Famous People with Name Allen

Allen Newell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Allen Newell: was a researcher in computer science and cognitive psychology at the RAND corporation and at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science, Tepper School of Business, and Department of Psychology. He contributed to the Information Processing Language (1956) and two of the earliest AI programs, the Logic Theory Machine (1956) and the General Problem Solver (1957) (with Herbert Simon).

Allen Say            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Allen Say: is a Asian American author and illustrator best known for his book Grandfather's Journey, a picture book detailing his grandfather's voyage from Japan to the United States and back again, which won the 1994 Caldecott Medal. A quote from this story is, "Th

Allen Lee "Al" Geiberger, Sr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Allen Lee "Al" Geiberger, Sr.: is an American professional golfer who has won numerous golf tournaments.On June 10, 1977, in the second round of the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic played at the Colonial Country Club in Memphis, Tennessee, he became the first person in history to post a s

Allen Cunningham            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Allen Cunningham: is an American professional poker player. Cunningham studied civil engineering at UCLA before dropping out of school to play poker professionally. He began playing at 18 in Indian casinos. Cunningham plays online poker exclusively at Full Tilt Poker. Previously a Full Tilt sponsored pro, he became a full member of Team Full Tilt in October 2006.

Allen Hopkins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Allen Hopkins: is an American professional pocket billiards (pool) player, professional billiards color commentator and BCA Hall of Fame inductee. He promotes multiple annual pool events and still competes as a professional contender. By the age of 17, he went professio

John Joseph Allen, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Joseph Allen, Jr.: was the US Representative from California's 7th district from 1947 to 1959. He served as Undersecretary of Commerce for Transportation under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1959 to 1961, helping to lay the groundwork for the future Department of Trans

Philip Allen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Philip Allen: was an American politician. He was the 22nd Governor of Rhode Island (1851–1853) and a United States Senator (1853–1859).He served as a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1819 to 1821 and was elected as the Democratic Governor of Rho

William Franklin "Lovebird" Allen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Franklin "Lovebird" Allen: was an American businessman and politician from Seaford, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U. S. Representative from Delaware. Allen was a public school commissioner in

Diane B. Allen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Diane B. Allen: is an American Republican Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 1998, where she represents the 7th Legislative District. She served as the Deputy Republican Conference Leader from 2002 to 2003 and as the Majority Whip

Henry Justin Allen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Henry Justin Allen: was the 21st Governor of Kansas (1919–1923) and U.S. Senator from Kansas (1929–31).