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Allan is a Scottish surname derived from
the given name
Notable people with the surname Allan include
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
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
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
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
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
Zack Allan , a fictional character from the television series Babylon 5