Alden (name)

Alden as both a given name and a surname originated in the Old English language. The name can derive from Ealdwine (meaning "old friend") or (in the Scottish Borders) from Healfdene.

People with the surname

Alvin Alden (1818–1882), American politician
Blanche Ray Alden (1870–1934), American musician and composer
Charles E. Alden, American inventor
Charles Henry Alden (1836–1906), American military officer
Chris Alden, American entrepreneur
Christopher Alden (director) (born 1944), American theatre director
Cynthia May Alden (1862–1931), American journalist, author, and municipal employee
David Alden (born 1949), American theatre and film director
Edward Alden (born 1961), American-Canadian journalist and policy analyst
Emily Gilmore Alden (1834–1914), American author and educator
George I. Alden (1843–1926), American mechanical engineer and educator
Ginger Alden, American actress and model
Harold Alden (1890–1964), American astronomer
Henry Mills Alden (1836–1919), American author and publication editor
Howard Alden (born 1958), American jazz guitarist
Ichabod Alden (1739–1778), American military officer
Isabella Macdonald Alden (1841–1930), American author
James Alden Jr. (1810–1877), American military officer
Jerome Alden (1921–1997), American playwright, father of Christopher Alden and David Alden
John Alden (c. 1598–1687), one of the Pilgrims on the Mayflower
John Alden (sailor) (c. 1626–1702), American military officer, son of John Alden and Priscilla Alden
John Richard Alden (1908–1991), American historian
Joseph Alden (1807–1885), American scholar, educator, and author
Kay Alden (born 1946), American television writer
Lucy Morris Chaffee Alden (1836–1912), American author, educator, and hymn writer
Mary Alden (1883–1946), American actress
Norman Alden (1924–2012), American actor
Priscilla Alden (c. 1602–1685), one of the Pilgrims on the Mayflower, wife of John Alden and mother of John Alden Jr.
Raymond Macdonald Alden (1873–1924), American scholar and educator
Raymond W. Alden III, American educator and academic administrator
Roy Alden (1863–1937), American newspaper editor and politician
Timothy Alden (1771–1839)), American clergyman and academic administrator
Timothy Alden (politician) (born 1991), Maltese politician
Scott Alden (1907–1977), American law enforcement official, lawyer, college professor, and college athletics head coach
Vernon Roger Alden, American academic administrator
William L. Alden (1837–1908), American journalist and writer

People with the given name

Alden Aaroe (1918–1993), American broadcast journalist and announcer
Alden Anderson (1867–1944), American politician
Alden G. Barber (1919–2003), American scouting executive
Alden Brock (c. 2002–2015), American flooding victim
Alden Brown (born 1957), also known as Peter North, Canadian pornographic actor, film director, and film producer
Alden Carter (born 1947), American author
Alden W. Clausen (1923–2013), American businessman
Alden Partridge Colvocoresses (1918–2007), American military officer and cartographer
Alden B. Dow (1904–1983), American architect
Alden Ehrenreich (born 1989), American actor
Alden Jenks (born 1940), American composer
Alden Knipe (1870–1950), American football player and coach
Alden McLaughlin (born 1961), Cayman Islands politician
Alden H. Miller (1906–1965), American ornithologist, zoologist, and museum director
Alden Nowlan (1933–1983), Canadian poet, novelist, playwright, and journalist
Alden Partridge (1785–1854), American author, legislator, military officer, and surveyor
Alden Pasche (1910–1986), American basketball coach
Alden Penner (born 1983), Canadian musician, songwriter, and businessman
Alden Richards (born 1992), Filipino actor, host, model, and recording artist
Alden Roche (1945–2022), American football player
Alden Sanborn (1899–1991), American rower
Alden Thompson, American theologian
Alden Whitman (1913–1990), American journalist

People with the middle name

Don Alden Adams (1925–2019), American clergyman
Neil Alden Armstrong (1930–2012), American naval officer, test pilot, astronaut, and educator
Vaughan Alden Bass, American painter
Benjamin Alden Bidlack (1804–1849), American politician
Charles Alden Black (1919–2005), American businessman, aquaculturalist, and oceanographer
John Alden Carpenter (1876–1951), American composer
Henry Alden Clark (1850–1944), American politician
Stuart Alden Cook (born 1945), American musician
John Alden Dix (1860–1928), American politician
Walter Alden Dyer (1878–1943), American author and journalist
John Alden Mason (1885–1967), American anthropologist, linguist, and curator
Daniel Alden Reed (1875–1959), American football player, American football coach, and politician
Phil Alden Robinson (born 1950), American film director and screenwriter
William Alden Smith (1859–1932), American politician
Elizabeth Alden Stam (1906–1934), American religious missionary
J. Alden Weir (1852–1919), American painter
Harold Alden Wheeler (1903–1996), American engineer

Fictional people

Alden (The Walking Dead), a character in the horror drama television series The Walking Dead
The Alden family, four siblings of which are the main characters of The Boxcar Children novel series
The Alden family, one of the two main families portrayed in the American soap opera Loving
James Alden, the main character in the 1931 American film The Millionaire
Oliver Alden, the main character in the novel The Last Puritan
Rev. Robert Alden, a character in the American television drama series Little House on the Prairie
Roberta Alden, a character in the novel An American Tragedy
Terri Alden, a character in the American television sitcom series Three's Company
Thomas and Amy Alden, father and daughter that are main characters in the American film Fly Away Home
Alden Jones, a character in the Canadian television cartoon series Braceface
Alden Pyle, a character in the novel The Quiet American
Alden, a secondary main villain and boss from the game inFamous
Alden Dedrick Vacker, a character in the Keeper Of The Lost Cities book series by Shannon Messenger
Alden Carruthers, a character from the game Red Dead Redemption 2
Alden Kupferberg, a character in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film)

Aldén surname

Aldén is a nearly homonymic surname that seems to be of Swedish or other Scandinavian origin, apparently unrelated to the English Alden surname. Among people with the Aldén surname are:

Sebastian Aldén (born 1985), Swedish motorcycle racer
Sonja Aldén (born 1977), English-Swedish singer-songwriter