Willie Allen (other)
Willie Allen may refer to: *Willie Allen (basketball) (born 1949), American basketball player and director of the Growing Power urban farming program *Willie Allen (racing driver) (born 1980), racing driver *Willie Mae Allen (born 1937), American community activist and politician See also *William Allen (other) * Will Allen (other) *Bill Allen (other) *Allen (surname) *William Allan (other) William Allan may refer to: Politicians *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 ...

Willie Allen (basketball)
Will Allen (born February 8, 1949) is an American urban farmer based in Milwaukee and a retired professional basketball player. Basketball career Will Allen was a high school state champion in basketball at Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Maryland Allen played collegiately for the Miami Hurricanes at the University of Miami, where he was on a basketball scholarship. He was the first African-American to play basketball for the University of Miami. After college Allen was selected by the Baltimore Bullets in the 4th round (60th pick overall) of the 1971 NBA draft. He never played in the NBA, but appeared in seven games with The Floridians of the ABA during the 1971–72 season. He also played professionally in Belgium. Allen retired from basketball in 1977, when he was 28. Upon retirement, Allen moved to his wife Cynthia's hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Urban farming Will Allen's parents were sharecroppers in South Carolina until they took part in the Gre ...
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Willie Allen (racing Driver)
William A. Allen (born June 15, 1980) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He is the co-owner of Rackley WAR, a team that competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and in late model racing. Allen previously competed as a driver in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Truck Series (including a full season in 2007 where he won the Rookie of the Year award), and the ARCA Menards Series. Racing career Driving career Allen made his NASCAR debut in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2005, driving the No. 47 Chevrolet Silverado for Morgan-Dollar Motorsports in the Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway, starting 21st and finishing sixth. He made one more start in 2005 for SS-Green Light Racing. Allen ran the first two races of the 2006 ARCA Racing Series season in the No. 75 for Bob Schacht Motorsports, finishing 38th at Daytona and finishing fifth at Nashville. Towards the end of the year, he made his Busch Series debut, driving the No. 14 ...
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Willie Mae Allen
Willie Mae Allen (born February 11, 1937) is an American community activist and politician from Boston who represented the 6th Suffolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011. Allen was an unsuccessful candidate for the Boston City Council in 1983 and 1985 (at-large) and the Boston School Committee in 1987 (District 4). From 1988 to 2004 she was the Democratic state committee woman for the 2nd Suffolk district. In 2006 she ran for the Massachusetts House of Representatives seat that was being vacated by Shirley Owens-Hicks. She defeated former Boston deputy superintendent and Newark, New Jersey Police chief William R. Celester for the Democratic nomination and was unopposed in the general election. She was reelected in 2008 and did not run for reelection in 2010. Outside of politics, Allen has worked as a camp director and lectured on social and political issues. She has B.S., B.A., and M.P.A. degrees from Suffolk University Suffolk Univers ...
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William Allen (other)
William Allen may refer to: Politicians United States *William Allen (congressman) (1827–1881), United States Representative from Ohio *William Allen (governor) (1803–1879), U.S. Representative, Senator, and 31st Governor of Ohio *William Allen (loyalist) (1704–1780), wealthy merchant, chief justice of Pennsylvania's provincial Supreme Court, and founder of Allentown, Pennsylvania * William Allen (Montana politician) (1871–1953), member of the Montana House of Representatives and lieutenant governor *William C. Allen (politician) (1814–1887), American businessman and politician in Wisconsin *William F. Allen (Delaware politician) (1883–1946), American businessman and politician *William F. Allen (New York politician) (1808–1878), American judge and politician *William Fessenden Allen (1831–1906), American businessman and royal advisor in the Kingdom of Hawaii * William H. Allen (politician), member of the Mississippi House of Representatives in the 1880s *Willia ...
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Will Allen (other)
Will Allen may refer to: *Will Allen (safety) (born 1982), American football safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers *Will Allen (cornerback) (born 1978), American football cornerback * Will Allen (urban farmer) (born 1949), American basketball player and director of the Growing Power urban farming program See also *William Allen (other) * Willie Allen (other) * Bill Allen (other) * William Allan (other) *William Van Alen (1883–1954), American architect *Allen (surname) Allen is a Celtic surname, originating in Ireland, and common in Scotland, Wales and England. It is a variation of the surname MacAllen and may be derived from two separate sources: Ailin, in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, means both "little rock" and ...

Bill Allen (other)
Bill Allen may refer to: * Bill Allen (footballer) (1889–1948), Australian footballer and cricketer * William McPherson Allen (1900–1985), CEO of Boeing * Bill Allen (British politician) (1901–1973), MP for West Belfast * Bill "Hoss" Allen (1922–1997), American radio disc jockey * Bill Allen (businessman, born 1937), American corporate executive and political financier * Bill Allen (dentist) (born 1943), English dentist * Bill Allen (basketball) (born 1945), American basketball player * Bill Allen (Canadian politician) (born 1946), politician from Saskatchewan, Canada * Bill Allen (actor) (born 1962), American film and television actor See also * Billy Allen (1917–1981), English footballer * Will Allen (other) * William Allan (other) * William Allen (other) * Willie Allen (other) * Allen (surname) Allen is a Celtic surname, originating in Ireland, and common in Scotland, Wales and England. It is a variation of the surname MacAl ...
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Allen (surname)
Allen is a Celtic surname, originating in Ireland, and common in Scotland, Wales and England. It is a variation of the surname MacAllen and may be derived from two separate sources: Ailin, in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, means both "little rock" and "harmony", or it may also be derived from the Celtic Aluinn, which means "handsome". Variant spellings include Alan, Allan, etc. The noble family of this surname, from which a branch went to Portugal, is descended of one Alanus de Buckenhall. In Ireland, Allen is the Anglicization of the Gaelic name ''Ó h-Ailín''. Allen is the 41st most common surname in England. Retrieved 25 January 2014 Pages listing several people with the same name * Albert Allen * Alexander Allen * Alfred Allen * Andrew Allen * Anita Allen * Anthony Allen * Arthur Allen * Benjamin Allen * Bernard Allen * Bert Allen * Bill Allen * Brian Allen * Bruce Allen * Bryan Allen * C. J. Allen * Charles Allen * Charlie Allen * Chris Allen * Christopher ...
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