' in Sigüenza because he was married. From 1653 he was a singer and organist, ...

, Spanish composer *

Daniel Elahi Galán Daniel Elahi Galán Riveros (born 18 June 1996 in Bucaramanga) is a Colombian professional tennis player. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 56 on 17 July 2023. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 305 achieved on 26 ...

(born 1996), Colombian tennis player *

Demetrio Galán Bergua Demetrio Galán Bergua (1894–1970) was a Spanish physician, humanist and journalist. Early career He practiced medicine in rural Mendigorría (Navarra), Sotés (La Rioja), Biescas Biescas () is a municipality of northeastern Spain close to ...

, Spanish physician, humanist and journalist *

Enrique Galán Enrique Galán Bayarri (born 6 April 1946) is a Spanish retired Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. He spent the most of his career associated with Real Oviedo, which he represented ...

, Spanish footballer *

Ernesto Galán Ernesto Galán Íñigo (born 17 June 1986 in Madrid) is a Spanish professional footballer. Mainly a right-back, he can also play as a central defender. Honours Rayo Vallecano *Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda Div ...

, Spanish footballer *

Fermín Galán Fermín Galán Rodríguez (4 October 1899 – 14 December 1930) was a Spanish soldier known for leading the failed Jaca uprising a few months before the foundation of the Second Spanish Republic. He was of peasant origins, although his father was ...

, Spanish soldier *

Francisco Galán Francisco Galán Rodríguez (1902–1971) was a Spanish military officer. Early life He was the brother of Captain Fermin Galán and the Republican Majors José Maria and Juan Galán. Before the Spanish Civil War he was a lieutenant of the Sp ...

, Spanish military officer *

Giancarlo Galan Giancarlo Galan (born 10 September 1956) is an Italian politician. Career Born in Padua, Galan was an activist of the Italian Liberal Party in the 1970s and the 1980s. He was not fully active in politics until he joined Forza Italia since its ...

, Italian politician and Governor of the Veneto region *

Gilda Galán Gilda Galán (January 16, 1917 – June 21, 2009) was a Puerto Rican actress, comedian, writer, composer, scriptwriter and poet. The veteran actress, whose career spanned decades, enjoyed one of the longest careers in the history of the Puerto ...

, Puerto Rican actress *

Gillian Galan Gillian Galan (born 7 August 1991) is a French rugby union player. His position is Number 8 and he played for Lyon in the Top 14 The Top 14 () is a professional rugby union club competition that is played in France. Created in 1892, the T ...

, French rugby union player * Javier "Javi" Galán Gil (born 1994), Spanish footballer * Joaquín and Lucía Galán, Argentine duo better known as

Pimpinela Pimpinela are an Argentine Musical ensemble, duo formed by brother and sister :es:Joaquín Galán, Joaquín Galán and :es:Lucía Galán, Lucía Galán. Since 1981, the group is famous for singing Intimate relationship, romantic musical pieces a ...

* Jorge E. Galán, Argentine biologist * Jorge Galán, Spanish footballer *

José Antonio Galán José Antonio Galán (c. 1749 in Charalá, Santander (New Kingdom of Granada) – February 2, 1782 in Santafé de Bogotá (Id.)) was a Neogranadine historical figure of the 18th century. He was the leader of the Comuneros insurrection in 1781, wh ...

, Colombian historical figure *

José Ignacio Sánchez Galán José Ignacio Sánchez Galán 1 (born 1950), is a Spanish businessman who currently serves as executive chairman of Iberdrola, a multinational energy company with a presence in dozens of countries worldwide with subsidiaries including ScottishP ...

, Spanish businessman *

José María Gabriel y Galán José María Gabriel y Galán (28 June 1870, in Frades de la Sierra (Salamanca) - 6 January 1905, in Guijo de Granadilla, Cáceres, España) was a Spanish poet in Castilian and Extremaduran. He was a teacher in Guijuelo (Salamanca) & Pied ...

, Spanish poet *

José María Galán José María Galán Rodríguez (1904–1978) was a Spanish military officer. He served in the Spanish Civil War. He was the brother of Fermín Galán, leader of the Jaca Uprising, and Francisco Galán. Before the war, he was a lieutenant of th ...

, Spanish military officer *

José María Garza Galán José María Garza Galán (November 6, 1846 in Múzquiz, Coahuila – October 7, 1902 in Monterrey, Nuevo León) was a Mexican politician. Governor of Coahuila in 1885–1889, which gave tax exemption to the first Spinning and Weaving Factory ...

, Mexican politician *

José Galán José Antonio Pedrosa Galán (born 2 February 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Eccellenza Apulia club Novoli Calcio 1942. A known journeyman, Galan is currently the Spanish player who has played in the most countries (16 ...

, Spanish footballer *

Juana Galán Statue of Juana Galán in Valdepeñas, by sculptor Francisco Javier Galán Juana Galán (c. 1787– 24 September 1812), nicknamed La Galana, was a Spanish guerrilla fighter of the Peninsular War (1808–1814) who took to the street to fight again ...

, Spanish guerrilla fighter *

Juan Eslava Galán Juan Eslava Galán (born 7 March 1948), is a Spanish people, Spanish writer of historic genre, both fiction and non-fiction. He has published some of his works under the pen name ''Nicholas Wilcox''. In 2012 he published ''Las ciudades de la B� ...

, Spanish writer *

Juan Manuel Galán Pachón ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippi ...

, Colombian politician * Julio Galán, Mexican artist *

Lucas Ramírez Galán Lucas Ramírez Galán, OFM (18 October 1715 – 19 March 1774) was a Spanish Roman Catholic archbishop. He served as Bishop of Tui from 1770 to 1774. Previously, he served as Archbishop of Bogotá from 1769 to 1770 and Auxiliary Bishop of Car ...

O.F.M. (1714–1774), Spanish Roman Catholic archbishop *

Luis Carlos Galán Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento (29 September 1943 – 18 August 1989) was a Colombian liberal politician and journalist who ran for the Presidency of Colombia on two occasions, the first time for the political movement New Liberalism that he f ...

, Colombian politician murdered in 1989 * Magda De Galan, Belgian politician *

Nely Galán Nely Galán (born 1963 in Santa Clara, Cuba) is an independent producer and a former President of Entertainment for Telemundo. She created and executively produced the Fox reality series '' The Swan''. Nely Galán was born Arnely Alvarez in Sant ...

, Cuban entrepreneur * Pacho Galan, Colombian composer * Pedro Cerezo Galán, Spanish philosopher and university professor. *

Pedro José Lorenzo Galán Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning ...

, Spanish footballer * Romeo Galán, Argentine sprinter * Sebastián Galán, Uruguayan footballer *

Tommy Galán Tommy Alberto Galán Grullón (born 26 April 1967) is a Dominican politician. He represented province San Cristóbal in Chamber of Deputies from 2002 to 2006, and has served in the Senate since 2006. A member of the Dominican Liberation Part ...

, Dominican politician

Places

Galán Cerro Galán is a caldera in the Catamarca Province of Argentina. It is one of the largest exposed calderas in the world and forms part of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, one of the three volcanic belts found in South America. One of ...

, a caldera in Catamarca Province, Argentina *

Galan, Hautes-Pyrénées Galan () is a Communes of France, commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées Departments of France, department in south-western France. Geography The Petite Baïse flows northward through the middle of the commune. See also *Communes of the Hautes-Pyrén� ...

, a commune of the Hautes-Pyrénées ''département'', in southwestern France *

Galán, Santander Galán is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in Nort ...

a municipality and town in Colombia * Galan, Kurdistan, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran * Galan, Mazandaran, a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran * Garza Galán, a city in Coahuila, Mexican * Kelileh Galan, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran

Other uses

* Galan (grape), an alternative name of the Bulgarian wine grape Dimiat * Arthur Galan AG, a fashion brand * Luis Carlos Galán Velodrome, in Bogotá, Colombia *

Galactus Galactus () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Formerly a mortal man, he is a cosmic entity who consumes planets to sustain his life force, and serves a functional role in the upkeep of the p ...

, a cosmic entity in Marvel Comics whose name was once Galan