Sylvan is a masculine given name and a surname which may refer to:

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* Sylvan Adams (born 1958), Israeli-Canadian businessman *

Sylvan Anderton Sylvan James Anderton (born 23 November 1934) is an English former footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American ...

(born 1934), English footballer *

Sylvan Barnet Sylvan Saul Barnet (December 11, 1926 – January 11, 2016) was an American literary critic and Shakespearean scholar. He was a Fletcher Professor of English Emeritus at Tufts University and the general editor of the Signet Classics Shakespear ...

(born 1926), American literary critic *

Sylvan Ebanks-Blake Sylvan Augustus Ebanks-Blake (born 29 March 1986) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played youth team football for Cambridge United and Manchester United before making his professional debut in 2004. A sp ...

(born 1986), English footballer * Sylvan Byck (1904-1982), American comic strip editor *

Sylvan Edwards Sylvan Edwards (born 1979) is an English rugby union player who plays at either Centre or on the Wing. He is currently in his second spell with Bristol side Dings Crusaders where he became one of the top try scorers in National League 2 South h ...

(born 1979), English rugby union player * Sylvan Fox (1928-2007), American journalist * Sylvan Friedman (1908–1979), American politician *

Sylvan Goldman Sylvan Nathan Goldman (November 15, 1898 – November 25, 1984) was an American businessman and inventor of the shopping cart. His design had a pair of large wire baskets connected by tubular metal arms with four wheels.Terry P. Wilson, ''Th ...

(1898-1984), American businessman *

Sylvan Gotshal Sylvan H. Gotshal (March 21, 1897 – August 11, 1968) was an American lawyer, known for his advocacy of industrial design rights. He was a founding partner of Weil, Gotshal & Manges in 1931. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, to Leopold and Julia (n� ...

(1897-1968), American lawyer * Sylvan Ambrose Hart (1906-1980), American mountain man *

Sylvan Kalib Sylvan (Sholom) Kalib (born July 24, 1929, Dallas, Texas) is an American music theorist, musicologist, cantor, conductor, pedagogue and composer. His primary work falls broadly into two categories: 1) Schenkerian music theory and 2) the musical t ...

(born 1929), American music theorist *

Sylvan Levin Sylvan Levin (190310 August 1996) was an American concert pianist and conductor. He served as the assistant conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the New York City Symphony under Leopold Stokowski for many years. He also founded the Philadelp ...

(1903–1996), American pianist *

Sylvan Muldoon Sylvan Muldoon (February 18, 1903October 15, 1969) was an American esotericist who promoted the concept of astral projection. According to Muldoon, astral projection is an out-of-body experience (OBE) that assumes the existence of an astral body ...

(1903-1969), American esotericist *

Sylvan Richardson Sylvan Richardson is a British guitarist, composer, and masseur. Music Best known for being the one-time guitarist of Simply Red, after the second album '' Men and Women'' and a successful world tour, Richardson left the band after becoming d ...

(born 1965), British guitarist *

Sylvan Shemitz Sylvan R. Shemitz (April 18, 1925 – July 5, 2007) was an American lighting designer best known for his work on Grand Central Terminal in New York City and the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington D.C. Personal life Shemitz was born in New Ha ...

(1925-2007), American lighting designer *

Sylvan Wittwer Sylvan Harold Wittwer (January 17, 1917 – January 20, 2012) was an American agronomist who served as director of the agricultural experiment station at Michigan State University. Wittwer was born in 1917 in Hurricane, Utah. He received his bach ...

(1917-2012), American agronomist

Surname

* Kaj Sylvan (born 1923), Danish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s *

Per Sylvan Lieutenant General Per Gustaf Sylvan (23 April 1875 – 19 September 1945) was a Swedish Army officer. He served as Chief of the Army from 1937 to 1940. Early life Sylvan was born on 23 April 1875 in Malmö, Sweden, the son of Ph.D. Per ...

(1875-1945), Swedish Army lieutenant general * Richard Sylvan (1935-1996), Australian logician and environmentalist also known as Richard Routley *

Sanford Sylvan Sanford Sylvan (December 19, 1953 – January 29, 2019) was an American baritone. Biography Sanford Mead Sylvan was born in New York City on December 19, 1953, and grew up in Syosset, New York. Starting at age 13 he participated in the Juillia ...

, American operatic baritone *

Torsten Sylvan Carl Torsten Leopold Sylvan (28 January 1895 – 26 April 1970) was a Swedish Army officer and horse rider who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He and his horse ''Anita'' finished ninth in the individual eventing and won a silver medal wit ...

(1895–1970), Swedish equestrian who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics

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