Allyson is a
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
and
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
, a variant form of
Alison.
People with the given name Allyson
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Allyson Hennessy (1948–2011), Trinidadian television presenter
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Allyson Schwartz
Allyson Schwartz (née Young; born October 3, 1948) is an American Democratic Party politician who represented parts of Montgomery County and Northeast Philadelphia in the United States House of Representatives from 2005 to 2015 and Northeast an ...
(born 1948), American politician
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Allyson Kay Duncan (born 1951), federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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Allyson Clay (born 1953), Canadian visual artist
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Allyson Maynard Gibson (born 1957), Bahamian barrister, politician and community rights advocate
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Allyson McConnell (1978–2013), Australian convicted killer who drowned her two children in Canada
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Allyson Simpson (born 2000), American ice hockey player
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Allyson (footballer, born 1982), Allyson Araújo Santos, Brazilian football centre-back
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Allyson Felix
Allyson Michelle Felix (born November 18, 1985) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters. She specialized in the 200 meters from 2003 to 2013, then gradually shifted to the 400 meter ...
(born 1985), American track and field sprint athlete
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Allyson (footballer, born 1990), Allyson Aires dos Santos, Brazilian football defender
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Ally Brooke
Allyson Brooke Bracey (''née'' Hernandez) (born July 7, 1993) is an American singer. She was a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony from 2012 to 2018. In 2017, Brooke was featured alongside rapper ASAP Ferg on the single "Look at Us Now" by ...
(born 1993), singer in the American girl band Fifth Harmony
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Ally Sentnor (born 2004), American soccer player
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Allyson West, Trinidad and Tobago politician
People with the surname Allyson
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June Allyson
June Allyson (born Eleanor Geisman; October 7, 1917 – July 8, 2006) was an American stage, film, and television actress.
Allyson began her career in 1937 as a dancer in short subject films and on Broadway in 1938. She signed with MGM in 1943 ...
(1917–2006), Golden Globe-winning American film and television actress
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Karrin Allyson (21st century), Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist
See also
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Alison (name)
Alison is a unisex given name, primarily a feminine name in English-speaking countries. It was originally a medieval French nickname for ''Alis / Alys'', an old form of Alice Albert Dauzat, ''Noms et prénoms de France'', Librairie Larousse 1980, ...
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Alisoun (disambiguation) Alisoun (pronounced ) is a given name, a variant form of Alison. It may refer to:
*Two of The Canterbury Pilgrims:
**A character in The Wife of Bath's Tale
**A character in The Miller's Tale
*A character in ''Canterbury Tales'' (musical)
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Allison (surname)
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Alyson Alyson is a given name, a variant form of Alison. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
* Alyson (singer) (21st century), American singer
* Alyson Annan (born 1973), former field hockey player
* Alyson Bailes (1949–2016), former ...
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