Balan or Bălan is a surname. It is found in various locations, but most prominintly in India, where it is a Brahmin surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Aleksandar Teodorov-Balan (1859–1959), Bulgarian linguistAparna Balan, Indian Badminton playerBogdan Bălan (born 1980), Romanian rugby playerDan Bălan (born 1979), Moldovan pop singer and songwriterDaniel Bălan (born 1979), Romanian football (soccer) playerEugen Bălan (1904-1968), Romanian writerGrigore Bălan (1896–1944), Romanian generalLucian Bălan (born 1959), Romanian football player and coachNicolae Bălan (1882–1955), Romanian metropolitan bishopPetru Bălan (born 1976), Romanian rugby playerPietro Balan (1840–1893), Italian Catholic historianTiberiu Bălan (born 1981), Romanian football playerVidya Balan (born 1978), Bollywood actress