Kennan is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname: Elizabeth Topham Kennan (born 1938), American academic George Kennan (explorer) (1845–1924), American explorer of Russia and an early "Russia Expert" George F. Kennan (1904–2005), member of the United States Foreign Service and considered to be the "architect" of American Cold War strategy Jim Kennan (1946–2010), Australian politician and adjunct professor of law Kent Kennan (1913–2003), American educator and composer Larry Kennan (born 1944), former American football coach
Given name: Kennan Adeang (1942-2011), former president of Nauru