# Allan (surname)

Allan is a Scottish surname derived from the given name of the same spelling.
Notable people with the surname Allan include
   * 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 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 (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 (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 (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

## Fictional characters

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