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.

• 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
• 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
• Alan (mythical 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

• All pages with titles beginning with Alan
• Alans, an ancient and medieval Iranian nomadic pastoral people of the North Caucasus
• Alen (disambiguation)
• Allan (disambiguation)
• Alleine
• Allen (disambiguation)