Salman, Salmaan or sal-mahn ( ''salmān''), also spelt Sulman or Selman, is an Arabic male given name meaning "Safe" or "Secure".

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Salman the Persian Salman Farsi (; ) was a Persian religious scholar and one of the companions of Muhammad. As a practicing Zoroastrian, he dedicated much of his early life to studying to become a magus, after which he began travelling extensively throughout Weste ...

(568–652/53), one of Muhammad's companions * Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (born 1935), King of Saudi Arabia * Salman Khan (born 1965), Indian actor and producer * Salman Ahmad (born 1963), Pakistani pop artist and member of the band Junoon * Salman Ali, Indian singer * Salman bin Sultan Al Saud (born 1976), Saudi royal and politician *

Salman Butt Salman Butt ( Punjabi:سلمان بٹ; born 7 October 1984) is a former Pakistani cricketer and captain who played for Pakistan national cricket team between 2003 and 2010, before getting banned for five years for his involvement in a 2010 spo ...

(born 1984), Pakistani cricketer * Salman Al-Farij (born 1989), Saudi Arabian footballer * Salman Habaka (1990–2023), Israel Defense Forces officer, of Druze-Arab descent * Salman Hashimikov (1952-2025), Russian wrestler * Salman Irshad (born 1995), Pakistani cricketer * Salman Khan (born 1976), American educator *

Salman Khurshid Salman Khurshid Alam Khan (born 1 January 1953) is an Indian politician, designated senior advocate, author and law teacher. He was the Cabinet Minister of the Ministry of External Affairs. He is a member of the Indian National Congress who wa ...

(born 1953), Indian politician * Salmaan King (born 1985), South African footballer * Salman Mazahiri (1946–2020), Indian Muslim scholar * Salman Raduyev (1967–2002), Chechen separatist warlord *

Salman Rushdie Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie ( ; born 19 June 1947) is an Indian-born British and American novelist. His work often combines magic realism with historical fiction and primarily deals with connections, disruptions, and migrations between Eastern wor ...

(born 1947), British-Indian novelist * Salman Shah (actor) (1971–1996), Bangladeshi film actor * Salman Shah (economist) (born 1950), Pakistani economist and finance minister * Salman Shahid (born 1952), Pakistani actor * Salmaan Taseer (1944–2011), Pakistani businessman and politician * Salman Yusuff Khan (born 1985), Indian dancer and actor

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Ali Salman Ali Salman Ahmed Salman () is a Bahraini Twelver Shi'ism, Twelver Shia Islam, Shi'a cleric and the Secretary-General of the Al Wefaq, Al-Wefaq political society. In January 1995, the Cabinet of Bahrain, Bahraini government forcibly exiled him to ...

(born 1965), Bahraini Twelver Shi'a cleric and Secretary-General of the Al-Wefaq political society * David Salman (1936–2010), American legislator known for sponsoring the first bill for use of medical marijuana in New Mexico, U.S. *

Dulquer Salmaan Dulquer Salmaan (; born 28 July 1983) is an Indian actor, singer and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. One of the highest paid Malayalam actors, Salmaan is a recipient of several awards including five Film ...

(born 1983/86), Indian Malayalam film actor and playback singer active from 2012 * Hussain Salman (born 1982), Bahraini footballer * İlyas Salman (born 1949), Turkish actor, film director, author, screenwriter and musician * Karim Salman (1965–2020), Iraqi footballer * Saad Salman (born 1950), Iraqi-French film director * Marcus Sahlman (born 1985), Swedish footballer * Peyman Salmani (born 1994), Iranian footballer * Athena Salman (born 1989), Arizona House of Representatives member * William A. Sahlman, American professor emeritus at the Harvard Business School

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