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The first fan was probably a large leaf taken from a tree in a hot climate somewhere and is very likely to have been invented many thousands of years ago,when our earliest ancestors first realized how to use objects as tools.

The Japanese invented their style of hand fan in the 6th century.

Anyone who asked this question, who really meant to ask about electric fans, please see the answer to the Related Question "Who invented the first electric fan?". There is a clickable link to it just below this answer.

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