Aryan (name)
Aryan also spelled Ariyan, Arian, Aryann or Aaryan is a given name and surname that is popular in India and Iran. The name Aryan is derived from the Sanskrit meaning "noble and educated" in the Indian context while it is from Old Persian in the context of Iran. In the Anglosphere, the name has negative connotations to many due to the Nazi racial theories about the superiority of the so-called Aryan race and modern usage of the term by white supremacist organization Aryan Nations.
People with the given name
- Ariyan Arslani, American rapper known as Action Bronson
- Aryann Bhowmik, Indian actor
- Aryan Bora, Indian cricketer
- Aryan Chopra, Indian chess grandmaster
- Arian Çuliqi, Albanian television director and screenwriter
- Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam, Sri Lankan music entertainer
- Aryan Dutt, Dutch cricketer
- Arian Foster, American football player
- Aryan Gholami, Iranian chess grandmaster
- Arian Hametaj, Albanian footballer
- Arián Iznaga, Cuban Paralympian sprinter
- Aryan Jain, Australian cricketer
- Aryan Juyal, Indian cricketer
- Arian Kabashi, Kosovan footballer
- Arian Kabashi, Swedish footballer
- Aryan Kaganof, South African film maker, novelist, poet and fine artist
- Aryan Khan, Indian entrepreneur and filmmaker
- Aaryan Krishna Menon, Indian actor, screenwriter and director
- Aryan Lakra, Indian-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team
- Arian Leviste, American electronic music artist, producer, and DJ
- Arian Moayed, Iranian-born American actor and theater producer
- Aryan Niraj Lamba, Indian professional footballer
- Aryan Pandit, Indian actor and model
- Aryan Prajapati, Indian child actor
- Aryan Rajesh, Indian film actor
- Aryann Roy, Indian actor
- Arian Salimi, Iranian taekwondo olympics medalist
- Aaryan Sigdel, Nepalese film actor
- Aryan Tajbakhsh, English professional footballer
- Aryan Tari, Norwegian chess grandmaster
- Aryan Tsiutryn, Russian and Belarusian freestyle wrestler
- Aryan Vaid, Indian model
People with the surname
- A. V. Aryan, Indian politician
- Abdul Rashid Arian, Afghan politician
- Arman Arian, Iranian author, novelist and researcher
- Asher Arian, American political scientist
- Bruce Arians, American football coach and former player
- Ghamar Ariyan, Iranian researcher and author
- Jake Arians, American football player
- K. C. Aryan, Indian contemporary artist, art historian and collector
- Kartik Aaryan, Indian actor
- Khadijeh Aryan, Iranian scholar
- Marc Aryan, French-Belgian entertainer
- Mizanur Rahman Aryan, Bangladeshi scriptwriter
- Pan Parag Ravi Aryan, Indian actor
- Praskovia Arian, Russian and Soviet writer and feminist
- Shabana Shajahan Aryan, Indian actress
Fictional characters
- Aryan Singh, fictional criminal featured in the 2006 Indian film Dhoom 2, played by Hritik Roshan