David or Dave Allen may refer to:

Film and television

Dave Allen (comedian) David Tynan O'Mahony (6 July 193610 March 2005), known professionally as Dave Allen, was an Irish comedian, satirist, and actor. He was best known for his observational comedy. Allen regularly provoked indignation by highlighting political hypoc ...

(1936–2005), Irish comedian * David W. Allen (1944–1999), American film and television stop-motion animator * David Allen (special effects artist), American 1940s special effects artist *

Dave Allen (actor) David Allen, known professionally as Dave (Gruber) Allen is an American television and film actor and comedian, best known for his work on the 1990 TV series ''The Higgins Boys and Gruber'' (with Steve Higgins and David Anthony Higgins, with w ...

(born 1958), American television and film actor * David Allen, creator of BBC TV series ''

Micro Live ''Micro Live'' is a BBC2 TV series that was produced by David Allen as part of the BBC's Computer Literacy Project, and followed on from earlier series such as '' The Computer Programme'', '' Computers in Control'', and '' Making the Most of th ...

'', 1980s

Music

Daevid Allen Christopher David "Daevid" Allen (13 January 1938 – 13 March 2015) was an Australian musician. He was co-founder of the psychedelic rock groups Soft Machine (in the UK, 1966) and Gong (band), Gong (in France, 1967).McFarlane, 1999, Biograp ...

(1938–2015), Australian guitarist, founder of progressive rock bands Soft Machine and Gong, 1960s * Rockin' Dave Allen (1941–1985), American blues guitarist and singer * Dave Allen (born 1952), flautist in Australian rock band

Flake Flake or Flakes may refer to: People * Christian "Flake" Lorenz, German musician and member of the band Rammstein * Gisa Flake (born 1985), German actress and singer * Jake Flake, American politician * Jeff Flake (born 1962), American polit ...

and Galadriel *

Dave Allen (English musician) David Geoffrey Allen (23 December 1955 – 5 April 2025) was an English musician, at one time the bass guitarist for the post-punk band Gang of Four. In 1981 he left the band to form Shriekback. Life and career Allen was born in Kendal, Westm ...

(1955–2025), bassist for 1970s rock band Gang of Four *

David M. Allen David M. Allen (born 29 June 1953) is an English record producer, engineer and mixer. He is mostly known for his work with new wave, synth-pop and goth rock bands including the Cure, the Sisters of Mercy, the Chameleons, Depeche Mode, the Mis ...

(born 1953), British record producer * David Clark Allen, singer and founder of rock band

Carmen ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the O ...

, 1970s * Dave Allen (died 1986), guitarist and vocalist for punk band

NOFX NOFX () was an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983. Bassist/lead vocalist Fat Mike, rhythm guitarist Eric Melvin and drummer Erik Sandin were original founding and longest-serving members of the band, who have appeared on every ...

, 1990s and 2000s * Dave Allen, American bassist for rock band

Glassjaw Glassjaw is an American post-hardcore band from Hempstead, New York. It was formed in 1993 by vocalist Daryl Palumbo and guitarist Justin Beck. The band is known for their intense live shows, as well as their frequent line-up changes. Despite ...

, 1990s and 2000s * Dave Allen, lead singer and guitarist for Irish rock band

Hal HAL may refer to: Aviation * Halali Airport (IATA airport code: HAL) Halali, Oshikoto, Namibia * Hawaiian Airlines (ICAO airline code: HAL) * HAL Airport, Bengaluru, India * Hindustan Aeronautics Limited an Indian aerospace manufacturer of fight ...

, 2000s

Sports

* David Allen (baseball) (1858–1931), American baseball player *

David Allen (cricketer) David Arthur Allen (29 October 1935 – 24 May 2014) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, Gloucestershire between 1953 English cricket season, 1953 and 1972 English cricket season, 1972 ...

(1935–2014), Gloucestershire cricketer *

David Rayvern Allen David Leonard Rayvern Allen (5 February 1938 – 9 October 2014)Michael Dow"David Rayvern Allen obituary" ''The Guardian'', 26 October 2014 was a cricket writer and historian, as well as a radio producer and presenter, a speaker and a musician. H ...

(1938–2014), cricket writer and historian *

David Allen (canoeist) David Allen (born 12 June 1943) is a British retired slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s. He finished 15th in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. ...

(born 1943), British slalom canoeist *

David Allen (American football) David Allen (born February 9, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats, ea ...

(born 1978), American football running back *

Dave Allen (rugby league) Dave Allen is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. He played at club level for Widnes, Fulham RLFC, and Warrington Wolves Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, Englan ...

, rugby league pro footballer during 1980s * David Allen (rugby union) (born 1981), English rugby union player *

David Allen (rugby league) David Allen (born 15 September 1985) is a former rugby league footballer who played as a forward. An Ireland international, Allen played for the Wigan Warriors, Oldham, Barrow Raiders, Widnes Vikings, Whitehaven and the Rochdale Hornets. Club ...

(born 1985), Irish rugby league footballer of the 1980s *

Dave Allen (football executive) David Easton Dey Allen (born April 1942) is a Sheffield based businessman and ex-chair of the football team Sheffield Wednesday and former owner of Chesterfield F.C. Allen owns a 99.9% share of the A & S Leisure Group which runs Napoleons Casino ...

(born 1942), British sports businessman *

David Allen (boxer) David Allen is a British professional boxer. At regional level, he has challenged twice for the Commonwealth heavyweight title in 2017 and 2018. He holds a notable win over former world heavyweight champion Lucas Browne. Professional career ...

(born 1992), British boxer

Other entertainment

David Allen (playwright) David Allen (born 4 January 1936, Birmingham, England) is a British playwright. He is notable for his play ''Cheapside'', which has been shown at the Warehouse Theatre (in Croydon, South London) and the White Barn Theatre. His play ''Pommies'' w ...

(born 1936), Australian playwright *

David Allen (game designer) David Allen (born July 30, 1972) is a video game designer and entrepreneur who is most recently known as the creator of Alganon, a fantasy based MMORPG developed by Quest Online, a company he co-founded in 2006. Game designer and entrepreneur ...

(born 1972), video game designer

Other people

David Oliver Allen David Oliver Allen (1800–1863) was an American missionary to India and an author. Life Allen was born in Barre, Massachusetts to Moses and Mahitable Allen. His father relocated the family to Princeton, Massachusetts while David Allen was an in ...

(1800–1863), American missionary *

William Edward David Allen William Edward David Allen OBE (6 January 1901 – 18 September 1973) was a British scholar, Foreign Service officer, fascist politician and businessman, best known as a historian of the South Caucasus—notably Georgia. Career Born into, on ...

(1901–1973), Irish-born English scholar, politician, and businessman *

David Allen (politician) David Allen MBE (24 October 1937 – 13 December 2011) was a Northern Irish teacher, trade unionist and politician. Background A member of the Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party, he represented the group in the Northern Ireland Constitutional Co ...

(1937–2011), Irish politician *

David Allen (Royal Navy officer) Rear Admiral Sir David Allen, (14 June 1933 – 13 January 1995) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Defence Services Secretary from 1988 to 1991. Naval career Educated at Hutchesons' Grammar School in Glasgow and the Royal Naval Coll ...

(1933–1994), British Royal Navy officer, Defence Services Secretary 1988–1991 *

David Allen (botanist) David John Allen is a botanist and author, specialising in tropical legumes in Africa and habitat conservation in East Devon, UK. Education and personal life He was born in Guildford, UK in 1942. His parents were Della (née Williams) and Den ...

(1939–2023), British botanist working on East African legumes and UK conservation *

David Allen (author) David Allen (born December 28, 1945) is an American author and productivity consultant. He created the time management method Getting Things Done. Careers Allen grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana where he acted and won a state championship in d ...

(born 1945), productivity trainer and consultant *

David Allen (police commissioner) David Allen is an English politician, the current Police, Fire, and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria, representing the Labour Party. He was elected to the post on 3 May 2024, succeeding the previous incumbent, Peter McCall. Allen served as a ...

, British politician and police commissioner

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