Allan (surname)

Allan is a Scottish surname derived from the given name

Notable people with the surname Allan include
 * Alexander Allan (disambiguation) several people named Allan or Allen, including
 * 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 Allan (disambiguation) several people, including
 * 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 (disambiguation) several people, including
 * 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 (disambiguation) several people, including
 * 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 (disambiguation) several people named Allan or Allen, including
 * 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


 * Willie Allan (born 1942), Scottish forward for Aberdeen, St Mirren, Falkirk, Morton and Alloa

Fictional characters

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