List of Famous people named Nan
Nan Britton
Nanna Popham Britton was an American secretary who was a mistress of Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the United States. In 1927, she revealed that her daughter, Elizabeth, had been fathered by Harding while he was serving in the United States Senate, one year before he was elected to the presidency. Her claim was open to question during her life, but was confirmed by DNA testing in 2015.
Nan Whaley
Nannette L. Whaley is an American politician serving as the mayor of Dayton, Ohio, having been elected in November 2013 following two City Commission terms.
Nan Wood Graham
Nan Wood Graham was American artist and art teacher. She was the sister of painter Grant Wood. She is best known as the model for the woman in her brother's most famous painting, American Gothic (1930).
Nan Winton
Nancy Wigginton, known professionally as Nan Winton, was a British broadcaster, best known for being the first female newsreader to read the national news on BBC television.
Nan Goldin
Nancy "Nan" Goldin is an American photographer. Her work often explores LGBT bodies, moments of intimacy, the HIV crisis, and the opioid epidemic. Her most notable work is The Ballad of Sexual Dependency (1986), which documents the post-Stonewall gay subculture and Goldin's family and friends. She lives and works in New York City, Berlin, and Paris.
Nan Rendong
Nan Rendong was a Chinese astronomer of Manchu descent.
Nan Huai-Chin
Nan Huai-Chin was a spiritual teacher of contemporary China. He was considered by many to be the major force in the revival of Chinese Buddhism. While Nan was regarded by many in China as one of the most influential Chan Buddhist teachers, he was little known outside the Chinese cultural sphere. Nan died at the age of 94 on Sept. 29th, 2012 in Suzhou, China.
Nan Grey
Nan Grey was an American film actress.
Nan Hoover
Nan Hoover was a Dutch/American-expatriate artist who is known for her pioneering work in video art, photography and performance art. She spent almost four decades living and working in the Netherlands. She also used the mediums of drawing, painting, photography and film and created art objects and sculptures. One of the main themes of her art was light and motion. The rigorous, minimalist handling of her means as well as the intense concentration with which she performed within spaces of light and shadow are the most salient characteristics of her artistic work.
Nan Martin
Nan Martin was an American actress who starred in movies and on television.