Alain may refer to:
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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:
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* 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
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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 Fr ...
* "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 ...
, also known as Brother Alain, as the author when citing a botanical name
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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
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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 village in Tehran Province, Iran
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Al Ain
Al Ain ( ar, ٱلْعَيْن, , ) is a city in the western side of Tuwwam region and the seat of the administrative division of its namesake, Al Ain in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is bordered to the east by the Omani ...
, a city in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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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
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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, g ...
, village of 950 people in Quebec, Canada
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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
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''Alain'' (crab), a genus of crabs in the family Pinnotheridae
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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
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Rosa 'Alain', popular red floribunda rose variety
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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 ...
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Al Ain (disambiguation)
El Ain, also written Al Ain and Al Ayn, is a transliteration of ar, ٱلْعَيْن, and may refer to:
* Al Ain, a city in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
** Al Ain Region
**Al Ain Oasis
**Al Ain FC, a football club
* Al-Ayn, Oman, an archaeolo ...
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