Appan may refer to:

People Appan Menon (1947 – 1996), Indian journalist Appan Thacheth (1937 – 2011), Indian poet K. P. Appan (1936 – 2008), Indian literary critic M. P. Appan (1913 – 2003), Indian poet Shash Appan (b. 1996), Welsh activist

Film Appan (film), a 2022 Indian film

See also Appa (disambiguation)