Puran, Pooran or Poeran (Dutch spelling) is a name or surname found in South Asia (India), Iran, the Netherlands, Suriname and Guyana. Notable people with this name include:

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Puran Appu Weerahannadige Francisco Fernando, colloquially known by his nickname Puran Appu ( Sinhala පුරන් අප්පු) is one of the notable figures of Sri Lanka's post-Kandyan history. Regarded colloquially as a national hero, his staunch ...

(1812–1848), Sri Lankan revolutionary * Puran Bhagat, Punjabi ascetic * Puran Bhatt, puppeteer from India * Puran Singh Bundela, Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh *

Pooran Farrokhzad Pooran Farrokhzad (, 4 February 1933 – 29 December 2016) was an Iranian writer, poet, playwright, and encyclopedist. She was author of the ''Encyclopedia of Women Culture Makers in Iran and in the World'' which was the first comprehensive women ...

(1933–2016), Iranian writer and encyclopedist * Puran Chand Joshi (1907–1980), Indian communist politician * Pooran Chand Joshi, Indian social anthropologist * Puran Singh Phartyal, Indian politician from Uttarakhand, member of the Bharatiya Janata Party * Pooran Prakash, Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh * Puran Rana Tharu, Nepalese politician *

Puran Singh Professor Puran Singh (; 17 February 1881 – 31 March 1931) was a Punjabi poet, scientist and mystic. Born in Abbottabad, now in Pakistan, in a Sikh family, he is one of the founders of modern Punjabi poetry. He passed his matriculation examin ...

(1881–1931), Punjabi poet, scientist and mystic * Puran Chand Wadali, Indian Sufi singer and musician

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* Kamil Pooran (born 1966), Trinidadian cricketer *

Nicholas Pooran Nicholas Pooran (; born 2 October 1995) was a Trinidadian cricketer who represented the West Indies cricket team in limited overs formats till 2024 and served as the team's captain. He also competes domestically for Trinidad and Tobago national c ...

(born 1995), Trinidadian and West Indies cricketer and former

limited overs Limited overs cricket, also known as white ball cricket, is a version of the sport of cricket in which a match is generally completed within one day. There are a number of formats, including List A cricket (8-hour games), Twenty20 cricket (3-h ...

captain of West Indies cricket team

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