Humayun (name)

Humayun (Persian: همایون) is a masculine given name and a surname of Persian origin. Notable people with the name are as follows:

Given name

• Humayun (1508–1556), second emperor of the Mughal Empire
• Homayun (actor) (1937-2025), Iranian actor
• Humayun Shah (died 1461), sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate
• Humayun Ahmed (1948–2012), Bangladeshi writer, director and novelist
• Humayoun Ashraf (born 1986), Pakistani actor
• Humayun Azad (1947–2004), Bangladeshi author and poet
• Humayun Faridi (1952–2012), Bangladeshi actor and drama organizer
• Humayun Kabir (disambiguation) several individuals
• Mir Humayun Khan Marri (died 2024), Pakistani politician
• Humayun Akhtar Khan (born 1955), Pakistani politician and businessman
• Humayun Saeed (born 1971), Pakistani actor and producer
• Humayun Khan (soldier) (1976–2004) Pakistani-American United States Army officer

Surname

• Asaf Humayun (born 1952), Pakistani admiral
• Farhad Humayun (1978–2021), Pakistani musical artist
• Nuhash Humayun (born 1992), Bangladeshi film director and screenwriter