Yan may refer to:
Chinese states Yan (state) (11th century BC–222 BC), a major state in northern China during the Zhou dynasty Yan Kingdom (Han dynasty), first appearing in 206 BC Prince of Yan title held in various dynasties of China Yan (Three Kingdoms), from 237 to 238 Former Yan (337–370), a Xianbei state in present-day Hebei Western Yan (384–394), a Xianbei state in present-day Shanxi Later Yan (384–409), a Xianbei state during Sixteen Kingdoms Period Southern Yan (398–410), a Xianbei state in present-day Shandong Northern Yan (407–436), successor of Later Yan Yan (An–Shi) (756–763), a rebel state founded by the An Lushan rebellion Yan (Five Dynasties period) short-lived state in Hebei from 911 to 913
Names
Surname Yan (surname), romanization for several Chinese surnames Yan, a Cantonese transcription of surname Zhen (甄)
Given name Mononymous persons Yan Emperor, a legendary emperor of ancient China Yan, Marquis of Tian (died c. 370 BC), 4th-century BC ruler of the state of Qi Yan (musician) or Jan Scott Wilkinson, English singer-songwriter
First name Yan' Dargent (1824–1899), French painter Yan England, Canadian actor and television presenter Yan Gaylit (1894–1938), Soviet corps commander Yan Gomes (born 1987), Brazilian baseball player Yan Karlovich Berzin (1889–1938), Soviet military commander and politician Yan Klukowski (born 1987), English professional footballer Yan Pascal Tortelier (born 1947), French conductor and violinist Yan Rudzutak (1887–1938), Bolshevik revolutionary and a Soviet politician Yan Stastny (born 1982), Canadian-American ice hockey centre Yan Valery (born 1999), French-born football right-back Yan Zhu, software developer
Fictional characters Yan Bibiyan, children's book character by Bulgarian writer Elin Pelin
Places Yan Mountains, a mountain range in north China Yan, Iran, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran Yan, Kedah, a district in Malaysia
Other uses Yeast assimilable nitrogen, the combination of free amino nitrogen, ammonia and ammonium for fermenting wine Youth Action Network, a former UK volunteering organisation