Alasdair

Alasdair is a Scottish Gaelic given name. The name is a Gaelic form of Alexander which has long been a popular name in Scotland. The personal name Alasdair is often Anglicised as Alistair, Alastair, and Alaster.

People named Alasdair

 * Alexander of Argyll (died 1310), Scottish magnate
 * Alasdair Allan (born 1971), Scottish politician
 * Alasdair Beckett-King (born 1984), English stand-up comedian
 * Alasdair Boyle (born 1945), Scottish rugby union player
 * Alasdair Breckenridge (1937–2019), Scottish pharmacologist
 * Alasdair Caimbeul (born 1941), Scottish playwright, short story writer, and novelist
 * Alasdair Clayre (1935–1984), British author and broadcaster
 * Alasdair Cochrane (born 1978), British political theorist and ethicist
 * Alasdair Dickinson (born 1983), Scottish rugby union coach
 * Alasdair Drysdale (born 1950), Scottish-American geographer and professor
 * Alasdair Duncan (born 1982), Australian author and journalist
 * Alasdair Elliott, British operatic tenor
 * Alasdair Evans (born 1989), English-Scottish cricketer
 * Alasdair Fotheringham, British journalist
 * Alasdair Fraser (1946–2012), Scottish-Irish lawyer
 * Alasdair Fraser (born 1955), Scottish fiddler, composer, performer, and recording artist
 * Alasdair Garnsworthy (born 1983), English cricketer
 * Alasdair Macintosh Geddes (born 1934), Scottish professor
 * Alasdair Gillies (1963–2011), Scottish bagpiper and tutor
 * Alasdair Gillis, Canadian television host
 * Alasdair Graham (1929–2015), Canadian politician, journalist, and businessman
 * Alasdair Graham (1934–2016), Scottish pianist, accompanist, and academic
 * Alasdair Gray (1934–2019), Scottish writer and artist
 * Alasdair Hay (born 1961), British firefighter
 * Alasdair Houston, English evolutionary biologist and ecologist
 * Alasdair Hutton (born 1940), British writer and narrator
 * Alasdair Kent, British-Australian opera singer
 * Alasdair Liddell (1949–2012), British health service administrator
 * Alasdair Locke, Scottish businessman
 * Alasdair Mac Colla (c. 1610–1647), 17th-century military officer
 * Alasdair Alpin MacGregor (1899–1970), Scottish writer and photographer
 * Alasdair MacGriogair (1806–1881), Scottish writer and minister
 * Alasdair MacIlleBhàin (born 1987), Scottish singer-songwriter
 * Alasdair MacIntyre (born 1929), Scottish-American philosopher
 * Alasdair Mackenzie (1903–1970), Scottish farmer and politician
 * Alasdair Maclay (born 1973), English cricketer
 * Alasdair MacLean, English singer and guitarist
 * Alasdair Maclean (1926–1994), Scottish poet and writer
 * Alasdair MacLennan (born 1957), Scottish cyclist and sporting administrator
 * Alasdair Crotach MacLeod (1450–1547), Scottish Chief
 * Alasdair MacMhaighstir Alasdair, Scottish war poet and satirist
 * Alasdair McDonnell (born 1949), Irish politician
 * Alasdair McLellan (born 1974), British photographer
 * Alasdair Middleton, British opera singer and playwright
 * Alasdair Mitchell (born 1950), British conductor
 * Alasdair Milne (1930–2013), British TV producer
 * Alasdair Monk (born 1972), English football goalkeeper
 * Alasdair Mór, Scottish Gael
 * Alasdair Morgan (born 1945), Scottish politician
 * Alasdair Morrison (born 1968), Scottish politician
 * Alasdair Morrison, Scottish banker
 * Alasdair Paterson, Scottish poet and academic librarian
 * Alasdair Pollock (born 1993), English cricketer
 * Alasdair Roberts (born 1961), Canadian academic
 * Alasdair Roberts (born 1977), Scottish folk musician
 * Alasdair Smith (born 1949), Scottish international economist
 * Alasdair Steedman (1922–1992), English Royal Air Force senior commander
 * Alasdair Steele-Bodger (1924–2008), British veterinary surgeon
 * Alasdair Strokosch (born 1983), Scottish rugby union player
 * Alasdair Tait, Scottish cellist, teacher, and artistic director
 * Alasdair Tayler (1870–1937), British historical writer
 * Alasdair Taylor (born 1965), Scottish squash player
 * Alasdair Grant Taylor (1934–2007), Scottish artist and sculptor
 * Alasdair Turner (1969–2011), British scientist
 * Alasdair Urquhart (born 1945), Scottish philosopher and professor
 * Alasdair Walker (1956–2019), British medical doctor and Royal Navy officer
 * Alasdair Mackie Ward, known as Algy Ward (1959–2023), British musician
 * Alasdair Webster (born 1934), Australian politician
 * Alasdair White (born 1983), Scottish folk musician
 * Alasdair A. K. White (born 1952), British management theorist
 * Alasdair Whittle (born 1949), British archaeologist and academic

Fictional characters

 * Alasdair Sinclair, Emmerdale character played by Ray Coulthard