Hanan the Egyptian (Hebrew: חנן המצרי, translit: Hanan ha-Mitzri) was a rabbi of the 2nd century (third generation of tannaim) who first lived at Alexandria.
[1] He later moved to Judaea and was active among the scholars of Jabneh.
[2][3] He was a disciple of Rabbi Akiva and is quoted among "those who argued before the sages.
"[4] Only one law, relating to the Temple service on Yom Kippur, is preserved in his name.
[5] Another sage bearing the same name, also known as Hanan ben Abishalom, presided as a civil court judge in Jerusalem during Temple times.