Alasdair () is a Scottish Gaelic given name. The name is a Gaelic form of Alexander which has long been a popular name in Scotland. The personal name Alasdair is often Anglicised as Alistair, Alastair, and Alaster.

People named Alasdair

  • Alexander of Argyll (died 1310), Scottish magnate
  • Alasdair Allan (born 1971), Scottish politician
  • Alasdair Beckett-King (born 1984), English stand-up comedian
  • Alasdair Boyle (born 1945), Scottish rugby union player
  • Alasdair Breckenridge (1937–2019), Scottish pharmacologist
  • Alasdair Caimbeul (born 1941), Scottish playwright, short story writer, and novelist
  • Alasdair Clayre (1935–1984), British author and broadcaster
  • Alasdair Cochrane (born 1978), British political theorist and ethicist
  • Alasdair Dickinson (born 1983), Scottish rugby union coach
  • Alasdair Drysdale (born 1950), Scottish-American geographer and professor
  • Alasdair Duncan (born 1982), Australian author and journalist
  • Alasdair Elliott, British operatic tenor
  • Alasdair Evans (born 1989), English-Scottish cricketer
  • Alasdair Fotheringham, British journalist
  • Alasdair Fraser (1946–2012), Scottish-Irish lawyer
  • Alasdair Fraser (born 1955), Scottish fiddler, composer, performer, and recording artist
  • Alasdair Garnsworthy (born 1983), English cricketer
  • Alasdair Macintosh Geddes (born 1934), Scottish professor
  • Alasdair Gillies (1963–2011), Scottish bagpiper and tutor
  • Alasdair Gillis, Canadian television host
  • Alasdair Graham (1929–2015), Canadian politician, journalist, and businessman
  • Alasdair Graham (1934–2016), Scottish pianist, accompanist, and academic
  • Alasdair Gray (1934–2019), Scottish writer and artist
  • Alasdair Hay (born 1961), British firefighter
  • Alasdair Houston, English evolutionary biologist and ecologist
  • Alasdair Hutton (born 1940), British writer and narrator
  • Alasdair Kent, British-Australian opera singer
  • Alasdair Liddell (1949–2012), British health service administrator
  • Alasdair Locke, Scottish businessman
  • Alasdair Mac Colla (c. 1610–1647), 17th-century military officer
  • Alasdair Alpin MacGregor (1899–1970), Scottish writer and photographer
  • Alasdair MacGriogair (1806–1881), Scottish writer and minister
  • Alasdair MacIlleBhàin (born 1987), Scottish singer-songwriter
  • Alasdair MacIntyre (1929–2025), Scottish-American philosopher
  • Alasdair Mackenzie (1903–1970), Scottish farmer and politician
  • Alasdair Maclay (born 1973), English cricketer
  • Alasdair MacLean, English singer and guitarist
  • Alasdair Maclean (1926–1994), Scottish poet and writer
  • Alasdair MacLennan (born 1957), Scottish cyclist and sporting administrator
  • Alasdair Crotach MacLeod (1450–1547), Scottish Chief
  • Alasdair MacMhaighstir Alasdair, Scottish war poet and satirist
  • Alasdair McDonnell (born 1949), Irish politician
  • Alasdair McLellan (born 1974), British photographer
  • Alasdair Middleton, British opera singer and playwright
  • Alasdair Mitchell (born 1950), British conductor
  • Alasdair Milne (1930–2013), British TV producer
  • Alasdair Monk (born 1972), English football goalkeeper
  • Alasdair Mór, Scottish Gael
  • Alasdair Morgan (born 1945), Scottish politician
  • Alasdair Morrison (born 1968), Scottish politician
  • Alasdair Morrison, Scottish banker
  • Alasdair Paterson, Scottish poet and academic librarian
  • Alasdair Pollock (born 1993), English cricketer
  • Alasdair Roberts (born 1961), Canadian academic
  • Alasdair Roberts (born 1977), Scottish folk musician
  • Alasdair Smith (born 1949), Scottish international economist
  • Alasdair Steedman (1922–1992), English Royal Air Force senior commander
  • Alasdair Steele-Bodger (1924–2008), British veterinary surgeon
  • Alasdair Strokosch (born 1983), Scottish rugby union player
  • Alasdair Tait, Scottish cellist, teacher, and artistic director
  • Alasdair Tayler (1870–1937), British historical writer
  • Alasdair Taylor (born 1965), Scottish squash player
  • Alasdair Grant Taylor (1934–2007), Scottish artist and sculptor
  • Alasdair Turner (1969–2011), British scientist
  • Alasdair Urquhart (born 1945), Scottish philosopher and professor
  • Alasdair Walker (1956–2019), British medical doctor and Royal Navy officer
  • Alasdair Mackie Ward , known as Algy Ward (1959–2023), British musician
  • Alasdair Webster (born 1934), Australian politician
  • Alasdair White (born 1983), Scottish folk musician
  • Alasdair A. K. White (born 1952), British management theorist
  • Alasdair Whittle (born 1949), British archaeologist and academic

Fictional characters

  • Alasdair Sinclair, Emmerdale character played by Ray Coulthard

See also

  • Sgurr Alasdair, the highest peak on the Isle of Skye

References