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Allen Adams Allender Steele Adams (16 February 1946 – 5 September 1990), known as Allen Adams, was a Scottish Labour politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Paisley from 1979 to 1983 and Paisley North from 1983 to 1990. Adams was bo ...

(1946–1990), Scottish politician * Allen Bristol Aylesworth (1854–1952), Canadian lawyer and politician * Allen H. Bagg (1867–1942), American politician * Allen E. Barrow (1914–1979), American judge * Allen S. Baker (1842–1916), American politician * Allen J. Bartunek (1928–1997), American politician * Allen C. Beach (1825–1918), American lawyer and politician, Secretary of State and Lieutenant Governor of New York * Allen Biehler, American Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation from 2003 to 2011 * Allen J. Bloomfield (1883–1932), American businessman and politician *

Allen Boyd Frederick Allen Boyd Jr. (born June 6, 1945) is an American politician and the former United States Representative for from 1997 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He currently works for a lobbying firm, the Twenty-First Century G ...

(born 1945), American politician * Allen Alexander Bradford (1815–1888), American delegate * Allen T. Brinsmade (1837–1913), American politician * Allen Brown (public servant) (1911–1999), Australian public servant *

Allen Buansi Allen Buansi is an American politician. He serves as a Democratic member for the 56th district of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Buansi attended Dartmouth College, where he earned his bachelor's degree in 2009. He then attended th ...

, American politician * Allen R. Bushnell (1833–1909), American attorney and politician * Allen G. Campbell (1834–1902), American miner, politician, and philanthropist * Allen D. Candler (1834–1910), American politician, governor of Georgia * Allen T. Caperton (1810–1876), American and Confederate States politician * Allen M. Christensen (born 1946), American politician * Allen T. Compton (1938–2008), American judge * Allen Foster Cooper (1862–1917), American politician * Allen Turner Davidson (1819–1905), Confederate politician * Allen Dulles (1893–1969), American diplomat and lawyer, first civilian Director of Central Intelligence * Allen Craig Eiland (born 1962), American politician * Allen J. Ellender (1890–1972), American politician, senator from Louisiana * Allen Engel (born 1932), Canadian farmer and politician * Allen E. Ertel (born 1937), American politician * Allen V. Evans (born 1939), American politician * Allen J. Flannigan (1909–1965), American politician * Allen M. Fletcher (1853–1922), American politician, governor of Vermont * Allen C. Fuller (1822–1901), American politician * Allen J. Furlow (1890–1954), American politician and lawyer * Allen Thomson Gunnell (1848–1960), American lawyer, judge, and state legislator * Allen Hamiter (1867–1933), American politician * Allen Burroughs Hannay (1892–1983), American judge * Allen Jaggi (born 1944), American politician * Allen Johnson, leader in the Civil Rights Movement * Allen F. Johnson, American businessman and government official * Allen C. Kelley (1937–2017), American economist * Allen Kerr (born 1956), American politician and insurance agency owner * Allen T. Klots (1889–1965), American lawyer *

Allen Kolstad Allen C. Kolstad (December 24, 1931 – August 2, 2008) was an American politician from Montana. A Republican from Chester in Liberty County, Montana, he was prominent in state politics for more than 40 years, beginning in 1968 with his e ...

(1931–2008), American farmer and politician *

Allen Kukovich Allen Kukovich ( ) is a former member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, where he represented the 39th senatorial district from 1996 through 2004. He was also a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1977 through 1996. He serve ...

(born 1947), American politician * Allen P. Lovejoy (1825–1904), American lumber merchant and manufacturer and politician *

Allen T. Lucas Allen T. Lucas (July 20, 1917 — November 18, 1973) was an American lawyer and politician. Lucas was born in Chandlerville, Illinois. He went to the Chandlerville public schools. He also went to the Phillips Exeter Academy the University o ...

(1917–1973), American lawyer and politician * Allen S. Matthews (1845–1915), American merchant and politician * Allen G. Mitchell (1894–1953), American politician * Allen F. Moore (1869–1945), American politician * Allen B. Morse (1837–1921), American diplomat, jurist, and politician * Allen J. Oliver (1903–1953), American politician * Allen I. Olson (born 1938), American politician and attorney, former governor of North Dakota * Allen Ferdinand Owen (1816–1865), American legislator and lawyer * Allen Russell Patrick (1910–1995), Canadian politician *

Allen Paul (politician) Allen E. Paul (born March 30, 1945) is a former Republican member of the Indiana Senate, representing the 27th District from 1986 until his retirement in 2014. He attended Parsons College, where he was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon Tau Kappa E ...

(born 1945), American politician * Allen J. Payton (1861–1917), American farmer and politician * Allen Potter (1818–1885), American politician * Allen Quist (born 1944), American politician *

Allen Roach Allen Roach (born 9 March 1952) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2011 provincial election. He represented the district of Montague-Kilmuir as a member of the Prince Edward Isla ...

, Canadian politician elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in 2011 * Allen Rothenberg, American lawyer and President of COLPA * Allen F. Rush (1902–1980), American politician * Allen G. Rushlight (1874–1930), American politician, businessman, and plumber * Allen G. Schwartz (1934–2003), American judge * Allen D. Scott (1831–1897), American lawyer and politician *

E. Allen Smith Ernest Allen Smith CBE was the 28th Auditor General of Ceylon. He was appointed on 16 February 1946, succeeding Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke, and held the office until 2 March 1953. He was succeeded by L. A. Weerasinghe. He was appointed a Comman ...

, Auditor General of Ceylon (1946–1953) * Allen Snyder (born 1946), American lawyer and politician * Allen E. Stebbins (1872–1941), American politician * Allen R. Sturtevant (1879–1966), American attorney and judge * Allen M. Thomas (born 1969), American politician * Allen C. Thompson (1906–1980), American politician * Allen G. Thurman (1813–1895), American politician, Ohio Supreme Court justice and vice presidential nominee * Allen W. Thurman (1847–1922), American politician * Allen Treadaway (born 1961), American politician * Allen T. Treadway (1867–1947), American politician *

Allen Trimble Allen Trimble (November 24, 1783 – February 3, 1870) was a Federalist and National Republican politician from Ohio. Son of James Trimble and Jane Allen. He served as the eighth and tenth governor of Ohio, first concurrently as Senate Speaker ...

(1783–1870), American politician * Allen Trovillion (1926–2020), American politician *

Allen H. Turnage Allen Hal Turnage (January 3, 1891 – October 22, 1971) was a United States Marine Corps General who earned the Navy Cross and the Distinguished Service Medal while leading the 3rd Marine Division on Bougainville and Guam in World War II. ...

(1891–1971), American politician * Allen F. Warden (1852–1927), American newspaper editor and politician *

Allen Weh Allen Edward Weh (born November 17, 1942) is an American business executive, politician, and retired colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. He was a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor of New Mexico in the 2010 election, and t ...

(born 1942), American business executive, politician, and U.S. Marine colonel *

Allen Wellons Allen Hewitt Wellons (born March 12, 1949) is an American attorney and Democratic politician. The onetime campaign manager for 11th district state senator Jim Speed, he succeeded the longtime lawmaker after he retired in 1996. Wellons ran for r ...

(born 1949), American attorney and politician * Allen West (born 1961), American politician and U.S. Army lieutenant colonel * Allen S. Whiting (1926–2018), American political scientist and government official * Allen T. Wikoff (1825–1902), American politician * Allen W. Wilder (1843–18??), American state legislator, teacher, and lawyer * Allen Williamson, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1966 to 1974 * Allen C. Winsor (born 1976), American judge* Allen N. Yancy (1881–1941), Vice President of Liberia from 1928 to 1930 * Allen Zoll, American political activist

In sports

* Allen Aldridge (1944–2015), American football player * Allen Aldridge Jr. (born 1972), American retired National Football League player * Allen Aylett (born 1934), Australian football player * Allen Bailey (born 1989), American National Football League player *

Allen Barbre Allen Wade Barbre (born June 22, 1984) is a former American football offensive guard. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football for Missouri Southern State University. He was al ...

(born 1984), American National Football League player * Allen Battle (born 1968), American baseball player * Allen W. Benson (1905–1999), American baseball pitcher *

Allen Berg Allen Bernard Berg (born August 1, 1961) is a Canadian former racing driver who raced for the Osella team in Formula One. Racing career Berg was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He began in karting in 1978 and switched to cars when he was ...

(born 1961), Canadian racing driver * Allen P. Berkstresser (1885–1956), American football and basketball coach and college athletic administrator * Allen Bradford (born 1988), American football player *

Allen Brown Allen Brown (March 2, 1943 – January 27, 2020) was an American football tight end in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at the University of Mississippi. Early years He attended Natchez High S ...

(born 1943), American retired National Football League player * Allen Bryant (1918–1992), American baseball pitcher * Allen Carter (born 1952), American football player * Allen Chapman (born 1974), American soccer referee * Allen Chapman (born 1991), American football player * Allen Christensen (footballer) (born 1991), Australian rules footballer * Allen Coage (1943–2007), American professional wrestler and Olympic judo bronze medalist * Allen Conkwright (1896–1991), American baseball pitcher * Allen Córdoba (born 1995), Panamanian baseball player * Allen Crabbe (born 1992), American basketball player *

Allen Craig Allen Thomas Craig (born July 18, 1984) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox. The Cardinals drafted Craig from the Uni ...

(born 1984), American baseball player * Allen Crowe (1928–1963), American racing driver *

Allen Cunningham Allen Cunningham (born March 28, 1977) is an American professional poker player who has won five World Series of Poker bracelets. Career Cunningham studied civil engineering at UCLA before dropping out of school to play poker professionally. ...

(born 1977), American poker player *

Allen Doyle Allen Michael Doyle (born July 26, 1948) is an American professional golfer who played on the Nike Tour, PGA Tour, and Champions Tour. Life and career Doyle was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island and raised in the Boston suburb of Norwood, Massach ...

(born 1948), American golfer * Allen Durham (born 1988), American basketball player * Allen Elliott (1897–1979), American baseball player * Allen Flanigan (born 2001), American basketball player * Allen Fox (born 1939), American tennis player and coach * Allen Gavilanes (born 1999), American footballer * Allen Green (born 1938), American football punter * Allen Greene (born 1977), American athletic director * Allen Guevara (born 1989), Costa Rican footballer * Allen Harvin (born 1959), American football player *

Allen Hopkins (pool player) Allen Hopkins (born November 18, 1951) is an American professional pocket billiards (pool) player, professional billiards color commentator and BCA Hall of Fame inductee. He promotes multiple annual pool events and still competes as a profession ...

(born 1951), American Hall-of-Fame pool player and color commentator *

Allen Hopkins (soccer commentator) Allen Hopkins is an American soccer sportscaster. His current duties include coverage of Major League Soccer for ESPN, as well as MLS' C.D. Chivas USA. After a successful collegiate soccer career at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, the ...

, American sportscaster *

Allen Hurns Allen Bernard Hurns (born November 12, 1991) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He played college football at the University of Miami. Early y ...

(born 1991), American National Football League player * Allen Iverson (born 1975), retired American basketball player * Allen Jacobs (1941–2014), American football player *

Allen Jakovich Allen John Jakovich () (born 21 March 1968) is a retired Australian rules football player. Jakovich was a prolific full forward and is notable for kicking 208 goals in his 54 Australian Football League matches, an average of 3.85 per game, for ...

(born 1968), retired Australian rules football player * Allen Jeardeau (1866–1900), American football and baseball coach * H. Allen Jerkens (1929–2015), American Thoroughbred race horse Hall of Fame trainer * Allen Johnson (born 1971), American hurdler * Allen Kelley (1932–2016), American basketball player * Allen Larue (born 1981), Seychelles footballer * Allen Lazard (born 1995), American football player *

Allen Leavell Allen Frazier Leavell (born May 27, 1957) is a retired American professional basketball player from Muncie, Indiana. Career Amateur At Muncie Central High School, Leavell averaged 18 points per game in his final year. A 6'1" (1.85 m), 170 l ...

(born 1957), American basketball player * Allen Levrault (born 1977), American baseball pitcher * Allen Lyday (born 1960), American football player * Allen Lynch (1938–2021), Australian footballer * Allen MacDonald (1896–19??), American football player * Allen May (born 1969), American racing driver * Allen McDill (born 1971), American baseball pitcher * Allen McDonough (1804–1888), Irish jockey *

Allen Murphy Allen Murphy (born July 15, 1952) is a retired American professional basketball player. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Murphy was a 6 ft 4½ in (1.95 m) 190 lb (86 kg) guard and at played shooting guard for the University of Louisvi ...

(born 1952), American basketball player * Allen Nichols (1916–1981), American football player *

Allen Njie Allen Njie (born 26 July 1999) is a Liberian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss club FC Aarau. Club career Born in Barnesville, Njie has played for Liberian clubs Pepper FC and LISCR as well as Swiss club Grasshopper. In October ...

(born 1999), Liberian footballer * Allen Nono (born 1992), Gabonese footballer * Allen Oliver (born 1924), English footballer * Allen Ong (born 1979), Malaysian swimmer *

Allen Patrick Allen Patrick (born February 15, 1984) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma. Patrick has also been a member of the ...

(born 1984), American football player * Allen Pedersen (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player *

Allen Pitts Allen Pitts (born June 28, 1964) is a former receiver for the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League from 1990 to 2000. He attended Cal-State Fullerton and played his entire professional career as a receiver for the Calgary Stampeders. ...

(born 1964), retired Canadian Football League player * Allen Pinkett (born 1964), American football player * Allen Reisner (born 1988), American National Football League player * Allen Rice (born 1962), American football player * Allen Ripley (1952–2014), American baseball pitcher *

Allen Robinson Allen Bernard Robinson II (born August 24, 1993) is an American football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft, and ...

(born 1993), American football player * Allen Rosenberg (1931–2013), American rowing coxswain and coach * Allen Rossum (born 1975), American football player * Allen Russell (1893–1972), American baseball pitcher * Allen Snyder, American football player and football, basketball, and baseball coach *

Allen Stack Allen McIntyre Stack (January 23, 1928 – September 12, 1999) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Stack won the gold medal in the men's 100-meter backstroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics in ...

(1928–1999), American swimmer, 1948 Olympic champion *

Allen Steck Allen Steck (born 1926) is an American mountaineer and rock climber. He is a native of Oakland, California. Mountaineering Steck started climbing with his brother George. In 1940 when Allen was 14, the two completed the first ascent of the nor ...

(born 1926), American mountaineer and rock climber * Allen Steckle (1872–1938), American football player and coach *

Allen Steen Allen R. Steen is an American martial arts practitioner, teacher, and promoter (entertainment), promoter. He was taught by Jhoon Rhee, the "Father of American Taekwondo", and was the first of Rhee's American students to reach black belt (marti ...

, American martial arts practitioner, teacher, and promoter *

Allen Tankard Allen John Tankard (born 21 March 1969) is an English former footballer who played as a left-back. He played 519 league games in a 16-year career in the Football League. He began his career with Southampton in 1987, before moving on to Wiga ...

(born 1969), English footballer * Allan Tolmich (1918–2012), American world record hurdler *

Allen Trammell Allen Raymond Trammell, Jr. (born July 19, 1942) is a former American football defensive back who played one season with the Houston Oilers of the American Football League. He played college football at the University of Florida. He first enroll ...

(born 1942), American football player * Allen Watson (born 1970), American baseball pitcher and coach * Allen Webster (born 1990), American baseball pitcher * Allen Yanes (born 1997), Guatemalan footballer * Allen York (born 1989), Canadian hockey goaltender * Allen H. Zikmund (1922–2018), American football player and coach

Scientists, engineers, and academics

Allen Abraham Allen Abraham (1865 – 9 July 1922; born Subramaniar Ambalavanar) was a Ceylon Tamil academic and astronomer. Early life and family Ambalavanar was born in 1865 in Karainagar on the island of Karaitivu in northern Ceylon. He was the son ...

(1865–1922), Ceylon Tamil academic and astronomer * Allen V. Astin (1904–1984), American physicist * Allen Baker (1852–1918), Canadian-British engineer * Allen J. Bard (born 1933), American chemist and professor * Allen Bergin (born 1934), American clinical psychologist * Allen Boothroyd (1943–2020), British industrial designer * Allen Buchanan (born 1948), American philosopher *

Allen G. Debus Allen George Debus (August 16, 1926 – March 6, 2009) was an American historian of science, known primarily for his work on the history of chemistry and alchemy. In 1991 he was honored at the University of Chicago with an academic conference he ...

(1928–2009), American science historian * Allen F. Donovan (1914–1995), American aerospace engineer and systems engineer * Allen B. Downey (born 1967), American computer scientist *

Allen B. DuMont Allen Balcom DuMont, also spelled Du Mont, (January 29, 1901 – November 14, 1965) was an American electronics engineer, scientist and invention, inventor best known for improvements to the cathode ray tube in 1931 for use in television receive ...

(1901–1965), American electronics engineer, scientist and inventor * Allen Dyer, American psychiatrist and professor * Allen C. Eaves (born 1941), Canadian scientist *

Allen Frances Allen J. Frances (born 2 October 1942) is an American psychiatrist. He is currently Professor and Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University School of Medicine. He is best known for serving as cha ...

(born 1942), American psychiatrist *

Allen James Fromherz Allen Fromherz (born May 10, 1980) is an American historian specializing in the Middle East and Mediterranean. From 2007 to 2008 he was a professor at Qatar University. He joined the faculty of Georgia State University in 2008. Since 2015, Fromherz ...

(born 1980), American historian *

Allen O. Gamble Allen Owen Gamble (8 February 1910 – 24 April 2001) was an American industrial psychologist. As the associate director of personnel for manpower at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), he oversaw that organization's expansio ...

(1910–2001), American industrial psychologist * Allen J. Greenough (1905–1974), American engineer *

Allen C. Guelzo Allen Carl Guelzo (born 1953) is an American historian who serves as Senior Research Scholar in the Council of the Humanities and Director of the Initiative on Politics and Statesmanship in the James Madison Program at Princeton University. He f ...

(born 1953), American historian and professor *

Allen Hatcher Allen, Allen's or Allens may refer to: Buildings * Allen Arena, an indoor arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee * Allen Center, a skyscraper complex in downtown Houston, Texas * Allen Fieldhouse, an indoor sports arena on the Unive ...

(born 1944), American topologist, professor and author * Allen Hawley (1893–1978), American fundraising administrator *

Allen Holub Allen, Allen's or Allens may refer to: Buildings * Allen Arena, an indoor arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee * Allen Center, a skyscraper complex in downtown Houston, Texas * Allen Fieldhouse, an indoor sports arena on the Univer ...

, American computer scientist, author, educator, and consultant * Allen J. Hubin (born 1936), American historian and biographer * J. Allen Hynek (1910–1986), American astronomer, professor and ufologist * Allen Johnson (1870–1931), American historian, teacher, biographer, and editor *

Allen Klein Allen Klein (December 18, 1931 July 4, 2009) was an American businessman whose aggressive negotiation tactics affected industry standards for compensating recording artists. He founded ABKCO Music & Records Incorporated. Klein increased profits ...

(born 1938), American gelotogist and author * Allen Lane (1902–1970), British publisher, founder of

Penguin Books Penguin Books is a British publishing house. It was co-founded in 1935 by Allen Lane with his brothers Richard and John, as a line of the publishers The Bodley Head, only becoming a separate company the following year.Allen S. Lee, American researcher * Allen Lowrie (born 1948), Australian botanist * Allen Mawer (1879-1942), English philologist * Allen Meadors (born 1947), American professor and university administrator * Allen R. Miller (1942–2010), American mathematician * Allen J. Moore (born 1958), American researcher * Allen Newell (1927–1992), American researcher in computer science and cognitive psychology * Allen George Packwood, British archivist * Allen B. Rosenstein (1920–2018), American systems engineer * Allen J. Scott (born 1938), English geographer * Allen Sessoms (born 1946), American physicist, diplomat, and academic advisor *

Allen Shenstone Allen Goodrich Shenstone, (July 27, 1893 – February 16, 1980) was a Canadian physicist. He earned bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D. degrees from Princeton University, as well as a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Cambridge. After a brie ...

(1893–1980), Canandian physicist *

Allen Shields Allen Lowell Shields (May 7, 1927 – September 16, 1989) was an American mathematician who worked on measure theory, complex analysis, functional analysis and operator theory, and was "one of the world's leading authorities on spaces of anal ...

(1927–1989), American mathematician * Allen C. Skorepa (1941–1998), American lichenologist * Allen Steere, American rheumatologist *

Allen Weiner Allen S. Weiner is an American academic who is a senior lecturer in international law at Stanford Law School. Weiner is also the co-director of the Stanford Program in International and Comparative Law and the Stanford Center on International Con ...

, American legal academic *

Allen B. Wilson Allen Benjamin Wilson (1823–1888) was an American inventor famous for designing, building and patenting some of the first successful sewing machines. He invented both the '' vibrating'' and the ''rotating'' shuttle designs which, in turns, ...

(1823–1888), American inventor * Allen W. Wood (born 1942), American philosopher

In arts and entertainment

* Allen Bickford, Australian actor *

Allen Case Allen Case (born Alan Case Lavelle Jones, October 8, 1934 – August 25, 1986) was an American television actor most noted for the lead role of Deputy Clay McCord in NBC-TV's '' The Deputy'' (1959–1961) opposite series regular Henry Fonda, wh ...

(1934–1986), American actor *

Allen Collins Larkin Allen Collins Jr. (July 19, 1952 – January 23, 1990) was an American guitarist. He was one of the founding members and guitarists of the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, and co-wrote many of the band's songs with frontman and origina ...

(1952–1990), one of the founding members, guitarist and songwriter for the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd *

Allen Coulter Allen Coulter is an American television and film director, credited with a number of successful television programs. He has directed two feature films, '' Hollywoodland'', a film regarding the questionable death of George Reeves starring Adrie ...

, American television and film director *

Allen Covert Allen Stephen Covert (born October 12, 1964) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He is best known for his starring role in the 2006 comedy film '' Grandma's Boy'', and his supporting actor role in the movie '' Strange Wilderne ...

(born 1964), American comedian, actor, writer, and producer * Allen Curnow (1911–2001), New Zealand poet and journalist * Allen Danzinger (born 1942), American actor * Allen M. Davey (1894–1946), American cinematographer *

Allen Daviau John Allen Daviau (June 14, 1942 – April 15, 2020) was an American cinematographer known for his collaborations with Steven Spielberg on ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' (1982), ''The Color Purple'' (1985), and ''Empire of the Sun'' (1987). H ...

(born 1942), American cinematographer *

Allen Drury Allen Stuart Drury (September 2, 1918 – September 2, 1998) was an American novelist. During World War II, he was a reporter in the Senate, closely observing Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, among others. He would convert ...

(1918–1998), American novelist, writer of ''

Advise and Consent Advice and consent is an English phrase frequently used in enacting formulae of bills and in other legal or constitutional contexts. It describes either of two situations: where a weak executive branch of a government enacts something previ ...

'', for which he won the Pulitzer Prize *

Allen Edward Everitt Allen Edward Everitt (1824 – 11 June 1882) was an English architectural artist and illustrator. He was a leading artist in the Birmingham area between 1850 and 1880, and his work is a valuable historical record of local buildings of that per ...

(1824–1882), English architectural artist and illustrator *

Allen Ginsberg Irwin Allen Ginsberg (; June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet and writer. As a student at Columbia University in the 1940s, he began friendships with William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, forming the core of the Beat Gener ...

(1926–1997), American poet and a leading figure of the Beat Generation and the counterculture *

Allen Grubman Allen J. Grubman is an American entertainment lawyer. Grubman was born and raised in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and graduated from City College of New York and Brooklyn Law School. His clients include superstars and top record companies and th ...

, American entertainment lawyer *

Allen Holubar Allen Holubar (August 3, 1890 – November 20, 1923) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter of the silent film era. He appeared in 38 films between 1913 and 1917. He also directed 33 films between 1916 and 1923. Career Allen ...

(1890–1923), American actor, film director, and screenwriter * Allen Hulsey (born 1985), American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and visual artist *

Allen Jones Allen Jones may refer to: *Allen Jones (Continental Congress) (1739–1798), Continental Congress delegate *Allen Jones (artist) (born 1937), British pop artist *Allen Jones (record producer) (1940–1987), American record producer * A.J. Styles (A ...

(born 1937), British pop artist *

(1940–1987), American record producer and songwriter * Allen Neal Jones (born 1977), Known as AJ Styles, American professional wrestler * Allen Kim (born 1990), South Korean idol singer, actor, dancer, and television host *

Allen Lanier Allen Glover Lanier (; June 25, 1946 – August 14, 2013) was an American musician who played keyboards and rhythm guitar. He was an original member of Blue Öyster Cult. Lanier wrote several songs for Blue Öyster Cult albums, including "T ...

(1946–2013), American musician, an original member of the rock band

Blue Öyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult ( ; sometimes abbreviated BÖC or BOC) is an American rock band formed on Long Island in Stony Brook, New York, in 1967, and best known for the singles "(Don't Fear) The Reaper", "Burnin' for You", and "Godzilla". The band h ...

Allen Leech Allen Leech (born 18 May 1981) is an Irish actor best known for his role as Tom Branson on the historical drama series ''Downton Abbey'' and as Paul Prenter in the 2018 biopic ''Bohemian Rhapsody''. He made his professional acting debut with a ...

(born 1981), Irish actor *

Allen Ludden Allen Ellsworth Ludden (born Allen Packard Ellsworth; October 5, 1917 – June 9, 1981) was an American television personality, actor, singer, emcee, and game show host. He hosted various incarnations of the game show ''Password'' between 1 ...

(1917–1981), American television personality, emcee and game show host *

Allen Payne Allen Payne (born Allen Roberts on July 7, 1968) is an American actor best known for his role as Jason Alexander in the 1994 drama film ''Jason's Lyric'', as well as his portrayal of C.J. Payne on the family sitcom '' Tyler Perry's House of Payn ...

(born 1968), American actor * Allen M. Potter (1919–1995), American television soap opera producer *

Allen Reynolds Allen Reynolds (born August 18, 1938) is an American record producer and songwriter who specializes in country music. He has been inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum. Biography Ear ...

(born 1938), American record producer and songwriter *

Allen Ritter Allen Raphael Ritter (born June 19, 1988) is an American record producer and songwriter. He has produced for a variety of artists, most notably Drake ("Controlla"), Travis Scott (" Pick Up the Phone"), Kanye West (" All Day", " Father Stretch M ...

(born 1988), American record producer, songwriter, singer, and pianist * Allen Rivkin (1903–1990), American screenwriter *

Allen Ruppersberg Allen Ruppersberg (born 1944) is an American conceptual artist based in Los Angeles and New York City. He is one of the first generation of American conceptual artists that changed the way art was thought about and made. His work includes pa ...

(born 1944), American conceptual artist * Allen Saalburg (1899–1987), American painter, illustrator, and screen printer * Allen W. Seaby (1867–1953), English painter and printmaker *

Allen Shearer Allen Raymond Shearer (born October 5, 1943 in Seattle, Washington) is an American composer and baritone. Life Shearer’s early musical experiences were as a singer; the majority of his works are for the voice or voices, with a later emphasis ...

(born 1943), American composer and baritone * Allen G. Siegler (1892–1960), American cinematographer * Allen Smith Jr. (1810–1890), American portrait painter *

Allen Stone Allen Stone (born March 13, 1987) is an American soul and R&B singer and musician.Deming, Mark. Allen Stone Biography AllMusic. Retrieved February 15, 2013. Early life Stone was born on March 13, 1987, in Chewelah, Washington, near Spokane. ...

(born 1987), American musician * Allen Toussaint (1938–2015), American musician, songwriter, record producer *

Allen Vizzutti Allen Vizzutti (born September 13, 1952) is an American trumpeter, composer and music educator. Biography Born and raised in Missoula, Montana, Vizzutti learned the trumpet from his father, Lido Vizzutti. At age 16, Vizzutti won the concerto c ...

(born 1952), American trumpeter, composer and music educator * Allen K. Wood (1898–1977), American assistant director and production manager *Douglas

Allen Woody Douglas Allen Woody (October 3, 1955 – August 26, 2000) was an American bass guitarist best known for his eight-year tenure in the Allman Brothers Band and as a co-founder of Gov't Mule. Biography After having studied at Vanderbilt's Bl ...

(1955–2000), bass guitarist of

The Allman Brothers Band The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman (founder, slide guitar and lead guitar) and Gregg Allman (vocals, keyboards, songwriting), as well as Dickey Betts (lead guita ...

In the military

* Allen D. Beemer (1842–1909), American Civil War veteran and businessman * Allen Buchanan (1876–1940), U.S. Navy officer and Medal of Honor recipient * Allen M. Burdett Jr. (1921–1980), U.S. Army lieutenant general * Allen S. Cutts (1826–1896), American soldier * Allen J. Greer (1878–1964), US Army colonel and Medal of Honor recipient * Allen W. Gullion (1880–1946), U.S. Army officer * Allen Hobbs (1899–1960), captain in the U.S. Navy * Allen J. Jamerson (born 1961), U.S. Air Force officer * Allen Johnson (1829–1907), British Indian Army officer * Allen James Lynch (born 1945), U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient * Allen K. Ono (1933–2016), U.S. Army lieutenant general * Allen T. Paredes (born 1965), Filipino Air Force general * Allen Lawrence Pope (born 1928), American military and paramilitary aviator * Allen B. Reed (1884–1965), U.S. Naval officer *

Allen R. Schindler Jr. Allen R. Schindler Jr. (December 13, 1969 – October 27, 1992) was an American Radioman Petty Officer Third Class in the United States Navy who was murdered for being gay. He was killed in a public toilet in Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan, by Terry M. ...

(1969–1992), U.S. Navy seaman murdered for being gay * Allen L. Seaman (1916–1944), U.S. Navy aviator *

(1891–1971), U.S. Marine Corps general * Allen Wheeler (1903–1984), English Royal Air Force officer and pilot * Allen B. Worley, 10th U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Superintendent

In religion

Allen James Babcock Allen James Babcock (June 17, 1898 – June 27, 1969) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the seventh Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan from 1954 to 1969. Biography Early life Babcock was born on June 17, 1898, in ...

(1898–1969), American Roman Catholic bishop * Allen L. Bartlett (born 1929), American Episcopal priest * Allen W. Brown (1909–1990), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany, New York * Allen Francis Gardiner (1794–1851), British Royal Navy officer and missionary *

Allen Johnston Allen Howard Johnston (2 September 1912 - 22 February 2002) was an Anglican bishop. Johnston was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He was educated at Seddon Memorial Technical College and St John's College, Auckland before beginning his ordained ...

(1912–2002), American Anglican Archbishop of New Zealand and bishop * Allen J. Miller (1901–1991), 5th Bishop of Easton * Allen Secher (born 1935), American rabbi, civil and human rights activist, radio host, television producer, actor, author, and public speaker * Allen K. Shin, Korean-American bishop *

Allen Henry Vigneron Allen Henry Vigneron (born October 21, 1948) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the current archbishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit in Michigan and Ecclesiastical Superior of the Cayman Islands, serving since 2009. Vi ...

(born 1948), American Roman Catholic Archbishop of Detroit and bishop *

Allen Yuan Allen Yuan Xiangchen (; 1914 – August 16, 2005) was a Chinese Protestant Christian pastor. He was acclaimed by Open Doors as "a towering figure in China's house church movement" and known for his resistance against participation in the sta ...

(1914–2005), Chinese Protestant Christian pastor

Writers and journalists

* Allen Adler (1916–1964), American writer * Allen Barra, American journalist and author * Allen H. Greenfield, American occultist, UFOlogist, and author * Allen M. Hornblum, American author, journalist, criminal justice official, and political organizer *

Allen Hunt Allen R. Hunt (January 6, 1964, in Los Angeles, California) is an American author and speaker. He is former Methodist pastor and a convert to the Catholic Church. Early life Allen R. Hunt was born on January 6, 1964 in Los Angeles, California ...

(born 1964), American author, speaker, and pastor * Allen Paul (writer), American author, reporter and political speech writer * Allen Rucker (born 1945), American writer and author *

Allen Say Allen Say (born James Allen Koichi Moriwaki Seii in 1937; surname written in Japanese) is a Japanese-American writer and illustrator. He is best known for '' Grandfather's Journey'', a children's picture book detailing his grandfather's voyage f ...

(born 1937), Japanese-American writer and illustrator * Allen Steele (born 1958), American journalist and science fiction writer * Allen Young (writer) (born 1941), American journalist, author, editor, publisher and social activist

Unclassifiable or other

* Allen Apsley (disambiguation) *

Allen Chao Allen Y. Chao is a Taiwanese-American businessman who founded Watson Pharmaceuticals and served as chief executive officer from 1984 to 2008 and chairman. Born in Shanghai, he spent his childhood in Taiwan. Chao went to Taipei Medical College, w ...

(born 1944), Taiwanese-American businessman * Allen Aaron Cook (1832–1899), American architect * Allen Edwards (disambiguation) *

Allen Frantzen Allen J. Frantzen (born 1947 or 1948) is an American medievalist with a specialization in Old English literature. Since retiring from Loyola University Chicago, he has been an emeritus professor. Education and career Frantzen grew up in rural Iowa ...

(born 1947 or 1948), American medievalist * Allen H. Greenfield (born 1946), American occultist, writer and bishop of the Gnostic Catholic Church * Allen Hobbs (1899–1960), American hydrographer, US Navy officer and governor of American Samoa * Allen Johnson (disambiguation) *

Allen Jones (disambiguation) Allen Jones may refer to: * Allen Jones (Continental Congress) (1739–1798), Continental Congress delegate * Allen Jones (artist) (born 1937), British pop artist * Allen Jones (record producer) (1940–1987), American record producer * A.J. Styles ...

* Allen B. Kanavel (1874–1938), American surgeon * Allen V. Kneese (1930–2001), American pioneer * Allen Lewis (disambiguation) * Allen J. Lauer, American businessman * Allen Lloyd (born 1949), British businessman, founder of

LloydsPharmacy LloydsPharmacy is a British pharmacy company. It has around 17,000 staff and dispenses over 150 million prescription items annually. It is owned by the Aurelius Group. It was formerly owned by the American McKesson Corporation. Overview The co ...

* Allen McClure (1935–2007), American sailor * Allen Miller (disambiguation) *

Allen B. Morgan Jr. Allen Benners Morgan Jr. is an American business man who was among the founders and served as chairman and CEO of regional brokerage firm Morgan Keegan & Company, based in Memphis, Tennessee. The firm is now owned by Raymond James Financial. Earl ...

, American businessman * Allen Morris (disambiguation) *

Allen Paulson Allen Eugene Paulson (April 22, 1922 – July 19, 2000) was an American businessman. Business career in aviation Born in Clinton, Iowa, Allen E. Paulson was on his own at age 13, supporting himself selling newspapers and doing janitorial wor ...

(1922–2000), American businessman and horse breeder *

Allen Questrom Allen Irving Questrom (born April 13, 1941 in Newton, Massachusetts), is a retired retailing executive. He served as CEO of Federated Department Stores, Neiman Marcus, Barneys New York, and J. C. Penney. He is also a Senior Advisor of Lee Equity ...

(born 1941), American businessman * Allen Rosenberg (disambiguation) * Allen Rosenshine (born 1939), American advertising executive * Allen Snyder (disambiguation) *

Allen Stanford Robert Allen Stanford (born March 24, 1950) is an American financial fraudster, former financier, and sponsor of professional sports. He is serving a 110-year federal prison sentence, having been convicted in 2012 of fraud, on charges that his i ...

(born 1950), American former financier convicted of fraud * Allen Thompson (disambiguation) * Allen Weisselberg (born 1947), American businessman * Allen West (disambiguation) *

Allen Whipple Allen Oldfather Whipple (September 2, 1881 – April 6, 1963) was an American surgeon who is known for the pancreatic cancer operation which bears his name (the Whipple procedure) as well as Whipple's triad. Whipple was born to missionary paren ...

(1881–1963), American surgeon *

Allen Young Sir Allen William Young, (12 December 1827 – 20 November 1915) was an English master mariner and explorer, best remembered for his role in Arctic exploration including the search for Sir John Franklin. Early life Allen Young was born at Tw ...

(1827–1915), English master mariner and explorer

Fictional characters

* Allen (The Walking Dead), in '' The Walking Dead'' comic book series and television series * Allen the Alien, an Image Comics character *Allen Adam, alter ego of the

DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...

superhero

Captain Atom Captain Atom is a superhero appearing in American comic books, first in the 1960s by Charlton Comics before being acquired in the 1980s by DC Comics. Captain Atom has existed in three basic incarnations. Publication history Captain Atom was crea ...

*Allen Walker, the protagonist in the '' D.Gray-man'' manga and anime series