Nathan (surname)
Nathan is a surname. It is derived from the Hebrew verb נתן meaning gave. The meaning of the name in Jewish culture could be rendered "he has given" or "he will give".
People with this surname
- Abie Nathan, Israeli humanist and peace activist
- Barnett Nathan, English impresario and entertainer
- Baron Nathan, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1940
- * Harry Nathan, 1st Baron Nathan
- * Roger Nathan, 2nd Baron Nathan
- * Rupert Nathan, 3rd Baron Nathan
- Clemens Nathan, British humanitarian
- DeDee Nathan, American heptathlete
- Elias Salomon Nathan, German writer and physician
- Ernesto Nathan, English-Italian politician and mayor of Rome
- George Nathan, British volunteer and battalion commander in the International Brigades
- George Jean Nathan American critic and editor
- Henry Nathan Jr., Canadian politician
- Isaac Nathan ben Kalonymus, French philosopher and rabbi
- Isaac Nathan, English-Australian musician
- Jared Nathan, American child actor
- Jerrold Nathan Reginald Jerrold-Nathan, Australian painter
- Joe Nathan, American baseball player
- John Nathan, American professor of Japanese
- Juanita Nathan, Canadian politician
- Manfred Nathan South African lawyer, judge, and writer.
- Matthew Nathan, governor of Hong Kong
- Maud Nathan, American social worker, labor activist and suffragist
- Micah Nathan, American author
- Michelle Vicki Nathan, birth name of the British actress Vicki Michelle
- Pareaute Nathan, New Zealand Māori educator and weaver
- P.S. Nathan, Indian natural history specimen dealer
- Robert Nathan, American novelist and poet
- Robert Nathan (intelligence officer), British intelligence official active in India and the United States
- Robert R. Nathan, American economist
- Robert Stuart Nathan, American television writer and producer
- Sara Nathan (broadcaster), English broadcaster
- Sara Nathan (journalist), English journalist
- Sellapan Ramanathan, 6th President of Singapore, often known as S R Nathan
- Syd Nathan, American music business executive
- Tonie Nathan, American politician
- Tony Nathan, American football coach
Fictional characters
- Gloria Nathan, a Latin American doctor at HBO drama Oz