Given name •
Safouane Attaf, Moroccan judoka (born 1984) •
Safuan Said, Malaysian international Lawn bowler (born 1982) •
Safwan Ahmedmia, British technology reviewer and Internet personality •
Safwan Abdul-Ghani, former Iraqi footballer (born 1983) •
Safwan al-Qudsi, Syrian politician (1940-2022) •
Safwan Hawsawi, Saudi Arabian football player (born 1992) •
Safwan Khalil, taekwondo athlete (born 1986) •
Ṣafwān ibn Idrīs, Muslim traditionist (1164/6–1202) •
Safwan Mbaé, professional footballer (born 1997) •
Safwan ibn Muattal, companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (d. 638 or 679) •
Safwan ibn Umayya, companion of Muhammad in Islam •
Safwan M. Masri, Jordanian professor •
Safwan Thabet, Egyptian businessman (born 1946)
Surname •
Moustafa Safouan, Egyptian psychoanalyst (1921-2020) •
Alif Safwan, Malaysian footballer (born 2000) •
Haris Safwan Kamal, Malaysian footballer (born 1982) •
Bishr ibn Safwan al-Kalbi, provincial governor for the Umayyad Caliphate (died 727) •
Handhala ibn Safwan al-Kalbi, Umayyad governor of Egypt •
Jahm bin Safwan, Islamic theologian (696-745) ==Military engagements==