Allen (surname)

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Allen is a surname, and may refer to many people. It is reported as #27 in a list of common surnames in the USA ^[1]. It is of Scottish origin, coming from aluinn meaning handsome^[2].

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[edit] A

• Andrew Allen (1740–1825), representative to the Continental Congress
• Andrew M. Allen (b. 1955), American Astronaut

[edit] B

• Benjamin Allen (politician), Canadian politician
• Bernadette M. Allen, U.S. diplomat
• Bernard Allen (Irish politician) (b. 1944)
• Bernard Allen (U.S. politician) (1937–2006)
• Bob Allen (b. 1958), Representative of District 32 in the state of Florida.
• Bob Allen (baseball shortstop) (1867–1943), American baseball player and manager
• Bob Allen (baseball outfielder), a major league baseball outfielder (1919)
• Bob Allen (baseball AL pitcher), an American League pitcher (1961–1967)
• Bob Allen (baseball NL pitcher), a National League pitcher (b. 1937)
• Bob Allen (basketball) (b. 1946), American basketball player
• Bobby Allen (b. 1978), American hockey player
• Bradley Allen (b. 1971), English footballer
• Bruce Allen (physicist) (b. 1959), American physist; director of the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
• Bruce Allen (manager), Canadian manager of musical artists
• Bruce S. Allen (b. 1950) American physician; Consul of the Principality of Liechtenstein
• Bryan Allen (ice hockey) (b. 1980), Canadian hockey player
• Bryan Allen (hang glider) (b. 1952)

[edit] C

• C.J. Allen, British sculptor
• Clarence Allen (geologist), member of the National Academy of Sciences
• Clarence Emir Allen (1852–1932), U.S. Representative from Utah
• Clarence Ray Allen (1930–2006), American prison inmate who was executed by lethal injection
• Clive Allen (b. 1961), English footballer

[edit] D

• Daevid Allen (b. 1938 as Christopher David Allen), Australian musician, founder of Soft Machine and Gong
• Dave Allen, one of several people including
  • Dave Allen (comedian) (1936–2005), Irish comedian
  • Dave Allen (vocalist), vocalist for NOFX
  • Dave Allen (producer/bassist), producer, and bassist for Gang of Four, Shriekback
  • Dave Allen (bassist), bassist for Glassjaw
  • Dave Allen (guitarist), vocalist and guitarist for Hal
• David Allen, one of several people including
  • David Allen (cricketer), the former cricketer
  • David Allen (author), a productivity trainer and the author of the book Getting Things Done
  • David Allen (game designer), the creator of the Mordor and Demise computer games
  • David W. Allen stop motion animator, visual effects artist, director of "The Primevals"
  • David Allen (football), an American football player for the St. Louis Rams
  • David Allen (radio DJ), a DJ on BBC Radio Solent
  • David Allen (Internet entrepreneur), owner and administrator of Democratic Underground, an American political website
• Dayton Allen
• Debbie Allen
• Dennis Allen (1939–1995), English footballer
• Dick Allen, Major League Baseball first baseman/third baseman

[edit] E

• Ethan Allen, early American revolutionary
• Ethan Allen (armsmaker), American armsmaker
• Elizabeth Anne Allen American actress

[edit] F

• Fanny Allen, American nun and nurse
• Frances E. Allen, US computer scientist, recipient of the Turing Award
• Frank Allen, Freelance Computer Programmer
• Fred Allen, American comedian
• Frederick Lewis Allen, American historian and editor

[edit] G

• Gavin Allen, Australian rugby league footballer
• George Allen, one of several people including
  • George Wigram Allen (1824–1885), Australian politician
  • George William Allen (b. 1860), Canadian Member of Parliament
  • George Venable Allen (1903–1970), American diplomat
  • George Allen (football) (1918–1990), American football coach
  • George Allen (hockey) (1914–2000), American hockey player
  • George Allen (U.S. politician) (b. 1952), Former U.S. Senator from Virginia
  • George Allen (athlete), football player for the Houston Oilers
• Gracie Allen, American comedienne
• Graham William Allen
• Grant Allen

[edit] H

• Hank Allen, Major League Baseball outfielder
• Harold Don Allen (b. 1931), Canadian educator, numismatist and author
• Harry Allen

[edit] I

• Irwin Allen
• Ira Allen

[edit] J

• James Allen
• Joan Allen
• Joel Asaph Allen
• John Allen

[edit] K

• Karen Allen
• Kate Allen
• Keith Allen (b. 1953), Welsh comedian, actor and writer
• Kenton Allen Television producer at BBC
• Kevin Allen
• Krista Allen

[edit] L

• Larry Allen
• Laurie Allen, a Manitoba judge
• Les Allen (b. 1937), English footballer
• Lew Allen
• Lewis Allen
• Lewis M. Allen
• Lily Allen (b. 1985), English singer-songwriter

[edit] M

• Malcolm Allen, one of several people including
  • Malcolm Allen (swimmer) (b. 1973), Australian swimmer
  • Malcolm Allen (footballer) (b. 1967), Welsh footballer
• Martin Allen (b. 1965), English footballer
• Marcus Allen
• Mel Allen

[edit] N

• Neil Allen

[edit] O

• Oliver Allen (footballer) (b. 1986), English footballer
• Oliver Allen (speedway racer)

[edit] P

• Patrick Allen, British actor
• Paul Allen, one of several people including
  • Paul Allen, Microsoft founder
  • Paul Allen (footballer) (b. 1962), English footballer
• Peter Allen (1944–1992), Australian songwriter and singer
• Peter Anthony Allen, British convicted murderer
• Philip Allen, Baron Allen of Abbeydale, British civil servant

[edit] R

• Ralph Allen, one of several people including
  • Ralph Allen (1693–1764), post-master, builder, philanthropist
  • Ralph Allen (journalist) (1913–1966), Canadian journalist, editor and novelist
  • Ralph Allen (painter) (b. 1952), Haitian painter
• Ray Allen
• Red Allen
• Richard Allen (Reverend)
• Richard Allen (author)
• Richard V. Allen
• Robert Allen (general) (1811–1886), American general
• Robert G. Allen (1902–1963), US Congressman from Pennsylvania
• Robert G. Allen (author)
• Rod Allen (advertising executive)
• Roger MacBride Allen
• Ron Allen, Canadian musician
• Ron Allen (baseball), Major League Baseball first baseman
• Rosalind Allen, Scientist
• Roy George Douglas Allen, English economist and mathematician
• Russell Allen, singer
• Ruth Allen (1889–1979), economist, university professor

[edit] S

• Shirley Allen
• Steve Allen, one of several people, including
  • Steve Allen (comedian)
  • Steve Allen (LBC radio presenter)
• Sture Allén

[edit] T

• Tim Allen
• Timothy Allen (b.1971) English photojournalist
• Timothy F. H. Allen (b.1942) British botanist
• Tom Allen

[edit] V

• Viola Allen

[edit] W

• William Allen (disambiguation)
• William Cardinal Allen
• Woody Allen

[edit] See also

• Allenby
• Van Allen

[edit] References

1. ^ 100 Most Common U.S. Surnames - Common Last Name Meanings, Origins, and Family Trees
2. ^ ALLEN - Surname Meaning | Origin for the Surname Allen Genealogy