Hamdan (Arabic: همدان Hamdān) is a name of Arab origin. It is a name of an ancient tribe in Yemen, which can also be found in modern Yemen. It is different from the name Hamdan (Arabic: حمدان Ĥamdān) although in English both names appear with the same spelling.
Among people named Hamdan include:
Al-Hamdan, famous Druze family
Hamdan Dammag, a Yemeni novelist and academic.
Salim Ahmed Hamdan, Yemeni Guantanamo detainee, driver and bodyguard of Osama bin Laden
Gibran Hamdan, former NFL and NFL Europe quarterback
Mustafa Hamdan, Lebanese general, head of the Presidential Guard
Jamal al-Din Hamdan, 19th century Lebanese Druze Sheikh
Anwar Hamdan Muhammed Al-Noor, former Guantanamo detainee
Gassan Hamdan, Iraqi scholar, poet and translator
Hamdan Mohamad, Malaysian businessman
Hamdan Odha Al-Bishi, Saudi Arabian sprinter
Yasmine Hamdan, Lebanese singer, songwriter and actress
Zeid Hamdan, Lebanese music producer
Saad Hamdan, Lebanese actor and voice actor
Hasan Hamdan, Lebanese actor and voice actor
Jamal Hamdan (born 1958), Lebanese actor and voice actor
Sheikh Hamdan (Prince Hamdan) may refer to:
Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Sheikh Hamdan's nephew, Crown Prince of Dubai
Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (born 1963) son of Zayed II of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirati politician
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan (1930-1989?) United Arab Emirati politician
Other
Banu Hamdan, ancient Yemeni tribal confederation
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, US Supreme Court case involving Salim Ahmed Hamdan
Hamdan Air Base in Syria - see Deir ez-Zor Airport
