Arts and Music

• Alan Hovhaness (born 1911)

  American composer.

  • Wrote ''''And God Created Great Whales,'''' featuring the songs of humpback whales (see list of Composers of the 20th Century)
• Alan Hunter

  Television personality.

  • One of MTV''s first veejays (see list of MTV's First Veejays)
• Alan Jackson
  • Winner of six Country Music Association awards, 1992-94 (see list of Country Music Association Award Winners)
• Alan Jay Lerner (born 1918, died 1986)

  American lyricist.

  • Wrote Brigadoon and My Fair Lady in collaboration with Frederick Loewe (see list of Songwriters)

Leadership

• Alan G. Hassenfeld
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company HASBRO (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Alan R. Hoops
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Pacificare Health Systems (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Alan D. Lourie

  American judge.

  • Circuit Judge, Federal Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
• Alan E. Norris

  American judge.

  • Circuit Judge, Sixth Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
• Alan J. Seelenfreund
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company McKesson (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Alan F. Shugart
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Seagate Technology (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)

Miscellaneous

• Alan Osmond

  American entertainer.

  • Member of the Osmond Family (see list of Members of the Osmond Family)
• Alan Thicke (born 1947)

  Canadian actor.

  • Born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario (see list of Famous Canadians)
• Alan Waterman
  • 1963 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
• Alan Wong

  Chef and restauranteur. Owner of Alan Wong's in Honolulu.

  • Winner of the 1996 James Beard Award for best chef of the Northwest (see list of Chefs)

Science and Philosophy

• Alan L. Bean (born 1932)

  American astronaut.

  • Astronaut on Apollo 12 (1970), Skylab 3 (1973) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• Alan L. Hodgkin (born 1914)

  British physiologist who studied how nerve fibers transmit impulses.

  • 1963 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with John Eccles and Andrew Huxley (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
• Alan B. Shepard, Jr. (born 1923, died 1998)

  American astronaut; first American in space.

  • Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
  • Astronaut on Mercury 3 (1961), Apollo 14 (1971) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• Alan G. MacDiarmid (born 1927)

  Chemist

  • 2000 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry with Alan J. Heeger and Hideki Shirakawa (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
• Alan Newell (born 1927, died 1992)

  American computer scientist.

  • 1992 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)

Sports

• Alan Ameche

  American football player.

  • 1954 Heisman Memorial Trophy winner (see list of Heisman Trophy Winners)
• Alan Page
  • Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1988 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
• Alan Trammell (born 1958)

  American baseball shortstop.

  • 1984 World Series Most Valuable Player (see list of World Series Most Valuable Players)

Stage and Screen

• Alan Alda (born 1936)

  American actor and director. Original name: Alphonso D'Abruzzo.

  • Portrayed Hawkeye Pierce (see list of Actors on ''M*A*S*H*'')
• Alan Bates (born 1934)

  English actor.

  • 1973 Tony Award winner for his performance in Butley (see list of Tony winners for Best Actor in a Play)
• Alan Brady

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Carl Reiner (see list of Characters on ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'')
• Alan Bursky
  • Portrayed Alan Kinkaid from 1973-74 (see list of Actors on ''The Partridge Family'')
• Alan Cumming
  • 1998 Tony Award winner for her performance in the musical Cabaret (see list of Tony Winners for Best Actor in a Musical)
• Alan Curtis
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Alan Freed (born 1922, died 1965)

  American disk jockey who introduced the term ''rock and roll'' to pop culture.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Alan Hale (born 1892, died 1950)

  American character actor actor who appeared in many adventure films.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Alan Hale, Jr. (born 1918, died 1990)

  American actor.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
  • Portrayed Skipper (see list of Actors on ''Gilligan's Island'')
• Alan Kinkaid

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Alan Bursky (see list of Characters on ''The Partridge Family'')
• Alan Ladd (born 1913, died 1964)

  American actor.

  • On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Alan Jay Lerner (born 1918, died 1986)

  American lyricist.

  • 1985 Kennedy Center Honors recipient (see list of Kennedy Center Honors Recipients)
• Alan Oppenheimer (born 1930)

  American actor.

  • Portrayed Gene Kinsella from 1988-1992 (see list of Actors on ''Murphy Brown'')
  • Portrayed Dr. Raymond Auerbach (see list of Actors on ''Murder, She Wrote'')
• Alan Quartermaine

  Fictional character.

  • Character on the soap opera ''''General Hospital'''' (see list of Characters on ''General Hospital'')
• Alan Rachins (born 1947)

  American actor.

  • Portrayed Douglas Brackman, Jr. (see list of Actors on ''L.A. Law'')
• Alan Rosenberg

  Actor.

  • Portrayed Eli Levinson (see list of Actors on ''L.A. Law'')
• Alan-Michael Spaulding

  Fictional character.

  • Character on the soap opera ''''Guiding Light'''' (see list of Characters on ''Guiding Light'')
• Alan Spaulding

  Fictional character.

  • Character on the soap opera ''''Guiding Light'''' (see list of Characters on ''Guiding Light'')
• Judge Alan Wachtel

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Jeffrey Tambor (see list of Characters on ''Hill Street Blues'')
• Alan Young (born 1919)

  American actor who starred in Mr. Ed.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)

The Literary World

• King Alan

  Fictional character.

  • Ascended the throne in place of Valera in Stephen King''s novel The Eyes of the Dragon (see list of Characters in The Eyes of the Dragon)
• Alan Dugan (born 1923)

  American poet.

  • 1962 Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry, for Poems (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry)
• Alan Greenbush

  Fictional character.

  • Donovan''s business manager in Stephen King''s novel Dolores Claiborne (see list of Characters in Dolores Claiborne)
• Alan M. Kriegsman
  • 1976 Pulitzer Prize winner for Criticism (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism)
• Alan Alexander ''A.A.'' Milne (born 1882, died 1956)

  English children's writer.

  • Wrote Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
• Alan Pangborn

  Fictional character.

  • The county sheriff in Stephen King''s novel The Dark Half (see list of Characters in The Dark Half)
  • Took the sheriff''s job before Norris in Stephen King''s novel Gerald''s Game (see list of Characters in Gerald's Game)
• Alan John Percivale Taylor
  • 1996 Pulitzer Prize winner for History, for William Cooper''s Town: Power and Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for History)