Allen (given name) explained

Allen, a variant spelling of Alan, is the given name of:

People

Artists and entertainers

• Allen Ansay (born 2003), Filipino actor, model, and singer
• Allen Bickford, Australian actor
• Allen Case (1934–1986), American actor
• Allen Collins (1952–1990), one of the founding members, guitarist and songwriter for the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Allen Coulter, American television and film director
• Allen Covert (born 1964), American comedian, actor, writer, and producer
• Allen Curnow (1911–2001), New Zealand poet and journalist
• Allen Danzinger (born 1942), American actor
• Allen M. Davey (1894–1946), American cinematographer
• Allen Daviau (1942–2020), American cinematographer
• Allen Dizon (born 1977), Filipino actor
• Allen Drury (1918–1998), American novelist, writer of Advise and Consent, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize
• Allen Edward Everitt (1824–1882), English architectural artist and illustrator
• Allen Ginsberg (1926–1997), American poet and a leading figure of the Beat Generation and the counterculture
• Allen Grubman, American entertainment lawyer
• Allen Holubar (1890–1923), American actor, film director, and screenwriter
• Allen Hulsey (born 1985), American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and visual artist
• Allen Jones (born 1937), British pop artist
• Allen Jones (1940–1987), American record producer and songwriter
• Allen Neal Jones (born 1977), Known as AJ Styles, American professional wrestler
• Allen Kim (born 1990), South Korean idol singer, actor, dancer, and television host
• Allen Lanier (1946–2013), American musician, an original member of the rock band Blue Öyster Cult
• Allen Leech (born 1981), Irish actor
• Allen Ludden (1917–1981), American television personality, emcee and game show host
• Allen Payne (born 1968), American actor
• Allen M. Potter (1919–1995), American television soap opera producer
• Allen Reynolds (born 1938), American record producer and songwriter
• Allen Ritter (born 1988), American record producer, songwriter, singer, and pianist
• Allen Rivkin (1903–1990), American screenwriter
• Allen Ruppersberg (born 1944), American conceptual artist
• Allen Saalburg (1899–1987), American painter, illustrator, and screen printer
• Allen W. Seaby (1867–1953), English painter and printmaker
• Allen Shearer (born 1943), American composer and baritone
• Allen G. Siegler (1892–1960), American cinematographer
• Allen Smith Jr. (1810–1890), American portrait painter
• Allen Stone (born 1987), American musician
• Allen Toussaint (1938–2015), American musician, songwriter, record producer
• Allen Vizzutti (born 1952), American trumpeter, composer and music educator
• Allen K. Wood (1898–1977), American assistant director and production manager
• Douglas Allen Woody (1955–2000), bass guitarist of The Allman Brothers Band

Athletes

• Allen Aldridge (defensive end) (1944–2015), American football player
• Allen Aldridge (born 1972), American retired National Football League player
• Allen Aylett (1934–2022), Australian football player
• Allen Bailey (born 1989), American National Football League player
• Allen Barbre (born 1984), American National Football League player
• Allen Battle (born 1968), American baseball player
• Allen W. Benson (1905–1999), American baseball pitcher
• Allen Berg (born 1961), Canadian racing driver
• Allen P. Berkstresser (1885–1956), American football and basketball coach and college athletic administrator
• Allen Bradford (American football) (born 1988), American football player
• Allen Brown (1943–2020), American retired National Football League player
• Allen Bryant (1918–1992), American baseball pitcher
• Allen Carter (born 1952), American football player
• Allen Chapman (born 1974), American soccer referee
• Allen Chapman (American football) (born 1991), American football player
• Allen Christensen (footballer) (born 1991), Australian rules footballer
• Allen Coage (1943–2007), American professional wrestler and Olympic judo bronze medalist
• Allen Conkwright (1896–1991), American baseball pitcher
• Allen Córdoba (born 1995), Panamanian baseball player
• Allen Crabbe (born 1992), American basketball player
• Allen Craig (born 1984), American baseball player
• Allen Crowe (1928–1963), American racing driver
• Allen Doyle (born 1948), American golfer
• Allen Durham (born 1988), American basketball player
• Allen Elliott (1897–1979), American baseball player
• Allen Flanigan (born 2001), American basketball player
• Allen Fox (born 1939), American tennis player and coach
• Allen Gavilanes (born 1999), American footballer
• Allen Green (1938–2023), American football punter
• Allen Greene (born 1977), American athletic director
• Allen Guevara (born 1989), Costa Rican footballer
• Allen Harvin (born 1959), American football player
• Allen Hopkins (pool player) (born 1951), American Hall-of-Fame pool player and color commentator
• Allen Hopkins (soccer commentator), American sportscaster
• Allen Hurns (born 1991), American National Football League player
• Allen Iverson (born 1975), retired American basketball player
• Allen Jacobs (1941–2014), American football player
• Allen Jakovich (born 1968), retired Australian rules football player
• Allen Jeardeau (1866–1900), American football and baseball coach
• H. Allen Jerkens (1929–2015), American Thoroughbred race horse Hall of Fame trainer
• Allen Johnson (born 1971), American hurdler
• Allen Kelley (1932–2016), American basketball player
• Allen Larue (born 1981), Seychelles footballer
• Allen Lazard (born 1995), American football player
• Allen Leavell (born 1957), American basketball player
• Allen Levrault (born 1977), American baseball pitcher
• Allen Lyday (born 1960), American football player
• Allen Lynch (footballer) (1938–2021), Australian footballer
• Allen MacDonald (1896–19??), American football player
• Allen May (born 1969), American racing driver
• Allen McDill (born 1971), American baseball pitcher
• Allen McDonough (1804–1888), Irish jockey
• Allen Murphy (born 1952), American basketball player
• Allen Nichols (1916–1981), American football player
• Allen Njie (born 1999), Liberian footballer
• Allen Nono (born 1992), Gabonese footballer
• Allen Oliver (1924–2024), English footballer
• Allen Ong (born 1979), Malaysian swimmer
• Allen Patrick (born 1984), American football player
• Allen Pedersen (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player
• Allen Pitts (born 1964), retired Canadian Football League player
• Allen Pinkett (born 1964), American football player
• Allen Reisner (born 1988), American National Football League player
• Allen Rice (born 1962), American football player
• Allen Ripley (1952–2014), American baseball pitcher
• Allen Robinson (born 1993), American football player
• Allen Rosenberg (1931–2013), American rowing coxswain and coach
• Allen Rossum (born 1975), American football player
• Allen Russell (1893–1972), American baseball pitcher
• Allen Snyder, American football player and football, basketball, and baseball coach
• Allen Stack (1928–1999), American swimmer, 1948 Olympic champion
• Allen Steck (born 1926), American mountaineer and rock climber
• Allen Steckle (1872–1938), American football player and coach
• Allen Steen, American martial arts practitioner, teacher, and promoter
• Allen Tankard (born 1969), English footballer
• Allan Tolmich (1918–2012), American world record hurdler
• Allen Trammell (born 1942), American football player
• Allen Watson (born 1970), American baseball pitcher and coach
• Allen Webster (born 1990), American baseball pitcher
• Allen Yanes (born 1997), Guatemalan footballer
• Allen York (born 1989), Canadian hockey goaltender
• Allen H. Zikmund (1922–2018), American football player and coach

Businessmen

• Allen Chao (born 1944), Taiwanese-American businessman
• Allen Lloyd (born 1949), British businessman, founder of LloydsPharmacy
• Allen B. Morgan Jr., American businessman
• Allen Paulson (1922–2000), American businessman and horse breeder
• Allen Questrom (born 1941), American businessman
• Allen Rosenshine (born 1939), American advertising executive and CEO
• Allen Stanford (born 1950), American financier convicted of fraud
• Allen Weisselberg (born 1947), American businessman

Clergy

• Allen James Babcock (1898–1969), American Roman Catholic bishop
• Allen L. Bartlett (born 1929), American Episcopal priest
• Allen W. Brown (1909–1990), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany, New York
• Allen Francis Gardiner (1794–1851), British Royal Navy officer and missionary
• Allen Johnston (1912–2002), American Anglican Archbishop of New Zealand and bishop
• Allen J. Miller (1901–1991), 5th Bishop of Easton
• Allen Secher (born 1935), American rabbi, civil and human rights activist, radio host, television producer, actor, author, and public speaker
• Allen K. Shin, Korean-American bishop
• Allen Henry Vigneron (born 1948), American Roman Catholic Archbishop of Detroit and bishop
• Allen Yuan (1914–2005), Chinese Protestant Christian pastor

Lawyers, politicians and government officials

• Allen Adams (1946–1990), Scottish politician
• Allen Bristol Aylesworth (1854–1952), Canadian lawyer and politician
• Allen H. Bagg (1867–1942), American politician
• Allen E. Barrow (1914–1979), American judge
• Allen S. Baker (1842–1916), American politician
• Allen J. Bartunek (1928–1997), American politician
• Allen C. Beach (1825–1918), American lawyer and politician, Secretary of State and Lieutenant Governor of New York
• Allen Biehler, American Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation from 2003 to 2011
• Allen J. Bloomfield (1883–1932), American businessman and politician
• Allen Boyd (born 1945), American politician
• Allen Alexander Bradford (1815–1888), American delegate
• Allen T. Brinsmade (1837–1913), American politician
• Allen Brown (public servant) (1911–1999), Australian public servant
• Allen Buansi, American politician
• Allen R. Bushnell (1833–1909), American attorney and politician
• Allen G. Campbell (1834–1902), American miner, politician, and philanthropist
• Allen D. Candler (1834–1910), American politician, governor of Georgia
• Allen T. Caperton (1810–1876), American and Confederate States politician
• Allen M. Christensen (born 1946), American politician
• Allen T. Compton (1938–2008), American judge
• Allen Foster Cooper (1862–1917), American politician
• Allen Turner Davidson (1819–1905), Confederate politician
• Allen Dulles (1893–1969), American diplomat and lawyer, first civilian Director of Central Intelligence
• Allen Craig Eiland (born 1962), American politician
• Allen J. Ellender (1890–1972), American politician, senator from Louisiana
• Allen Engel (born 1932), Canadian farmer and politician
• Allen E. Ertel (1937–2015), American politician
• Allen V. Evans (born 1939), American politician
• Allen J. Flannigan (1909–1965), American politician
• Allen M. Fletcher (1853–1922), American politician, governor of Vermont
• Allen C. Fuller (1822–1901), American politician
• Allen J. Furlow (1890–1954), American politician and lawyer
• Allen Thomson Gunnell (1848–1960), American lawyer, judge, and state legislator
• Allen Hamiter (1867–1933), American politician
• Allen Burroughs Hannay (1892–1983), American judge
• Allen Hobbs (1899–1960), governor of American Samoa and US Navy hydrographer
• Allen Jaggi (born 1944), American politician
• Allen Johnson (activist), leader in the Civil Rights Movement
• Allen F. Johnson, American businessman and government official
• Allen C. Kelley (1937–2017), American economist
• Allen Kerr (politician) (born 1956), American politician and insurance agency owner
• Allen T. Klots (1889–1965), American lawyer
• Allen Kolstad (1931–2008), American farmer and politician
• Allen Kukovich (born 1947), American politician
• Allen P. Lovejoy (1825–1904), American lumber merchant and manufacturer and politician
• Allen T. Lucas (1917–1973), American lawyer and politician
• Allen S. Matthews (1845–1915), American merchant and politician
• Allen G. Mitchell (1894–1953), American politician
• Allen F. Moore (1869–1945), American politician
• Allen B. Morse (1837–1921), American diplomat, jurist, and politician
• Allen J. Oliver (1903–1953), American politician
• Allen I. Olson (born 1938), American politician and attorney, former governor of North Dakota
• Allen Ferdinand Owen (1816–1865), American legislator and lawyer
• Allen Russell Patrick (1910–1995), Canadian politician
• Allen Paul (politician) (born 1945), American politician
• Allen J. Payton (1861–1917), American farmer and politician
• Allen Potter (1818–1885), American politician
• Allen Quist (born 1944), American politician
• Allen Roach, Canadian politician elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in 2011
• Allen Rothenberg, American lawyer and President of COLPA
• Allen F. Rush (1902–1980), American politician
• Allen G. Rushlight (1874–1930), American politician, businessman, and plumber
• Allen G. Schwartz (1934–2003), American judge
• Allen D. Scott (1831–1897), American lawyer and politician
• E. Allen Smith, Auditor General of Ceylon (1946–1953)
• Allen Snyder (born 1946), American lawyer and politician
• Allen E. Stebbins (1872–1941), American politician
• Allen R. Sturtevant (1879–1966), American attorney and judge
• Allen M. Thomas (born 1969), American politician
• Allen C. Thompson (1906–1980), American politician
• Allen G. Thurman (1813–1895), American politician, Ohio Supreme Court justice and vice presidential nominee
• Allen W. Thurman (1847–1922), American politician
• Allen Treadaway (born 1961), American politician
• Allen T. Treadway (1867–1947), American politician
• Allen Trimble (1783–1870), American politician
• Allen Trovillion (1926–2020), American politician
• Allen H. Turnage (1891–1971), American politician
• Allen F. Warden (1852–1927), American newspaper editor and politician
• Allen Weh (born 1942), American business executive, politician, and U.S. Marine colonel
• Allen Wellons (born 1949), American attorney and politician
• Allen West (born 1961), American politician and U.S. Army lieutenant colonel
• Allen S. Whiting (1926–2018), American political scientist and government official
• Allen T. Wikoff (1825–1902), American politician
• Allen W. Wilder (1843–18??), American state legislator, teacher, and lawyer
• Allen Williamson, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1966 to 1974
• Allen C. Winsor (born 1976), American judge
• Allen N. Yancy (1881–1941), Vice President of Liberia from 1928 to 1930
• Allen Zoll, American political activist

Scientists, engineers, and academics

• Allen Abraham (1865–1922), Ceylon Tamil academic and astronomer
• Allen V. Astin (1904–1984), American physicist
• Allen Baker (1852–1918), Canadian-British engineer
• Allen J. Bard (born 1933), American chemist and professor
• Allen Bergin (born 1934), American clinical psychologist
• Allen Boothroyd (1943–2020), British industrial designer
• Allen Buchanan (born 1948), American philosopher
• Allen G. Debus (1928–2009), American science historian
• Allen F. Donovan (1914–1995), American aerospace engineer and systems engineer
• Allen B. Downey (born 1967), American computer scientist
• Allen B. DuMont (1901–1965), American electronics engineer, scientist and inventor
• Allen Dyer, American psychiatrist and professor
• Allen C. Eaves (born 1941), Canadian scientist
• Allen Frances (born 1942), American psychiatrist
• Allen James Fromherz (born 1980), American historian
• Allen O. Gamble (1910–2001), American industrial psychologist
• Allen J. Greenough (1905–1974), American engineer
• Allen C. Guelzo (born 1953), American historian and professor
• Allen Hatcher (born 1944), American topologist, professor and author
• Allen Hawley (1893–1978), American fundraising administrator
• Allen J. Hubin (born 1936), American historian and biographer
• J. Allen Hynek (1910–1986), American astronomer, professor and ufologist
• Allen Johnson (historian) (1870–1931), American historian, teacher, biographer, and editor
• Allen Klein (author) (born 1938), American gelotogist and author
• Allen Lane (1902–1970), British publisher, founder of Penguin Books
• Allen S. Lee, American researcher
• Allen Lowrie (1948–2021), Australian botanist
• Allen Mawer (1879–1942), English philologist
• Allen Meadors (born 1947), American professor and university administrator
• Allen R. Miller (1942–2010), American mathematician
• Allen J. Moore (born 1958), American researcher
• Allen Newell (1927–1992), American researcher in computer science and cognitive psychology
• Allen George Packwood, British archivist
• Allen B. Rosenstein (1920–2018), American systems engineer
• Allen J. Scott (born 1938), English geographer
• Allen Sessoms (born 1946), American physicist, diplomat, and academic advisor
• Allen Shenstone (1893–1980), Canadian physicist
• Allen Shields (1927–1989), American mathematician
• Allen C. Skorepa (1941–1998), American lichenologist
• Allen Steere, American rheumatologist
• Allen W. Trelease, American historian and professor
• Allen Weiner, American legal academic
• Allen B. Wilson (1823–1888), American inventor
• Allen W. Wood (born 1942), American philosopher

Soldiers

• Allen D. Beemer (1842–1909), American Civil War veteran and businessman
• Allen Buchanan (1876–1940), US Navy officer and Medal of Honor recipient
• Allen M. Burdett Jr. (1921–1980), US Army lieutenant general
• Allen S. Cutts (1826–1896), American soldier
• Allen J. Greer (1878–1964), US Army colonel and Medal of Honor recipient
• Allen W. Gullion (1880–1946), US Army officer
• Allen Hobbs (1899–1960), US Navy hydrographer and governor of American Samoa
• Allen J. Jamerson (born 1961), US Air Force officer
• Allen Johnson (Indian Army officer) (1829–1907), British Indian Army officer
• Allen James Lynch (born 1945), U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
• Allen K. Ono (1933–2016), US Army lieutenant general
• Allen T. Paredes (born 1965), Filipino Air Force general
• Allen Lawrence Pope (1928–2020), American military and paramilitary aviator
• Allen B. Reed (1884–1965), US Navy officer
• Allen R. Schindler Jr. (1969–1992), US Navy seaman murdered for being gay
• Allen L. Seaman (1916–1944), US Navy aviator
• Allen H. Turnage (1891–1971), US Marine Corps general
• Allen Wheeler (1903–1984), English Royal Air Force officer and pilot
• Allen B. Worley, 10th US Merchant Marine Academy Superintendent

Writers and journalists

• Allen Adler (1916–1964), American writer
• Allen Barra, American journalist and author
• Allen M. Hornblum, American author, journalist, criminal justice official, and political organizer
• Allen Hunt (born 1964), American author, speaker, and pastor
• Allen Paul (writer), American author, reporter, and political speech writer
• Allen Rucker (born 1945), American writer and author
• Allen Say (born 1937), Japanese-American writer and illustrator
• Allen Steele (born 1958), American journalist and science fiction writer
• Allen Young (writer) (born 1941), American journalist, author, editor, publisher, and social activist

Other

• Allen Apsley (disambiguation), several people
• Allen Aaron Cook (1832–1899), American architect
• Allen Cunningham (born 1977), American poker player
• Allen Edwards (disambiguation), several people
• Allen Frantzen (born 1947 or 1948), American medievalist
• Allen Johnson (disambiguation), several people
• Allen Jones (disambiguation), several people
• Allen B. Kanavel (1874–1938), American surgeon
• Allen V. Kneese (1930–2001), American pioneer
• Allen Lewis (disambiguation), several people
• Allen McClure (1935–2007), American sailor
• Allen Miller (disambiguation), several people
• Allen Morris (disambiguation), several people
• Allen Rosenberg (disambiguation), several people
• Allen Snyder (disambiguation), several people
• Allen Thompson (disambiguation), several people
• Allen West (disambiguation), several people
• Allen Whipple (1881–1963), American surgeon
• Allen Young (1827–1915), English master mariner and explorer

Fictional characters

• Allen (Ninjago), character in Ninjago
• Allen (The Walking Dead), in The Walking Dead comic book series and television series
• Allen Adam, alter ego of the DC Comics superhero Captain Atom
• Allen Avadonia, a character portrayed by Kagamine Len in a Vocaloid multimedia series known as "The Evillious Chronicles"
• Allen Walker, the protagonist in the D.Gray-man manga and anime series

See also

• Alan (given name)
  • List of people with given name Alan
• Allan (given name)