Alun (given name)

Alun (pronounced [ˈalɨ̞n]) is a Welsh variant of the masculine given name Alan. Notable people with the name include:

• Alun Anderson (born 1948), British writer
• Alun Armstrong (born 1946), English actor
• Alun Armstrong (footballer) (born 1975), English footballer and manager
• Alun Bollinger (born 1948), New Zealand cinematographer
• Alun Cairns (born 1970), British Conservative politician
• Alun Carter (1964–2024), Wales international rugby union player
• Alun Gwynne Jones, Baron Chalfont (1919–2020), British politician
• Alun Cochrane (born 1975), British comedian
• Alun Cox, Welsh politician
• Alun Davies (politician) (born 1964), Welsh politician
• Alun Davies (guitarist) (born 1943), Welsh musician
• Alun Davies (biologist) (born 1955), Welsh biologist
• Alun Davies (priest) (1923–2003), Welsh Anglican priest
• Alun Davies (historian) (1916–1980), Welsh historian
• Alun Davies (sailor) (born 1963), Caymanian sailor
• Alun Davies (rugby union) (born 1956), Welsh rugby player
• Alun Herbert Davies (1927–2005), Welsh Books Council director
• Alun Huw Davies (born 1960), Welsh vascular diseases researcher
• Alun Talfan Davies (1913–2000), Welsh judge and politician
• Alun Wyn Davies, Welsh rugby union player
• Alun Donovan (born 1955), Welsh rugby player
• Alun Evans (born 1949), English footballer
• Alun Evans (FAW) (1942–2011), Welsh football chairman
• Alun Evans (cricketer) (born 1975), Welsh cricketer
• Alun Evans (New Zealand footballer) (born 1965), New Zealand footballer
• Alun Evans (priest) (born 1947), Welsh Anglican priest
• Alun Francis (born 1943), Welsh conductor
• Alun Gibbard (1960–2025), Welsh author and broadcaster
• Alun Hawkins (born 1944), British Anglican priest
• Alun Hoddinott (1929–2008), Welsh composer
• Alun Howkins (1947–2018), English social historian
• Alun Jones (tennis) (born 1980), Australian tennis player
• Alun Ffred Jones (born 1949), Welsh politician
• Alun Wyn Jones (born 1985), Welsh rugby union player
• Alun Kyte (born 1964), English criminal
• Alun Tan Lan, Welsh singer-songwriter
• Alun Lawrence (born 1998), Welsh rugby union footballer
• Alun Leach-Jones (1937–2017), British- Australian artist
• Alun Lewis (poet) (1915–1944), Welsh poet
• Alun Lewis (actor) (born 1949), British actor
• Alun Lewis (rugby union) (born 1956), British Lions international rugby union player
• Alun Lewis (swimmer), Welsh swimmer
• Alun Llywelyn-Williams (1913–1988), Welsh writer and literary critic
• Alun Meredith (1919–2003), Wales international rugby union player
• Alun Michael (born 1943), Welsh politician
• Alun Morgan (1928–2018), British jazz critic and writer
• Alun Munslow (1947–2019), British historian
• Alun Oldfield-Davies (1905–1988), Welsh broadcaster and public servant
• Alun Owen (1925–1994), Welsh playwright, screenwriter and actor
• Gareth Alun Owens (born 1964), British-Greek academic
• Alun Parry, English musician
• Alun Pask (1937–1995), British Lions & Wales international rugby union footballer
• Alun Priday (born 1933), Welsh rugby player
• Alun Pugh (born 1955), Welsh Labour politician
• Alun Richards (1929–2004), Welsh novelist
• Alun Rossiter (born 1965), British motorcycle speedway rider
• Alun Thomas (1926–1991), British Lions & Wales international rugby union footballer
• Alun Thomas (bowls) (born 1945), Welsh international lawn bowler
• Alun Walker (born 1990), Scottish rugby union player
• Alun Williams (1920–1992), Welsh radio presenter
• Alun Ogwen Williams (1904–1970), Welsh teacher
• Alun Woodward (born 1971), Scottish singer-songwriter

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Alun
• All pages with titles containing Alun
• Alun (disambiguation)
• An unrelated name is Alan Gua (Mongolian: Alun Gua), a mythical figure in The Secret History of the Mongols