Alcorn is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

In arts and entertainment

* Coco Love Alcorn, Canadian jazz singer *

John Alcorn (singer) John Alcorn is a Canadian jazz singer who is active in the Toronto jazz scene. Biography Born in Toronto, Ontario and raised in Trinidad, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and New Hampshire, Alcorn returned to Toronto as an adult and began performing ...

, Canadian jazz singer *

John Alcorn (artist) John Alcorn (February 10, 1935 – January 27, 1992) was an American commercial artist and designer, and an illustrator of children's books. In addition to his accomplishments in the areas of packaging, corporate and dimensional design, Alcorn d ...

(1935–1992), American artist * Michael Alcorn (born 1962), Irish composer * Olive Ann Alcorn (1900–1975), American silent film actress * Susan Alcorn (born 1953), American musician * Emmy Alcorn, Canadian theatre developer and producer * Michael Thomas Lamar Alcorn, Actor and special effects artist

In government and politics

George Oscar Alcorn George Oscar Alcorn (May 3, 1850 – February 16, 1930) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Born in Lennoxville, Canada East, (now Sherbrooke Sherbrooke ( ; ) is a city in southern Quebec, Canada. It is at the confluence of the Saint-Fr ...

(1850–1930), Canadian politician *

James L. Alcorn James Lusk Alcorn (November 4, 1816December 19, 1894) was a Governor of Mississippi, governor, and United States Senate, U.S. senator during the Reconstruction era in Mississippi. A Moderate Republicans (Reconstruction era), Moderate Republican ...

(1816–1894), American politician *

Meade Alcorn Hugh Meade Alcorn Jr. (October 20, 1907 – January 13, 1992) was a U.S. lawyer and political figure. He was a native of Suffield, Connecticut. Biography He was born on October 20, 1907 to Cora Terry (Wells) and Hugh Meade Alcorn Sr. He attende ...

(1907–1992), American politician

In science and technology

* Allan Alcorn (born 1948), American computer scientist *

George Edward Alcorn Jr. George Edward Alcorn Jr. (born March 22, 1940) is an American physicist, engineer, inventor, and professor. He taught at Howard University and the University of the District of Columbia, and worked primarily for IBM and NASA. He has over 30 inve ...

(born 1940), American physicist *

Steve Alcorn Steve Alcorn (born 1956) is an American entrepreneur, engineer, inventor, author and teacher best known for his involvement in the theme park industry. As a co-founder of MicroDaSys, he was an early pioneer of computer peripherals. Biography Bor ...

(born 1956), American electronics engineer and inventor

In sport

* Gary Alcorn (1936–2006), American basketball player * Jenifer Alcorn (born 1970), American boxer * John "James" Alcorn Rector (1884–1949), American athlete * Zac Alcorn (born 1980), American football player

Other people

* Gay Alcorn, Australian newspaper editor * Leelah Alcorn (1997–2014), American teenager who committed suicide and subsequently drew attention to transgender issues

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