Allan (surname)

Allan is a Scottish surname derived from the given name of the same spelling.

Notable people with the surname Allan include

Alexander Allan (disambiguation) several people named Allan or Allen, including

Sir Alexander Allan, 1st Baronet (c. 1764–1820), British politician, Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed
Alex Allan (born 1951), British civil servant
Scotty Allan Allan Alexander Allan (1867–1941), Scottish-born American dog musher
Alex Allan (footballer) (fl. 1910s), Scottish footballer
Alex Allan (rugby union) (born 1992), Scotland rugby union player
Alexander Allan (ship owner) (1780–1854), Scottish sea captain and businessman
Alexander Allan (locomotive engineer) (1809–1891), Scottish mechanical engineer

Anthony Allan (disambiguation) several people, including

Anthony Havelock-Allan (1904–2003), British film producer and screenwriter
John Hubbard (actor) (1914–1988), known as Anthony Allan

Bill Allan (1870–1948), goalkeeper for Montrose and Sheffield Wednesday
Charles Allan (1910–1947), English footballer
Charlie Allan (disambiguation) several people, including

Charlie Allan (musician) (born 1963), Scottish actor and musician

Davie Allan, American guitarist
Deborah Allan "Debbie" (born 1975), British judoka
Denis Allan (born 1944), Canadian chess master
Elkan Allan born Elkan Philip Cohan (1922–2006), British TV and radio producer and print journalist
Frank Allan (1849–1917), Victorian, Australian, cricketer
Frank Kellogg Allan (1935–2019), bishop of Atlanta
Freya Allan (born 2001), English actress
Gary Allan (born 1967), American country music singer and songwriter
George Allan (disambiguation) several people, including

George Allan (antiquary) (1736–1800), English antiquary and attorney
George Allan (barrister) (1767–1828), English politician, son of the antiquary
George Allan (composer) (1864–1930), composer and arranger of music for brass bands
George Allan (cricketer) (1887–1932), Australian cricketer
George Allan (footballer, born 1875) (1875–1899), Scottish footballer (Liverpool FC, Celtic, national team)
George Allan (footballer, born 1885) (1885–1916), Scottish footballer (Partick Thistle, Ayr United)
George Allan (footballer, born unknown) (fl. 1890s), Scottish footballer
George William Allan (1822–1901), Canadian politician
George William Allan (Manitoba politician) (1860–1940), Canadian politician

Griselda Allan (1905–1987), British artist
Harry Allan (1882–1957), New Zealand botanist
Henry Allan (disambiguation) several people, including

Henry Allan (painter) (1865–1912), Irish painter
Henry Allan (footballer) (1872–1965), Scottish footballer
Henry Allan (cricketer) (1846–1926), Australian cricketer
Henry William Allan (rugby union) (1850–1926), Scottish rugby player
Henry William Allan (politician) (1843–1913), Canadian politician, merchant and produce dealer

Hugh Allan (1810–1882), Scottish-Canadian shipping magnate
Ian Allan (disambiguation) several people, including

Ian Allan (politician) (1916–2000), Australian politician
Ian Allan (publisher) (1922–2015), publisher who specialised in transport titles

His company, Ian Allan Publishing

Ian Allan (RAF officer) (1918–1988), British RAF officer

Jack Allan (disambiguation) several people, including

Jack Allan (footballer, born 1883) (1883–?), Manchester United footballer
Jack Allan (footballer, born 1886) (1886–1919), Newcastle United footballer
Jack Allan (golfer) (1875–1898), Scottish amateur golfer

James Allan (disambiguation) several people, including

James Allan (Australian footballer) (born 1985), Australian rules footballer
James Allan (cricketer) (born 1972), New Zealand cricketer
James Allan (footballer, born 1857) (1857–1911), Scottish schoolmaster and footballer, founder of Sunderland A.F.C.
James Allan (footballer, born 1866) (1866–1945), Scottish international footballer (also known as John Allan)
James Allan (rugby union) (1860–1934), New Zealand rugby union player
James Alexander Allan (1879–1967), Australian poet
James Allan (diplomat) (1932–2018), British diplomat
James Allan (musician) (born 1979), lead singer and guitarist and former footballer
James Allan (Canadian politician) (1894–1992), Ontario politician
James Allan (bishop) (1928–2013), Canadian Anglican
James Allan (computer scientist), University of Massachusetts Amherst professor
James Allan (law professor) (born 1960), Canadian-Australian law professor
James Allan (Queensland politician) (1856–1938), Queensland draper and state politician
James Allan Jr. (1845–1932), Wisconsin politician
James McGrigor Allan (1827–1916), British anthropologist and writer

Jed Allan (1935–2019), American actor
Jim Allan (disambiguation) several people, including

Jim Allan (curler), New Zealand and Australian curler
Jim Allan (singer), American singer – see Why Don't You Believe Me?
Jim Allan (editor), Canadian editor of the book An Introduction To Elvish – see Languages of Arda

Jimmy Allan (disambiguation) several people named Allan or Allen, including

Jimmy Allan (cricketer) (1932–2005), Scottish first-class cricketer
Jimmy Allan (footballer, born 1896) (1896–1982), Scottish football player and manager (Dundee United)
Jimmy Allan (footballer, born 1953), Scottish footballer (Swindon Town)

Jock Allan, Scottish footballer
John Allan (disambiguation) several people, including

John Allan (Australian politician) (1866–1936), Premier of Victoria, 1924–1927
John Allan (Australian footballer) (1882–1933), Australian rules footballer for Collingwood
John Allan (antiquarian) (1777–1863), Scottish-born American antiquarian
John Allan (businessman) (born 1948), former chairman of Tesco
John Allan (Canadian naval officer) (1928–2014), Canadian admiral
John Allan (Canadian politician) (1856–1922), Canadian politician, member for Hamilton West
John Allan (colonel) (1746–1805), in the Massachusetts Militia, American Revolutionary War
John Allan (fighter) (born 1993), Brazilian mixed martial artist
John Allan (footballer, born 1872) (1872–?), footballer for Derby County, Notts County
John Allan (footballer, born 1890) (1890–?), footballer for Everton, Leeds City, Coventry City
John Allan (footballer, born 1931) (1931–2003), Scottish footballer for Dunfermline Athletic, Aberdeen
John Allan (footballer, fl. 1932–33), Scottish footballer for Hamilton Academical
John Allan (golfer) (1847–1897), Scottish golfer
John Allan (minister) (1897–1979), New Zealand Presbyterian minister and professor of theology
John Allan (numismatist) (1884–1955), British numismatist
John Allan (rugby union) (born 1963), Scottish and South African rugby union player
John Allan (Salvation Army officer) (1887–1949), 8th Chief of the Staff of the Salvation Army and U.S. Army colonel
John Allan (Victorian MLC), colonial Victorian politician
John Anthony Allan (1937–2021), British geographer
John Beresford Allan (1841–1927), politician in Manitoba, Canada
John R. Allan, Scottish journalist, broadcaster, author, and farmer

Johnnie Allan (born 1938), American swamp pop musician
Johnny Allan (1888–1937), Australian rules footballer
Joyce Allan (1896–1966), Australian conchologist
Keith Allan (disambiguation) several people, including

Keith Allan (actor) (born 1969), American actor and screenwriter
Keith Allan (linguist) (born 1943), Australian linguist
Keith William Allan (1946–2000), Australian solicitor

Lewis Allan (1903–1986), pseudonym of American lyricist Abel Meeropol
Lucy Allan (disambiguation) several people named Allan or Allen, including

Lucy Allan (politician) (born 1964), British Conservative MP for Telford
Lucy Allan (producer) (born 1978), British television producer

Marcus Allan (born 1986), Australian rules footballer
Mary Parsons Reid Allan (1917–2002), Scottish artist
Mea Allan (1909–1982), Scottish journalist
Nikki Allan (died 1992), English murder victim
Patrick Allan, Scottish footballer
Peter Allan (disambiguation) several people, including

Peter Allan (Australian cricketer) (1935–2023)
Peter Allan (footballer) (1935–1987), Australian rules footballer
Peter Allan (landlord) (1799–1849), landlord of the Marsden Grotto pub
Peter Allan (priest) (born 1950), Anglican monk and Principal of the College of the Resurrection
Peter Allan (rugby union) (born 1975), Scottish rugby union referee
Peter John Allan (1825–1848), Canadian poet

Philip Bertram Murray Allan (1884–1973), British writer
Ray Allan (born 1955), Scottish footballer
Rob Allan (born 1945), New Zealand poet
Robert Allan (disambiguation) several people, including

Robert Allan, Baron Allan of Kilmahew (1914–1979), Conservative politician
Robert Allan (businessman) (1847–1927), manufacturer in Christchurch, New Zealand
Robert Allan (footballer), goalkeeper for Sunderland A.F.C. (1907–08)
Robert Allan (mineralogist) (1806–1863), Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Geological Society
Robert Allan (poet) (1774–1841), Scottish poet
Robert Allan (trade unionist), leader of the Scottish Trades Union Congress
Robert Allan Ltd., Canadian naval architectural firm
Robert George Allan (1879–1972), agricultural administrator in India
Robert M. Allan (1880–?), member of the City Council in Los Angeles, 1921–1927

Rosemary Allan (1911–2008), British artist
Sandy Allan (born 1947), Scottish footballer
Tahar Allan, Algerian politician
Thomas Allan (disambiguation) several people, including

Thomas Allan (mineralogist) (1777–1833), Scottish mineralogist
Thomas Allan (Scottish footballer), Scottish footballer
Thomas Allan (footballer, born 1999), English footballer
Thomas Allan (publisher) (1832–1894), English collector of songs and music publisher
Thomas Allan (politician) (1725–1798), Irish politician
Thomas J. Allan (1940–1966), British radio engineer in Antarctica
Tom Allan (footballer) (born 1994), English footballer
Tom Allan (minister) (1916–1965), Scottish minister of the Church of Scotland

John Anthony Allan (1937–2021), known as Tony Allan, geographer at King's College London
Tony Allan (1949–2004), British DJ and voiceover artist
Tony Allan (jockey), New Zealand jockey
William Allan (disambiguation) several people, including

George William Allan (1822–1901), Canadian politician
George William Allan (Manitoba politician) (1860–1940), Canadian politician
William Allan (banker) (c. 1770–1853), Canadian banker, businessman and politician
William Allan (British Army officer) (1832–1918)
William Allan (classicist) (born 1970), Scottish classicist
William Allan (English politician) (1837–1903), Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom
William Allan (footballer, born 1880) (1880–1965), Scottish goalkeeper for Falkirk, Rangers and Hibernian
William Allan (footballer, born 1904) (1904–1969), Scottish defender for Hamilton and Motherwell
William Allan (geneticist) (1881–1943), American physician and geneticist
William Allan (painter) (1782–1850), Scottish historical painter
William Allan (Queensland politician) (1840–1901), Australian pastoralist and politician
William Allan (trade unionist) (1813–1874), British trade unionist
William Evan Allan (1899–2005), Australian military figure, seeing service in WWI and WWII
William Allan of Glen (1788–1868), Lord Provost of Edinburgh

Willie Allan (born 1942), Scottish forward for Aberdeen, St Mirren, Falkirk, Morton and Alloa

Fictional characters

Zack Allan, a fictional character from the television series Babylon 5

Allan (surname)

Fictional characters

See also