Daan (given name)

Daan is a Dutch masculine given name, short for Daniël. In the Netherlands, it has increased significantly in popularity as a birth name since 1970. People with the name include:

• Daan Bekker (1932–2009), South African boxer
• Daan den Bleijker (1928–2003), Dutch footballer
• Daan Blij (born 1993), Dutch footballer
• Daan Boerlage (born 1997), Dutch footballer
• Daan Bovenberg (born 1988), Dutch footballer
• Daan Brandenburg (born 1987), Dutch chess grandmaster
• Daan Breeuwsma (born 1987), Dutch short-track speed skater
• Daan Buijze (born 1928), Dutch swimmer
• Daan van Bunge (born 1982), Dutch cricketer
• Daan de Clercq (1854–1931), Dutch socialist and activist
• Daan De Cooman (born 1974), Belgian judoka
• Daan De Pever (born 1989), Belgian footballer
• Daan van Dijk (1907–1986), Dutch track cyclist
• Daan van Dinter (born 1989), Dutch footballer
• Daan Disveld (born 1994), Dutch footballer
• Daan Frenkel (born 1948), Dutch computational physicist
• Daan van Gijseghem (born 1988), Belgian footballer
• Daan van Golden (1936–2017), Dutch artist
• Daan Goulooze (1901–1965), Dutch communist and World War II resistance fighter
• Daan de Groot (1933–1982), Dutch cyclist
• Daan van Haarlem (born 1989), Dutch volleyball player
• Daan Heymans (born 1999), Belgian footballer
• Daan Huiskamp (born 1985), Dutch footballer
• Daan Huizing (born 1990), Dutch golfer
• Daan Human (born 1976), South African rugby player
• Daan Ibrahim (born 1995), Dutch footballer
• Daan Janzing (born 1981), Dutch rock guitarist
• Daan Jippes (born 1945), Dutch comics artists
• Daan Kagchelland (1914–1998), Dutch Olympic sailor
• Daan Klinkenberg (born 1996), Dutch footballer
• Daan Klomp (born 1998), Dutch footballer
• Daan Luijkx (born 1966), Dutch cyclist
• Daan Manneke (born 1939), Dutch composer and organist
• Daan Mogot (1928–1946), Indonesian freedom fighter during World War II
• Daan Myngheer (1993–2016), Belgian cyclist
• Daan Nieber (born 1980), Dutch journalist
• Daan Noppen (born 1977), Dutch draftsman and photographer
• Daan Olivier (born 1992), Dutch cyclist
• Daan Paau (born 1985), Dutch footballer
• Daan Remmerts de Vries (born 1962), Dutch writer
• Daan Rienstra (born 1992), Dutch footballer
• Daan Romers (born 1985), Dutch DJ known as Dannic
• Daan Roosegaarde (born 1979), Dutch installation artist
• Daan Samson (born 1973), Dutch installation and performance artist
• Daan Schuurmans (born 1972), Dutch movie actor
• Daan Soete (born 1994), Dutch cyclo-cross cyclist
• Daan Stuyven (born 1969), Flemish singer and guitarist
• Daan Vaesen (born 1981), Belgian footballer
• Daan Viljoen (1892–1972), South African Governor of South West Africa from 1953 to 1963
  • Daan Viljoen Game Reserve, named after him
• Daan Zwierink (born 1998), Dutch pop singer