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	'''Khan''' ({{IPAc-en\|k\|ɑː\|n}}) is a [[surname]] deriving from the [[title]] ''[[khan (title)\|khan]]'', originating from the [[Eurasian Steppe#Divisions\|Central and Eastern Steppe]] during [[Ancient history\|antiquity]] and popularized by [[List of Turkic dynasties and countries\|Turkic dynasties]] in the rest of Asia during the medieval period. Used in the [[Rourans]] firstly, and also by the early [[List of Bulgarian monarchs\|rulers of Bulgaria]], it was more widely spread by the [[Islam]]ic chieftains in ~~what is now~~ Turkey~~, Iran, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh~~.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=rcjmiBm8hHQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+Anglo-Indian+Dictionary#v=onepage&q=khan&f=false Khan] entry in ''[[Hobson-Jobson]]: the Anglo-Indian dictionary''</ref><ref>As cited in ''The [[Baburnama]]'', 2002, [[Wheeler Thackston\|W.M. Thackston]] p273.~~</ref><ref>https://www.britannica.com/biography/Krum~~</ref><ref>{{cite book\|author=Rajendra Kumar Sharma\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cq99HbGpIWsC&pg=PA159\|title=Rural Sociology\|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist\|year=1997\|isbn=978-81-7156-671-6\|page=159}}</ref>		'''Khan''' ({{IPAc-en\|h\|ɑː\|n}}) is a [[surname]] deriving from the [[title]] ''[[khan (title)\|khan]]'', originating from the [[Eurasian Steppe#Divisions\|Central and Eastern Steppe]] during [[Ancient history\|antiquity]] and popularized by [[pashtuns]] and [[List of Turkic dynasties and countries\|Turkic dynasties]] in the rest of Asia during the medieval period. Used in the [[Rourans]] firstly, and also by the early [[List of Bulgarian monarchs\|rulers of Bulgaria]], it was more widely spread by the [[Islam]]ic chieftains in a wide region spanning from [[Turkey]] to the [[Indian subcontinent]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=rcjmiBm8hHQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+Anglo-Indian+Dictionary#v=onepage&q=khan&f=false Khan] entry in ''[[Hobson-Jobson]]: the Anglo-Indian dictionary''</ref><ref>As cited in ''The [[Baburnama]]'', 2002, [[Wheeler Thackston\|W.M. Thackston]] p273.</ref><ref>{{cite book\|author=Rajendra Kumar Sharma\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cq99HbGpIWsC&pg=PA159\|title=Rural Sociology\|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist\|year=1997\|isbn=978-81-7156-671-6\|page=159}}</ref>

	Khan is a common surname among [[Muslim]]s of [[Central Asia]]n and [[South Asia]]n origin, and in people having [[Mongol]] or [[Turkic peoples\|Turkic]] origin. It is one of the [[lists of most common surnames\|most common surnames]] in the world, shared by over 12 million people in Asia and 24 million worldwide.<ref>[http://forebears.io/surnames/khan "Khan"] (surname distribution), ''Forebears.io'', 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2018.</ref> It is the surname of over 108,674 [[British Asians]], making it the 12th most common surname in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://forebears.co.uk/england\|title=England Genealogy Resources & Parish Registers\|website=forebears.co.uk}}</ref>		Khan is a common surname among [[Muslim]]s of [[Central Asia]]n and [[South Asia]]n origin, and in people having [[Mongol]] or [[Turkic peoples\|Turkic]] origin. It is particularly popular among people of or originating from [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Bangladesh]] and [[Afghanistan]];<ref>https://www.britannica.com/biography/Krum</ref> it is often affiliated with the [[Pashtuns]] in the Indian subcontinent.<ref name="ReferenceA">People of India Volume XLII Part Three edited by A Hassan & J C Das page 1139 to 1141 Manohar Publications</ref> Khan is one of the [[lists of most common surnames\|most common surnames]] in the world, shared by over 12 million people in Asia and 24 million worldwide.<ref>[http://forebears.io/surnames/khan "Khan"] (surname distribution), ''Forebears.io'', 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2018.</ref> It is the surname of over 108,674 [[British Asians]], making it the 12th most common surname in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://forebears.co.uk/england\|title=England Genealogy Resources & Parish Registers\|website=forebears.co.uk}}</ref>

	==People==		==People==

imported>A khan901: Malaika Arora Khan is now Malaika Arora (Post divorce with Arbaaz Khan). Divorce Date: 11 May 2017.

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Malaika Arora Khan is now Malaika Arora (Post divorce with Arbaaz Khan). Divorce Date: 11 May 2017.

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'''Khan''' ({{IPAc-en|k|ɑː|n}}) is a [[surname]] deriving from the [[title]] ''[[khan (title)|khan]]'', originating from the [[Eurasian Steppe#Divisions|Central and Eastern Steppe]] during [[Ancient history|antiquity]] and popularized by [[List of Turkic dynasties and countries|Turkic dynasties]] in the rest of Asia during the medieval period. Used in the [[Rourans]] firstly, and also by the early [[List of Bulgarian monarchs|rulers of Bulgaria]], it was more widely spread by the [[Islam]]ic chieftains in what is now Turkey, Iran, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=rcjmiBm8hHQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+Anglo-Indian+Dictionary#v=onepage&q=khan&f=false Khan] entry in ''[[Hobson-Jobson]]: the Anglo-Indian dictionary''</ref><ref>As cited in ''The [[Baburnama]]'', 2002, [[Wheeler Thackston|W.M. Thackston]] p273.</ref><ref>https://www.britannica.com/biography/Krum</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Rajendra Kumar Sharma|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cq99HbGpIWsC&pg=PA159|title=Rural Sociology|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist|year=1997|isbn=978-81-7156-671-6|page=159}}</ref>

Khan is a common surname among [[Muslim]]s of [[Central Asia]]n and [[South Asia]]n origin, and in people having [[Mongol]] or [[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] origin. It is one of the [[lists of most common surnames|most common surnames]] in the world, shared by over 12 million people in Asia and 24 million worldwide.<ref>[http://forebears.io/surnames/khan "Khan"] (surname distribution), ''Forebears.io'', 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2018.</ref> It is the surname of over 108,674 [[British Asians]], making it the 12th most common surname in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forebears.co.uk/england|title=England Genealogy Resources & Parish Registers|website=forebears.co.uk}}</ref>

==People==
===Scholars, intellectuals and academics===
* [[Ahmed Raza Khan]] (1856–1921), Sunni Islamic scholar of south Asia
* [[Dilwar Khan]], Bengali poet
* [[Gul Khan Nasir]] (1914–1983), poet, historian and politician from Balochistan
* [[Geoffrey Khan]] (born 1958), professor of Semitic Languages at the University of Cambridge
* [[Muhammad Mojlum Khan]], non-fiction writer best known for The Muslim 100
* [[Muhammad Siddiq Khan]] (1910–1978), Bengali academic from Bangladesh, "father of the Library and Information Science discipline in Bangladesh"
*[[Muqtedar Khan|M. A. Muqtedar Khan]], American Islamic philosopher, Sufi and academic
* [[Rukhsana Khan]], Pakistani-Canadian children's writer and storyteller
*[[Sal Khan|Salman "Sal" Khan]], Muslim Bengali-American educator, known for the online Khan Academy
* [[Sirajul Hossain Khan]], editor of Pakistan Times and the Eastern News Agency
* [[Wahiduddin Khan]], Islamic scholar and peace activist
* [[Wasiullah Khan]], Pakistani-American educator and founder of East–West University in Chicago
* [[Yasmin Khan]] (b. 1977), Associate Professor of History, Kellogg College, Oxford

===Politicians and rulers===
* [[Md. Abdul Majid Khan|Abdul Majid Khan]], former [[Member of parliament#Bangladesh|MP]] for [[Habiganj-2]], Bangladesh
* [[Abdul Majid Khan Tarin]] (1877–1939), senior political figure of the North-West Frontier Province, British India
* [[Akram Khan (politician)|Akram Khan]] (born 1970), Indian politician
* [[Nawab Ali Haider Khan|Ali Haider Khan]] (1900–1963), [[Nawab of Longla]]
* [[Alivardi Khan]] (1671–1756), Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
* [[Amir Khan (Pindari)]] (1768–1834), Pindari leader in the early 19th century, later the Nawab of Tonk
* [[Arif Mohammad Khan]], Indian politician and current governor of Kerala
* [[Abul-Hasan ibn Mirza Ghiyas Beg|Asaf Khan]], Wazir (Prime Minister) of Emperor Jahangir and Shahjahan
* [[Asif Nawaz|Asif Nawaz Khan Janjua]] (1937–1993), former Chief Of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army
* [[Ataur Rahman Khan]] (1907–1991), Bengali activist politician, later Chief Minister of East Pakistan
* [[Ayub Khan (field marshal)]], ex army general/dictator and president of Pakistan
* [[Bahlul Khan Lodi|Bahlul Khan]] (died 1488), founder of the Lodi dynasty
* [[Bairam Khan]] (1501–1561), Mughal commander, mentor and guardian of Akbar the Great
* [[Bostan Khan]] Tarin, 19th-century Pashtun clan warrior
* [[Chaudhry Ali Akbar Khan]] (1911–1967), Pakistani Federal Minister for Home Affairs 1964–1966
* [[Chaudhry Aurangzeb Khan]], of the British era
* [[Dilal Khan]] (1585-1666), Muslim ruler of Sandwip
* [[Fatali Khan Khoyski]], first Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
* [[Fateh Naseeb Khan]], Chief General of Alwar Armed Forces
* [[Feroz Khan Noon]] (1893–1970), former Prime Minister of Pakistan
* [[Franklin Khan]], Trinidad and Tobago politician
* [[Fuad Khan]] (born 1955), Trinidad and Tobago politician
* [[Ganj Ali Khan]], military officer and Governor in Safavid Iran
* [[Genghis Khan]], Mongol warlord of the 12th century
* [[German Khan]], Russian oligarch
* [[Khizr and Ghazala Khan|Ghazala Khan]], mother of American soldier Humayun Khan
* [[Ghazanfar Ali Khan|Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan Khokhar]], one of Pakistan's first Federal Ministers
* [[Ghulam Jilani Khan]] (1925–1999), Governor of Punjab 1980 to 1985
* [[Hafiz Khan]], Fijian Businessman, former Senator, and President of the Muslim League
* [[Haydar Ghazi|Haydar Khan]], 2nd Wazir of Sylhet
* [[Hulagu Khan]], ruler of Mongolian horde
* [[Humayun Khan (soldier)]], United States Army Captain, died in the Iraq War in 2004
* [[Iftikhar Khan]] (1909–1949), had been nominated to become the first local Commander in Chief of Pakistan
* [[Imran Khan]], Pakistan's current Prime Minister
* [[Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan]] ''Badshah Khan'' (1890–1988), Pashtun leader and activist
* [[Khan Sahib Shahal Khan Khoso]] (1909–1956), Baloch leader, MLA West Pakistan Assembly from 1953 to 1956
* [[Khizr Khan]], first ruler of Sayyid Dynasty, fourth period of the Delhi Sultanate
* [[Khizr Muazzam Khan]], father of American soldier Humayun, known for a speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention
* [[Khudadad Khan]] (1888–1971), Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross
* [[Kublai Khan]], king of China and founder of Yuan Dynasty
* [[Kutb Khan]], commandant of Mahim when it was under Gujarat Sultanate
* [[Krum|Krum Khan]], ruler and founder of Bulgaria
* [[Liaquat Ali Khan]] (1895–1951), 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan
* [[M.J. Khan]], member of the Houston City Council
* [[Malik Umar Hayat Khan]] (1875–1944), elected member of the Council of State of India
* [[Malik Munawar Khan Awan|Munawar Khan]], soldier of INA and later Pakistani Army, known for Operation Gibraltar
* [[Mahboob Ali Khan]], 6th Nizam of Hyderabad, popularly known as Teesmaar Khan
* [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]] (1886–1967), 7th Nizam of Kingdom of Hyderabad
* [[Mir Lawang Khan]], politician of Balochistan and brother of Gul Khan Nasir
* [[Modu Chanyu|Mete Khan]], ruler and warlord of China in 2nd century BCE
* [[Mehmet II|Sultan Fetih Mehmet Khan]], [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] sultan and conqueror of Constantinople
* [[Muhammad Hamidullah Khan]] (1938–2011), Bangladeshi military leader, politician and author
* [[General Muhammad Musa Khan Hazara]], former Chief Of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army
* [[Muhammed Akbar Khan]], the first Muslim to become a General in British Indian Army
* [[Muhammad Khan Junejo]] (1932–1993), former Prime Minister of Pakistan
* [[Murshid Quli Khan]] ({{circa}} 1665–1727), founder of the Nawab rulers in Bengal
* [[Nauroz Khan]] (1874-1964), Balochi Independence movement leader
* [[Nawab Ali Abbas Khan]], [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]] politician and three-time MP for Maulvibazar-2, Bangladesh
* [[Nawab Ali Haider Khan]], 9th Nawab of Longla, minister and leader of the Independent Muslim Party
* [[Nawab Qaim Khan]], 14th-century Ameer of the Delhi Sultanate and chief of Qaimkhani clan
* [[Nawazish Alam Khan]] (Hindi: नवाज़िश आलम ख़ान), Indian Baloch politician and member of the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
* [[Nisar Ali Khan]] (born 1954), Pakistani politician, former cabinet minister and opposition leader in the National Assembly of Pakistan
* [[Prince Aly Khan]] (1911–1960), Pakistani United Nations diplomat
* [[Prince Sadruddhin Aga Khan]] (1933–2003), diplomat, UN High Commissioner for Refugees from 1965 to 1977
* [[Rabina Khan]], councillor for Shadwell and former Housing Cabinet member in Tower Hamlets, London
* [[Raeesah Khan]], Singaporean Member of Parliament
* [[Raja Habib ur Rahman Khan]] (1913–1978), Indian freedom fighter with the Indian National Army
* [[Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan]], President of AJK
* [[Raja Muhammed Sarfraz Khan]] (1905–1968), member of the Pakistan Movement
* [[Raja Sakhi Daler Khan]] [[Mangral]], Kashmiri freedom fighter with the Indian National Army
* [[Raja Saroop Khan]], former Governor of Punjab
* [[Rana Khudadad Khan]], President of Pakistan Muslim League (Punjab)
* [[Rana Afzal Khan]] (1949–2019), Finance Minister of Pakistan and PML-N Leader
* [[Rana Mohammad Hanif Khan]] (1922–2005), Finance Minister of Pakistan
* [[Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan]], Speaker of the Punjab Assembly from 2008
* [[Rana Nazeer Ahmed Khan]] (born 1949), Pakistani former Federal Minister
* [[Rana Phool Muhammad Khan]], MPA from Bhai Pheru (Phool Nagar)
* [[Purnendu Khan]], MP from Uluberia Constituency of Bengal
* [[Sadiq Khan]], Mayor of London
* [[Saifullah Khan family]] is a prominent political family of modern-day Pakistan, also known as Khans of Mewat
* [[Sahabzada Yaqub Khan]] (born 1920), Pakistani general and diplomat
* Sardar [[Farooq Leghari|Farooq Khan Leghari]] (1940–2010), first Baloch president of Pakistan
* [[Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan]] (1915–2003), founder of Azad Jammu Kashmir State
* Sardar [[Shaukat Hayat Khan]] (1915–1998), senior political figure and lieutenant of the Quaid-i-Azam in the Punjab
* [[Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan]] (born 1934), former Prime Minister and President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
* Sardar Sir [[Sikandar Hayat Khan (Punjabi politician)|Sikandar Hayat Khan]] (1892–1942), KCSI, Premier of the Punjab
* [[Sikandar Khan Ghazi]], commander during the Conquest of Gour and the 1st Wazir of Sylhet
* [[Shah Nawaz Khan (general)]] (1914–1983), Major General of the Indian National Army, one of the three of the famed ''Red Fort Trio''
* [[Shah Nawaz Khan (general)|Shah Nawaz Khan Janjua]] (1914–1983), Indian freedom fighter with the Indian National Army
* [[Shah Nawaz Khan (general)|Shah Nawaz Khan]], revolutionary in India of the Janjua Rajput
* [[Shaista Khan]], Mughal governor of Bengal from 1664 to 1688
* Sir [[Muhammad Zafarullah Khan]] (1893–1985), the first Foreign Minister of Pakistan
* [[Sulaiman Khan Karrani]], Sultan of Bengal
* Sultan Suleiman Khan ([[Suleiman the Magnificent]]) (1494–1566), Ottoman Turkish Sultan
* [[Tughral Tughan Khan]], 13th-century Mamluk Governor
* [[Turrebaz Khan|Turram Khan]], revolutionary fighter from Hyderabad whose name has become eponym of bravery in many Indian languages
* [[Tikka Khan]] (1915–2002), former Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army
* [[Yulbars Khan]] Uyghur General of Kuomintang, also known as "Tiger General" for his bravery, provincial Governor of Xinjiang province from 1951 to 1971
* [[Yusaf Khan (general)|Yusaf Khan]] (Muhammad Yusaf Khan) (born 1948), former Vice Chief Of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army

===Actors and entertainers===
{{See also|Khans of Bollywood}}
* [[Aamir Khan]], Indian actor, film producer and director
* [[Abdul Karim Khan]], Indian classical vocalist
* [[Abdul Wahid Khan]], Indian musician, mentor of many singers like Muhammad Rafi and Ram Narayan
* [[Adil Khan (dancer)|Adil Khan]], Norwegian actor of Pashtun and Punjabi descent
* [[Adnan Sami Khan]], Indian singer, playback singer and music composer
* [[Aiman Khan]], Pakistani film and television actress, sister of actress Minal Khan
* [[Akram Khan (dancer)]], British dancer of Bangladeshi descent
* [[Anik Khan]], Bangladesh-born American rapper
* [[Ali Akbar Khan]], Bangladesh Bengali sarod player
* [[Alvira Khan Agnihotri]], Indian film producer and fashion designer (Salman Khan's sister and Salim Khan's daughter)
* [[Amar Khan]], Pakistani director, writer and television actress
* [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]], Indian actor and director
* [[Apu Biswas|Apu Islam Khan]], Bangladeshi actress and model (former wife of Shakib Khan)
* [[Arbaaz Khan]], Indian actor, director and film producer (Salman Khan's brother)
* [[Asad Amanat Ali Khan]] (1955–2007), Pakistani vocalist
* Ayesha Sultana Khan ([[Sharmila Tagore]]), actress, model, Central Board of Film Certification chairperson (mother of Saif Ali Khan)
* [[Ayub Khan (actor)|Ayub Khan]], Indian television and film actor (Nasir Khan's son and Dilip Kumar's nephew)
* [[Bat for Lashes]], stage name of Natasha Khan, British singer-songwriter and musician
* [[Bilal Khan (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Cassius Khan]], Canadian Indian classical musician in New Westminster, known as the Ghazal/Tabla Wizard
* [[Chaka Khan]], American R&B singer
* [[Dilip Kumar]] (born Muhammad Yusuf Khan), Indian actor of Pashtun origin
* [[Faisal Khan]], Indian actor (Aamir Khan's brother)
* [[Farah Khan]], Indian film director, choreographer, dancer and fashion designer
* [[Faraaz Khan]], Indian film actor of 1990s and early 2000s
* [[Fardeen Khan]], Indian actor (son of Feroz Khan)
* [[Fawad Khan]], Pakistani film actor and singer, also worked in Indian films
* [[Feroz Khan (actor)|Feroz Khan]], Indian actor, director and film producer (father of Fardeen Khan)
* [[Feroze Khan]], Pakistani television actor and producer
* [[Gauahar Khan]], Indian model and actress
* [[Gul Khan (producer)|Gul Khan]], Indian television producer
* [[Guz Khan]] (born 1986), English comedian and actor
* [[Helen (actress)|Helen Richardson Khan]], Indian actress (wife of Salim Khan)
* [[Hina Khan]], Indian television actress
* [[Imran Khan (Bollywood actor)]] (born Imran Pal), Indian American actor, works in Bollywood (Aamir Khan's nephew)
* [[Imran Khan (singer)]], Dutch singer of Punjabi descent
* [[Irrfan Khan]] (1967–2020), Indian actor (in Indian films and Hollywood films)
* [[Jiah Khan]], British-American actress who worked in Indian Bollywood films
* [[Junaid Khan (actor)|Junaid Khan]], Pakistani film actor, singer and writer
* [[Kabir Khan (director)|Kabir Khan]], Indian director, screenwriter, cinematographer and film producer
* [[Kareena Kapoor Khan]], Indian actress (wife of Saif Ali Khan, member of Kapoor family, daughter of actor Randhir Kapoor and actress Babita)
* [[Khalil Ullah Khan]], film and TV actor, 1976 winner of Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
* [[King Khan (musician)|King Khan]], real name Arish Khan, Indian/French-Canadian musician
* [[Krutika Desai Khan]], Indian actress working in film, television and theatre
* [[Mahira Khan]], Pakistani drama and film actress, also works in Bollywood
* [[Mansoor Khan]], Indian director, film producer and screenwriter (Nasir Hussain's son, Aamir Khan's cousin)
* [[Marco Khan]], Iranian actor
* [[Mehboob Khan]], Indian director, film producer, actor and writer
* [[Minal Khan]], Pakistani television actress, sister of actress Aiman Khan
* [[Nahnatchka Khan]], American television writer and producer
* [[Nasir Hussain|Nasir Hussain Khan]], Indian director, film producer and screenwriter (Aamir Khan's uncle)
* [[Nasir Khan (actor)|Nasir Khan]], Indian actor (Dilip Kumar's brother)
* [[Nazir Ahmed Khan]], Indian director, film producer and actor in British India and then Pakistan (brother-in-law of filmmaker [[K. Asif]])
* [[Nikhat Khan]], Indian film producer (Aamir Khan's sister)
* [[Noor Khan (actress)|Noor Khan]], Pakistani television actress and sister of actress Sarah Khan
* [[Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]], Pakistani vocalist
* [[Parvati Khan]], [[Indo-Trinidadian]] singer and model who worked in Bollywood
* [[Praga Khan]], real name Maurice Engelen, Belgian techno musician
* [[Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]], vocalist
* [[Rehan Khan]], Bollywood singer from Goa
* [[Riyaz Khan]], South Indian actor
* Roy Sætre Khantatat, Norwegian singer, better known as [[Roy Khan]]
* [[Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan]], Pakistani vocalist
* [[Saif Ali Khan]], Indian actor (son of Sharmila Tagore, husband of Kareena Kapoor)
* [[Sajid Khan]], Indian actor and singer
* [[Sajid Khan (director)|Sajid Khan]], Indian film director and actor
* [[Salim Khan]], Indian screenwriter and scriptwriter (father of Salman Khan), part of screenwriting duo Salim–Javed
* [[Salman Khan]], Indian actor and film producer
* [[Sana Khan]], Indian model and television actress
* [[Sanjay Khan]], Indian actor, director and film producer (father of Zayed Khan)
* [[Sarah Khan]], Pakistani TV actress in Urdu television serials
* [[Saroj Khan]], Indian choreographer
* [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]], Indian actor, film producer (known as King Khan)
* [[Sahil Khan]], Indian actor
* [[Shakib Khan]], Bangladeshi actor, producer, singer, film organiser and media personality
* [[Soha Ali Khan]], Indian actress (Saif Ali Khan's sister, daughter of actress Sharmila Tagore)
* [[Sohail Khan]], Indian actor, director and film producer (brother of Salman Khan)
* [[Sudhir (actor)|Sudhir]], real name Shah Zaman Khan Afridi, actor
* [[Tahir Hussain|Tahir Hussain Khan]], Indian director and film producer (Aamir Khan's father)
* [[Tariq Khan (actor)|Tariq Khan]], Indian actor (Aamir Khan's cousin, Nasir Hussain's nephew)
* [[Valentino Khan]], American DJ, music producer, guitarist, singer, songwriter
* [[Zareen Khan]], Bollywood actress who has also appeared in Tamil and Punjabi films
* [[Zayed Khan]], Indian actor (Sanjay Khan's son, Sussanne Khan's brother, brother-in-law of Hrithik Roshan)

===Sportspeople===
*''Khan'', former ring name of retired American professional wrestler [[Dave Bautista]]
* [[Imran Khan]], current Prime Minister of Pakistan, politician and former cricketer and captain of the Pakistan cricket team
* [[Akram Khan (cricketer)]], former captain of the Bangladeshi Cricket Team
* [[Amir Khan (British boxer)]], British boxer of Pakistani descent
*[[Mohsin Khan (Pakistani cricketer)|Mohsin Khan]], former Pakistani cricketer
* [[Moin Khan]], former Pakistani cricketer
* [[Muhammad Essa|Muhammad Essa Khan]], former Pakistani footballer
* [[Athar Ali Khan]], Bangladeshi former cricketer, selector and cricket commentator
* [[Carla Khan]], Pakistani professional squash player
* [[Hajra Khan (footballer)|Hajra Khan]], Pakistani footballer
* [[Kaleemullah Khan (footballer)|Kaleemullah Khan]], Pakistani footballer
* [[Jahangir Khan]], former Pakistani professional squash player and World No. 1
* [[Jansher Khan]], former Pakistani professional squash player and World No. 1
* [[Mir Sultan Khan]], Pakistani chess champion
* [[Nafees Iqbal]] (Mohammad Nafees Iqbal Khan), Bangladeshi cricketer
* [[Nasim Khan (cricketer born 1976)|Nasim Khan]], Pakistani cricketer
* [[Shahid Khan Afridi]], Pakistani cricketer
* [[Salman Khan (cricketer)|Salman Khan]], Indian cricketer
* [[Shahrukh Khan (cricketer)|Shahrukh Khan]], Indian cricketer
* [[Junaid Khan (cricketer)|Junaid Khan]], Pakistani cricketer
* [[Usman Khan Shinwari]], Pakistani cricketer
* [[Simon Khan]], English golfer
* [[Tamim Iqbal]] (Tamim Iqbal Khan), Bangladeshi cricketer
* [[Younus Khan]], Pakistani cricketer
* [[Sajid Khan (cricketer)|Sajid Khan]], Pakistani cricketer
* [[Shadab Khan]], Pakistani cricketer
* [[Sharjeel Khan]], Pakistani cricketer
* [[Vitaly Khan]], Kazakhstani freestyle swimmer
* [[Zaheer Khan]], Indian cricketer
* [[Rocky Khan]], All Blacks 7s rugby player
* [[Rashid Khan (cricketer)|Rashid Khan]], Afghanistan international cricketer

===In science and technology===
* [[Abdul Qadeer Khan]], Pakistani engineer, considered the founder of Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme
* [[Fazlur Khan]], Bengali-American structural engineer and designer of Chicago's Sears Tower and John Hancock Center
* [[Ishfaq Ahmad Khan]], Pakistani scientist in particle and nuclear physics
* [[Munir Ahmad Khan]], Pakistani scientist in nuclear physics, credited as the father of Pakistan's Atomic Project
* [[Mohammad Islam Khan]] (1957–2010), Indian glycobiologist, scientist at the National Chemical Laboratory
* [[Naeem Ahmad Khan]] (1928–2013), Pakistani nuclear physicist and university professor of physics
* [[K. Ahmed Khan]], Indian scientist and businessman who had success in using plastic for road construction
* [[Shaukat Hameed Khan]], Pakistani nuclear physicist
* [[Hakim Ajmal Khan|Mohammad Ajmal Khan]], physician in Delhi, India, one of the founders of the Jamia Millia Islamia University
* [[Muhammad Siddiq Khan]] (1910–1978), librarian of the Central Library of the University of Dhaka and the founder of the university's Department of Library Science
* [[Iqrar Ahmad Khan]], Pakistani agricultural scientist, professor of horticulture at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad in Pakistan
* [[Razib Khan]], Bengali-American geneticist

===Other professions===
* [[Abul Kashem Khan]] (1905–1991), jurist, political leader, and industrialist from Bangladesh
* [[Alan Khan]] (born 1971), South African radio presenter
* [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] (1940–1992), Indian film producer
* [[Fazal Khan]], Pakistani lawyer and Pashtun human rights activist
* [[Gauri Khan]] (born 1971), Indian interior designer and film producer (wife of Indian star Shahrukh Khan)
* Hazrat [[Inayat Khan]], (1882–1927), founder of Universal Sufism and the Sufi Order International
* [[Irene Khan]] (born 1956), Bangladeshi lawyer, former Secretary General of Amnesty International
* [[Kiran Rao|Kiran Rao Khan]] (born 1973), Indian director, film producer and screenwriter (wife of Indian star Aamir Khan)
* The (unknown) 'M Khan', the subject of many gag routines on ''[[The Mary Whitehouse Experience]]'' because of long-standing graffiti visible from a major London road<ref>{{cite web|url=http://everything2.com/title/M.+Khan+Is+Bent |title=Origin of 'M Khan' Graffiti |publisher=Everything2.com |date=12 April 2001 |access-date=9 June 2012}}</ref>
* [[Mirza Abu Taleb Khan]] (1752–1805/6), Indian tax-collector and travel-writer
* [[Mohammad Sidique Khan]] (1974–2005), London train suicide bomber
* Nawab [[Muhammad Hayat Khan]] (1833–1901) British-Indian administrator and aristocrat
* [[Noor Inayat Khan]] (1914–1944), British spy in occupied France
* [[Oghuz Khan]], legendary forefather of the Turkic people
* [[Peter Khan]] (born Afghan-Khan), Australian member of the Universal House of Justice of the Bahá'í Faith
* [[Shahid Khan]] (born 1950), Pakistan-born American businessman, owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham F.C.
* [[Sussanne Khan]] (born 1975), Indian interior fashion designer and entrepreneur
* [[Syed Ahmed Khan]] (1817–1898), Islamic scholar
* [[Tariq Ali]] Khan (born 1943), British-Pakistani writer, intellectual and socialist
* [[Tasmin Lucia Khan]] (born 1980), British Bangladeshi journalist and news presenter for BBC News
* [[Tony Khan]] (born 1982), American businessman; co-owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham F.C. along with his father Shahid, and CEO of All Elite Wrestling
* [[Vilayat Inayat Khan]] (1916–2004), former head of the Sufi Order International
* [[Usman Khan (terrorist)]] (1991-2019), Islamic terrorist and perpetrator of the 2019 London Bridge stabbing
* [[Zia Inayat Khan]], the Pir of the Sufi Order International

==Fictional characters==
* [[Haman Khan]], a prominent ''Gundam'' villain in ''[[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam]]'' and the principal antagonist in its sequel ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ]]''; and her father Maharaja Khan
* [[Kamal Khan]], the main villain in the James Bond film ''Octopussy''
* [[Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan)|Kamala Khan]], the fourth character to assume the identity of the Marvel Comics superheroine [[Ms. Marvel]]
* Khan, Primus of House Aico game character from [[Paladins (video game)|''Paladins'']]
* [[List of Corner Shop Show characters#Recurring characters|Khan]], character from the web-series [[Corner Shop Show]]
* [[List of Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars characters#Khan|Khan]], one of the villains in the ''Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars'' computer game
* Khan, a Chinese-American detective from the ''[[Khan!]]'' 1975 US television series
* [[Manga Khan]], a DC Comics character
* Rizwan Khan, main character in the 2010 Bollywood film ''[[My Name Is Khan]]''
* Dark Khan, the main antagonist of the crossover video game ''[[Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe]]'' who is the merging between Shao Khan and DC Comics villain Darkseid
*Shadow Khan, the group of villains in animated series [[Jackie Chan Adventures]]
* [[Shere Khan]], the tiger, in Rudyard Kipling's ''The Jungle Book'', also adapted as a cartoon character in a Walt Disney Productions movie in 1967
* [[Shiwan Khan]], a recurring enemy of [[The Shadow]]
* The [[Mandarin (comics)|Mandarin]] archenemy of Iron Man whose real name is Khan also from Marvel Comics
* [[Yasmin Khan (Doctor Who)|Yasmin Khan]], a companion of the Thirteenth Doctor in the BBC series ''[[Doctor Who]]''
*[[Khan Noonien Singh]], an antagonist in the [[Star Trek]] franchise and the titular character of the 1982 film [[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|''The Wrath of Khan'']]
*Mr Khan, British Pakistani character on British TV show [[Citizen Khan|''Citizen Khan'']]

==See also==
*[[Farrakhan]]
*[[Khan (title)]]
*[[List of places named Khan]]

==References==
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[[Category:Indian surnames]]
[[Category:Pakistani names]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi Muslim names]]
[[Category:Bengali Muslim surnames]]
[[Category:Mongolian-language surnames]]

Khan (surname) - Revision history

KarenCharley004: quick update

->Sultan of All at 14:25, 11 November 2021

imported>A khan901: Malaika Arora Khan is now Malaika Arora (Post divorce with Arbaaz Khan). Divorce Date: 11 May 2017.