Ruslan, or Rouslan, is a Turkic-origin male given name which means the "Lion". The name used mainly in the Russia by Tatars, Chechens, Russians and others. It may refer to one of the following.Character

• The character from the fairy tale poem Ruslan and Ludmila by Alexander Pushkin
• The character from the opera by Mikhail Glinka based on the poem by Pushkin
• The character from the film Ruslan and LudmilaPeople
• Ruslan Khasbulatov (born 1942), a Russian economist and politician
• Ruslan Mashchenko (born 1971), a Russian hurdler
• Ruslan Salei (born 1974), a professional hockey defenceman
• Ruslan Rotan (born 1981), a Ukrainian footballerFilm
• Ruslan, an upcoming 2008 film starring Steven SeagalOther
• Antonov An-124, a Soviet designed aircraft, now built in Ukraine and Russia

See also Ruslana