Allison (first name)
Allison is a mostly female given name .
Origin and meaning
The name is an English variant of Alison . Other variants are Allyson , Alyson , Ali, Allie and Ally .
Well-known namesake
Female
- Allison Adler (* 1967), American screenwriter and film producer
- Allison Anders (* 1954), American film and television director, screenwriter and producer
- Allison Balson (* 1969), American actress and singer
- Allison Baver (* 1980), American short tracker
- Allison Beckford (born 1979), Jamaican athlete
- Allison Beveridge (* 1993), Canadian cyclist
- Allison Bradshaw (* 1980), American tennis player
- Allison Crowe (* 1981), Canadian singer and songwriter
- Allison Daley , Canadian paleontologist
- Allison DuBois (* 1972) claims to be a medium
- Allison Falk (* 1987), American soccer player
- Allison Fisher (* 1968), English pool and snooker player
- Allison Forsyth (* 1978), Canadian ski racer
- Allison Hayes (1930–1977), American film actress and model
- Allison Hossack (born 1965), Canadian actress
- Allison Iraheta (* 1992), American singer
- Allison Janney (born 1959), American actress
- Allison Joy Langer (* 1974), American actress
- Allison Mack (* 1982), American actress
- Allison Miller (musician) (* 1974/75), American drummer
- Allison Miller (actress) (born 1985), American actress
- Allison Miner (1949–1995), American music manager, best known as one of the founders and directors of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
- Allison Mleczko (* 1975), American ice hockey player
- Allison Moorer (* 1972), American musician and singer
- Allison Munn (* 1974), American actress
- Allison Pineau (* 1989), French handball player
- Allison Pottinger (* 1973), American curler
- Allison Roe (* 1956), New Zealand marathon runner
- Allison Ross-Edwards (* 1952), Australian sprinter
- Allison Scagliotti (* 1990), American actress
- Allison Schmitt (* 1990), American swimmer
- Allison Schroeder , American screenwriter
- Allison Scurich (* 1986), American soccer player
- Allison Shearmur (1963–2018), American film producer
- Allison Tolman (* 1981), American actress
- Allison Wagner (* 1977), American swimmer
- Allison Williams (* 1988), American actress, comedian and musician
Male
- Allison Danzig (1898–1987), American sports journalist
- Allison R. Palmer (* 1927), American paleontologist and geologist
- Allison White (1816–1886), American politician
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Allison. Retrieved April 30, 2019 .