Lavan is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname: Al Lavan (born 1946), former college football head coach Doc Lavan (1890–1952), Major League Baseball shortstop John Lavan (1911–2006), former judge on the Supreme Court of Western Australia Rene Lavan (born 1968), Cuban-American actor Samuel Lavan (born 1982), Israeli footballer
Given name: LaVan Davis (born 1966), American actor and singer Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn Jr. (1934-2013), American pianist
Fictional characters: Lavan Firestorm, character in the book Brightly Burning