Famous People with Name Allan

Allan George "Al" Balding            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Allan George "Al" Balding: was a Canadian professional golfer best known for being the first Canadian to win on the PGA Tour.Balding would go on to win an impressive number of victories in a number of different venues over a long period of time during his career. He won 10 events on the Canadian Tour from 1952 through 1973. He won four tournaments on the PGA Tour. In 1968, he won the World Cup Team Title (with George Knudson) and the Individual Title. Balding played on the Canadian National Team in the World Cup from 1956 – 1970 except in the years 1962, 1965 and 1966. Perhaps his most remarkable win came at the age of 76 when Balding captured the 2000 Canadian PGA Senior Championship. In 2002 during a senior event, Balding shot 66, twelve shots lower than his age, a feat unparalleled in the history of tournament golf according to historians at the PGA Tour.

Allan MacLeod Cormack            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Allan MacLeod Cormack: was a South African-born American physicist.Cormack was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He attended the Rondebosch Boys' High School in Cape Town, where he was active in the debating and tennis teams. He received his B.Sc. in physics in 1944 from the University of Cape Town and his M.Sc. in crystallography in 1945 from the same institution. He was a research student at Cambridge University from 1947-49, and while at Cambridge he met his future wife, Barbara Seavey, an American physics student.

Allan W. Eckert            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Allan W. Eckert: is an American historical novelist and naturalist.Eckert was born in Buffalo, New York and raised in the Chicago, Illinois area, but has been a long-time resident of Bellefontaine, Ohio, near where he attended university. As a young man, he hitch-hiked around the United States, living off the land and learning about wildlife. He began writing about nature and American history at the age of thirteen, eventually becoming an author of numerous distinguished books for children and adults. Seven of his books have been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in literature. One of his novels tells how the Great Auk went extinct.

Allan Huber "Bud" Selig, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Allan Huber "Bud" Selig, Jr.: is the Commissioner of Major League Baseball and has served in that capacity since 1992, though not formally until 1998.[1] Selig oversaw baseball through the 1994 strike, the introduction of the wild card, interleague play, and the merging of the National and American leagues under the Office of the Commissioner. He was instrumental in organizing the World Baseball Classic in 2006.[1] Selig also introduced revenue sharing.[2] He is credited for the financial turnaround of baseball during his tenure with a 400 percent increase in the revenue of MLB and annual record breaking attendance.[1] Selig enjoys a high level of support from baseball owners.[3][2] Jerome Holtzman, Major League Baseball's official historian from 1999 until his passing in 2008, believed that Selig was the best commissioner in baseball history.[2]

Allan Gotthelf            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Allan Gotthelf: is emeritus professor of philosophy at The College of New Jersey and visiting professor of history and philosophy of science at the University of Pittsburgh, where he has held the University's Fellowship for the Study of Objectivism since 2003[1]. He was one of the founders of the Ayn Rand Society (founded 1987), affiliated with the American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division, and has held the position of secretary of the Society and chairman of its Steering Committee since 1990[2].

George William Allan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

George William Allan: was a Canadian politician. His mother Leah Tyrer, daughter of Dr. John Gamble, married Hon. William Allan, of York (Toronto), U.C. Allan's father, William, was a pioneer who settled what was then the Township of York during John Graves Simcoe's term as Governor. William Allan eventually became the city's first postmaster and was appointed to the Legislative Council of Upper Canada and was a supporter of the Family Compact.He was a Toronto alderman from 1849 until 1855, when he was elected the 11th Mayor of Toronto. In 1858, he entered national politics representing York on the Legislative Council until Canadian Confederation. In 1867 he was nominated to the Canadian Senate as one of its first members and sat as a Conservative. In 1869 he was appointed government trustee for municipal bond fund of the Toronto and Nipissing Railway. He was chairman of the Standing Committee on Banking and Commerce for many years and was Speaker from 1888 until 1891. He remained in the Upper House until his death in 1901.

Nancy Allan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Nancy Allan: is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She is currently a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party government of Greg Selinger.In the 2003 election, Allan was re-elected with over 63% of the popular vote. On November 4, 2003, she entered cabinet as Minister of Labour of Immigration, with responsibility for Multiculturalism, Status of Women and administration of the Workers Compensation Act. Allan was re-elected in the 2007 provincial election.

James Noble Allan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Noble Allan: was a Canadian politician. Allan was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 1951 provincial election as the Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Haldimand—Norfolk. In 1955, he was appointed by Ontario Premier Leslie Frost to the cabinet as Minister of Highways. At the time, this was the government's largest department, and Allan oversaw a budget of $200 million. He was in charge of 8,000 employees. During his term, 10,000 miles of highways were built. In 1958, Allan became Frost's finance minister, and introduced the province's first sales tax, nicknamed the "Frost bite" at a rate of 3%. When Frost retired, Allan ran in the 1961 PC leadership convention, placing fourth. He was the last Ontario finance minister to report a budget surplus until the late 1990s. He retired from cabinet altogether in 1968, although he kept his seat in the legislature until retiring from politics altogether when the 1975 election was called.

Henry William Allan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Henry William Allan: was a Canadian politician, merchant and produce dealer. He was elected in 1891 as a Member of the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Essex South, Ontario representing the Liberal Party. He was defeated in the 1878 election when he ran in the riding of Norfolk South. Prior to his federal political experience, he was elected as a councillor in Norfolk County, Ontario and as reeve in Walsingham, Ontario.

Hugh Allan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Hugh Allan: was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Blenheim Township, Canada West and became a clerk, conveyancer and notary. He was elected to Parliament at the Oxford North riding in the 1926 general election when he defeated Conservative incumbent Donald Sutherland. After serving his only term, the 16th Canadian Parliament, Allan was defeated by Sutherland in the 1930 federal election.