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Film and television

* Dave Allen (comedian) (1936–2005), Irish comedian *
David W. Allen David W. Allen (October 22, 1944 – August 16, 1999) was an American film and television stop motion model (puppet) animator. Allen provided special effects on such productions as ''The Howling'', '' Twilight Zone: The Movie'', ''Young Sherloc ...
(1944–1999), American film and television stop motion animator *
David Allen (special effects artist) David Allen was an American special effects artist. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Special Effects at the 17th Academy Awards for work on the film ''Secret Command ''Secret Command'' is a 1944 American drama war film direc ...
, American 1940s special effects artist *
Dave Allen (actor) David Allen, known professionally as Dave (Gruber) Allen is an American television and film actor and comedian, best known for his work on the 1990 TV series ''The Higgins Boys and Gruber'' and playing guidance counselor Jeff Rosso on the Judd A ...
(born 1958), American television and film actor * David Allen, creator of BBC TV series ''
Micro Live ''Micro Live'' is a BBC2 TV series that was produced by David Allen as part of the BBC's Computer Literacy Project, and followed on from earlier series such as ''The Computer Programme'', '' Computers In Control'', and '' Making the Most of the ...
'', 1980s


Music

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Daevid Allen Christopher David Allen (13 January 1938 – 13 March 2015), known professionally as Daevid Allen, sometimes credited as Divided Alien, was an Australian musician. He was co-founder of the psychedelic rock groups Soft Machine (in the UK, 1966 ...
(1938–2015), Australian guitarist, founder of progressive rock bands Soft Machine and Gong, 1960s *
Rockin' Dave Allen David Allen Stich (September 27, 1941 – April 28, 1985), also known as Rockin' Dave Allen and Dave Allen, was an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Allen performed live throughout Texas and the Gulf Coast area from the late 1950s ...
(1941–1985), American blues guitarist and singer * Dave Allen (born 1952), flautist in Australian rock band
Flake Flake or Flakes may refer to: People * Floyd H. Flake (born 1945), A.M.E. minister, university administrator, former U.S. representative * Jeff Flake (born 1962), American politician * Christian "Flake" Lorenz, German musician and member of ...
and Galadriel *
Dave Allen (English musician) David Geoffrey Allen (born 23 December 1955, in Kendal, Cumbria) is an English musician, formerly the bass guitarist for the post-punk band Gang of Four. In 1981, he left Gang of Four to form Shriekback. He later founded World Domination Re ...
(born 1955), bassist for 1970s rock band Gang of Four *
David M. Allen David M. Allen (born 26 June 1953) is an English record producer, engineer and mixer. He is mostly known for his work with new wave, synth-pop and goth rock bands including the Cure, the Sisters of Mercy, the Chameleons, Depeche Mode, the Mis ...
(born 1953), British record producer * David Clark Allen, singer and founder of rock band
Carmen ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the Carmen (novella), novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first perfo ...
, 1970s * Dave Allen (died 1986), guitarist and vocalist for punk band
NOFX NOFX () is an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. Vocalist/bassist Fat Mike, guitarist Eric Melvin and drummer Erik Sandin are original founding and longest-serving members of the band, who have appeared on every ...
, 1990s and 2000s * Dave Allen, American bassist for rock band
Glassjaw Glassjaw is an American post-hardcore band from Hempstead, New York. The band is fronted by vocalist Daryl Palumbo and guitarist Justin Beck, and was a major part of the Long Island music scene in the early 2000s. The band has been influential i ...
, 1990s and 2000s * Dave Allen, lead singer and guitarist for Irish rock band
Hal HAL may refer to: Aviation * Halali Airport (IATA airport code: HAL) Halali, Oshikoto, Namibia * Hawaiian Airlines (ICAO airline code: HAL) * HAL Airport, Bangalore, India * Hindustan Aeronautics Limited an Indian aerospace manufacturer of fight ...
, 2000s


Sports

* David Allen (baseball) (1858–1931), American baseball player *
David Allen (cricketer) David Arthur Allen (29 October 1935 – 24 May 2014) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire between 1953 and 1972. He also played 39 Test matches for England. Life and career A right-arm off-break bowler, us ...
(1935–2014), Gloucestershire cricketer *
David Rayvern Allen David Leonard Rayvern Allen (5 February 1938 – 9 October 2014)Michael Dow"David Rayvern Allen obituary" ''The Guardian'', 26 October 2014 was a cricket writer and historian, as well as a radio producer and presenter, a speaker and a musician. Hi ...
(1938–2014), cricket writer and historian *
David Allen (canoeist) David Allen (born 12 June 1943) is a British retired slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s. He finished 15th in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and mos ...
(born 1943), British slalom canoeist * David Allen (American football) (born 1978), American football running back * Dave Allen (rugby league), rugby league pro footballer during 1980s *
David Allen (rugby union) David Allen (born 1981) is a retired English rugby union player who spent the majority of his career at Blackheath, where his position was openside flanker. While at 'Club' Allen become the all-time try scorer in National League 1 history with 1 ...
(born 1981), English rugby union player *
David Allen (rugby league) David Allen (born 15 September 1985) is a former rugby league footballer who played as a forward. An Ireland international, Allen played for the Wigan Warriors, Oldham, Barrow Raiders, Widnes Vikings, Whitehaven and the Rochdale Hornets. Clu ...
(born 1985), Irish rugby league footballer of the 1980s *
Dave Allen (football executive) David Easton Dey Allen (born April 1942) is a Sheffield based businessman and ex-chair of the football team Sheffield Wednesday and former owner of Chesterfield F.C. Allen owns a 99.9% share of the A & S Leisure Group which runs Napoleons Casinos ...
(born 1942), British sports businessman *
David Allen (boxer) David Allen is a British professional boxer. He has challenged twice for the Commonwealth heavyweight title in 2017 and 2018. He holds a notable win over former world heavyweight champion Lucas Browne. Professional career Early career All ...
(born 1992), British boxer


Other entertainment

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David Allen (playwright) David Allen (born 4 January 1936, Birmingham, England) is a British playwright. He is notable for his play ''Cheapside'', which has been shown at the Warehouse Theatre (in Croydon, South London) and the White Barn Theatre. His play ''Pommies'' ...
(born 1936), Australian playwright *
David Allen (game designer) David Allen (born July 30, 1972) is a video game designer and entrepreneur who is most recently known as the creator of Alganon, a fantasy based MMORPG developed by Quest Online, a company he co-founded in 2006. Game designer and entrepreneu ...
(born 1972), video game designer


Other people

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David Oliver Allen David Oliver Allen (1800–1863) was an American missionary to India and an author. Life Allen was born in Barre, Massachusetts to Moses and Mahitable Allen. His father relocated the family to Princeton, Massachusetts while David Allen was an i ...
(1800–1863), American missionary *
William Edward David Allen William Edward David Allen (6 January 1901 – 18 September 1973) was a British scholar, Foreign Service officer, politician and businessman, best known as a historian of the South Caucasus—notably Georgia. He was closely involved in the polit ...
(1901–1973), Irish-born English scholar, politician, and businessman *
David Allen (politician) David Allen MBE (24 October 1937 – 13 December 2011) was a teacher, trade unionist and politician from Northern Ireland. A member of the Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party, he represented the group in the Northern Ireland Constitutional Conv ...
(1937–2011), Irish politician *
David Allen (Royal Navy officer) Rear Admiral Sir David Allen, (14 June 1933 – 13 January 1995) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Defence Services Secretary from 1988 to 1991. Naval career Educated at Hutchesons' Grammar School in Glasgow and the Royal Naval Col ...
(1933–1994), British Royal Navy officer, Defence Services Secretary 1988–1991 *
David Allen (author) David Allen (born December 28, 1945) is an American productivity consultant best known for the creation of a time management method called "Getting Things Done". Careers Allen grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana where he acted and won a state ...
(born 1945), productivity trainer and consultant


See also

* Scott-David Allen (born 1973), American musician * David Allan (disambiguation) *
Allen (surname) Allen is a Celtic surname, originating in Ireland, and common in Scotland, Wales and England. It is a variation of the surname MacAllen and may be derived from two separate sources: Ailin, in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, means both "little rock" and ...
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David Allyn David Allyn (born April 30, 1969) is an American author, educator, and consultant to nonprofit organizations. He is the former CEO of the nonprofit organization Oliver Scholars. Personal life Allyn is the stepson of the late John Wallach, foun ...
(born 1969), American author, educator, and consultant to nonprofit organizations {{hndis, Allen, David