Alain may refer to:

People

Alain (given name) Alain () is widely used as a personal name and is the French form of Alan but also exists in English-speaking countries: A *Alain Absire (born 1950), French writer *Alain Acard (born 1951), French sprint canoeist *Alain Alivon (born 1965), French ...

, common given name, including list of persons and fictional characters with the name *

Alain (surname) Alain is a surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of ...

* "Alain", a pseudonym for cartoonist

Daniel Brustlein Daniel Brustlein (1904–1996) was an Alsatian-born American artist, cartoonist, illustrator, and author of children's books. He is best known for the cartoons and cover art he contributed to '' The New Yorker'' magazine under the pen name "Alai ...

* Alain, a standard author abbreviation used to indicate

Henri Alain Liogier Henri Alain Liogier, also known as Brother Alain (January 31, 1916 – November 9, 2009) was a French botanist, educator, and member of the clergy based out of Texas, United States. Liogier is responsible for over 100 scientific journal articles a ...

, also known as Brother Alain, as the author when citing a botanical name *

Émile Chartier Émile-Auguste Chartier (; 3 March 1868 – 2 June 1951), commonly known as Alain (), was a French philosopher, journalist, and pacifist. He adopted his pseudonym in homage to the 15th-century Norman poet Alain Chartier. Early life Alain was b ...

(1868–1951), French philosopher and antimilitarist commonly known as Alain

Places

Alain, Iran Alaeen ( fa, علائين, also Romanized as Alain, ‘Alā’īn) is a village in Lavasan-e Bozorg Rural District, Lavasanat District, Shemiranat County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 99, in 34 families. Ref ...

, a village in Tehran Province, Iran * Al Ain, a city in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates **

Al Ain International Airport Al Ain International Airport ; ar, مَطَار ٱلْعَيْن ٱلدَُوَلِِي; transliterated: Maṭār Al-ʿAyn Ad-Duwalī) is an airport located west or northwest (login required) of Al Ain in the Eastern Region of the Emirate of ...

in the United Arab Emirates *

Val-Alain, Quebec Val-Alain is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 930 as of 2009. It is named after Alain Chartier Joly de Lotbinière, gra ...

, village of 950 people in Quebec, Canada

Other uses

* 1969 Alain (1935 CG), a Main-belt Asteroid discovered in 1935 * ''Alain'' (crab), a genus of crabs in the family Pinnotheridae *

Prix Alain-Grandbois The Prix Alain-Grandbois or ''Alain Grandbois Prize'' is awarded each year to an author for a book of poetry.

or Alain Grandbois Prize is awarded each year to an author for a book of poetry *

Rosa 'Alain' ''Rosa'' 'Alain' is a red Floribunda rose variety, bred by Francis Meilland before 1946. Meilland International introduced the rose in France in 1948. It was named for Meilland's son, Alain, who was born in 1940. It won the Geneva Gold Medal i ...

, popular red floribunda rose variety

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