Magan is a surname with Indian or Irish origins. The Irish surname originated in

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. Magan (मगन

Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...

, मग्न

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) meaning sunk, or colloquially tipsy, is a surname common in the

Hindi Belt The Hindi Belt, also known as the Hindi Heartland, is a linguistic region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern and western India where various Central Indo-Aryan languages subsumed under the term 'Hindi' (for example, by the In ...

Notable people with this name include

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Magan Singh Rajvi Magan Singh Rajvi is a former Indian football player. He hails from Indian state of Rajasthan. He was part of the Indian football team which won bronze medal at the 1970 Asian Games. He also captained the Indian team in 1973 and 1974. He is one ...

, Indian football (soccer) player ;Middle name *

Hirsi Magan Isse Hirsi Magan Isse ( so, Xirsi Magan Ciise, ar, حرسي مجن عيسى; 1935 — 2008), commonly known as Hirsi Magan, was a scholar and a leading figure of the Somali revolution. Part of Somalia's political elite, he was a leader in the Somali ...

(1935—2008), scholar and a leading figures of the Somali revolution *

Kaya Magan Cissé Kaya Magan Cissé or Kaya Maghan (c. 700) was a Soninke king of Wagadou (Ouagadou). He was the founder of the Cissé Tounkara dynasty which later dominated the Ghana Empire from the 8th century CE.(or : Kaya Magan) Gravrand, Henry, "La civilisati ...

(c. 350), Soninke king of Wagadou ;Surname *

Francis Magan Francis Magan (24 May 1774 – 1843) was a barrister and the informer who procured the death of Lord Edward Fitzgerald through felon-setting. Early life He was born 24 May 1774 in Dublin, descended of an ancient Catholic family from Co. Westmeath ...

, member of the Society of United Irishmen, barrister and informer *

George Magan, Baron Magan of Castletown George Morgan Magan, Baron Magan of Castletown (born 14 November 1945), is a former Conservative member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom who was declared bankrupt in September 2020. He comes from an Anglo-Irish family, and is the son ...

(born 1945), Conservative member of the House of Lords in the UK * George Magan (1895-?), Irish Gaelic footballer *

Manchán Magan Manchán Magan is an Irish writer, traveller, author, and television programme maker. Career Magan has made over 70 travel documentaries focusing on issues of world cultures and globalisation, 12 of them packaged under the Global Nomad series w ...

, Irish writer, traveller and television maker *

Ruán Magan Ruán Magan (born 1968) is an Irish director, producer, writer and creator whose work in drama, documentary, theatre and major stadium events has been recognised with over 40 international industry awards and has reached audiences of millions ar ...

(born 1968), Irish director of documentaries and drama-documentaries *

Tony Magan Anthony Magan (15 December 1910 – 4 July 1981) was an Irish republican and chief of staff of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). Biography Magan was born on 15 December 1910. He was a son of farmer James Magan and his wife Elizabeth Foley, of ...

(1911-1981), Irish republican and a chief of staff of the Irish Republican Army *

Juan Magán Juan Manuel Magán González (born 30 September 1978) is a Spanish producer, singer, remixer and DJ of electronic dance music, recognized internationally for his contributions to the "Electro Latino" category of music. As a remixer, he has worke ...

of DJs Magán & Rodríguez

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