Puran, Pooran or Poeran (Dutch spelling) is a name or surname found in South Asia (India), Iran, the Netherlands, Suriname and Guyana. Notable people with this name include:
Given name Puran Appu (1812–1848), Sri Lankan revolutionary Puran Bhagat, Punjabi ascetic Puran Bhatt, puppeteer from India Puran Singh Bundela, Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh Pooran Farrokhzad (1933–2016), Iranian writer and encyclopedist Puran Chand Joshi (1907–1980), Indian communist politician Pooran Chand Joshi, Indian social anthropologist Puran Singh Phartyal, Indian politician from Uttarakhand, member of the Bharatiya Janata Party Pooran Prakash, Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh Puran Rana Tharu, Nepalese politician Puran Singh (1881–1931), Punjabi poet, scientist and mystic Puran Chand Wadali, Indian Sufi singer and musician
Surname Nicholas Pooran (born 1995), Trinidadian cricketer and former limited overs captain of West Indies cricket team
See also Pooran (singer), Persian singer