List of Famous people named Baran

Baran bo Odar is a German film and television director and screenwriter. His film Who Am I – No System Is Safe reached the top of the German cinema charts and was nominated for a German Film Award for Best Fiction Feature Film and Best Screenplay. Odar directed and co-wrote the film with his partner Jantje Friese. Odar was born in Switzerland and is of Turkish origin from his mother and of Russian origin from his paternal grandfather, a former doctor who had to flee Russia after the October Revolution. Bo is his nickname.

Baran Kosari is an Iranian actress, model and designer. She is the daughter of director Rakhshan Bani Etemad and film producer Jahangir Kosari.