| Alan Loveday | |
| Birth Name: | Alan Raymond Loveday |
| Birth Date: | 29 February 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Palmerston North, New Zealand |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Instrument: | Violin |
| Years Active: | 1932–1993 |
| Past Member Of: | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
Alan Raymond Loveday (29 February 1928 – 12 April 2016) was a New Zealand violinist. A child prodigy, he became leader of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and a soloist and leader with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. He was a professor at the Royal College of Music for 17 years from 1955. Loveday married pianist Ruth Stanfield in 1952, and they had two children, including Ian Loveday.[1]