Alleyn is a surname (and occasionally a first name). Notable people with the surname include: * Charles Joseph Alleyn (1817–1890), Quebec lawyer and political figure *

Edward Alleyn Edward "Ned" Alleyn (; 1 September 156621 November 1626) was an English actor who was a major figure of the Elizabethan theatre and founder of the College of God's Gift in Dulwich. Early life Alleyn was born on 1 September 1566 in Bish ...

(1566–1626), English actor *

James Alleyn James Allen (4 May 1683 – 28 October 1746) was a prominent 18th-century educationalist, Master of the College of God's Gift in Dulwich (then colloquially called "Dulwich College") and was the founder of James Allen's Girls' School. Early life ...

(1683–1746), English educationalist * Sir John Alleyne, 1st Baronet (1724–1801), Speaker of the House of Assembly of Barbados * Sir John Alleyne, 3rd Baronet (1820–1912), British businessman and engineer *

John Alleyn (surgeon) John Alleyn (died 25 March 1686) was a seventeenth-century London surgeon and the fifth Master of the College of God's Gift. Early life He was of the son of Matthias Alleyn, the second Master of the same College and was of St Margaret's parish ...

(died 1686), surgeon and fifth Master of the College of God's Gift in Dulwich *

John Alleyn (MP) John Alleyn or Allen (1 March 1621 – 26 June 1663) was an English barrister and Fellow of the Royal Society who also sat in the Convention Parliament from April to December 1660. John Alleyn was probably the son of Giles Allen, Rector of L ...

(1621–1663), British barrister and MP for Mitchell (Michael) * John Alleyn (mercer) (died 1544), Lord Mayor of London *

Matthias Alleyn Matthias Alleyn (died 9 April 1642) was a 17th-century London gentleman and the second Master of the College of God's Gift. Early life He was born the cousin of Edward Alleyn in London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the ...

(died 1642), second Master of the College of God's Gift in Dulwich * Raph Alleyn (died c. 1677), fourth Master of the College of God's Gift in Dulwich *

Roderick Alleyn Roderick Alleyn (pronounced "Allen") is a fictional character who first appeared in 1934. He is the policeman hero of the 32 detective novels of Ngaio Marsh. Marsh and her gentleman detective belong firmly in the Golden Age of Detective Fictio ...

, a fictional police detective *

Thomas Alleyn (3rd Master of Dulwich College) Thomas Alleyn (died 15 March 1668/1669) was the third Master of the College of God's Gift. Early life He was born in Willen, Buckinghamshire, the son of John Alleyn, cousin of Edward Alleyn. He remained unmarriedOrmiston, T. L., (1926), ''Dulwich C ...

(died c. 1668), third Master of the College of God's Gift in Dulwich *

Thomas Alleyn (Barber-Surgeon) Thomas Alleyn (died 27 March 1631) was a prominent seventeenth century London citizen and the first Master of the College of God's Gift. Early life He was born the cousin of Edward Alleyn in London. He married and had one son and two daughters.Ormi ...

(died 1631), first Master of the College of God's Gift in Dulwich

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