Ilan (name)

Ilan (אִילָן) is a Hebrew given name and also a surname, meaning "tree". Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

• Eli Ilan (1928–1982), Israeli sculptor
• Meir Bar-Ilan, an Orthodox rabbi and leader of Religious Zionism.
• Saint Ilan, possibly a Welsh saint known only from a church bearing his name
• Uri Ilan, an Israeli soldier who committed suicide in a Syrian prison.

Given name:

• Ilan Bakhar, a retired Israeli footballer
• Ilan Berman, American political scientist
• Ilan Gilon, Israeli politician
• Ilan Halevi, Jewish-Palestinian journalist and politician
• Ilan Hall, American chef
• Ilan Kidron, Australian singer, song-writer and music producer
• Ilan Eshkeri, British composer
• Ilan H. Meyer, American psychiatric epidemiologist, author and professor
• Ilan Mitchell-Smith, American actor and professor
• Ilan Pappé, Israeli historian and socialist.
• Ilan Ramon, Israeli fighter pilot in the Israeli Air Force
• Ilan Rubin, American drummer
• Ilan Shalgi, Israeli lawyer
• Ilan Volkov, Israeli orchestral conductor.