Alan may refer to:

People

  • Alan (surname), an English and Turkish 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.

  • Alan (Chinese singer) (born 1987), female Chinese singer of Tibetan ethnicity, active in both China and Japan
  • Alan (Mexican singer) (born 1973), Mexican singer and actor
  • Alan (wrestler) (born 1975), a.k.a. Gato Eveready, who wrestles in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
  • Alan (footballer, born 1979) (Alan Osório da Costa Silva), Brazilian footballer
  • Alan (footballer, born 1998) (Alan Cardoso de Andrade), Brazilian footballer
  • Alan I, King of Brittany (died 907), "the Great"
  • Alan II, Duke of Brittany (c. 900–952)
  • Alan III, Duke of Brittany(997–1040)
  • Alan IV, Duke of Brittany (c. 1063–1119), a.k.a. Alan Fergant ("the Younger" in Breton language)
  • Alan of Tewkesbury, 12th century abbott
  • Alan of Lynn (c. 1348–1423), 15th century monk

Saint Alan or Alain

  • Alan of Lavaur, or Elan
  • Alain de la Roche (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, a comedy character portrayed by Steve Coogan
  • Alan (Modern Toss) in the television series Modern Toss
  • Alan "Squid", a character in the novel Holes 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

Places

  • Alan, Haute-Garonne, a commune in France
  • Alan, Iran (disambiguation), places in Iran
  • Alan, Russia, name of several rural localities in Russia

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  • Alan, United Arab Emirates, a geographic location

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  • Alan, Şemdinli, a village in Turkey
  • Alan, Croatia, a village near Senj

Other meanings

  • ALAN, an Italian bicycle manufacturer
  • ALAN (Artificial Light At Night), a form of Ecological light pollution
  • ALAN (The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents), a teachers organization in the United States
  • Alan (automobile), a short-lived German automobile
  • Alan (crater), a crater on the Moon within Catena Davy
  • Alan (legendary creature), a race of winged spirits from Tinguian folklore
  • Alans, nomadic tribes from Asia who migrated westward in late antiquity
  • Cyclone Alan, a tropical storm

See also

  • Alans, an ancient and medieval Iranian nomadic pastoral people of the North Caucasus
  • Alen (disambiguation)
  • Allan (disambiguation)
  • Alleine
  • Allen (disambiguation)