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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), Fren ...
, common given name, including list of persons and fictional characters with the name *
Alain (surname) Alain is a surname, and may refer to: *Jehan Alain (1911–1940), French organist and composer *Marie-Claire Alain (1926–2013), French organist and organ teacher *Olivier Alain Olivier Georges Alain (3 August 1918 – 28 February 1994) was a Fren ...
* "Alain", a pseudonym for cartoonist
Daniel Brustlein Daniel Brustlein (1904–1996) was an Alsace, 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 ...
* 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 an ...
, 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 bo ...
(1868–1951), French philosopher and antimilitarist commonly known as Alain


Places

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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 Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and a ...
, a village in Tehran Province, Iran *
Al Ain Al Ain ( ar, ٱلْعَيْن, , ) is a city in the western side of Tawam (region), Tuwwam region and the seat of the administrative division of its namesake, Al-Ain Region, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. ...
, 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 A ...
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, gr ...
, village of 950 people in Quebec, Canada


Other uses

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1969 Alain This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
(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 in ...
, popular red floribunda rose variety


See also

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Allain (disambiguation) Allain is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Alexander Allain (1920–1994), American lawyer and library advocate * Keith Allain (born 1958), American ice hockey player and coach *Marcel Allain (1885 ...
* Al Ain (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, geo