What is "paludan"

Paludan may refer to:

• Ann Paludan (born 1928), author of several books on Chinese history, sculpture, and architecture
• Frederik Paludan-Müller (1809–1876), Danish poet born in Kerteminde, on the Island of Fyn
• Hans Paludan Smith Schreuder (1817–1882), Norwegian 19th century missionary to Zulu
• Jens Theodor Paludan Vogt (1830–1892), Norwegian engineer and first director of Kristiania Sporveisselskab (Oslo tramway operator)
• Johannes Paludan (1912–2001), Danish architect
• Knud Paludan (1908-1988), Danish ornithologist
• Phillip S. Paludan, (1938–2007), professor of Lincoln Studies at the University of Illinois, Springfield