Dan
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Dan or dan may refer to one of the following:
- Dan (Biblical figure), one of the sons of Jacob
- a short form of the name Daniel
- Fedor Dan, Russian Marxist revolutionary
- Dan Hibiki, parody character in several Capcom games
- Dan Lee (b. 1977), comic-strip artist "This Dan Life" and "Mr. Chan"
- DJ Dan, an electronic music artist who uses the singular name "Dan"
- Dan Matthews, a famous British artist known for his revolutionary work in Japanese animation
- Dan Byles, Guinness World Record holding ocean rower
- Dan Hedaya, American actor
- Dan Castellaneta, voice actor notable for his role as Homer Simpson in The Simpsons.
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[edit] Language
- dan rank, a scale of grades in martial arts and Japanese cultural arts
- Dan (Simplified Chinese: 担, Traditional Chinese: 擔, pinyin: dàn), a traditional Chinese unit of weight, equal to 50 kg.
- Dan (Chinese opera), a general term meaning a female role in Chinese Opera
- Dan (Hinduism), the inclination to give without expecting any form of repayment from the recipient, which is the Hindu philosophy conception of Charity.
[edit] Company and organization
- acronym for Divers Alert Network, a scuba diving association
- Dan Bus Company, a bus company in Israel which operates in the Gush Dan area
- Dan, newspaper published in Montenegro.
[edit] Culture and civilization
- Dan (Danish), the name of one or more legendary Danish kings
- Tribe of Dan, descendants of the biblical figure
[edit] Others
- DAN (protein) family of tgf beta signaling protein inhiitors
- Dan (Shodan) - An Aikido Budo Blackbelt
- Dan, a minor character in the japanese anime Naruto
[edit] See also
ca:Danda:Dan de:Dan fr:Dan it:DAN he:דן nl:Dan pt:Dan sl:Dan (razločitev)
