List of Famous people named Alan
Alan Wilder
Alan Charles Wilder is an English musician, composer, arranger, record producer, and a former member of the electronic band Depeche Mode from 1982 to 1995. Since his departure from the band, the musical project called Recoil became his primary musical enterprise, which initially started as a side project to Depeche Mode in 1986. Wilder has also provided production and remixing services to the bands Nitzer Ebb and Curve. Alan Wilder was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020 as a member of Depeche Mode. He is a classically trained musician.
Alan Thompson
Alan Thompson is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 550 appearances for six different clubs and was capped by England against Sweden in 2004.
Alan Irvine
James Alan Irvine is a Scottish former professional footballer and coach.
Alan Halsall
Alan David Halsall is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Tyrone Dobbs in Coronation Street, a role he has played since 1998.
Alan Estrada
Alan Estrada Gutiérrez is an actor, dancer and singer. His best known role was "Mario" in the Spanish musical Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar. He is also known for his YouTube channel Alan X El Mundo, documenting his world travels.
Alan Branch
Alan Keith Branch is a former American football defensive tackle. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft and has also played for the Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, and New England Patriots. He played college football at Michigan.
Alan Browne
Alan James Browne is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Preston North End and Republic of Ireland.
Alan Mulally
Alan Roger Mulally is an American aerospace engineer and manufacturing executive. He is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Ford Motor Company. He retired from Ford Motor Company on July 1, 2014. Ford had been struggling during the late-2000s recession, returned to profitability under Mulally, and was the only American major car manufacturer to avoid a bailout fund provided by the government. Mulally's achievements at Ford are chronicled in the book American Icon: Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company by Bryce G. Hoffman, published in 2012. On July 15, 2014, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of Google.
Alan Ferguson
Alan Ferguson is an American music video director. He is the son of the late Winifred Hocker Ferguson and the late William Alfred Ferguson Sr. His father was a U.S. Army veteran and a postal worker. He married his longtime girlfriend, Solange Knowles, whom he had been dating since 2008, on November 16, 2014. For Solange's 2016 album, Ferguson is credited as co-director on both the "Cranes in the Sky" and "Don't Touch My Hair" videos.
Alan Norris
Alan Norris is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was the runner-up at the 2014 BDO World Darts Championship and also lost in the final of the 2012 Zuiderduin Masters, with Stephen Bunting prevailing on both occasions. In 2015, he switched to the PDC and, after reaching the quarter-finals of the 2016 World Championship, he was named the PDC Best Newcomer of the year.