Allan is a Scottish surname derived from the given name of the same spelling.

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
• Doug Allan (born 1951), Scottish wildlife cameraman and photographer
• 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

• Janie Allan (1868–1968), Scottish suffragette
• 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) (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
• 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
• Patricia Allan (born 1938), New Zealand nurse and vicar
• 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 (1945–2021), 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 (1942–2026), Scottish forward for Aberdeen, St Mirren, Falkirk, Morton and Alloa

Fictional characters

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

See also

• Alan (surname)
• Allen (surname)

Surname list

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