Alistair is a male given name. It is an

Anglicised Anglicisation or anglicization is a form of cultural assimilation whereby something non-English becomes assimilated into or influenced by the culture of England. It can be sociocultural, in which a non-English place adopts the English language ...

form of the

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...

name ''

Alasdair Alasdair () is a Scottish Gaelic given name. The name is a Gaelic form of ''Alexander Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Maced ...

''. The latter is most likely a Scottish Gaelic variant of the

Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 9th and 10th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norma ...

name Alexandre or the

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

name

Alexander Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here ar ...

, which was incorporated into English in the same form as Alexander. The deepest etymology is the Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (man-repeller): ἀλέξω (repel) + ἀνήρ (man), "the one who repels men", a warrior name. Another (much less common) Anglicisation of ''Alasdair'' is ''Allaster''. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 399.

People

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Alastair Adams Alastair Adams (born 1969 in Kingston Upon Thames) is an English artist best known for portraiture. He lives and works in Rutland. Life and work Alastair studied painting at Hugh Baird College, Bootle and also at De Montfort University grad ...

(born 1969), English artist *

Alastair Aiken Alastair Aiken (born 6 November 1993), better known by his online alias Ali-A (or by his original alias Matroix), is a British YouTuber A YouTuber is a content creator and social media influencer who uploads or creates videos on the onl ...

(born 1993), British YouTuber *

Alastair Aird Captain Sir Alastair Sturgis Aird (14 January 1931 – 30 September 2009) was a British royal courtier. Biography Aird was the second son of Colonel Malcolm Henry Aird O.B.E. (1899–1965), of the 9th Lancers, who, as son of Malcolm Rucker Aird, ...

(1931–2009), British royal courtier *

Alastair Bellingham Alastair John Bellingham (27 March 1938 – 4 December 2017) was a British haematologist. Early life and education Bellingham was born in 1938 to Stanley Herbert Bellingham and Sybil Mary Milne. He was a graduate of Tiffin Boys' School and U ...

(1938–2017), British haematologist * Alastair Biggar, (1946–2016) Scotland international rugby union player *

Alastair Bray Alastair Bray (born 23 April 1993) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for South Melbourne FC in the National Premier Leagues Victoria. Career After featuring for the NYL sides of both Melbourne Victory and Mel ...

(born 1993), Australian footballer *

Alastair Bruce of Crionaich Major-general (United Kingdom), Major-General Alastair Andrew Bernard Reibey Bruce of Crionaich (born 25 June 1960), is a British television journalist and former senior officer in the British Army Regular Reserve (United Kingdom), Reserves wh ...

(born 1960), British journalist, British Army reservist and

officer of arms An officer of arms is a person appointed by a sovereign or state with authority to perform one or more of the following functions: * to control and initiate armorial matters; * to arrange and participate in ceremonies of state; * to conserve ...

Alastair Burnet Sir James William Alexander Burnet (12 July 192820 July 2012), known as Alastair Burnet, was a British journalist and broadcaster, who had a career working in news and current affairs programmes, including a long career with Independent Televisi ...

(1928 – 20 July 2012), British journalist and broadcaster *

Alastair Caldwell Alastair Caldwell (born 1943) is a British-New Zealand motorsports manager. He was the McLaren Formula One motor-racing team manager from 1974 to 1978. Early life Caldwell's father was an army officer and he was born in Sheffield, West Riding of ...

(born 1943), British-New Zealand motorsports manager *

Alastair Campbell Alastair John Campbell (born 25 May 1957) is a British journalist, author, strategist, broadcaster, and activist, who is known for his political roles during Tony Blair's leadership of the Labour Party. Campbell worked as Blair's spokesman an ...

(born 1957),

Tony Blair Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party (UK), Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He was Leader ...

's former director of communications *

Alastair Chalmers Alastair Chalmers (born 31 March 2000) is a British track and field hurdler who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. He won Guernsey's first-ever Commonwealth Games track and field medal when he took bronze at the 2022 edition and he is a fi ...

(born 2000), British track and field hurdler *

Alastair Clarkson Alastair Thomas Clarkson (born 27 April 1968) is an Australian rules football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and was previously head coach of t ...

(born 1968), head coach of

Hawthorn Football Club The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Mulgrave, Victoria, that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was founded in 1902 in the inner-east suburb of Hawth ...

Alastair Cook Sir Alastair Nathan Cook (born 25 December 1984) is an English former cricketer and former captain (cricket), captain of the England Test Cricket, Test and One-Day International, ODI teams. He is considered one of the greatest opening batsmen ...

(born 1984), English cricketer *

Alastair Crooke Alastair Warren Crooke CMG (sometimes misspelled as Alistair Crooke), born 30 June 1949, is a former British diplomat, and is the founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum, an organisation that advocates for engagement between p ...

(born 1949), British diplomat *

Alastair Denniston Commander Alexander "Alastair" Guthrie Denniston (1 December 1881 – 1 January 1961) was a Scottish codebreaker, deputy head of the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS) and hockey player. Denniston was appointed operational head of GC&CS ...

(1881–1961), Scottish codebreaker and hockey player * Alastair Duncan, several people * Alastair Dunnett (1908–1998), Scottish journalist and newspaper editor *

Alastair Fitter Alastair Hugh Fitter CBE FRS (born 20 June 1948) is a British ecologist at the University of York. Fitter was educated at Oxford and at Liverpool, and came to the Department of Biology in York in 197In 2004 he was appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor ...

, (born 1948) British ecologist at the University of York * Alastair Forsyth (born 1976), Scottish professional golfer *

Alastair Fothergill Alastair David William Fothergill (born 10 April 1960) is a British producer of nature documentary, nature documentaries for television and cinema. He is the series producer of the series ''The Blue Planet'' (2001), ''Planet Earth (2006 TV ser ...

(born 1960), British film producer, best known for BBC nature documentaries *

Alastair Fowler Alastair David Shaw Fowler CBE FBA (1930 – 9 October 2022) was a Scottish literary critic, editor, and an authority on Edmund Spenser, Renaissance literature, genre theory, and numerology. Life and career Alastair Fowler was born in Glasgow, ...

(1930–2022), Scottish literary critic *

Alastair Galbraith Alastair Galbraith (born 1965) is a New Zealand musician and sound artist from Dunedin. Career Galbraith's first band was The Rip, which he formed with Robbie Muir, and Mathew Ransome and later Jeff Harford (of Bored Games). They released two ...

, (born 1965) New Zealand musician and sound artist from Dunedin *

Alastair Gillespie Alastair William Gillespie, (May 1, 1922 – August 19, 2018) was a Canadian politician and businessman. Gillespie was born in Victoria, British Columbia, the son of Errol Pilkington Gillespie and Catherine Beatrice (Oliver) Gillespie. He atte ...

(1922–2018), former Canadian politician who held several cabinet positions in the 1970s *

Alastair Goodlad Alastair Robertson Goodlad, Baron Goodlad, (born 4 July 1943), is a British politician who served as Chief Whip of the parliamentary Conservative Party from 1995 to 1997, and British High Commissioner to Australia from 2000 to 2005. He was ...

(born 1943), British politician *

Alastair Greene Alastair L. Greene (born April 18, 1971) is an American blues rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. His debut album, ''A Little Wiser'' was released in 2001, the first of nine under his name over the next 20 years. Greene's guest appearances in ...

(born 1971), American singer, guitarist, and songwriter *

Alastair Hannay __NOTOC__ Robert Alastair Hannay (2 June 1932 – 8 December 2024) was a British-born Norwegian philosopher and academic who was a professor emeritus at the University of Oslo. Life and career Hannay was born in Plymouth, England on 2 June ...

(1932–2024), British-born Norwegian philosopher and academic * Alastair Hignell (born 1955), English athlete and broadcaster * Alastair Little (1950–2022), British chef, cookbook author and restaurateur * Alastair Lynch (born 1968), Australian rules footballer *

Alastair Mackenzie Alastair John Mackenzie (born 8 February 1970) is a Scottish actor and writer. Early life Alastair Mackenzie was born in Trinafour, near Perth, and educated at Westbourne House School and Glenalmond College in Perthshire. He left home at ...

(born 1970), Scottish actor most famous for playing Archie MacDonald in ''Monarch of the Glen'' * Alastair Mackintosh, (born 1968), former New Zealand rower * Alastair McDonald, several people * Alastair McNeil, (1915–1944), Scottish international rugby union player * Alastair Morgan (born 1958), British diplomat * Alastair Morrison, several people *

Alastair Niven Alastair Neil Robertson Niven (25 February 1944 – 26 March 2025) was an English literary scholar and author. He wrote books on D. H. Lawrence, Raja Rao, and Mulk Raj Anand, and over the years served as Director General of Africa Centre, Lond ...

(1944–2025), English literary scholar and author *

Alastair Pilkington Sir Lionel Alexander Bethune Pilkington (7 January 1920 – 5 May 1995), known as Sir Alastair Pilkington, was a British engineer and businessman who invented and perfected the float glass process for commercial manufacturing of plate glass. E ...

(1920–1995), British inventor, engineer, and businessman * Alastair Redfern (born 1948), retired Church of England bishop *

Alastair Reid Alastair Reid may refer to: * Alastair Reid (poet) (1926–2014), Scottish poet and scholar of South American literature * Alastair Reid (director) Alastair Reid (21 July 1939 – 17 August 2011) was a Scottish television and film director, ...

, several people *

Alastair Reynolds Alastair Preston Reynolds (born 13 March 1966) is a Welsh science fiction author. He specialises in hard science fiction and space opera. Early life Reynolds was born in Wales and spent his early years in Cornwall before moving back to Wales, ...

(born 1966), Welsh science fiction author *

Alastair Riddell Alastair Riddell (born 1952) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. Background Riddell is a musician and a film maker. He has a singing style that was likened to a combination of Bryan Ferry and David Bowie. Prior to 1974, he was in a band called O ...

(born 1952), New Zealand singer-songwriter *

Alastair Robinson Alastair S. Robinson (born 1980) is a taxonomist and field botanist specialising in the carnivorous plant genus ''Nepenthes'', for which he is regarded as a world authority.Ellison, A. & Adamec, L. eds., 2017. Contributing Author Information ...

(born 1980), Anglo-American field botanist * Alastair Salvesen (1941–2024), British billionaire businessman and heir * Alastair Scott, several people *

Alastair Sim Alastair George Bell Sim (9 October 1900 – 19 August 1976) was a Scottish actor. He began his theatrical career at the age of thirty and quickly became established as a popular West End performer, remaining so until his death in 1976. S ...

(1900–1976), comedy actor *

Alastair Sooke Alastair Sooke (; born 1981) is an English art critic, journalist and broadcaster, most notable for reporting and commenting on art for the British media and writing and presenting documentaries on art and art history for BBC television and ra ...

(born 1981), English art critic and broadcaster *

Al Stewart Alastair Ian Stewart (born 5 September 1945) is a British singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician who rose to prominence as part of the British folk revival in the 1960s and 1970s. He developed a unique style of combining folk-rock songs wi ...

(born 1945), Scottish singer-songwriter *

Alastair Stewart Alastair James Stewart OBE (born 22 June 1952) is a retired English journalist and newscaster. Stewart joined Southern Television in 1976, then joined ITN in 1980, where he served three years with ''Channel 4 News'' and went on to become a ma ...

(born 1952), ITV News presenter * Alastair Storey (born 1953), Scottish businessman * Alastair Taylor, several people *

Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Alastair Arthur Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (9 August 1914 – 26 April 1943) was a member of the British Royal Family. He was the only child of Prince Arthur of Connaught and Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife. He was a gr ...

(1914–1943), a great-grandson of Queen Victoria

Alistair

Alistair Abell Alistair Abell is a Canadian actor, producer and director who works in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He has voiced several roles in anime, most notably Colin MacLeod in '' Highlander: The Search for Vengeance'' and Lord Djibril in '' Gund ...

, Canadian voice actor *

Alistair Appleton Alistair Appleton (born 12 February 1970) is an English broadcaster, psychotherapist and meditation teacher. Early life and education Born in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, to Peter and Sally (née Cooper) Appleton, the younger of two sons, Ali ...

(born 1970), television presenter *

Alistair Begg Alistair Begg (born May 22, 1952) is an American pastor of Scottish birth. He is the senior pastor of Cleveland's Parkside Church (located in Bainbridge Township, Geauga County, Ohio), a position he has held since 1983. He is the voice behind ...

(born 1950), American pastor, author, and speaker *

Alistair Brammer Alistair Daniel Brammer (born 12 November 1988) is an English actor best known for playing Jean Prouvaire in both the 2010 special '' Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary Concert'' and the 2012 musical film ''Les Misérables''. Brammer performed as ...

(born 1988), English actor *

Alistair Brownlee Alistair Edward Brownlee (born 23 April 1988) is an English former triathlete. He is the only athlete to hold two Olympic titles in the individual triathlon event, winning gold medals in the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. He is also a four-time ...

(born 1988), British triathlete and Olympic gold medalist * Alistair Bunkall (born 1982), British journalist * Alistair Campbell (born 1972), Zimbabwean cricketer *

Alistair Carmichael Alexander Morrison "Alistair" CarmichaelFull name is given as "CARMICHAEL, Alexander Morrison, commonly known as Alistair Carmichael" in the returning officer'2010 general election declaration (born 15 July 1965) is a British politician who has ...

(born 1965), British politician *

Alistair Carns Alistair Scott Carns, (born 27 March 1980) is a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician and former regular Royal Marines officer and a current reserve officer, who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Selly Oak since 20 ...

(born c. 1981), British politician and Royal Marines officer * Alistair Cragg (born 1980), South African track and field athlete *

Alistair Cooke Alistair Cooke, Order of the British Empire, KBE (né Alfred Cooke; 20 November 1908 – 30 March 2004) was a British-American writer whose work as a journalist, television personality and radio broadcaster was done primarily in the Unite ...

(1908–2004), journalist and broadcaster *

Alistair Darling Alistair Maclean Darling, Baron Darling of Roulanish, (28 November 1953 – 30 November 2023) was a British politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer under prime minister Gordon Brown from 2007 to 2010. A member of the Labour Party ...

(1953–2023), British politician *

Alistair Edwards Alistair Martin Edwards (born 21 June 1968) is an Australian former soccer player and coach. A prominent forward, he made a name for himself with National Soccer League clubs Sydney Olympic and Perth Glory. He was also a favourite with Malay ...

(born 1968), Australian soccer player and coach * Alistair Fruish, English filmmaker, writer and novelist * Alistair Hargreaves, South African rugby player *

Alistair Hinton Alistair Richard Hinton (born 6 October 1950) is a Scottish composer and musicologist with a focus on the works of his friend Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. He is the curator of the Sorabji Archive. Career and works Hinton, a native of Dunfermline, ...

(born 1950), Scottish composer * Alistair Knox (1912–1986), Australian designer, builder and landscape architect *

Alistair MacLean Alistair Stuart MacLean (; 21 April 1922 – 2 February 1987) was a Scottish novelist who wrote popular thrillers and adventure stories. Many of his novels have been adapted to film, most notably '' The Guns of Navarone'' (1957) and '' Ice Sta ...

(1922–1987), Scottish novelist *

Alistair MacLeod Alistair MacLeod (July 20, 1936 – April 20, 2014) was a Canadian novelist, short story writer and academic. His powerful and moving stories vividly evoke the beauty of Cape Breton Island's rugged landscape and the resilient character of ma ...

(1936–2014), Canadian novelist, short story writer and academic *

Alistair McGowan Alistair Charles McGowan (born 24 November 1964) is an English impressionist, BAFTAaward winning comic, actor, pianist, poet, and writer. He starred in '' The Big Impression'' (formerly '' Alistair McGowan's Big Impression''). He has also wor ...

(born 1964), English impressionist and comedian * Alistair McGregor (born 1981), Scottish field hockey goalkeeper *

Alistair Overeem Alistair Cees Overeem (born 17 May 1980) is a Dutch former professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He is a former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and was the first fight ...

(born 1980), Dutch mixed martial arts fighter *

Alistair Petrie Alistair Petrie (born 30 September 1970) is a British actor. He has starred in '' The Bank Job'' (2008), ''Cloud Atlas'' (2012), '' Rush'' (2013) and '' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' (2016). Petrie has also starred in the Channel 4 television s ...

(born 1970), British actor * Alistair Sinclair (born 1960), computer scientist *

Alistair Strathern Alistair Luke Strathern (born 5 March 1990) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hitchin since 2024. He previously served as MP for Mid Bedfordshire after winning a by-election in 2023. E ...

(born 1990), British politician *

Alistair Taylor James Alistair Taylor (21 June 1935 – 9 June 2004) was an English personal assistant of Brian Epstein, the manager of the Beatles. As an employee at Epstein's company NEMS, Taylor accompanied him when he first saw the Beatles perform, a ...

(1935–2004), personal assistant to the Beatles' manager Brian Epstein * Alistair Urquhart (1919–2016), Scottish businessman and author *

Ally MacLeod Alistair Reid MacLeod (26 February 1931 – 1 February 2004) was a Scottish professional football player and manager. He is perhaps best known for his time as the Scotland national football team manager, including their appearance at the 1978 ...

(1931–2004) Scottish footballer and national team manager *

Ally McCoist Alistair Murdoch McCoist (; born 24 September 1962) is a Scottish former association football, footballer who has since worked as a Manager (association football), manager and TV pundit. McCoist began his playing career with Scottish club St Jo ...

(born 1962), Scottish footballer

Allister

* Allister Adel (1976–2022), American district attorney * Allister Bain (born 1935), Grenadian actor, playwright, and screenwriter *

Allister Brimble Allister Brimble is a British video game composer. He began composing music and sound effects for the video game industry in the mid-1980s. He also produced various audio tracks, as "Brimble's Beats", that were distributed on cover disks of mag ...

, British video game composer * Allister Carter (born 1979), English snooker player *

Allister Coetzee Allister Coetzee (born ) is a South African rugby union coach and former player. He currently coaches the Eastern Province Elephants, having previously overseen the Namibian and South African national sides. Personal Coetzee is the uncle of ...

(born 1963), South African rugby union coach and former player * Allister de Winter (born 1968), Australian retired cricketer * Allister Grosart (1906–1984), Canadian politician *

Allister Heath Allister Georges Freund Heath (born 1977), is a right wing French-British business journalist, author and commentator. He was appointed as editor of ''The Sunday Telegraph'' in April 2017. Early life and education The son of Alexander and S ...

(born 1978), British business journalist and commentator * Ally Hogg (born 1983), Scottish rugby union footballer *

Allister MacGillivray Allister MacGillivray CM, D. Litt (honors), is a Canadian singer/songwriter, guitarist, and music historian from the Cape Breton region of Nova Scotia. He was born January 17, 1948, in the coal-mining and fishing town of Glace Bay. Early life ...

(born 1948), Canadian singer/songwriter, guitarist, and music historian *

Allister Miller Lieutenant-Colonel Allister Miller (1892–1951) was a South African aviation pioneer, who contributed significantly to both military and civil aviation in South Africa during the first half of the twentieth century. He originally qualified as ...

(1892–1951), South African aviation pioneer, First World War pilot, politician and entrepreneur *

Allister Sparks Allister Haddon Sparks (10 March 1933 – 19 September 2016) was a South African writer, journalist, and political commentator. He was the editor of '' The Rand Daily Mail'' when it broke Muldergate, the story of how the apartheid government se ...

(1933–2016), South African writer *

Allister Surette Allister Wilbert Surette (born September 21, 1961) is a Canadian politician who has served as a senator from Nova Scotia since December 2024. He was the President and Vice-Chancellor of Université Sainte-Anne from 2011 to 2024 and previously re ...

(born 1961), Canadian politician * Allister Whitehead (born 1969 or 1970), British DJ, musician, remixer and record producer

Alister

Alister Allan Alister Millar "Jock" Allan, (born 28 January 1944) is an Olympic medal-winning Scottish rifleman who represented Great Britain at five Olympics between 1968 and 1992 (1972 and 1980 excepted), placing in the top-10 all five times. His best Oly ...

(born 1944), Scottish rifleman * Alister Campbell (born 1959), Scottish rugby union player *

Alister Charlie Alister Charlie is a Guyanese politician. He is a member of the National Assembly. He is of indigenous descent, specifically of the Wapishana and Macushi The Macushi (''Makuusi'', ) are an Indigenous people living in the borderlands of sou ...

(born 1977 or 1978), Guyanese politician *

Alister Clark Alister Clark (1864–1949) was the best known and most influential Australian rose breeder. His roses were the most widely planted in Australia between the World Wars and made an enduring difference to the appearance of Australian cities. His ...

(1864–1949), Australian rose breeder * Alister Fraser Gordon (1872–1917), British general *

Alister Hardy Sir Alister Clavering Hardy (10 February 1896 – 22 May 1985) was a British Marine biology, marine biologist, an expert on marine ecosystems spanning organisms from zooplankton to whales. He had the artistic skill to illustrate his books with h ...

(1896–1985), English marine biologist * Alister Howden (1877–1938), New Zealand cricketer *

Alister Jack Alister William Jack, Baron Jack of Courance (born 7 July 1963) is a Scottish politician who served as Secretary of State for Scotland from 2019 to 2024. A member of the Scottish Conservatives, he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for ...

(born 1963), Scottish politician *

Alister MacKenzie Alister MacKenzie (30 August 1870 – 6 January 1934) was an English golf course architect whose course designs span four continents. Originally trained as a surgeon, MacKenzie served as a civilian physician with the British Army during the ...

(1870–1934), British golf course designer * Alister McDermott (born 1991), Australian cricketer *

Alister McGrath Alister Edgar McGrath (; born 1953) is an Irish theologian, Anglican priest, intellectual historian, scientist, Christian apologist, and public intellectual. He currently holds the Andreas Idreos Professorship in Science and Religion in the F ...

(born 1953), Northern Irish theologian, priest, intellectual historian, scientist and Christian apologist * Alister Watson (1908–1982), British mathematician

Aleister

Aleister Black Tom Büdgen (born 19 May 1985) is a Dutch professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Aleister Black. Before signing with WWE, Büdgen was known for his extensive work on the indep ...

(born 1985), Dutch professional wrestler *

Aleister Crowley Aleister Crowley ( ; born Edward Alexander Crowley; 12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, novelist, mountaineer, and painter. He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the pr ...

(1875–1947), British occultist

Pseudonym

* Alastair (artist), pseudonym of Hans Henning Otto Harry Baron von Voigt, a German artist

In fiction

* Alastair, a demon on the television series ''

Supernatural Supernatural phenomena or entities are those beyond the Scientific law, laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin 'above, beyond, outside of' + 'nature'. Although the corollary term "nature" has had multiple meanin ...

'' * Alastair Caine, a demon on the television series ''

Charmed ''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadc ...

'' * Alastair Carstairs, a Shadowhunter in Cassandra Clare's ''The Last Hours'' trilogy * Alistair Cheng, a character in the ''

Crazy Rich Asians ''Crazy Rich Asians'' is a 2018 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Jon M. Chu from a screenplay by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim, based on the 2013 novel by Kevin Kwan. The film stars Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Lis ...

'' novel as well as the film adaptation * Alistair Deacon, a character in the British sitcom ''As Time Goes By'' * Alistair Theirin, a character from the ''

Dragon Age ''Dragon Age'' is a media franchise centered on a series of fantasy role-playing video games created and developed by BioWare, which have seen releases on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation ...

'' video game series * Alistair Fitzfassenden, a character for ''

The Millionairess ''The Millionairess'' is a 1960 British romantic comedy film directed by Anthony Asquith, and starring Sophia Loren and Peter Sellers. Set in London, it is a loose adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's 1936 play of the same name. Plot By the ...

'', a play by

George Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 188 ...

* Sir Alistair Hammerlock, a character from the ''Borderlands'' video game series * Alistair Leslie Graham, better known as

Ali G Alistair Leslie Graham, better known as Ali G, is a satirical fictional character created and performed by English comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. A faux-streetwise poseur from Staines, England, Ali G speaks in rude boy-style Multicultural Londo ...

, one of three fictional characters created and portrayed by Sacha Baron Cohen * Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, Brigadier of UNIT on British science fiction show ''Doctor Who'' *

Alistaire Stuart S'Byll S'Byll (sometimes spelled S'byll) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. S'Byll is a Skrull that was raised on the planet Satriani. She was responsible for curing Super-Skrull of his disease. Si ...

, an ally of Excalibur in

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...

* Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, a character in the ''

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven Fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...

'' series by

J. K. Rowling Joanne Rowling ( ; born 31 July 1965), known by her pen name , is a British author and philanthropist. She is the author of ''Harry Potter'', a seven-volume fantasy novel series published from 1997 to 2007. The series has List of best-sell ...

* Alastor "The Radio Demon", a mysterious powerful overlord in the ''

Hazbin Hotel ''Hazbin Hotel'' is an American Adult animation, adult animated Musical theatre, musical comedy television series created by Vivienne Medrano, Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano. The series revolves around Charlie Morningstar, crown princess, princes ...

'' series by

Vivienne Medrano Vivienne Medrano (born October 28, 1992), also known by her online alias VivziePop, is an American YouTuber, animator, writer, director, producer, and voice actress. She is best known as the creator of the musical television series ''Hazbin Hotel ...

* Alistair Scott, a fictional wheelchair-using student appearing in the British sitcom, ''

The Inbetweeners ''The Inbetweeners'' is a British coming-of-age television sitcom, which originally aired on E4 from 2008 to 2010 and was created and written by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris. The series follows the misadventures of suburban teenager Willi ...

'' *

Alistair Smythe Alistair Alphonso Smythe () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an enemy of the superhero Spider-Man, and the son of Spencer Smythe. After his father dedicated his li ...

, a Spider-Man villain *

Alistair Crane Alistair Crane is a fictional character from the NBC and DirecTV daytime soap opera ''Passions''. The role was most notably portrayed by John Reilly from January 21st, 2005 to May 20th, 2008, as well as David Bailey from September 27th, 2004 to J ...

, a villainous patriarch and businessman on TV's ''Passions'' *

Alistair Oh This is the list of fictional and non-fictional characters who appeared in The 39 Clues franchise. They may appear in The 39 Clues The 39 Clues#Books, books and audiobooks, The 39 Clues Cards, cards, or the seriesofficial website Introduced in ...

, the Uncle from the ''39 Clues'' series * Alistair Ryle, a character in the play ''

Posh Posh is today an informal adjective for "upper class". It may also refer to: Entertainment * ''Posh'' (album), a 1980 album by Patrice Rushen *" Posh!", a 1968 song from the musical ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' * ''Posh'' (2006 TV series), a 2006 ...

'' and film ''

The Riot Club ''The Riot Club'' is a 2014 British thriller drama film directed by Lone Scherfig and written by Laura Wade, based on Wade's 2010 play ''Posh''. The film stars Sam Claflin, Max Irons and Douglas Booth. It is set among the Riot Club, a fictio ...

'' * Alistair Krei, a '' Big Hero 6'' character * Alastair, family name of characters in three

Georgette Heyer Georgette Heyer (; 16 August 1902 – 4 July 1974) was an English novelist and short-story writer, in both the Regency romance and detective fiction genres. Her writing career began in 1921, when she turned a story conceived for her ail ...

romance novels, ''

These Old Shades ''These Old Shades'' is a 1926 historical romance written by British novelist Georgette Heyer. The novel is set around 1755: Heyer refers to the Duke of Avon's participation in the 1745 uprising as ten years previous; in addition the Prince of ...

'', ''

Devil's Cub ''Devil's Cub'' is a Georgian romance novel written by Georgette Heyer. Set in 1780, it is the sequel to '' These Old Shades'' (1926). The book was published in 1932, and has not been out of print since. It is one of Heyer's most popular novels ...

'' and ''

An Infamous Army ''An Infamous Army'' is a historical romance by Georgette Heyer, set during the Waterloo campaign and published in the UK by William Heinemann Ltd in 1937. In the following year it was published in the US by Doubleday. Plot summary In the ea ...

'' * Alistair, a character from the ''Twilight'' book and film series * General Alister Azimuth, a character from ''Ratchet & Clank'' * Allister, a Ghost-type Gym Leader based in the town of Stow-on-Side in ''

Pokémon Shield is a Japanese media franchise consisting of List of Pokémon video games, video games, Pokémon (TV series), animated series and List of Pokémon films, films, Pokémon Trading Card Game, a trading card game, and other related media. The fran ...

'' * Aleister, a mage-type character in ''

Arena of Valor ''Arena of Valor'' (), formerly ''Strike of Kings'', is an international adaptation of '' Honor of Kings'' (), a multiplayer online battle arena developed by TiMi Studio Group and published by Level Infinite for Android, iOS and Nintendo Switc ...

'' * Aleister, Sterling Archer's butler in Season 11 of FXX's ''

Archer Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In modern ...

'' * Ser Alliser Thorne, master-of-arms in the Night's Watch in the ''

A Song of Ice and Fire ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' is a series of high fantasy novels by the American author George R. R. Martin. Martin began writing the first volume, ''A Game of Thrones'', in 1991, and published it in 1996. Martin, who originally envisioned the ser ...

'' book series and ''

Game of Thrones ''Game of Thrones'' is an American Fantasy television, fantasy Drama (film and television), drama television series created by David Benioff and for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of high fantasy novels by ...

'' television series * Alistar, a minotaur in the ''

League of Legends ''League of Legends'' (''LoL'', commonly referred to as ''League'', is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by ''Defense of the Ancients'', a Mod (video games), custom map for ''Warcraf ...

'' game * Alistair, a character in the film ''

Wonder Woman 1984 ''Wonder Woman 1984'' (also stylized as ''WW84'') is a 2020 American superhero film based on the DC Comics, DC character Wonder Woman. Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Films, Atlas Entertainment, and The Stone Quarry, and distributed by Wa ...

’' * Alistair, a character in the Never After series by

Melissa De La Cruz Melissa de la Cruz (born September 7, 1971) is a Filipina-American writer known for young adult fiction. Her young-adult series include ''Au Pairs'', the '' Blue Bloods'', and ''The Beauchamp Family''. Early life and education Melissa de la Cruz ...

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* Cyclone Alistair, a moderate tropical cyclone that existed near Australia in April 2001.

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