Magan is a surname with Indian or Irish origins. The Irish surname originated in County Leitrim, Ireland.[1] Magan (मगन Hindi, मग्न Sanskrit) meaning sunk, or colloquially tipsy, is a surname common in the Hindi Belt.
Notable people with this name include
- Given name
- Magan Singh Rajvi, Indian football (soccer) player
- Middle name
- Hirsi Magan Isse (1935—2008), scholar and a leading figures of the Somali revolution
- Kaya Magan Cissé (c. 350), Soninke king of Wagadou
- Surname
- Francis Magan, member of the Society of United Irishmen, barrister and informer
- George Magan, Baron Magan of Castletown (born 1945), Conservative member of the House of Lords in the UK
- George Magan (1895-?), Irish Gaelic footballer
- Manchán Magan, Irish writer, traveller and television maker
- Ruán Magan (born 1968), Irish director of documentaries and drama-documentaries
- Tony Magan (1911-1981), Irish republican and a chief of staff of the Irish Republican Army
- Juan Magán of DJs Magán & Rodríguez
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