Daan is a Dutch masculine given name, short for Daniël. In the Netherlands, it has increased significantly in popularity as a birth name since 1970. People with the name include:Daan Bekker (1932–2009), South African boxer
Daan den Bleijker (1928–2003), Dutch footballer
Daan Blij, Dutch footballer
Daan Boerlage, Dutch footballer
Daan Bovenberg, Dutch footballer
Daan Brandenburg, Dutch chess grandmaster
Daan Breeuwsma, Dutch short-track speed skater
Daan Buijze, Dutch swimmer
Daan van Bunge, Dutch cricketer
Daan de Clercq (1854–1931), Dutch socialist and activist
Daan De Cooman, Belgian judoka
Daan De Pever, Belgian footballer
Daan van Dijk (1907–1986), Dutch track cyclist
Daan van Dinter, Dutch footballer
Daan Disveld, Dutch footballer
Daan Frenkel, Dutch computational physicist
Daan Van Gijseghem, Belgian footballer
Daan van Golden (1936–2017), Dutch artist
Daan Goulooze (1901–1965), Dutch communist and World War II resistance fighter
Daan de Groot (1933–1982), Dutch cyclist
Daan van Haarlem, Dutch volleyball player
Daan Heymans, Belgian footballer
Daan Huiskamp, Dutch footballer
Daan Huizing, Dutch golfer
Daan Human, South African rugby player
Daan Janzing, Dutch rock guitarist
Daan Jippes, Dutch comics artists
Daan Kagchelland (1914–1998), Dutch Olympic sailor
Daan Klinkenberg, Dutch footballer
Daan Klomp, Dutch footballer
Daan Luijkx, Dutch cyclist
Daan Manneke, Dutch composer and organist
Daan Mogot (1928–1946), Indonesian freedom fighter during World War II
Daan Myngheer (1993–2016), Belgian cyclist
Daan Nieber, Dutch journalist
Daan Noppen, Dutch draftsman and photographer
Daan Olivier, Dutch cyclist
Daan Paau, Dutch footballer
Daan Remmerts de Vries, Dutch writer
Daan Rienstra, Dutch footballer
Daan Romers, Dutch DJ known as Dannic
Daan Roosegaarde, Dutch installation artist
Daan Samson, Dutch installation and performance artist
Daan Schuurmans, Dutch movie actor
Daan Soete, Dutch cyclo-cross cyclist
Daan Stuyven, Flemish singer and guitarist
Daan Vaesen, Belgian footballer
Daan Viljoen (1892–1972), Governor of South West Africa 1953–1963, after whom Daan Viljoen Game Reserve was named
Daan Zwierink, Dutch pop singer