William Allen

William Allen may refer to:

Politicians

• William Allen (Canadian politician) (1919–1985), Canadian politician from Toronto
• William Allen (congressman) (1827–1881), American congressman from Ohio
• William Allen (governor) (1803–1879), American politician from Ohio
• William Allen (National Liberal politician) (1870–1945), British politician
• William Allen (UK politician) (1866–1947), Northern Irish unionist politician
• William Allen Egan (1914–1984), first governor of Alaska
• William Edward David Allen (1901–1973), British politician and historian
• William F. Allen (1883–1946), American businessman and politician
• William F. Allen (New York) (1808–1878), American judge and politician
• William Fessenden Allen (1831–1906), American businessman and royal adivsor in the Kingdom of Hawaii
• William J. Allen (1829–1901), American congressman from Illinois and federal judge
• William Shepherd Allen (1831–1915), English Liberal politician
• William V. Allen (1847–1924), American jurist and senator from Nebraska
• William W. Allen (Pennsylvania politician), Pennsylvania politician

Artists, writers and scholars

• William Allen (Utah architect) (1870-1928), American architect in Utah
• William Allen (actor) (died 1647), English actor in the Caroline era
• W. H. Allen (1863–1943), English landscape watercolour artist
• William Allen (biographer) (1784–1868), American evangelical Congregationalist
• William Henry Allen (academician) (1808–1882), American professor
• William Francis Allen (1830–1889), American classical scholar
• William Allen Young (born 1954), American actor
• William Allen (artist) (born 1957), American poet and artist
• William Rodney Allen, American author and professor of English
• William Sheridan Allen (born 1932), American author and historian

Military personnel

• William Allen (Royal Navy officer) (1792–1864), English naval officer and explorer
• William Allen (soldier) (1845–1882), American recipient of Medal of Honor
• William Barnsley Allen (1892–1933), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
• William Henry Allen (1784–1813), American naval officer
• William Howard Allen (1790–1822), United States naval officer
• William W. Allen (1835–1894), Confederate General
• William Wilson Allen (c. 1844–1890), English recipient of the Victoria Cross

Scientists

• William Allen (Quaker) (1770–1843), English Quaker, scientist and philanthropist
• William Allan (geneticist) (1881–1943), American physician and geneticist
• William Douglas Allen (1914–2008), British/Australian physicist and electrical engineer

Sportspeople

• William Allen (coach), American football coach and sports figure
• William Allen (cricketer) (1893–1950), English cricketer
• William Allen (sailor) (born 1947), American sailor and Olympic champion

Others

• William Allen (cardinal) (1532–1594), English Catholic priest and cardinal
• William Allen (Australian clergyman) (1847–1919), English-born, Australian Congregational clergyman
• William Allen (loyalist) (1704–1780), founder of Allentown, Pennsylvania
• William Allen (philanthropist) (c. 1790–1856), English-Australian philanthropist
• William Allen High School, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
• William Allen White (1868–1944), American newspaper editor
• William E. Allen, director of the U.S. Bureau of Investigation
• William McPherson Allen (1900–1985), American aircraft businessman
• William (Orgain) Allen (1829–1875), American landowner and financier from Virginia

See also

• Bill Allen (disambiguation)
• Will Allen (disambiguation)
• Willie Allen (disambiguation)
• William Allan (disambiguation)
• William Van Alen (1883–1954), U.S. architect