Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Allan Woodcourt 1852 Bleak House 
Hall-of-Famers:
3 ice hockey, 1 baseball
(ice hockey) Scotty Davidson (a.k.a. Allan) 1950
(ice hockey) Allan Stanley 1981
(ice hockey) Al MacInnis 2007
(baseball) Bud Selig (a.k.a. Allan) 2017
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 medicine, 1 physics
(physics) Arno Allan Penzias 1978
(medicine) Allan McLeod Cormack 1979
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
4 actors
Gavin MacLeod (a.k.a. Allan) 1931-2021
Jed Allan (middle name Allan) 1935-2019
Woody Allen (a.k.a. Allan) 1935-
Rick Moranis (middle name Allan) 1953-
Notable Athletes:
2 ice hockey, 2 rugby, 2 soccer
(ice hockey) Allan Stanley 1926-2013
(ice hockey) Al MacInnis 1963-
(rugby) Ma'a Nonu (middle name Allan) 1982-
(soccer) Allan Nyom 1988-
(soccer) Mathew Leckie (middle name Allan) 1991-
(rugby) Brodie Retallick (middle name Allan) 1991-
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Woody Allen (a.k.a. Allan) 1935-
Notable Musicians:
2 musicians, 1 singer
Charlie Rich (middle name Allan) 1932-1995
Eddie Clarke (middle name Allan) 1950-2018
Mark Hoppus (middle name Allan) 1972-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 physicist
Arno Allan Penzias 1933-
Notable Writers:
1 author
Edgar Allan Poe 1809-1849
Olympic Medalists:
4 bronze, 2 gold, 1 gold/silver, 1 silver, 1 silver/bronze
(silver) Harold A. Wilson (middle name Allan) 1908 1500 m
(silver/bronze) Jimmy Ball (middle name Allan) 1928; 1932 400 m; 4x400 m relay
(gold) Bob Kiesel (middle name Allan) 1932 4x100 m relay
(bronze) Al Lawrence 1956 10000 m
(bronze) Allan Wood 1964 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle
(gold/silver) Allan Wells 1980 100 m; 200 m
(bronze) David Grindley (middle name Allan) 1992 4x400 m relay
(gold) Allan Houston 2000 basketball
(bronze) Allan Nørregaard 2012 sailing
Oscar Award Winners:
1 director
(director) Woody Allen (a.k.a. Allan) 1978 Annie Hall
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
1 musician
Allan Clarke 2010 The Hollies
Saints:
1 saint
Saint Elian of Brittany (a.k.a. Allan) ?-4xx