List of Famous people named Nolan

Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr., nicknamed The Ryan Express, is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher, previous chief executive officer (CEO) of the Texas Rangers, and previous executive advisor to the Houston Astros.

Nolan James Arenado is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Rockies in 2013. Arenado has been considered among the top third basemen in the league both for his contributions as a hitter for power and average, as well as his defensive range and arm strength. He is the only infielder to win the Rawlings Gold Glove Award in each of his first eight MLB seasons.

Nolan Kay Bushnell is an American businessman and electrical engineer. He established Atari, Inc. and the Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre chain. Bushnell has been inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame and the Consumer Electronics Association Hall of Fame, received the BAFTA Fellowship and the Nations Restaurant News "Innovator of the Year" award, and was named one of Newsweek's "50 Men Who Changed America." Bushnell has started more than twenty companies and is one of the founding fathers of the video game industry. He is on the board of Anti-Aging Games. In 2012 he founded an educational software company called Brainrush, that is using video game technology in educational software.

Nolan Gould is an American actor. He is best known for his role as the youngest sibling of the Dunphy family, Luke Dunphy, on the ABC sitcom Modern Family.

Nolan Ramsey North is an American voice, film and television actor. After his breakthrough role as Dr. Chris Ramsey on the ABC soap opera Port Charles in 1997, he moved into voice acting when the show ended in 2003 and has since become best known for his video game roles, such as Merasmus in Team Fortress 2, Desmond Miles in the Assassin's Creed series, Nathan Drake in the Uncharted series, Dr. Edward Richtofen in the Call of Duty Nazi Zombies mode, Deadpool in various media, the Penguin in the Batman: Arkham franchise, Capt. Martin Walker in Spec Ops: The Line, David in The Last of Us, himself as one of the voices for the President in Saints Row IV and Ghost in Destiny and Destiny 2. In animation, he voices Smokescreen on Transformers: Prime and Superboy on Young Justice.

Nolan Roux is a French professional footballer who plays for Nîmes Olympique in Ligue 1, primarily in the striker role. He is a former French youth international, having previously represented the France under-21 team.

Nolan James Patrick is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted second overall by the Flyers in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

Nolan Alexander Carroll II is a former American football cornerback. He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Maryland. He has also played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys.

Nolan Gerard Funk is a Canadian actor and singer known for portraying Hunter Clarington in the musical comedy-drama television series Glee, Collin Jennings in the comedy-drama television series Awkward, "Angel Eyes" in the drama series Counterpart and Conrad Birdie in the 2009 Broadway revival of the musical Bye Bye Birdie.

Nolan Derek Smith is an American former professional basketball player who is the director of operations and player development for the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team. He played college basketball for Duke before being drafted 21st overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2011 NBA draft. As a junior, he started at shooting guard for Duke's national champion 2010 team. As a senior, he was named a consensus first-team All-American and the ACC Player of the Year.