Alan
Encyclopedia
People
- Alan (given name), the given name
- alan (Chinese singer), female Tibetan singer active in Japan
- Alan (Mexican singer), Mexican boy band singer
- Alan (wrestler), aka Gato Eveready, who wrestles in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
- Alan I, Duke of BrittanyAlan I, Duke of BrittanyAlan I , called the Great, was the Count of Vannes and Duke of Brittany from 876 until his death. He was probably also the only King of Brittany to hold that title by legitimate grant of the Emperor....
, the Great - Alan II, Duke of BrittanyAlan II, Duke of BrittanyAlan II , nicknamed Wrybeard and also known as Le Renard "The Fox", was Count of Vannes, Poher, and Nantes, and Duke of Brittany from 938 to his death...
- Alan III, Duke of BrittanyAlan III, Duke of BrittanyAlan III of Rennes was duke of Brittany, from 1008 to his death. He was son of Duke Geoffrey I and Hawise of Normandy. Alan married Bertha, daughter of Odo II, Count of Blois and had at least two children: Conan II, his successor, and Hawise of Brittany, who married Hoel of Cornwall.Alan III was...
- Alan IV, Duke of BrittanyAlan IV, Duke of BrittanyAlan IV was Duke of Brittany, from 1084 until his abdication in 1112. He was also Count of Nantes and Count of Rennes. He was son of Hawise, Duchess of Brittany and Duke Hoel II. He was known as Alan Fergant, which in Breton means "Alan the Strong"...
, aka Alan Fergant ("the Younger" in Breton language) - Alan, abbot of Tewkesbury
- Alan of LynnAlan of LynnAlan of Lynn , or Alanus de Lynna, a famous theologian of the first half of the fifteenth century. He flourished about 1420. He was born at Lynn in Norfolk, and studied philosophy and theology at Cambridge with much credit, taking the degree of Doctor of Divinity there...
, 15th-century monk
Saint Alan or Alain
- Alain de la Roche, or Alanus de Rupe, canonized saint, "Alan of the Rock"
- Alain de SolminihacAlain de SolminihacAlain de Solminihac was a French Catholic religious reformer and bishop of Cahors. He was beatified in 1981.He was an Augustianian regular canon of Chancelade Abbey, Périgueux. He was a member of the Compagnie du Saint-Sacrement.-Bibliography:...
(1593-1659), French Catholic religious reformer and bishop of Cahors
Fictional characters
- Alan (Sesame Street) in the television series Sesame Street
- Alan (Modern Toss) in the television series Modern Toss
- Alan, the main antagonist in the video game Kya: Dark LineageKya: Dark LineageKya: Dark Lineage is a third-person action-adventure game for the PlayStation 2, developed by Eden Games and published by Atari...
- Alan, the main character in David FirthDavid FirthDavid Firth is an English animator, video artist, amateur filmmaker, and musician. As a cartoonist Firth's work is largely distributed via the Internet...
's animation Alan
Places
- Alan, RussiaAlan, RussiaAlan is the name of several rural localities in Russia:*Alan, Buryat Republic, an ulus in Khorinsky District of the Republic of Buryatia*Alan, Arsky District, Republic of Tatarstan, a village in Arsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan...
, name of several rural localities in Russia
- Alan, Haute-GaronneAlan, Haute-GaronneAlan is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, a commune in France
Other meanings
- Alan (automobile)Alan (automobile)The Alan was a German "inflation-period" automobile of simple design; it was manufactured by J Mayer in Bamberg in limited numbers between 1923 and 1925. The only model, the 6/30, had a 30hp, four-cylinder engine with overhead valves, made in Berlin by Siemens and Halske....
, a short-lived German automobile - Alan (crater), a crater on the Moon
- Alan (mythical creature)Alan (mythical creature)The Alan are deformed spirits from the folklore of the Tinguian tribe of the Philippines. They have wings, and their fingers and toes point backwards....
, a race of winged spirits from Tinguian folklore - Cyclone Alan (disambiguation), several tropical storms
See also
- AlansAlansThe Alans, or the Alani, occasionally termed Alauni or Halani, were a group of Sarmatian tribes, nomadic pastoralists of the 1st millennium AD who spoke an Eastern Iranian language which derived from Scytho-Sarmatian and which in turn evolved into modern Ossetian.-Name:The various forms of Alan —...
- Alen (given name)
- Allan (disambiguation)
- AlleineAlleineAlleine is a surname, and may refer to:* Joseph Alleine , English Puritan Nonconformist pastor and author* Richard Alleine , English Puritan divine-See also:...
- Allen (disambiguation)