# Adnan (name)

Adnan (Arabic: عدنان, ʿAdnān) is an Arabic masculine name common in the Muslim world. Its eponymous bearer was Adnan, an ancient ancestor of various Arabian tribes. The etymological meaning of the name is settler, from a Semitic root `dn; "to stay, abide".

## A–F

* Adnan Adıvar (1882–1955), Turkish politician
* Adnan Aganović (born 1987), Croatian footballer
* Adnan Ahmed (born 1984), British footballer
* Adnan Akmal (born 1985), Pakistani cricketer
* Adnan Ali Daif, Bahrainian retired footballer
* Adnan Alisic (born 1984), Dutch footballer
* Adnan Awad (born 1942), Palestinian captain
* Adnan Babajić (born 1988), Bosnian singer and television personality
* Adnan Badran (born 1935), Jordanian scientist, academic, politician and prime minister
* Adnan Barakat (born 1982), Moroccan footballer
* Adnan Buntar, Bruneian diplomat
* Adnan Coker (1927–2022), Turkish abstract artist
* Adnan Çolak (born 1952), Turkish serial killer
* Adnan Dirjal (born 1960), Iraqi retired footballer and national team coach
* Adnan Sadık Erzi (1923–1990), Turkish historian
* Adnan al-Dulaimi (1932–2017), Iraqi politician
* Adnan Erkan (born 1968), Turkish footballer

## G–M

* Adnan Kapau Gani (1905–1968), Indonesian politician
* Adnan Güngör (born 1980), Turkish footballer
* Adnan Gušo (born 1975), Bosnian retired footballer and team coach
* Adnan Haidar (born 1989), Lebanese footballer
* Adnan Hamidović (born 1982), Bosnian rapper better known by his stage name Frenkie
* Adnan Harmandić, (born 1983), Bosnian handball player
* Adnan Badr Hassan, Syrian security officer
* Adnan al-Husayni (born 1946), Palestinian politician
* Adnan Hussein (born 1954), Lebanese academic and politician
* Adnan al-Janabi, Iraqi politician
* Adnan Ja'afar, Bruneian diplomat
* Adnan Januzaj (born 1995), Belgian professional footballer
* Adnan Kahveci (1949–1993), Turkish politician
* Adnan Al-Kaissie (1939–2023), Iraqi-American professional wrestler
* Adnan Karim (born 1963), Kurdish singer
* Adnan Kassar (born 1930), Lebanese businessman and politician
* Adnan Khairallah (1940-1989), Iraqi military officer and friend of Saddam Hussein
* Adnan Khan (born 1988), Indian actor
* Adnan Khashoggi (1935–2017), billionaire Saudi Arabian businessman
* Adnan Kovačević (born 1993), Bosnian footballer
* Adnan Malik (born 1984), Pakistani model and actor
* Adnan al-Malki (1918–1955) Syrian Army officer
* Adnan Mansour (born 1946), Lebanese politician
* Adnan Maral (born 1968), Turkish-German actor
* Adnan Melhem (born 1989), Lebanese footballer
* Adnan Menderes (1899–1961), Turkish prime minister (1950–1960)
* Adnan Mohammad (born 1996), Danish footballer
* Adnan Mravac (born 1981), Bosnian footballer

## N–Z

* Adnan Nawaz, British news and sports broadcaster
* Adnan Oktar (born 1956), Turkish creationist, cult leader, and television personality
* Adnan Omran (born 1934), Syrian politician
* Adnan Özyalçıner (born 1934), Turkish author
* Adnan Pachachi (1923–2019), Iraqi politician
* Adnan Polat (born 1953), Turkish businessman
* Adnan bin Saidi (1915–1942), Malayan soldier
* Adnan Sami (born 1973), British-Pakistani singer, musician, pianist, actor and composer
* Adnan Al-Shargi (1941-2021), Lebanese football manager
* Adnan Abdo al-Sukhni (born 1961), Syrian politician
* Adnan Gulshair el Shukrijumah (born 1975), Saudi Arabian member of al-Qaeda
* Adnan Siddiqui (born 1964), Pakistani model and television actor
* Adnan Süvari (1926–1991), Turkish football coach
* Adnan Syed (born 1981), American man convicted of murder
* Adnan Şenses (1935–2013), Turkish actor, singer and songwriter
* Adnan Al Talyani (born 1964), Emirati retired footballer
* Adnan Terzić (born 1960), former chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Adnan Yaakob (born 1950), Malaysian politician and the current Menteri Besar of Pahang
* Adnan Yıldız (born 1966), Turkish footballer
* Adnan Zahirović (born 1990), Bosnian footballer
* Adnan al-Zurufi (born 1966), Iraqi politician

## Middle name

* Aydın Adnan Sezgin (born 1956), Turkish diplomat and politician

## Surname

* Azman Adnan (born 1971), Malaysian footballer
* Etel Adnan (1925–2021), Lebanese-American poet, essayist, and visual artist
* Hassan Adnan (born 1975), Pakistani cricketer
* Shareef Adnan (born 1984), Jordanian footballer
* Tengku Adnan (born 1950), Malaysian politician