# Alan

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**Alan** may refer to:

## People

- [Alan (surname)](/source/Alan_(surname)), an English and Turkish surname
- [Alan (given name)](/source/Alan_(given_name)), an English given name - [List of people with given name Alan](/source/List_of_people_with_given_name_Alan)

*Following are people commonly referred to solely by "Alan" or by a homonymous name.*

- [Alan (Chinese singer)](/source/Alan_(Chinese_singer)) (born 1987), female Chinese singer of Tibetan ethnicity, active in both China and Japan
- [Alan (Mexican singer)](/source/Alan_(Mexican_singer)) (born 1973), Mexican singer and actor
- [Alan (wrestler)](/source/Alan_(wrestler)) (born 1975), a.k.a. Gato Eveready, who wrestles in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
- [Alan (footballer, born 1979)](/source/Alan_(footballer,_born_1979)) (Alan Osório da Costa Silva), Brazilian footballer
- [Alan (footballer, born 1998)](/source/Alan_(footballer,_born_1998)) (Alan Cardoso de Andrade), Brazilian footballer
- [Alan I, King of Brittany](/source/Alan_I,_King_of_Brittany) (died 907), "the Great"
- [Alan II, Duke of Brittany](/source/Alan_II,_Duke_of_Brittany) (c. 900–952)
- [Alan III, Duke of Brittany](/source/Alan_III,_Duke_of_Brittany)(997–1040)
- [Alan IV, Duke of Brittany](/source/Alan_IV,_Duke_of_Brittany) (c. 1063–1119), a.k.a. Alan Fergant ("the Younger" in Breton language)
- [Alan of Tewkesbury](/source/Alan_of_Tewkesbury), 12th century abbott
- [Alan of Lynn](/source/Alan_of_Lynn) (c. 1348–1423), 15th century monk

### Saint Alan or Alain

- [Alan of Lavaur](/source/Alan_of_Lavaur), or Elan
- [Alain de la Roche](/source/Alain_de_la_Roche) (c. 1428–1475), or Alanus de Rupe, canonized saint, "Alan of the Rock"
- [Alain de Solminihac](/source/Alain_de_Solminihac) (1593-1659), French Catholic religious reformer and bishop of Cahors

### Fictional characters

- [Alan *(Sesame Street)*](/source/Alan_(Sesame_Street)) in the television series *Sesame Street*
- [Alan Partridge](/source/Alan_Partridge), a comedy character portrayed by Steve Coogan
- [Alan *(Modern Toss)*](/source/Alan_(Modern_Toss)) in the television series *Modern Toss*
- Alan "Squid", a character in the novel *[Holes](/source/Holes_(novel))* and its film adaption
- Alan, the main antagonist in the video game '
- Alan Parrish, the main character in the 1995 film *[Jumanji](/source/Jumanji_(film))*

## Places

- [Alan, Haute-Garonne](/source/Alan,_Haute-Garonne), a commune in France
- [Alan, Iran (disambiguation)](/source/Alan,_Iran_(disambiguation)), places in Iran
- [Alan, Russia](/source/Alan,_Russia), name of several rural localities in Russia

- [Alan, Şemdinli](/source/Alan,_%C5%9Eemdinli), a village in Turkey
- [Alan, Croatia](/source/Alan,_Croatia), a village near Senj

## Other meanings

- **ALAN**, an Italian bicycle manufacturer
- ALAN (Artificial Light At Night), a form of [Ecological light pollution](/source/Ecological_light_pollution)
- ALAN (The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents), a teachers organization in the United States
- [Alan (automobile)](/source/Alan_(automobile)), a short-lived German automobile
- [Alan (crater)](/source/Alan_(crater)), a crater on the Moon within Catena Davy
- [Alan (legendary creature)](/source/Alan_(legendary_creature)), a race of winged spirits from Tinguian folklore
- [Alans](/source/Alans), nomadic tribes from Asia who migrated westward in late antiquity
- [Cyclone Alan](/source/Cyclone_Alan), a tropical storm

## See also

- [Alans](/source/Alans), an ancient and medieval Iranian nomadic pastoral people of the North Caucasus
- [Alen (disambiguation)](/source/Alen_(disambiguation))
- [Allan (disambiguation)](/source/Allan_(disambiguation))
- [Alleine](/source/Alleine)
- [Allen (disambiguation)](/source/Allen_(disambiguation))

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