Alan may refer to:

People

Alan (surname) The surname Alan is a variant spelling of Allan (surname), Allan and Allen (surname), Allen. According to one source, Alan is a variant of the English surname Allain. There is also the given name of Alan (given name), Alan. People with the surna ...

, an English and Turkish surname *

Alan (given name) 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.'' *A ...

, 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) Víctor Manuel Soto Flores (born July 23, 1975) is a Mexican ''Luchador'' or professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, where he is the former AAA Latin American Champion. Flores has worked as Drago in Lucha Und ...

(born 1975), a.k.a. Gato Eveready, who wrestles in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración *

Alan (footballer, born 1979) Alan Osório da Costa Silva (born 19 September 1979), known simply as Alan, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a winger. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 400 matches and 51 goals over 16 seasons, representing in the ...

(Alan Osório da Costa Silva), Brazilian footballer * Alan (footballer, born 1998) (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 Bri ...

(died 907), "the Great" * Alan II, Duke of Brittany (c. 900–952) *

Alan III, Duke of Brittany Alan III of Rennes (c. 997 – 1 October 1040) ( French: ''Alain III de Bretagne'') was Count of Rennes and duke of Brittany, by right of succession from 1008 to his death. Life Alan was the son of Duke Geoffrey I and Hawise of Normandy.Detlev Sc ...

(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 Alan, Abbot of Tewkesbury (date of birth unknown) is said by Gervase of Canterbury (contemporary chronicler) to be of English (i.e. non-Norman) descent. He probably spent some time at Benevento (Italy). Became a monk at Canterbury, rising to pr ...

, 12th century abbott * Alan of Lynn (c. 1348–1423), 15th century monk

Saint Alan or Alain

Alan of Lavaur Saint Alan of Lavaur ( French: ''Alain'' or ''Élan de Lavaur'') is the saint to whom Lavaur Cathedral (Tarn, France) is dedicated. His feast day is 25 November. Nothing is known of this saint, whose cult is attested to Lavaur. He is assumed to b ...

, or Elan *Alain de la Roche (c. 1428–1475), or Alanus de Rupe, canonized saint, "Alan of the Rock" *Alain de Solminihac (1593-1659), French Catholic religious reformer and bishop of Cahors

Fictional characters

*Alan (Sesame Street), Alan ''(Sesame Street)'' in the television series ''Sesame Street'' *Alan Partridge, a comedy character portrayed by Steve Coogan *Alan (Modern Toss), Alan ''(Modern Toss)'' in the television series ''Modern Toss'' *Alan "Squid", a character in the novel ''Holes (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, nomadic tribes from Asia who migrated westward in late antiquity *Cyclone Alan, a tropical storm

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Saint Alan or Alain

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