Jordan (name)
Jordan is a male and female first name and a family name . It is particularly widespread in English-speaking countries.
Origin and meaning
The origin of the name is unclear. The first known name bearer was the ancient historian Jordanes in the 6th century.
variants
Male variants
- English: Jordan
- French: Jourdain , Jourdan
- Hebrew: ירדן (Jarden)
- Italian: Giordano
- Latin: Iordanes, Iordanus, Gordanus; in German also Jordanes or Jordanus
- Latvian: Džordans
- Low German: Jorden, Jordens, Jörden, Jördens
- Polish: Jordan
- Portuguese: Jordão
- Romanian: Iordan
- Russian: Иордан, Джордан
- Serbian: Jordan, Јордан
- Spanish: Jordán
- Czech: Jordán
- Ukrainian: Джордан
Female variants
Single name
- Jordanes (6th century), Roman historian of Germanic origin
- Jordanes (Poland) (around 960), first bishop in Poland
- Jordan von Blankenburg (before 1161–1196?), Truchsess Heinrichs des Löwen
- Jordanus Nemorarius (also Jordanus de Nemore) (13th century), mathematician
- Jordan of Saxony (~ 1200–1237), German order general of the Dominicans
- Jordan von Giano (~ 1195 – after 1262), religious priest and chronicler
- Jordan von Osnabrück († after 1283), cleric and author of a historiographical work
- Magister Jordanus († 1309), a German monk
- Jordan (Warmia) († 1328), Bishop of Warmia
- Jordanus Catalanus de Severac (also Jordanus Catalani or Jordan le Catalan; * around 1290; † 1336), Dominican, first Latin bishop in India
- Jordan von Quedlinburg (also Jordan de Saxonia ; ~ 1300–1370 / 1380), German preacher and writer
- Jordan von Wasserburg (1670–1739), preacher from the Capuchin order
First name
- Jordan Bardella (* 1995), French politician
- Jordan Belfort (* 1962), American stockbroker and motivational speaker
- Jordan Beyer (* 2000), German soccer player
- Jordan Mai (1866–1922), German Franciscan
- Jordan Peterson (* 1962), Canadian psychologist
family name
A.
- Adalbert Jordan (1937–2004), German building contractor and football official
- Adonis Jordan (* 1970), American basketball player
- Adolf Jordan (1824–1887), German officer and writer
- Adolphe Jordan (1845–1900), Swiss politician (FDP)
- Alan Jordan (1948–2006), American actor
- Albert David Jordan (1877–1932), Canadian organist, conductor and music teacher
- Alex Jordan (graphic artist) ( Alexander Jordan ; * 1947), German graphic artist, photographer and university lecturer
- Alex Jordan (porn actress) (1963–1995), American porn actress
- Alexander Jordan (* 1975), German historian and museum director
- Alexander John Jordan (1914–1989), American entrepreneur
- Alexis Jordan (swimmer) (* 1988), Barbadian swimmer
- Alexis Jordan (singer) (* 1992), American singer and actress
- Alvaro Jordan (born 1962), Colombian tennis player
- Ambrose L. Jordan (1789–1865), American lawyer, editor, and politician
- André Jordan (1708–1778), German jeweler
- Andreas Jordan (1775–1848), German winemaker and politician
- Angelina Jordan (* 2006), Norwegian singer
- Anna Maria Jordan (1865–1907), German writer
- Antoine Jordan (born 1983), American basketball player
- Archibald Campbell Jordan (1906–1968), South African writer and linguist
- Armin Jordan (1932–2006), Swiss conductor
- August Jordan (1872-1935), German politician (SPD)
- Auguste Jordan (1909–1990), Austro-French football player and coach
B.
- B. Everett Jordan (1896–1974), American politician
- Barbara Jordan (politician) (1936–1996), American politician
- Barbara Jordan (tennis player) (* 1957), American tennis player
- Barry Jordan (* 1957), South African-German church musician
- Bernard Jordan (1924-2014), British war veteran
- Bernard-René Jordan de Launay (1740–1789), French nobleman and prison commander
- Bernhard Jordan (1839–1889), German mining officer
- Bert Jordan (1887–1983), British-American film editor
- Bill Jordan , (1879–1959), New Zealand Politician with the New Zealand Labor Party
- Bobbi Jordan (1937–2012), American actress
- Brian Jordan (* 1967), American baseball player
- Brigitte Jordan (1937–2016), German-American anthropologist
C.
- Cameron Jordan (* 1989), American football player
- Camille Jordan (1838-1922), French mathematician
- Carl Jordan (politician) , German landowner and politician, MdL Posen
- Carl Jordan (painter) (1826–1907), German painter
- Carl August Jordan (1793–1871), German pastor and politician
- Carl Ludwig Jordan (1769–1853), German lawyer and judge
- Carlo Jordan ( Karl-Heinz Jordan ; * 1951), German environmental activist and politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
- Carole Jordan (* 1941), British astronomer
- Cathy Jordan , Irish folk singer and percussionist, member of Dervish
- Charles Jordan (1871–1959), Hungarian mathematician and statistician, see Károly Jordan
- Charles Jordan (singer) (1915–1986), Canadian singer
- Charles Étienne Jordan (1700–1745), German scholar, advisor to Frederick the Great
- Charley Jordan (1890–1954), American guitarist, singer and composer
- Chester B. Jordan (1839-1914), American politician
- Chris Jordan (* 1963), American filmmaker, photographer and environmental activist
- Chuck Jordan (1927-2010), American automobile designer
- Claude Thomas Alexis Jordan (1814-1897), French botanist
- Clifford Jordan (1931–1993), American jazz saxophonist
- Conrad N. Jordan (1830–1903), American bank manager and government official
- Crystal Lee Jordan ( Crystal Lee Sutton ; 1940-2009), American union official and lawyer
D.
- David Jordan (military historian) , British military historian
- David Jordan (singer) (born 1985), British singer
- David Starr Jordan (1851-1931), American biologist
- DeAndre Jordan (* 1988), American basketball player
- Denham Jordan (1836-1920) British writer
- Dixie Boy Jordan ( Walter Aaron Jordan ; 1906–1987), American musician
- Don Jordan (boxer) (1934-1997), American boxer
- Don Jordan (actor) , American actor and speaker
- Don F. Jordan ( Don Franklin Jordan ; * 1941), American journalist
- Dorothea Jordan (1761-1816), Irish actress
- Dorothy Jordan (1906–1988), American actress
- Duke Jordan (1922-2006), American jazz pianist
E.
- Eddie Jordan ( Edmund Jordan ; * 1948), Irish racing driver and team owner
- Edward G. Jordan (1930-2001), American transportation manager
- Edward James Jordan (* 1930), British engineer and inventor
- Egon Ritter von Jordan ( Egon Christian Ritter von Jordan ; 1865–1955), Czech civil servant
- Egon von Jordan (1902–1978), Austrian actor
- Elisabeth Muhr-Jordan (1892–1971), Austrian teacher, politician (NSDAP) and Gaufrauenschaftsleiterin
- Emil von Jordan (1840–1922), German landlord and domain tenant
- Emil Jordan , pseudonym of Claudio Gora (1913–1998), Italian actor
- Emil Bassermann-Jordan (1835–1915), German winery owner and banker
- Emil Leopold Jordan (1900–1994), American publicist and author
- Erich Jordan (1912–1997), German politician
- Erika Jordan (* 1982), American actress and model
- Ernst Jordan (painter) (1858–1924), German painter and university professor
- Ernst Jordan (soccer player) (1883-1948), German soccer player
- Ernst von Bassermann-Jordan (1876–1932), German art historian and watch collector
- Ernst Albert Jordan (1831–1892), German entrepreneur and politician
- Erwin Jordan (* 1953), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
- Erwin Freiburghaus-Jordan (1927–1973), Swiss banker
- Esteban Jordan ( Steve Jordan ; 1939-2010), Mexican-American accordionist
F.
- Felix Jordan (* 1998), German actor
- Frank Jordan (soccer player) (1883-1938), English soccer player
- Frank Jordan (water polo player) (1932–2012), Australian water polo player
- Frank Jordan (politician) (* 1935), American politician, Mayor of San Francisco
- Frank Jordan (actor) (* 1964), German actor and radio play speaker
- Frank W. Jordan (1882 – after 1918), British physicist
- Franz Jordan (entrepreneur) (1828–1884), German entrepreneur and politician
- Franz Jordan (local history researcher) (* 1956), Austrian military historian and local history researcher
- Franz Anton Jordan (1781–1861), Austrian writer and officer
- Franz Sylvester Jordan (1792–1861), Austrian lawyer and politician, see Sylvester Jordan
- Franziskus Maria vom Kreuze Jordan ( Johann Baptist Jordan ; 1848–1918), German priest and founder of the order
- Fred Jordan (née Fred Rotblatt ; * 1925), Austrian-American journalist, editor and publisher
- Friedrich Jordan (architect) ( Friedrich Georg Jordan ; 1844–1919), German architect
- Friedrich Jordan (politician) , German politician (WP), MdL Prussia
- Friedrich von Bassermann-Jordan (1872–1959), German winemaker and viticulture historian
- Fritz Jordan (1928–2010), German builder
G
- Georg Jordan († 1517), German-Austrian goldsmith
- Germán Jordán (1890–1932), Bolivian lieutenant colonel
- Glenn Jordan (* 1936), American film director and film producer
- Gregor Jordan (* 1966), Australian film director and screenwriter
- Gottfried Jordan (1791–1860), German entrepreneur
- Günter Jordan (* 1941), German documentary film director and author
- Guntram Jordan (* 1963), German mineralogist and university professor
- Gustav Jordan (manufacturer) (1830–1907), German watch manufacturer
- Gustav Jordan (historian) (1856 – after 1908), German teacher and historian
- Gustav von Jordan (1869–1943), German tax officer
H
- Hajno Jordan (also Heinrich Jordan ; 1882-1917), Sorbian teacher and cantor
- Hamilton Jordan (1944–2008), American political advisor
- Hanna Jordan (1921–2014), German stage designer
- Hans Jordan (banker) (1848–1923), German banker
- Hans Jordan (General, 1866) (1866–1943), German major general and conservator
- Hans Jordan (engineer) (1875 – after 1954), German engineer
- Hans Jordan (General, 1892) (1892–1975), German infantry general
- Hans Jordan (singer) (1910–1978), Austrian Wienerlied singer
- Hans-Heinrich Jordan (1948-2019), German politician (CDU)
- Hans Henning Jordan (1905–1979), German guitar and lute maker
- Hans-Otto Jordan (* 1954), German soccer player
- Heinrich Jordan (entrepreneur) (1811–1876), German entrepreneur
- Heinrich Jordan (musician) (1877 – around 1933), German guitarist and music teacher
- Heinrich Ernst Karl Jordan (1861–1959), German-British entomologist, see Karl Jordan (zoologist)
- Heinz Jordan (engineer) (1906–1982), German electrical engineer and university professor
- Heinz Jordan (lawyer) (1933–2017), German lawyer, university professor and judge
- Hendrich Jordan (also Heinrich Jordan ; 1841-1910), Sorbian teacher and folklorist
- Henri Jordan (actually Heinrich Jordan ; 1833–1886), German philologist
- Henriette Keller-Jordan (1835–1909), German writer
- Henry Jordan (politician) (1818–1890), British-Australian dentist and politician
- Henry Jordan (actor) (1918–1985), American actor and screenwriter
- Henry Jordan ( Henry Wendell Jordan ; 1935–1977), American football player
- Henry Guy Bowen Jordan (1898-1981), English cricketer
- Henry Paul Jordan (1897–1983), German-American diplomat
- Henryk Jordan (1842–1907), Polish doctor and university professor
- Herbert Jordan (1919–1991), German internist and balneologist
- Hermann Jordan (medic) (1808-1887), German medic
- Hermann Jordan (instrument maker) , German instrument maker
- Hermann Jordan (theologian) (1878–1922), German theologian and church historian
- Hermann Jacques Jordan (1877–1943), German-Dutch zoologist
- Horst Jordan (1923–2006), German journalist and interpreter
- Horst-Dieter Jordan (1928–2014), German entrepreneur and association official
I.
- Isaac M. Jordan (1835–1890), American lawyer and politician
J
- James Jordan (* 1979), American actor
- Jan Pětr Jordan (1818-1891), Sorbian philosopher
- Jared Jordan (* 1984), American basketball player
- Jason Jordan (* 1988), American wrestler
- Jeff Jordan (* 1956), American bobsledder
- Jens Jordan (politician) (* 1943), German politician (FDP)
- Jens Jordan (physician) (* 1969), German pharmacologist and university professor
- Jens Jordan (DJ) , German musician and DJ
- Jewel Jordan (1891–1975), American politician
- Jenny Johnson Jordan (* 1973), American beach volleyball player
- Jessica Jordan (* 1984), Bolivian model and politician
- Jim Jordan (* 1964), American politician
- Joan Jordán (* 1994), Spanish football player
- Joe Jordan (born 1951), Scottish football player
- Johann Jordan (Bishop) (1491 / 1494–1565), Swiss clergyman, Prince-Bishop of Sitten
- Johann Baptist Jordan , maiden name of Franziskus Maria vom Kreuze Jordan (1848–1918), German priest and founder of the order
- Johann Ludwig Jordan (teacher) (1771–1853), German physician, teacher and naturalist
- Johann Ludwig von Jordan (1773–1848), German diplomat
- Johann Ludwig Jordan (politician) (1791–1879), German company founder and politician
- John Jordan (writer) (1930–1988) Irish poet and writer
- John Jordan (sound engineer) (1940-2015), British sound engineer
- John Jordan (chess player) (1941-2003), English chess player
- John O. Jordan (* 1941), American literary scholar
- Johnny Jordan (soccer player) (born 1921), British soccer player
- Johnny Jordan , pseudonym of Donnie Brooks (1936–2007), American singer
- Jörg Jordan (* 1939), German politician (SPD)
- José Jordan (* 1978), Bolivian football referee
- Josef von Jordan (around 1770 – after 1838), German-Austrian lawyer
- Josef Jordan (lawyer, 1865) (1865–1930), Austrian administrative lawyer and legal historian
- Joy Jordan (born 1935), British middle-distance runner
- Judy Jordan , American actress
- Jules Jordan (* 1972), American porn film director, actor and producer
- Julian Jordan (composer) (1850–1927), American composer, singer and choir director
- Julian Jordan (DJ) (actually Julian Dobbenberg ; * 1995), Dutch DJ
- Julius Jordan (politician, 1808) (1808–1886), German civil servant and politician, MdR
- Julius Jordan (politician, 1813) (1813–1893), German civil servant and politician, member of the Frankfurt National Assembly
- Julius Jordan (sculptor) (1864–1907), German sculptor
- Julius Jordan (archaeologist) (1877–1945), German archaeologist
K
- Kacey Jordan (* 1988), American porn actress
- Karina Jordán (* 1985), Peruvian actress
- Karl Jordan (zoologist) ( Heinrich Ernst Karl Jordan ; 1861–1959), German-British entomologist
- Karl Jordan (painter) (also Carl Jordan ; 1863–1946), Austrian painter
- Karl Jordan (1871–1959), Hungarian mathematician and statistician, see Károly Jordan
- Karl Jordan (Turner) (1888–1972), German gymnast
- Karl Jordan (soccer player) , Austrian soccer player
- Karl Jordan (historian) (1907–1984), German historian and medievalist
- Karl Adolf Jordan (1808–1874), German classical philologist
- Karl Friedrich Jordan (1862–1926), German biologist, botanist, publicist and LGBT activist
- Karl-Fritz Jordan (* 1945), German entrepreneur
- Karl-Heinz Jordan (politician, 1929) (* 1929), German politician (SPD)
- Karl-Heinz Jordan , real name of Carlo Jordan (* 1951), German civil rights activist and politician (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen)
- Karl Hermann Christian Jordan (1888–1972), German entomologist
- Karlo Jordan (also Karl Jordan ; 1885-1967), Sorbian teacher
- Károly Jordan (1871–1959), Hungarian mathematician and statistician
- Käthe Menzel-Jordan (* 1916), German architect and preservationist
- Kathy Jordan (* 1959), American tennis player
- Kent Jordan (* 1958), American jazz flutist
- Keryn Jordan (1975-2013), South African football player
- Kidd Jordan (born 1935), American musician
- Klaus Jordan (historian) (1940–2019), German historian
- Klaus-Dieter Walkhoff-Jordan (* 1943), German writer and literary historian
- Klaus-Günther Jordan (1940-2011), German rower
L.
- LaMont Jordan (born 1978), American football player
- Laura Jordan , a pseudonym of Sandra Brown (author) (* 1948), American author
- Laura Jordan (actress) (born 1977), Canadian actress
- Leander Jordan (born 1977), American football player
- Lee Roy Jordan (born 1941), American football player
- Leo Jordan (1874–1940), German Romanist, Medievalist and philosopher
- Leonard B. Jordan (1899–1983), American politician
- Leslie Jordan (born 1955), American actor
- Lino Jordan (* 1944), Italian biathlete
- Louis Jordan (politician) (1837–1902), German farmer and politician, MdR
- Louis Jordan (1908–1975), American musician
- Ludwig von Jordan (1849–1940), German painter and writer
- Ludwig Jordan (publisher) (1894–1963), German founder of the publishing house, see Drei Eichen Verlag
- Ludwig Jordan (diplomat) (1895–1945), Austrian lawyer and diplomat
- Ludwig Bassermann-Jordan (1869–1914), German winemaker and politician, Mayor of Deidesheim
- Ludwig Alexander von Jordan (1806–1889), German lawyer and politician
- Ludwig Andreas Jordan (1811–1883), German winemaker and politician, Mayor of Deidesheim
- Luke Jordan (1892–1952), American blues musician
- Luna Jordan (* 2001), German actress
M.
- Manfred Jordan (1929–1996), German author
- Marco Jordan (* 1988), German soccer player
- Marie Jordan (* 1988), German actress
- Marie Ennemond Camille Jordan (1838–1922), French mathematician, see Camille Jordan
- Mario Jordan , pseudonym of Mario Lehner (1950–2010), German singer
- Marlon Jordan (* 1970), American jazz musician
- Marsha Jordan , American actress and model
- Martin Jordan (politician) (1897–1945), German politician (NSDAP), MdR
- Martin Jordan (local researcher) (1919–2001), German ophthalmologist and local researcher
- Max Jordan (1837–1906), German art historian
- Max August Jordan (1818–1892), German chemist and entrepreneur
- Michael Jordan (born 1963), American basketball player
- Michael Jordan (draftsman) (* 1972), German artist and university professor
- Michael B. Jordan (* 1987), American actor
- Michael-Hakim Jordan (* 1977), American basketball player
- Michael I. Jordan (* 1956), American computer scientist and university professor
- Michal Jordán (* 1990), Czech ice hockey player
- Montell Jordan (* 1968), American singer, producer and songwriter
- Murray Jordan (1936–2018), American film editor and television producer
N
- Neil Jordan (born 1950), Irish film director
- Nicolas Jordan (* 1995), Swiss floorball player
O
- Olaf Jordan (1902–1968), Czech painter and graphic artist
- Olga Jensch-Jordan (1913–2000), German athlete
- Oliver Jordan (* 1958), German painter
- Orlando Jordan (* 1974), American wrestler
- Otto Jordan (pastor) (1839–1919), German pastor
- Otto Jordan (chemist) (1856–1937), German chemist, manufacturer and manager
- Otto Jordan (politician) , German educator and politician (DDP)
P
- Pallo Jordan (* 1942), South African politician
- Pascual Jordan (1902–1980), German physicist
- Paul von Jordan (1831–1870), German administrative officer
- Paul Jordan (Manager) (1854–1937), German industrial manager
- Paul Jordan (architect) (1876–1966), German architect
- Paul Jordan (lawyer) (1883–1940), German lawyer and judge
- Paul Jordan (General) , German Major General
- Paul Jordan (physician) (1902–1975), German dermatologist and university professor
- Paul Jordan (writer) (pseudonym Paul Etzel ; 1902– ??), German writer
- Paul Jordan (pianist) (around 1916 – after 1955), American jazz pianist, arranger and composer
- Paul Jordan (organist) (1939–2015), German-American organist and university professor
- Paul Jordan (archaeologist) , British archaeologist, writer and television producer
- Paul Jordan (Political Scientist) ( Paul Thomas Jordan ), British political scientist
- Paul Jordan (racing driver) (* 1991), Northern Irish motorcycle racer
- Paula Jordan (gallery owner) (1889–1941), German gallery owner
- Paula Jordan (illustrator) (1896–1986), German illustrator and painter
- Payton Jordan (1917–2009), American track and field athlete and athletics coach
- Pearson Jordan (1950–2020), Barbadian athlete
- Penny Jordan (1946-2011), British writer
- Peter Jordan (printer) († around 1560/1570), German printer and author
- Peter Jordan (agronomist) (1751–1827), Austrian agricultural scientist
- Peter Jordan (actor) (* 1967), German actor
- Philippe Jordan (* 1974), Swiss conductor
- Praveen Jordan (* 1993), Indonesian badminton player
R.
- Rafael Jordan (* 1977), Puerto Rican tennis player
- Rainer Jordan (1943–2019), German actor
- Raymond Jordan (* 1986), American wrestler
- Raymond E. Jordan (1895–1967), American politician
- Ricardo Jordan (* 1978), Puerto Rican tennis player
- Richard Jordan (architect) (1847–1922), Austrian architect
- Richard Jordan (bookseller) (1891–1955), German naval officer and bookseller
- Richard Jordan (General) (1902–1994), British Lieutenant General
- Richard Jordan (actor) (1937–1993), American actor
- Rick J. Jordan (* 1968), German musician
- Roland Jordan (1894–1970), Czech-Austrian beekeeper and university teacher
- Ronny Jordan (1962-2014), British jazz musician
- Robert Jordan (writer, 1885) (1885–1970), German journalist and writer
- Robert Jordan (writer, 1948) (actually James Oliver Rigney, Jr .; 1948–2007), American fantasy writer
- Robert Jordan ( American football player ) (* 1986), American Canadian football player
- Robert B. Jordan (1932–2020), American politician
- Rudolf Jordan (painter) (1810–1887), German painter
- Rudolf Jordan (politician) (1902–1988), German politician (NSDAP)
S.
- Samuel Ephraim Jordan († 1788), German lawyer and bailiff
- Sass Jordan (* 1962), Canadian musician
- Shay Jordan (* 1985), American porn actress
- Sheila Jordan (* 1928), American jazz singer
- Sherryl Jordan (* 1949), New Zealand writer
- Siegfried Jordan (* 1929), German musician, composer and producer
- Silvester Jordan (Lieutenant General) (1849–1912), German Lieutenant General
- Stanley Jordan (* 1959), American jazz guitarist
- Stefan Jordan (astronomer) , German physicist, astronomer and university professor
- Stefan Jordan (historian) (* 1967), German historian
- Steve Jordan (musician, 1919) (1919–1993), American jazz guitarist
- Steve Jordan (musician, 1957) (born 1957), American drummer and music producer
- Steve Jordan (badminton) , English badminton player
- Steve Jordan ( American football player ) (born 1961), American football player
- Suzette Jordan (1974–2015), Indian suffragette
- Sverre Jordan (1889–1972), Norwegian composer
- Sylvester Jordan (also Silvester Jordan ; 1792–1861), German-Austrian lawyer and politician
T
- Taft Jordan (1915–1981), American jazz trumpeter
- Theodor Jordan (1623–1692), German theologian, preacher and superintendent
- Thierry Jordan (* 1943), French clergyman, Archbishop of Reims
- Thomas Jordan (physician) (1540–1586), Transylvanian physician
- Thomas Jordan (General) (1819–1895), American general
- Thomas Jordan (athlete) (* 1949), German athlete
- Thomas Jordan (economist) (* 1963), Swiss economist
- Thomas H. Jordan (* 1948), American geophysicist
- Timothée Jordan (1865– ??), French cricketer
- Tom Jordan (football player, 1872) ( Thomas Henry Jordan ; 1872-1940), Irish football player
- Tom Jordan (baseball player) ( Thomas Jefferson Jordan ; 1919–2019), American baseball player
- Tom Jordan (soccer player, 1981) ( Thomas Jordan ; * 1981), English soccer player
- Tony Jordan (* 1934), English badminton player
U
- Ulrike Jordan (historian) ( Ulrike Walton-Jordan ; * 1962), German historian
- Ulrike Jordan (physicist) , German physicist and university professor
V
- V. Craig Jordan (* 1947), British-American pharmacologist
- Vasilije Jordan (1934–2019), Yugoslav and Croatian painter
W.
- Walter Jordan (rower) (1906– ??), Australian rower
- Walter Jordan (local history researcher) (* 1951), German local history researcher and museum director
- Walter Jordan (basketball player) (born 1956), American basketball player
- Walter Aaron Jordan (1906–1987), American country musician, see Dixie Boy Jordan
- Wenzeslaus Johann Jordan (around 1695–1752), Czech sculptor
- Werner Jordan (1902 – after 1971), German textile merchant and entrepreneur
- Wilbur Kitchener Jordan (1902–1980), American historian
- Wilhelm Jordan (Mayor) († 1462), German businessman and politician, Mayor of Danzig
- Wilhelm Jordan (writer) (1819–1904), German writer and politician
- Wilhelm Jordan (geodesist) (1842–1899), German geodesist and mathematician
- Wilhelm Jordan (painter) (1871–1927), German painter, draftsman and illustrator
- William Jordan (playwright) , British playwright
- William Jordan (rower) (1898–1968), American rower
- William Jordan, Baron Jordan (* 1936), British economist and politician
- William Jordan (actor) (born 1937), American actor
- William B. Jordan (1940–2018), American art historian
- William Joseph Jordan , (1879-1959), New Zealand politician with the New Zealand Labor Party
- Wilmar Jordán (* 1990), Colombian football player
- Winifred Jordan (1920–2019), British athlete
- Wolfgang Jordan (* 1965), German doctor, psychiatrist and university professor
stage name
- Jordan , stage name of Katie Price (* 1978), British model
Fictional characters
- Lee Jordan, fictional character from the Harry Potter novels, see characters from the Harry Potter novels #Lee Jordan
- Lopez Jordan, fictional character by Karl May, see Karl May's Collected Works #Am Rio de la Plata
- Jordan Cavanaugh, main character in Crossing Jordan - pathologist with profile
- Jordan Sullivan, character from the television series Scrubs, see Scrubs
See also
Web links
- Jordan on en.wiktionary.org (English)