# Allen (given name)

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