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John Allen may refer to:
[edit] Artists
- John Allen (guitarist), member of The Nashville Teens
- John Allen (Australian TV actor), appearing in such TV shows as All Saints and Water Rats
[edit] Politicians
- John Allen (mayor), mayor of Rochester, New York in 1844
- John Allen (Mississippi), a U.S. Representative from Mississippi
- John B. Allen, the first U.S. Senator from Washington
- John J. Allen, mayor of Ottawa from 1931 to 1933
- John W. Allen, mayor of Cleveland, Ohio in 1841
- John Allen (Connecticut), a U.S. Representative from Connecticut
[edit] Scientists/Academics
- John Allen (historian) (1771-1843), a historian and political writer painted in 1836 by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer
- John Allen, (1810-1892), noted dentist and inventor of new denture
- John F. Allen (physicist) (Jack Allen), a Canadian physicist who worked on superfluid helium
- John F. Allen (inventor), (1829-1900), inventor of Porter-Allen engine and 2 pneumatic riveting systems
- John P. Allen, co-founder of the Biosphere 2 Center
- John S. Allen, the first president of the University of South Florida
- John W. Allen (physicist), a professor of physics at the University of St. Andrews
[edit] Sports Figures
[edit] Other people
- John Allen (founder), a co-founder of the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan
- John Allen (minister), an American minister who supported the American Revolution
- John Allen (soldier), an American Army officer killed in the War of 1812
- John C. Allen, roller coaster designer
- John Kirby Allen, a founder of Houston, Texas
- John L. Allen, Jr., a reporter working for CNN and the National Catholic Reporter
- John Whitby Allen, pioneering model railroader
