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 Kurdish surname *

Alan (given name) Alan is a masculine given name in the English and Breton languages. Its surname form is Aland. There is consensus that in modern English and French, the name is derived from the nomadic Iranian people known as the Alans, who settled in Wes ...

, 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 Agayev (born 1977), Russian footballer * Alan Aguerre (born 1990), Argentine footballer * Alan Aguir ...

''Following are people commonly referred to solely by "Alan" or by a homonymous name.'' *

Alan (Chinese singer) Alan Dawa Dolma (born 25 July 1987), known mononymously as alan, is a Tibetan singer from China. She is a graduate of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Academy of Art in Beijing, majoring in vocal music and erhu, which she has played since ch ...

(born 1987), female Chinese singer of Tibetan ethnicity, active in both China and Japan *

Alan (Mexican singer) Erick Ibarra Miramontes (born June 28, 1972), known by his stage name Alan or Alan Ibarra, is a Mexican singer, songwriter, and actor. He was born on June 28, 1972, in Mexico City, Mexico. He is best known as one of the members and lead vocalist ...

(born 1973), Mexican singer and actor *

Alan (wrestler) Víctor Manuel Soto Flores (born July 23, 1975) is a Mexican ''Lucha libre, Luchador'' or professional wrestling, professional wrestler known by his ring name Drago. He is known for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, where he is the former AAA Latin Ameri ...

(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 (best-ever for a forei ...

(Alan Osório da Costa Silva), Brazilian footballer *

Alan (footballer, born 1998) Alan Cardoso de Andrade (born 5 January 1998), known as Alan Cardoso () or simply Alan, is a Brazilian footballer for Resende. Mainly a left back, he can also play as a left midfielder. Club career Vasco da Gama Alan Cardoso was born in Rio d ...

(Alan Cardoso de Andrade), Brazilian footballer *

Alan I, King of Brittany Alan I (; 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 Brittany (''dux ...

(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 ...

(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, 12th century abbott *

Alan of Lynn Alan of Lynn (c. 1348 – after 1423), or Alanus de Lynna, was a famous English theologian of the first half of the fifteenth century. He flourished about 1420. He was born at Lynn in Norfolk, and studied philosophy and theology at Cambridge with ...

(c. 1348–1423), 15th century monk

Saint Alan or Alain

* Alan of Lavaur, or Elan *

Alain de la Roche Alan de la Roche (Ecclesiastical Latin: ''Alanus de Rupe''; French: ''Alain'' – 8 September 1475) was a Breton-born priest and Dominican friar and priest, mystic and theologian. Some writers claim him as a native of Germany, others of ...

(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)'' in the television series ''Sesame Street'' *

Alan Partridge Alan Gordon Partridge is an English comedy character portrayed by Steve Coogan. A parody of British television personalities, Partridge is a tactless and inept broadcaster with an inflated sense of celebrity. Since his debut in 1991, he has ap ...

, a comedy character portrayed by Steve Coogan * Alan ''(Modern Toss)'' in the television series ''Modern Toss'' *Alan "Squid", a character in the novel ''

Holes A hole is an opening in or through a particular medium, usually a solid body. Holes occur through natural and artificial processes, and may be useful for various purposes, or may represent a problem needing to be addressed in many fields of en ...

'' and its film adaption *Alan, the main antagonist in the video game '' Kya: Dark Lineage'' *Alan Parrish, the main character in the 1995 film ''

Jumanji ''Jumanji'' is a 1995 American fantasy adventure film directed by Joe Johnston from a screenplay by Jonathan Hensleigh, Greg Taylor, and Jim Strain, based on the 1981 children's picture book by Chris Van Allsburg. The film is the first ins ...

Places

Alan, Haute-Garonne Alan () is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Geography The commune is bordered by seven other communes: Bachas to the north, Terrebasse to the northeast, Marignac-Laspeyres to the east, Le Fréchet to the s ...

, a commune in France *

Alan, Iran (disambiguation) Alan or Allan (), also known as Aland, in Iran may refer to: * Alan, East Azerbaijan * Alan, Gilan * Alan-e Olya, Hamadan Province * Alan-e Sofla, Hamadan Province * Alan Rural District, in West Azerbaijan Province {{geodis ...

, places in Iran *

Alan, Russia Alan () is the name of several rural localities in Russia: * Alan, Republic of Buryatia, an ''ulus'' in the Khorinsky District of the Republic of Buryatia * Alan, Arsky District, Republic of Tatarstan, a village in Arsky District of the Republic ...

, name of several rural localities in Russia *

Alan, Şemdinli Alan (; ) is a village in the Şemdinli District of Hakkâri Province in southeastern Turkey. The population of the village was 432 in 2023. It is populated by the Kurdish Zerzan tribe who have close links to their counterparts in Iran. The h ...

, a village in Turkey *

Alan, Croatia Alan is a settlement in the City of Senj in Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary ...

, a village near Senj

Other meanings

ALAN Alan may refer to: People *Alan (surname), an English and Kurdish 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.'' * ...

, an Italian bicycle manufacturer *ALAN (Artificial Light At Night), a form of

Ecological light pollution Ecological light pollution is the effect of artificial light on individual organisms and on the structure of ecosystems as a whole. The effect that artificial light has upon organisms is highly variable, and ranges from beneficial (e.g. increa ...

*ALAN (The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents), a teachers organization in the United States * Alan (automobile), a short-lived German automobile *

Alan (crater) Davy is a small Lunar craters, lunar impact crater that is located on the eastern edge of the Mare Nubium. It was named after British physicist Humphry Davy. It overlies the lava-flooded remains of the satellite crater Davy Y to the east, a forma ...

, a crater on the Moon * Alan (mythical creature), a race of winged spirits from Tinguian folklore *

Alans The Alans () were an ancient and medieval Iranian peoples, Iranic Eurasian nomads, nomadic pastoral people who migrated to what is today North Caucasus – while some continued on to Europe and later North Africa. They are generally regarded ...

, nomadic tribes from Asia who migrated westward in late antiquity * Cyclone Alan, a tropical storm

People

Saint Alan or Alain

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