Gender:
Origin:
Indian,
Sanskrit
26 famous people named Kannan found on Wikipedia.
208 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
4026-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
4026-th in year 2018
Used in: Indian
Kannan (Tamil: கண்ணன்) is a given name for a male Tamils. Due the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females. The name is derived from the Hindu god Krishna who is known as Kannan in Tamil. In Tamil it means "playful" or "merry."
A name of Sri Krishna; Lord Krishna.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. Kannan | 1971 | Indian film director |
| 2 | Kanal Kannan | Indian actor | |
| 3 | Beena Kannan | 1960 | Indian fashion designer |
| 4 | B. Kannan | Indian actor | |
| 5 | Kannan Soundararajan | 1973 | Indian mathematician |
| 6 | N. K. Senthamarai Kannan | ||
| 7 | Siddharth Kannan | ||
| 8 | Kannan Thamarakkulam | ||
| 9 | Ravindran Kannan | 1953 | Indian mathematician |
| 10 | Yaar Kannan | ||
| 11 | Bharathi Kannan | 1962 | Indian actor |
| 12 | Kannan Iyer | Indian writer, actor and director | |
| 13 | Kannan | ||
| 14 | Embar Kannan | 1975 | Violinist |
| 15 | Vedham Puthithu Kannan | 1950 | |
| 16 | P. Kannan | 1939 | Indian politician |
| 17 | Kuniuraman Kannan | Footballer | |
| 18 | Srirangam Kannan | 1952 | Indian musician |
| 19 | Lakshmi Kannan | 1947 | Indian writer |
| 20 | Kannan Balakrishnan | 1964 | |
| 21 | Kannan Kalaiselvan | ||
| 22 | S. P. Kannan | Former Member of the Legislative Assembly | |
| 23 | Biju C. Kannan | ||
| 24 | M. Kannan | Indian politician | |
| 25 | Kannan Krishnan | ||
| 26 | M. N. Jothi Kannan |