Nan or NAN may refer to:

Places

China

Nan County Nan County, or Nanxian () is a counties of China, county in the Provinces of China, Province of Hunan, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yiyang. Located in the northern margin of the province, the county is bor ...

, Yiyang, Hunan, China *

Nan Commandery Nan Commandery ( zh, 南郡, "Southern Commandery") was a Chinese commandery that existed from the Warring States period to Tang dynasty. Its territories covered present-day central and western Hubei province, as well as parts of Chongqing. The sea ...

, historical commandery in Hubei, China

Thailand

* Nan province **

Nan, Thailand Nan (; , ) is a town in northern Thailand. It is north of Bangkok. It is in the centre of Nan province which bears its name, and of which it is the former administrative capital. It covers ''tambon'' Nai Wiang and parts of ''tambon'' Pha Sing ...

, the administrative capital of Nan province *

Nan River The Nan River (, , ; , ) is a river in Thailand. It is one of the most important tributaries of the Chao Phraya River. Geography The Nan River originates in the Luang Prabang Range, Nan Province. The provinces along the river after Nan Prov ...

People

Given name

* Nan A. Talese (born 1933), American retired editor * Nan Achnas (born 1963), Indonesian film director * Nan Agle (1905–2006), American children's book writer *

Nan Allely Nan Allely is a former Irish lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career Allely won the 1981 World Outdoor Bowls Championship pairs Gold in Toronto when partnering Eileen Bell Eileen Bell Order of the British Empire, CBE (born 15 August 1943) i ...

, Irish former lawn- and indoor bowler * Nan Aron (born 1948), American lawyer * Nan Aspinwall (1880–1964), American oriental dancer, horsewoman, sharpshooter, and roper * Nan Aye Khine (born 1976), Burmese weightlifter * Nan B. Frank (1886–1980), American social worker and women's suffrage leader * Nan Baird (1911–1993), Scottish amateur golfer * Nan Baker (born 1954), American Republican politician * Nan Bangs McKinnell (1913–2012), American ceramicist and educator *

Nan Bentzen Skille Nan Helene Bentzen Skille (born 12 February 1945) founder of The Sigrid Undset Society (1997) and author of the first biography in English of the Nobel Prize Laureate (1928) Sigrid Undset (1882–1949). Skille has a Masters in English Literature. Sh ...

(born 1945), Norwegian biographer and columnist *

Nan Bernstein Ratner Nan Bernstein Ratner is a professor in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at the University of Maryland, College Park. Ratner is a board-recognized specialist in child language disorders. Her primary areas of research are fluency develo ...

, American professor and board-recognized specialist in child language disorders * Nan Blair (1891–1944), American screenwriter and literary agent * Nan Bosler (born 1935), Australian community activist and advocate for young people, the elderly, and people with disabilities *

Nan Braunton Minnie Malinda "Nan" Braunton (4 April 1895 – 27 March 1978) was a British actress who had a prolific stage career during the 1930s and 1940s but who is best remembered for playing Cissy Godfrey in the BBC comedy ''Dad's Army''. Braunton was ...

(1895–1978), British actress *

Nan Brooks Nan Brooks is a children's book illustrator who has illustrated numerous books from the 1970s onwards. Nancy Florence Earl-Brooks: Born: January 15, 1935 Died: February 25, 2018; Brooks grew up in Cape May, New Jersey, and studied advertising ...

, American children's book illustrator *

Nan Campbell Nancy "Nan" Campbell (née Phelps; July 7, 1926 − November 19, 2013) was an American politician. She was the first woman to be elected mayor in the city of Bellevue, Washington. Nan Campbell was born in Tacoma, Washington, on July 7, 1926, to ...

(1926−2013), American politician *

Nan Chauncy Nan Chauncy (28 May 1900 – 1 May 1970) was a British-born Australian children's writer. Early life Chauncy was born Nancen Beryl Masterman in Northwood, Middlesex (now in London), and emigrated to Tasmania, Australia, with her family in 1912 ...

(1900–1970), British-born Australian children's writer *

Nan Cohen Nan Cohen (born 1968) is an American poet and teacher. She has published two poetry collections, ''Rope Bridge'' and ''Unfinished City''. Life She was raised in Reisterstown, Maryland, and graduated from Yale University and the University of Cal ...

(born 1968), American poet and teacher *

Nan Cross Nan Cross (3 January 1928 – 14 July 2007) was a South African anti-apartheid and anti-conscription activist. Early life Cross was born in Pretoria, South Africa before the Apartheid era, when racial segregation was less formalised. Her father ...

(1928–2007), South African anti-apartheid and anti-conscription activist *

Nan Cuz Nan Cuz (born Irmgard Cuz Heinemann; 6 January 1927 – 11 November 2019) was a German– Guatemalan painter. Life Nan Cuz was born in 1927 in Secoyocte, in the ''municipio'' of Senahú in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Her mother was Q’eqchi' M ...

(1927–2019), German–Guatemalan painter *

Nan Dieter-Conklin Nan Dieter-Conklin (1926 – November 16, 2014), also known as Nannielou Reier Hepburn Dieter Conklin, was an American radio astronomer. Early life Nannielou Reier was born in Springfield, Illinois, the daughter of Paul G. Reier. She attende ...

(1926–2014), American radio astronomer *

Nan Dirk de Graaf Nan Dirk de Graaf (born 1958) is a Dutch sociologist working in Nuffield College, University of Oxford. He is known for his work on social stratification, religion (with a focus on secularisation), political sociology, the impact of social mobilit ...

(born 1958), Dutch sociologist *

Nan Doak-Davis Nanette ("Nan") Doak-Davis (born March 7, 1962) is a former American long-distance runner who is a United States national champion in the marathon. Doak-Davis attended University of Iowa where she was a six-time All-American in track and field ...

(born 1962), American former long-distance runner *

Nan Dunbar Nan Dunbar (18 July 1928 – 3 April 2005) was Fellow and Tutor in Classics at Somerville College, Oxford. She is known for her 1995 edition of Aristophanes' '' The Birds''. Early life and education Dunbar was born in Glasgow in 1928, where sh ...

(1928–2005), Scottish academic * Nan Fairbrother (1913–1971), English writer and lecturer on landscape and land use * Nan Fry (1945–2016), American poet * Nan Giese (1922–2012), Australian leader in education and the visual and performing arts * Nan Gindele (1910–1992), American athlete *

Nan Goldin Nancy Goldin (born 1953) is an American photographer and activist. Her work explores in snapshot-style the emotions of the individual, in intimate relationships, and the Bohemian style, bohemian LGBT subcultural communities, especially dealing w ...

(born 1953), American photographer and activist * Nan Green (1904–1984), British communist *

Nan Grey Nan Grey (born Eschal Loleet Grey Miller; July 25, 1918 – July 25, 1993) was an American film actress. Early years Grey was born in Houston, Texas. In 1934, at age 16, she went to Hollywood with her mother for a holiday. She was persuaded by ...

(1918–1993), American film actress *

Nan Grogan Orrock Nan Grogan Orrock (born November 8, 1943) is an American politician serving as the Democratic State Senator in the Georgia State Senate, representing Senate District 36 in eastern Atlanta. Following the 2006 retirement of State Senator Sam Zam ...

(born 1943), American member of the Georgia House of Representatives and State Senator * Nan Halperin (1898–1963), Russian-born American singing comedian *

Nan Hayworth Nan Alison Hayworth (née Sutter; born December 14, 1959) is an American ophthalmologist and former congresswoman for . A Republican, she was elected in 2010. In 2012, after redistricting, Hayworth ran for reelection in the new 18th district ...

(born 1959), American ophthalmologist and former U.S. Representative from New York's 19th Congressional District * Nan Hoover (1931–2008), Dutch/American-expatriate artist * Nan Hunt (1918–2015), Australian children's writer * Nan Hutton (1917–1984), Australian journalist, columnist, and writer *

Nan Inger Östman Nan Inger Östman (22 January 1923 – 8 April 2015) was a Swedish author, primarily of children's literature. She was awarded the Astrid Lindgren Prize The Astrid Lindgren Prize () is a Swedish literary award for children's literature named a ...

(1923–2015), Swedish author of children's literature *

Nan Ino Cooper, 10th Baroness Lucas Nan Ino Cooper, 10th Baroness Lucas and 6th Lady Dingwall (13 June 1880 – 1958) was a British nurse and educator. Early life and education Born in Blandford Forum, Blandford, Dorset, Nan Ino Herbert Cooper was the daughter of Auberon Herbert ...

(1880–1958), British nurse and educator * Nan Joyce (1940–2018), Irish Travellers' rights activist * Nan Kelley (born c. 1965), American former Miss Mississippi (1985) *

Nan Kempner Nan Kempner (July 24, 1930 – July 3, 2005) was a New York City socialite, reputed for her fashion sense and her philanthropy. Biography Born Nan Field Schlesinger in San Francisco, Kempner was the only child in a wealthy Jewish family. Her f ...

(1930–2005), American New York socialite * Nan Kinross (1926–2021), New Zealand nurse and nursing academic *

Nan Knighton Nan Knighton is an American poet, playwright, and lyricist. Early life Knighton was born in Baltimore in 1947 to physician Donald Proctor and artist Janice Proctor. She is a 1965 graduate of Bryn Mawr School, with an undergraduate degree from S ...

, American poet, playwright, and lyricist * Nan Kyay Ngon (born 1987), Burmese footballer * Nan Laird (born 1943), American professor of public health * Nan Lawson Cheney (1897–1985), Canadian painter and medical artist *

Nan Leslie Nanette June Leslie (June 4, 1926 – July 30, 2000) was an American actress. She was known for playing Martha McGivern in the American Western (genre), western television series ''The Californians (TV series), The Californians''. Life an ...

(1926–2000), American actress * Nan Levinson (born 1949), American writer, journalist, and teacher *

Nan Lurie Nan Lurie (1906–1985) was an American printmaker and engraver (born in Odessa) known for 1930s works about racism and about the daily life of African Americans. She studied with Yasuo Kuniyoshi at the Art Students League. She married Kenneth ...

(1906–1985), American printmaker and engraver * Nan Marie Jokerst, American professor of electrical- and computer engineering *

Nan Marriott-Watson Hannah Margaret Marriott-Watson (31 December 1899 – 28 August 1982), known professionally as Nan Marriott-Watson, was an English actress and dramatist. She appeared on Broadway. Biography Early life Hannah Margaret Marriott-Watson was bo ...

(1899–1982), British character actress and Broadway theatre performer *

Nan Martin Nan Martin (July 15, 1927 – March 4, 2010) was an American actress and comedian who starred in movies and on television. Life and career Early life Nan Martin was born on July 15, 1927, in Decatur, Illinois. She was raised in Santa Monica, Ca ...

(1927–2010), American actress and comedian * Nan Mason (1896–1982), American painter and photographer * Nan McDonald (1921–1974), Australian poet and editor *Nan McDonald, Canadian candidate in the Communist Party of Canada candidates in the 1984 Canadian federal election * Nan McKay (1892–1986), Métis librarian * Nan Melville (1949–2022), American photographer *

Nan Merriman Katherine Ann Merriman (April 28, 1920 – July 22, 2012) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano. Biography A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she performed with her pianist brother, J. Vick O'Brien (later president of the Pittsburgh Nationa ...

(1920–2012), American operatic mezzo-soprano * Nan Moe Moe Htwe (born 1983), Burmese politician *Nan Murphy, Canadian candidate in the Liberal-Progressive Party candidates in the 1953 Manitoba provincial election * Nan Ni Ni Aye (born 1969), Burmese politician *

Nan Nyunt Swe Nan Nyunt Swe (, ; 1923 – 14 July 2010), born Aung Thein, was a distinguished Burmese writer, writing over 1,200 poems and 800 articles throughout his sixty-year-long career, focusing primarily on music and classic literature. In 1955, he mar ...

(1923–2010), Burmese writer * Nan Peete (born 1938), American Episcopal priest * Nan Phelps (1904–1990), American folk artist * Nan Rae (born 1944), Scottish former competitive swimmer *

Nan Ribera Joan "Nan" Ribera Masó (born 22 April 1975) is a Spanish former football midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively d ...

(born 1975), Spanish retired footballer * Nan Rich (born 1942), American member of the Florida Senate and former member of the House of Representatives * Nan C. Robertson (1926–2009), American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, and instructor in journalism * Nan Ryan (1936–2017), American writer of romance novels * Nan Sandar Hla Htun (born 1993), Burmese actress, model, and former beauty queen *

Nan Sheets Nannine Jane "Nan" Quick Sheets (December 9, 1885 – September 1976) was an American painter, printmaker, and museum director. It has been said that she, along with Oscar Jacobsen, created the artistic community in central Oklahoma. Biography Bo ...

(1885–1976), American painter, printmaker, and museum director *

Nan Shepherd Anna "Nan" Shepherd (11 February 1893 – 27 February 1981) was a Scottish modernist writer and poet, who authored the memoir, ''The Living Mountain'', based on experiences of hill walking in the Cairngorms. The work was has been cited as influe ...

(1893–1981), Scottish Modernist writer and poet * Nan Su Yati Soe (born 1987), Burmese actress, model, singer, and TV host * Nan Thuzar Win (born 1981), Burmese politician * Nan Tom Teaimín de Búrca, Irish traditional sean-nós singer * Nan Wood Honeyman, (1881–1970), American first woman elected to the U.S. Congress from Oregon * Nan Youngman (1906–1995), English painter and educationalist

Chinese name

Nan Geng Nan Geng (), personal name Zi Geng, was a king of the Shang dynasty of ancient China. Records In the ''Records of the Grand Historian'' he was listed by Sima Qian as the seventeenth Shang king, succeeding his cousin Zu Ding. He was enthroned in ...

, a king of the Shang dynasty of ancient China * Nan Hanchen (1895–1967), Chinese governor * Nan Hu, Chinese physician-scientist, molecular geneticist, and cancer epidemiologist *

Nan Huai-Chin Nan Huai-Chin () (March 18, 1918 – September 29, 2012) was a Chinese Buddhist monk, religious scholar, and writer. A well-respected spiritual teacher in contemporary China, he was considered by many to be the major force in the reviva ...

(1918–2012), Chinese Buddhist monk, religious scholar, teacher, and writer *

Nan Lin Nan Lin (born 1938 in Chongqing, China) is the Oscar L. Tang Family Professor of Sociology at Duke University. He is most notable for his research and writing on social networks and social capital. Biography Lin received his undergraduate degree ...

(born 1938), Chinese professor of sociology * Nan Qi (artist) (born 1960), Chinese artist * Nan Rendong (1945–2017), Chinese astronomer of Manchu descent * Nan Song (disambiguation) *

Nan Xiaoheng Nan Xiaoheng (; born 23 December 1995) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Nantong Zhiyun F.C., Nantong Zhiyun in the China League One. Club career Nan Xiaoheng started his professional football career when he was promoted to China ...

(born 1995), Chinese footballer * Nan Yunqi (born 1993), Chinese football player * Nan Zhang (actress) (born 1986), Chinese-American actress *

King Nan of Zhou King Nan of Zhou (?–256 BC), personal name Ji Yan, also less commonly known as King Yin of Zhou, was the last Chinese sovereign, king of the Zhou dynasty of China. He was the son of King Shenjing of Zhou, King Shenjing and grandson of King Xian ...

(r. 314–256 BC), last ruler of the Chinese Zhou dynasty * Luo Nan (born 1986), Chinese swimmer *

Sima Nan Yu Li (), better known by his pen name Sima Nan (; born 22 June 1956), is a Chinese television pundit, social commentator, and journalist. In the early 21st century, he is well known for his staunch support of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) stanc ...

(born 1956), Chinese television pundit and journalist *

Song Nan Song Nan (; born August 9, 1990) is a Chinese former competitive figure skater. He is the 2014 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2013 Winter Universiade champion, the 2010 World Junior silver medalist, a two-time senior Grand Prix medalist ...

(born 1990), Chinese figure skater * Wang Nan (disambiguation) *

Yu Nan Yu Nan (, born 5 September 1978) is a Chinese actress. Born in Dalian, Yu Nan studied at the Beijing Film Academy, where she graduated in 1999. Career Yu Nan started acting at the age of 4, playing role of a little girl with a handkerchief t ...

(born 1978), Chinese actress * Zhang Nan (disambiguation) *

Zhou Nan Zhou Nan (; born 4 November 1927) is a prominent Chinese politician and diplomat, and served as Director of the Xinhua News Agency in Hong Kong, Vice Minister of the People's Republic of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ambassador to the ...

(born 1927), Chinese politician and diplomat

Family name

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(南), Chinese surname * Mohd Fauzi Nan (born 1980), Malaysian football player

Nickname

Nan Britton Nanna Popham Britton (November 9, 1896 – March 21, 1991) was an American woman who gained notoriety as a mistress of Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the United States. In 1927, Britton revealed that her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Blaesing ...

(1896–1991), mistress of President Warren G. Harding * Nannerl O. Keohane (born 1940), American political theorist and former president of Wellesley College and Duke University *

(1920–2012), American operatic singer

Fictional people

* Nan (''American Horror Story'')

Other

*English familiar term for

grandmother Grandparents, individually known as grandmother and grandfather, or Grandma and Grandpa, are the parents of a person's father or mother – paternal or maternal. Every sexually reproducing living organism who is not a genetic chimera has a maxi ...

Arts and entertainment

* ''Nan'', a play by the English poet

John Masefield John Edward Masefield (; 1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967) was an English poet and writer. He was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, Poet Laureate from 1930 until his death in 1967, during which time he lived at Burcot, Oxfordshire, near Abingdon ...

, first produced in 1908, also known as ''The Tragedy of Nan'' * Nan, nickname of the character

Joanie Taylor ''The Catherine Tate Show'' is a British television comedy sketch programme written by Catherine Tate and Derren Litten featuring a wide range of characters. ''The Catherine Tate Show'' aired on BBC Two and was shown worldwide through the BBC. ...

, from the ''Catherine Tate Show''

Organisations

National Action Network The National Action Network (NAN) is an American not-for-profit, civil-rights organization founded by the Reverend Al Sharpton in New York City, New York, in early 1991. In a 2016 profile, '' Vanity Fair'' called Sharpton "arguably the countr ...

, American civil rights organization *

Nishnawbe Aski Nation Nishnawbe Aski Nation (ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓈᐯ ᐊᔅᑭ ᐃᔥᑯᓂᑲᓇᓐ ᐅᑭᒫᐎᓐ (''Anishinaabe-aski Ishkoniganan Ogimaawin''), unpointed: ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᔅᑭ ᐃᔥᑯᓂᐊᓇᓐ ᐅᑭᒪᐎᓐ; NAN for short) is a political orga ...

* Northern Access Network, an unlicensed television system in Canada launched in the late 1970s by David Brough

Science and technology

* NaN (not a number), used in computer arithmetic and defined in the IEEE floating-point standard * NaN (congress), 20th Chaos Communication Congress in 2003 *

NAN-190 NAN-190 is a drug and research chemical widely used in scientific studies. It was previously believed to act as a selective 5-HT1A receptor antagonist, but a subsequent discovery showed that it also potently blocks the α2-adrenergic receptor. ...

, a drug and research chemical widely used in scientific studies * Near-me area network, a communication network that focuses on wireless communication among devices in close proximity *

Neighborhood Aware Networking Android Oreo (code name, codenamed Android O during development) is the eighth major release and the 15th version of the Android (operating system), Android mobile operating system. It was initially unveiled as an alpha quality developer prev ...

, in Android O * NMDA Antagonist Neurotoxicity, a potential form of brain damage *

Sodium azide Sodium azide is an inorganic compound with the formula . This colorless salt is the gas-forming component in some car airbag systems. It is used for the preparation of other azide compounds. It is highly soluble in water and is acutely poisonou ...

, a chemical compound with the formula NaN₃

Other uses

News Agency of Nigeria The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) is a news reporting agency owned and run by the Federal Government of Nigeria just like Nigerian Television Authority. NAN was formed in part to disseminate news easily across the country and to the international ...

* Norwegian Air Norway *

Southern Min Southern Min (), Minnan ( Mandarin pronunciation: ) or Banlam (), is a group of linguistically similar and historically related Chinese languages that form a branch of Min Chinese spoken in Fujian (especially the Minnan region), most of Taiwa ...

(ISO 639-3 language code nan), a language originated from China *

Nadi International Airport Nadi International Airport is the main international airport of Fiji as well as an important regional hub for the South Pacific islands, located by the coast on the Ba Province in the Western Division, Fiji, Western Division of the main island V ...

(IATA code NAN), Fiji *

Tandyr nan ''Tandyr nan'' is a type of Central Asian bread cooked in a vertical clay oven, the ''tandyr'' or tandoor. It is circular and leavened with yeast, and typically has a crisp golden surface. They are often decorated by stamping patterns on the dough ...

, Uzbek flatbread *

Naan Naan () is a leavened, oven-baked or tawa-fried flatbread, that can also be baked in a tandoor. It is characterized by a light and fluffy texture and golden-brown spots from the baking process. Naan is found in the cuisines of Central Asia ...

, flatbread