Zidan or more formally Zaydan is a given name and family name in various cultures. As an Arabic name () it is also romanised as Zidane or Zeidan. As a Chinese given name, it can be written in various ways (e.g. ), with different meanings depending on the component Chinese characters.
People with the patronymic or family name Zidan include:
Al Walid ben Zidan (died 1636), sultan of Morocco
Gregor Židan (born 1965), Slovenian football player
Mohamed Zidan (born 1981), Egyptian football player
Raed Zidan (born 1971), first Palestinian mountaineer to summit Mount Everest
Ibrahim Mahdy Achmed Zeidan, Libyan man detained at Guantanamo Bay from 2002 to 2007
People with the given name Zidan include: Zaydan An-Nasser (died 1627), sultan of Morocco Cao Zhen (died 231), style name Zidan, military general under Cao Cao Donnie Yen (Zhen Zidan, born 1965), Hong Kong actor Zidan Saif (c. 1974 – 2004), Israeli Druze policeman killed in the 2014 Jerusalem synagogue massacre Zeydan Karalar (born 1958), mayor of Adana
See also
Zayd (name), also spelled Zaydan
Zidane (name) Zidani (disambiguation)