William Allen may refer to:

Politicians

United States

* William Allen (congressman) (1827–1881), United States Representative from Ohio *

William Allen (governor) William Allen (December 18 or 27, 1803 – July 11, 1879) was a Democratic Representative, Senator and 31st governor of Ohio. Early life and family Allen was born in Edenton, North Carolina and moved to Chillicothe, Ohio in 1819, after his pare ...

(1803–1879), U.S. Representative, Senator, and 31st Governor of Ohio *

William Allen (loyalist) William Allen (August 5, 1704 – September 6, 1780) was a wealthy merchant, attorney and chief justice of the Province of Pennsylvania, and mayor of Philadelphia during the colonial period. At the time of the American Revolution, Allen was one ...

(1704–1780), wealthy merchant, chief justice of Pennsylvania's provincial Supreme Court, and founder of Allentown, Pennsylvania * William Allen (Montana politician) (1871–1953), member of the Montana House of Representatives and lieutenant governor *

William C. Allen (politician) William Cheney Allen (February 2, 1814January 12, 1887) was an American lawyer, businessman, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Walworth County in the 1866 and 1867 sessions. He was also the cou ...

(1814–1887), American businessman and politician in Wisconsin *

William F. Allen (Delaware politician) William Franklin "Lovebird" Allen (January 19, 1883 – June 14, 1946) was an American businessman and politician. He was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Delaware General Assembly and the United States House of Repres ...

(1883–1946), American businessman and politician *

William F. Allen (New York politician) William Fitch Allen (July 28, 1808 – June 3, 1878) was an American lawyer and politician. Life He was born on July 28, 1808, in Windham County, Connecticut, the eldest son of Abner Harvey Allen and Cynthia Palmer, a sister of the mother of Sanf ...

(1808–1878), American judge and politician * William Fessenden Allen (1831–1906), American businessman and royal advisor in the Kingdom of Hawaii * William H. Allen (politician), member of the Mississippi House of Representatives in the 1880s * William J. Allen (1829–1901), congressman from Illinois and federal judge * William P. Allen (politician) (1818–1901), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly *

William S. Allen William Sylvester Allen (August 26, 1857 – December 6, 1926) was an American politician and lawyer. Born in Hillsboro, Iowa, Hillsboro, Henry County, Iowa, Allen went to the Hillsboro Public Schools. He then graduated from University of Io ...

(1857–1926), Iowa Secretary of State, 1913–1918 * William V. Allen (1847–1924), U.S. Senator from Nebraska *

William W. Allen (politician) William W. Allen (June 7, 1908 – June 20, 1992) was a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the le ...

(1908–1992), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives * William Allen (Massachusetts judge) (died 1891), Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Other

William Allen (National Liberal politician) William Allen (1870 – 11 September 1945) was a politician in Britain who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1892 to 1900, and – after a gap of more than thirty years – from 1931 to 1935. Allen was the son of William Shepherd Allen, ...

(1870–1945), British politician * William Allen (Armagh MP) (1866–1947), Northern Irish unionist politician *

William Allen (Canadian politician) William Randall Allen (June 29, 1919 – October 1, 1985) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the Chairman of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto from 1962 to 1969. He is the namesake of the Allen Road, William R. Allen Road ...

(1919–1985), from Toronto *

William Bell Allen William Bell Allen (1812 – 5 December 1869) was an Irish-born Australian politician. He was the son of farmer William Allen and Mary Bell. In 1835 he married Ruth Johnston; they had four children. In 1841 the family migrated to Sydney, wh ...

(1812–1869), Australian politician from New South Wales *

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), British politician and historian *

William Johnston Allen William Johnston Allen (1835 – 12 June 1915) was an Irish-born Australian politician. Biography William Johnston Allen was born in Belfast, Ireland, the eldest child of Ruth Sayers Johnston and soap manufacturer William Bell Allen, late ...

(1835–1915), Australian politician from New South Wales *

William Shepherd Allen William Shepherd Allen (22 June 1831 – 15 January 1915) was an English Liberal politician. He also worked as a farmer and served as an MP in New Zealand. Biography Allen was born at Manchester, the son of William Allen and his wife Maria Shep ...

(1831–1915), English Liberal politician

Artists, architects, writers, and scholars

William Allen (actor) William Allen (died 1647) was a prominent English actor in the Caroline era. He belonged to both of the most important theatre companies of his generation, Queen Henrietta's Men and the King's Men. Allen was a member of the Queen Henrietta's c ...

(died 1647), English actor in the Caroline era *

William Allen (biographer) William Allen (January 2, 1784 – July 16, 1868) was an American biographer, scholar and academic. He served as president of both Dartmouth University and Bowdoin College. Biography William Allen was born at Pittsfield, Massachusetts in 1 ...

(1784–1868), American evangelical Congregationalist * William Allen (Utah architect) (1849–1928), American architect in Utah *

William H. Allen (architect) William H. Allen (1858–1936) was an American architect who worked in New Haven, Connecticut. He designed hundreds of houses and other buildings. Allen, a native of Northampton, Massachusetts, moved to New Haven around 1867 or 1868 and spe ...

(1858–1936), architect of New Haven, Connecticut *

William B. Allen William Barclay Allen (born 1944) is an American author, professor, and political scientist from Fernandina Beach, Florida. He was a member of the National Endowment for the Humanities, National Council on the Humanities from 1984 to 1987 and ch ...

(born 1944), American political scientist * William Francis Allen (1830–1889), American classical scholar *

William Henry Allen (academician) William Henry Allen (March 27, 1808 – August 29, 1882) was an American professor and academic administrator. A graduate of Bowdoin College, he served as acting president of Dickinson College from 1847 until 1848, and later was selected as ...

(1808–1882), American professor * W. H. Allen (artist) (William Herbert Allen, 1863–1943), English landscape watercolour artist * William Rodney Allen, American author and professor of English *

William Sheridan Allen William Sheridan Allen (October 5, 1932 – March 14, 2013) was an American historian. Biography Allen was born in Evanston, Illinois, and studied at the universities of Michigan, Connecticut, and Minnesota, and in Germany at the Free University ...

(1932–2013), American author and historian *

W. Sidney Allen William Sidney Allen, (1918–2004), was a British linguist and philologist, best known for his work on Indo-European phonology. Early life and undergraduate education Allen was born in north London, the elder son of William Percy Allen, a m ...

(1918–2004), English linguist and philologist *

William T. Allen William T. Allen (July 17, 1944 – October 13, 2019) was a professor of corporate law at New York University law school, and the Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery from 1985 to 1997. He also worked for the bank and business law firm W ...

(born 1948), professor of corporate law at New York University law school

Military personnel

* William Allen (Royal Navy officer) (1792–1864), English naval officer and explorer *

William Allen (soldier) William Allen (c. 1845 – January 8, 1882) was a United States Army, U.S. Army soldier who fought during the Indian Wars in the post-American Civil War period. Serving under Lieutenant Colonel George Crook, he participated in expeditions against ...

(1845–1882), American recipient of Medal of Honor * William Allen (VC 1879) (1843–1890), English recipient of the Victoria Cross * William Barnsley Allen (1892–1933), English recipient of the Victoria Cross *

William Henry Allen Master Commandant William Henry Allen (October 21, 1784 – August 18, 1813) was an American naval officer during the War of 1812. Early life Allen was born in Providence, Rhode Island and was appointed a midshipman in the United States Navy on ...

(1784–1813), American naval officer *

William Howard Allen William Howard Allen (July 8, 1790 – November 9, 1822) was a United States naval officer. He was born in Hudson, New York in 1790 to Howard Allen and Lydia Hussey. His sister was Harriet Allen, wife of New York lawyer and U.S. attorney general Be ...

(1790–1822), American naval officer * William W. Allen (general) (1835–1894), Confederate general

Scientists

William Allan (geneticist) William Allan (1881–1943) was an American physician and geneticist who made pioneering studies in human genetics and hereditary diseases. He established the first course in human genetics, at the Bowman Gray School of Medicine, which is now ...

(1881–1943), American physician and geneticist *

William Allen (English Quaker) William Allen (29 August 1770 – 30 September 1843) was an English scientist and philanthropist who opposed slavery and engaged in schemes of social and penal improvement in early 19th-century England. Early life Allen was born in 177 ...

(1770–1843), English Quaker, scientist and philanthropist * William Douglas Allen (1914–2008), British/Australian physicist and electrical engineer * William Henry Allen (engineer), (1844–1926), British engineer

Sports people

* William Allen (sailor) (born 1947), American sailor and Olympic champion *William Reginald Allen (English cricketer) (1893–1950), English cricketer * William L. Allen (died 1907), American football player and coach * William D. Allen (1886–1979), American football and basketball coach

Clergy and philanthropists

* William Allen (cardinal) (1532–1594), English Roman Catholic cardinal priest *

(1770–1843), English Quaker, scientist and philanthropist *

William Allen (Quaker minister) William Allen (April 2, 1821May 21, 1898) was an American Quakers, Quaker minister, known as the only Black Quaker minister in 19th century Canada. William pastored at Pelham Evangelical Friends Church in the town of Pelham (Fonthill) on 940 Hai ...

(1821–1898), American Quaker minister, also active in Canada *

William Allen (philanthropist) William Allen (c. 1790 – 17 October 1856) was the joint founder of St Peter's College, Adelaide, South Australia. William Allen was born in England. Entering the navy of the British East India Company at age 15 and serving on the ''Sullimany' ...

(1790–1856), English-Australian philanthropist * William Allen (Congregationalist) (1847–1919), English-born, Australian Congregational clergyman

Others

* William Allen (banker) (1736–1792), English banker * William E. Allen (1880–1960), director of the U.S. Bureau of Investigation * William G. Allen (1820–1888), American professor and abolitionist *

William McPherson Allen William McPherson Allen (September 1, 1900 – October 28, 1985) was an American businessman in the aviation industry who served as the President of Boeing from 1945 to 1968. Life and career Born in Lolo, Montana, he attended the University of M ...

(1900–1985), American aircraft businessman and President of Boeing * William (Orgain) Allen (1829–1875), American landowner and financier from Virginia * William P. Allen (trade unionist) (1888–1958), British trade unionist * William R. Allen (economist) (born 1924), American economist, professor and author