Alden (name)

Alden as both a given name and a surname originated in the Old English language. The name can derive from Ealdwine (meaning "old friend") or (in the Scottish Borders) from Healfdene.

People with the surname

 * Alvin Alden (1818–1882), American politician
 * Blanche Ray Alden (1870–1934), American musician and composer
 * Charles E. Alden, American inventor
 * Charles Henry Alden (1836–1906), American military officer
 * Chris Alden, American entrepreneur
 * Christopher Alden (director) (born 1944), American theatre director
 * Cynthia May Alden (1862–1931), American journalist, author, and municipal employee
 * David Alden (born 1949), American theatre and film director
 * Edward Alden (born 1961), American-Canadian journalist and policy analyst
 * Emily Gilmore Alden (1834–1914), American author and educator
 * George I. Alden (1843–1926), American mechanical engineer and educator
 * Ginger Alden, American actress and model
 * Harold Alden (1890–1964), American astronomer
 * Henry Mills Alden (1836–1919), American author and publication editor
 * Howard Alden (born 1958), American jazz guitarist
 * Ichabod Alden (1739–1778), American military officer
 * Isabella Macdonald Alden (1841–1930), American author
 * James Alden Jr. (1810–1877), American military officer
 * Jerome Alden (1921–1997), American playwright, father of Christopher Alden and David Alden
 * John Alden (c. 1598–1687), one of the Pilgrims on the Mayflower
 * John Alden (sailor) (c. 1626–1702), American military officer, son of John Alden and Priscilla Alden
 * John Richard Alden (1908–1991), American historian
 * Joseph Alden (1807–1885), American scholar, educator, and author
 * Kay Alden (born 1946), American television writer
 * Lucy Morris Chaffee Alden (1836–1912), American author, educator, and hymn writer
 * Mary Alden (1883–1946), American actress
 * Norman Alden (1924–2012), American actor
 * Priscilla Alden (c. 1602–1685), one of the Pilgrims on the Mayflower, wife of John Alden and mother of John Alden Jr.
 * Raymond Macdonald Alden (1873–1924), American scholar and educator
 * Raymond W. Alden III, American educator and academic administrator
 * Roy Alden (1863–1937), American newspaper editor and politician
 * Timothy Alden (1771–1839)), American clergyman and academic administrator
 * Timothy Alden (politician) (born 1991), Maltese politician
 * Scott Alden (1907–1977), American law enforcement official, lawyer, college professor, and college athletics head coach
 * Vernon Roger Alden, American academic administrator
 * William L. Alden (1837–1908), American journalist and writer

People with the given name

 * Alden Aaroe (1918–1993), American broadcast journalist and announcer
 * Alden Anderson (1867–1944), American politician
 * Alden G. Barber (1919–2003), American scouting executive
 * Alden Brock (c. 2002–2015), American flooding victim
 * Alden Brown (born 1957), also known as Peter North, Canadian pornographic actor, film director, and film producer
 * Alden Carter (born 1947), American author
 * Alden W. Clausen (1923–2013), American businessman
 * Alden Partridge Colvocoresses (1918–2007), American military officer and cartographer
 * Alden B. Dow (1904–1983), American architect
 * Alden Ehrenreich (born 1989), American actor
 * Alden Jenks (born 1940), American composer
 * Alden Knipe (1870–1950), American football player and coach
 * Alden McLaughlin (born 1961), Cayman Islands politician
 * Alden H. Miller (1906–1965), American ornithologist, zoologist, and museum director
 * Alden Nowlan (1933–1983), Canadian poet, novelist, playwright, and journalist
 * Alden Partridge (1785–1854), American author, legislator, military officer, and surveyor
 * Alden Pasche (1910–1986), American basketball coach
 * Alden Penner (born 1983), Canadian musician, songwriter, and businessman
 * Alden Richards (born 1992), Filipino actor, host, model, and recording artist
 * Alden Roche (1945–2022), American football player
 * Alden Sanborn (1899–1991), American rower
 * Alden Thompson, American theologian
 * Alden Whitman (1913–1990), American journalist

People with the middle name

 * Don Alden Adams (1925–2019), American clergyman
 * Neil Alden Armstrong (1930–2012), American naval officer, test pilot, astronaut, and educator
 * Vaughan Alden Bass, American painter
 * Benjamin Alden Bidlack (1804–1849), American politician
 * Charles Alden Black (1919–2005), American businessman, aquaculturalist, and oceanographer
 * John Alden Carpenter (1876–1951), American composer
 * Henry Alden Clark (1850–1944), American politician
 * Stuart Alden Cook (born 1945), American musician
 * John Alden Dix (1860–1928), American politician
 * Walter Alden Dyer (1878–1943), American author and journalist
 * John Alden Mason (1885–1967), American anthropologist, linguist, and curator
 * Daniel Alden Reed (1875–1959), American football player, American football coach, and politician
 * Phil Alden Robinson (born 1950), American film director and screenwriter
 * William Alden Smith (1859–1932), American politician
 * Elizabeth Alden Stam (1906–1934), American religious missionary
 * J. Alden Weir (1852–1919), American painter
 * Harold Alden Wheeler (1903–1996), American engineer

Fictional people

 * Alden (The Walking Dead), a character in the horror drama television series The Walking Dead
 * The Alden family, four siblings of which are the main characters of The Boxcar Children novel series
 * The Alden family, one of the two main families portrayed in the American soap opera Loving
 * James Alden, the main character in the 1931 American film The Millionaire
 * Oliver Alden, the main character in the novel The Last Puritan
 * Rev. Robert Alden, a character in the American television drama series Little House on the Prairie
 * Roberta Alden, a character in the novel An American Tragedy
 * Terri Alden, a character in the American television sitcom series Three's Company
 * Thomas and Amy Alden, father and daughter that are main characters in the American film Fly Away Home
 * Alden Jones, a character in the Canadian television cartoon series Braceface
 * Alden Pyle, a character in the novel The Quiet American
 * Alden, a secondary main villain and boss from the game inFamous
 * Alden Dedrick Vacker, a character in the Keeper Of The Lost Cities book series by Shannon Messenger
 * Alden Carruthers, a character from the game Red Dead Redemption 2
 * Alden Kupferberg, a character in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film)

Aldén surname
Aldén is a nearly homonymic surname that seems to be of Swedish or other Scandinavian origin, apparently unrelated to the English Alden surname. Among people with the Aldén surname are:


 * Sebastian Aldén (born 1985), Swedish motorcycle racer
 * Sonja Aldén (born 1977), English-Swedish singer-songwriter