Alan may refer to:

People

* Alan (surname), an English and Turkish surname * Alan (given name), an English given name **

List of people with given name Alan This is a list of notable people with the given name of Alan: A *Alan Abel, American hoaxer *Alan Acosta (born 1996), Mexican footballer *Alan Alda, American actor *Alan Aldridge, British artist * Alan Agayev (born 1977), Russian footballer * Al ...

''Following are people commonly referred to solely by "Alan" or by a homonymous name.'' *

Alan (Chinese singer) Alan Dawa Dolma (; ; born on 25 July 1987), known professionally as Alan, is a Tibetan singer and she is known for her signature "Tibetan wail", often incorporated into her music. She is a graduate of the PLA Academy of Art, majoring in vocal m ...

(born 1987), female Chinese singer of Tibetan ethnicity, active in both China and Japan *

Alan (Mexican singer) Erick Ibarra Miramontes (born June 28, 1973), best known as Alan, is a Mexican telenovela actor and one of the singers of the Mexican boy band Magneto. He sang with Magneto throughout the 1980s and 1990s. He also acted in several of Televisa's tel ...

(born 1973), Mexican singer and actor * Alan (wrestler) (born 1975), a.k.a. Gato Eveready, who wrestles in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración * Alan (footballer, born 1979) (Alan Osório da Costa Silva), Brazilian footballer *

Alan (footballer, born 1998) Alan Cardoso de Andrade (born 5 January 1998), known as Alan Cardoso () or simply Alan (), is a Brazilian footballer for Resende. Mainly a left back, he can also play as a left midfielder. Club career Vasco da Gama Alan Cardoso was born in Rio ...

(Alan Cardoso de Andrade), Brazilian footballer *

Alan I, King of Brittany Alan I (french: Alain; died 907), called the Great,F. McNair (2015), "Vikings and Bretons? The Language of Factional Politics in Late Carolingian Brittany", ''Viking and Medieval Scandinavia'' 11: 183–202. was the Count of Vannes and Duke of Br ...

(died 907), "the Great" *

Alan II, Duke of Brittany Alan may refer to: People *Alan (surname), an English and Turkish surname *Alan (given name), an English given name **List of people with given name Alan ''Following are people commonly referred to solely by "Alan" or by a homonymous name.'' *Al ...

(c. 900–952) * Alan III, Duke of Brittany(997–1040) *

Alan IV, Duke of Brittany Alan IV (c. 1063 – 13 October 1119) was Duke of Brittany from 1072 until his abdication in 1112. He was also Count of Nantes (from c. 1103) and Count of Rennes. His parents were Duchess Hawise and Duke Hoel II. He is also known as Alan Fergant. ...

(c. 1063–1119), a.k.a. Alan Fergant ("the Younger" in Breton language) * Alan of Tewkesbury, 12th century abbott *

Alan of Lynn Alan of Lynn (c. 1348 – after 1423), or Alanus de Lynna, was a famous English theologian of the first half of the fifteenth century. He flourished about 1420. He was born at Lynn in Norfolk, and studied philosophy and theology at Cambridge with ...

(c. 1348–1423), 15th century monk

Saint Alan or Alain

* Alan of Lavaur, or Elan * Alain de la Roche (c. 1428–1475), or Alanus de Rupe, canonized saint, "Alan of the Rock" *

Alain de Solminihac Alain de Solminihac (25 November 1593 – 31 December 1659) was a French Roman Catholic religious reformer and served as the Bishop of Cahors from 1636 until his death. Solminihac was a professed member of the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine ...

(1593-1659), French Catholic religious reformer and bishop of Cahors

Fictional characters

* Alan ''(Sesame Street)'' in the television series ''Sesame Street'' *

Alan Partridge Alan Gordon Partridge is a comedy character portrayed by the English actor Steve Coogan. A parody of British television personalities, Partridge is a tactless and inept broadcaster with an inflated sense of celebrity. Since his debut in 1991, h ...

, a comedy character portrayed by Steve Coogan * Alan ''(Modern Toss)'' in the television series ''Modern Toss'' *Alan "Squid", a character in the novel '' Holes'' and its film adaption *Alan, the main antagonist in the video game '' Kya: Dark Lineage''

Places

* Alan, Haute-Garonne, a commune in France * Alan, Iran (disambiguation), places in Iran * Alan, Russia, name of several rural localities in Russia * Alan, Şemdinli, a village in Turkey

Other meanings

* ALAN, an Italian bicycle manufacturer * Alan (automobile), a short-lived German automobile * Alan (crater), a crater on the Moon * Alan (mythical creature), a race of winged spirits from Tinguian folklore *

Alans The Alans (Latin: ''Alani'') were an ancient and medieval Iranian nomadic pastoral people of the North Caucasus – generally regarded as part of the Sarmatians, and possibly related to the Massagetae. Modern historians have connected the A ...

, nomadic tribes from Asia who migrated westward in late antiquity *

Cyclone Alan Tropical Cyclone Alan was considered to be one of the worst natural disasters experienced in French Polynesia. The system, first noted as a tropical disturbance on April 17, 1998 east of the Northern Cook Islands, initially moved errati ...

, a tropical storm

People

Saint Alan or Alain

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