Alan may refer to:
People
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Alan (surname) The surname Alan is a variant spelling of Allan (surname), Allan and Allen (surname), Allen. According to one source, Alan is a variant of the English surname Allain.
There is also the given name of Alan (given name), Alan.
People with the surna ...
, an English and Kurdish surname
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Alan (given name), an English given name
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List of people with given name Alan
''Following are people commonly referred to solely by "Alan" or by a homonymous name.''
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Alan (Chinese singer) (born 1987), female Chinese singer of Tibetan ethnicity, active in both China and Japan
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Alan (Mexican singer) (born 1973), Mexican singer and actor
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Alan (wrestler) (born 1975), a.k.a. Gato Eveready, who wrestles in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
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Alan (footballer, born 1979) (Alan Osório da Costa Silva), Brazilian footballer
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Alan (footballer, born 1998) (Alan Cardoso de Andrade), Brazilian footballer
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Alan I, King of Brittany (died 907), "the Great"
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Alan II, Duke of Brittany (c. 900–952)
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Alan III, Duke of Brittany(997–1040)
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Alan IV, Duke of Brittany (c. 1063–1119), a.k.a. Alan Fergant ("the Younger" in Breton language)
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Alan of Tewkesbury, 12th century abbott
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Alan of Lynn (c. 1348–1423), 15th century monk
Saint Alan or Alain
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Alan of Lavaur, or Elan
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Alain de la Roche (c. 1428–1475), or Alanus de Rupe, canonized saint, "Alan of the Rock"
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Alain de Solminihac (1593-1659), French Catholic religious reformer and bishop of Cahors
Fictional characters
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Alan ''(Sesame Street)'' in the television series ''Sesame Street''
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Alan Partridge, a comedy character portrayed by Steve Coogan
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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
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Alan, Haute-Garonne, a commune in France
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Alan, Iran (disambiguation), places in Iran
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Alan, Russia, name of several rural localities in Russia
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Alan, Şemdinli, a village in Turkey
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Alan, Croatia, a village near Senj
Other meanings
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ALAN, an Italian bicycle manufacturer
*ALAN (Artificial Light At Night), a form of
Ecological light pollution
Ecological light pollution is the effect of artificial light on individual organisms and on the structure of ecosystems as a whole.
The effect that artificial light has upon organisms is highly variable, and ranges from beneficial (e.g. increa ...
*ALAN (The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents), a teachers organization in the United States
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Alan (automobile), a short-lived German automobile
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Alan (crater)
Davy is a small Lunar craters, lunar impact crater that is located on the eastern edge of the Mare Nubium. It was named after British physicist Humphry Davy. It overlies the lava-flooded remains of the satellite crater Davy Y to the east, a forma ...
, a crater on the Moon
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Alan (mythical creature), a race of winged spirits from Tinguian folklore
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Alans
The Alans () were an ancient and medieval Iranian peoples, Iranic Eurasian nomads, nomadic pastoral people who migrated to what is today North Caucasus – while some continued on to Europe and later North Africa. They are generally regarded ...
, nomadic tribes from Asia who migrated westward in late antiquity
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Cyclone Alan, a tropical storm
See also
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Alans
The Alans () were an ancient and medieval Iranian peoples, Iranic Eurasian nomads, nomadic pastoral people who migrated to what is today North Caucasus – while some continued on to Europe and later North Africa. They are generally regarded ...
, an ancient and medieval Iranian nomadic pastoral people of the North Caucasus
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Alen (disambiguation)
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Allan (disambiguation)
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Alleine
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Allen (disambiguation)
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