American Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan

Mahan Air, an airline based in Kerman province.

The Mahan confederacy of chiefdoms in ancient Korea.

The city of Mahan, Iran, in Kerman province.

Asa Mahan (1800-1889), first president of Oberlin College

Dennis Hart Mahan, professor at the United States Military Academy and father of Alfred Thayer Mahan

Several United States Navy vessels named after Alfred Thayer Mahan; see USS Mahan.

Master Mahan, a title of uncertain meaning, applied to Cain and his descendant Lamech in the Book of Moses.

Armand Mondakan "Mahan", an Ivorian professional football player.