Roan may refer to:

Animals

  • Roan (color), a type of animal coat color that shows intermixed white and darker-colored hairs
  • Roan (horse), a horse coat color pattern
  • Varnish roan, a leopard-complex horse coat color that looks similar to roan
  • Roan antelope, an African savanna antelope
  • Roan Allen (1904–1930), one of the founding sires of the Tennessee Walking Horse

People

  • Roan (name), personal name and surname
  • Chappell Roan (born 1998), American singer-songwriter
  • Charles H. Roan (1923—1944), United States Marine
  • Dan Roan (born 1976), sports editor for BBC News
  • John Roan, landowner in Greenwich, London who left his estate for the founding of the John Roan School
  • John Roan (bishop) (died 1692), Church of Ireland Bishop of Killaloe
  • Michael Roan (born 1972), former professional American football tight end
  • Oscar Roan (born 1951), former American football tight end
  • Roan Carneiro (born 1978), Brazilian professional mixed martial artist
  • Roan Ching-yueh (born 1958), Taiwanese architect, writer, curator and an Associate Professor of Department of Art Creativity

Places

Iran

  • Roan, Iran, a village in Hamadan Province

Norway

  • Roan Municipality, a municipality in the Fosen district of Trøndelag county
  • Roan (village), a village within Roan Municipality in Trøndelag county
  • Roan Church, a church in Roan Municipality in Trøndelag county

United Kingdom

  • Old Roan, an area in Aintree village, Merseyside, England
  • Old Roan railway station, a railway station in Aintree village, Merseyside, England
  • Old Roan Chase, a steeplechase in Aintree village, Merseyside, England
  • Roan, County Tyrone, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland

United States

  • Roan Cliffs, a range of mountains and cliffs in Utah and Colorado
  • Roan Creek, a tributary of the Watauga River in Tennessee
  • Roan Creek (Colorado), a tributary of the Colorado River in Garfield County, Colorado
  • Roan Mountain (Roan Highlands), a mountain on the Tennessee-North Carolina border
  • Roan Mountain, Tennessee, a census-designated place (CDP) in Carter County, Tennessee
  • Roan Mountain State Park, located in East Tennessee along the Tennessee-North Carolina border
  • Roan Plateau, a plateau that overlooks the Colorado River Valley

Zambia

  • Roan (constituency), a parliamentary constituency in Luanshya District

Other

  • Battle of Roan's Tan Yard, an action during the American Civil War
  • The John Roan School, a comprehensive secondary school in Blackheath, South-East London
  • USS Charles H. Roan (DD-853) (1946–1973), a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy
  • Roan United F.C., a Zambian football club based in Luanshya
  • The Secret of Roan Inish, 1994 American film

See also

  • Old Roan (disambiguation)
  • Strawberry Roan (disambiguation)
  • Roane, a surname
  • Roanne, a commune in France
  • Rohan (disambiguation)