footballer Rod Allen (advertising executive) (1929–2007), British advertising executive Rod Allen (born 1959), American television baseball commentator Rosalie Allen (1924–2003), American country singer, songwriter, guitarist, columnist and television and radio host Rosalind Allen (born 1957), New Zealand-born American actress Rose Allen, one of the Colchester Martyrs Ruth Allen (economist) (1889–1979), American economist and academic Ryan Allen (bass) (1943–2018), American opera singer Ryan Allen (American football) (born 1990), American football player in the National Football League R. G. D. Allen (Roy George Douglas Allen) (1906–1983), English economist and mathematician S Sadie Allen (1930–2017), British artist Sarah Addison Allen, American author Shaun Allen (born 1965), former English professional rugby union player Sheila Matthews Allen (1929–2013), American actress Sheila Allen (English actress) (1932–2011), English actress Shirley Allen, American nurse involved in 1997 "siege" Simon Allen (born 1983), New Zealand cricketer Sonny Allen (1938–2020), American college basketball coach Stephen Allen (1767–1852), Mayor of New York Steve Allen (1921–2000), American actor, comedian, composer, writer T Taylor Allen (born 2000), English footballer Tim Allen (born 1953), American actor Timothy Allen (born 1971), English photographer Timothy F. H. Allen (born 1942), British botanist Tina Allen (1949–2008), American sculptor Tom Allen (broadcaster) (born 1964), Canadian radio host Toussaint Allen (1896–1960), American baseball player in the Negro leagues Travis Allen (born 1973), American politician Trevon Allen (born 1998), American basketball player Tyler Allen (motorsport) (born 1987), American race engineer V Vic Allen (1923–2014), British Communist; trade unionist; university academic Victor M. Allen (1870–1916), New York politician Vince Allen (born 1955), former American-Canadian football player Viola Allen (1887–1948), American silent film and theater actress Viv Allen (1916–1995), Canadian ice hockey player W Walter Allen (1911–1995), English literary critic Walter Allen (born 1975), former American basketball player Willard H. Allen (1893–1957), American state secretary of agriculture William Allen (1866–1947), Northern Irish unionist politician Willie Allen (born 1980), American racing driver Winifred Allen (1896–1943), American actress Woody Allen (born 1935), American film actor and director, although not his birth name Z Zach Allen (born 1997), American football player Fictional characters Barry Allen, identity of the DC Comics hero, The Flash Unknown Allen (Cambridge University cricketer), active 1820s See also Alan (given name), including variants Allan and Allen Alan (surname) Allan (name) Allenby (disambiguation) Van Allen, a surname Sture Allén (born 1928), Swedish academic References Surnames English-language surnames Surnames of Scottish origin Surnames of British Isles origin Surnames of English origin Surnames of