Allison, which may come from a medieval Norman nickname for Alice, meaning "noble type", or from the Irish name "Iseult", meaning "fair lady".

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People

Surname

• Bernard Allison, blues musician
• Bobby Allison, race car driver
• Davey Allison, race car driver
• Donnie Allison, race car driver
• Dorothy Allison, American novelist
• Dot Allison, Scottish singer/songwriter
• Graham T. Allison, American political scientist
• Jason Allison, professional ice hockey player
• several people named John Allison
• June Allyson, American film and television actress
• Luther Allison, blues musician
• Lyn Allison, Australian Senator
• Malcolm Allison, English football manager
• Mose Allison, American jazz pianist and singer

Bernard Allison is a blues guitarist from Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... Bobby Allison (born December 3, 1937) was one of the first NASCAR drivers and was named one of NASCARs 50 greatest drivers. ... David Carl Davey Allison (February 25, 1961 - July 13, 1993) was a NASCAR race car driver, best known as the driver of the Robert Yates Racing #28 Texaco-Havoline Ford. ... Donnie Allison is a former driver on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit, who won ten times during his racing career, which spanned the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. ... Dorothy Allison (born April 11, 1949) is an American lesbian writer, speaker, and member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. ... Dot Allison performing as a member of Massive Attack Dot Allison is a Scottish singer/ songwriter who has made significant inroads in electronic music circles, most notably as a result of her tenure fronting the band One Dove in the early 1990s. ... Graham T. Allison is a professor at Harvard University. ... Jason Paul Allison (born May 29, 1975, in North York, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey centre in the NHL, who is currently an unrestricted free agent. ... John Allison can refer to the following people: John A. Allison IV - Chairman and CEO of BB&T Corporation John Allison (webcomic), the webcomic author of Bobbins and Scary Go Round. ... June Allyson (October 7, 1917 – July 8, 2006) was an American film and television actress, popular in the 1940s and 1950s. ... Luther Allison (August 17, 1939–August 12, 1997) was an American blues guitarist. ... Lyn Allison Lynette Fay Lyn Allison (born 21 October 1946), has been an Australian Democrats member of the Australian Senate since July 1996, representing the state of Victoria. ... Malcolm Alexander Allison (born Dartford 5 September 1927) is a former English footballer and football manager. ... Mose John Allison, Jr. ...

Given name

• Willis Allison Carto, American far right political figure
• Allison Crowe, modern Canadian musician
• Allison Fisher, British snooker champion
• Allison Holker, American contemporary jazz dancer
• Allison Mack, German actress
• Allison Munn, American actress
• Allison Scagliotti-Smith, American actress
• Allison Smith, American Actress
• Allison Taylor, cartoon character in the television series The Simpsons
• Allison Taylor, fictional President of the USA in the television series 24
• Allison Vernon-Williams, female lead character on the movie Cry-Baby
• Allison Wolfe, an American musician

Willis Allison Carto (born 1926) is a longtime figure on the political extreme Anti Semitic right-wing in the United States. ... Allison Louise Crowe (born November 16, 1981) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and pianist from Nanaimo, British Columbia who now lives in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ... Allison Fisher (born February 24, 1968) is a snooker and pool player. ... Allison Renee Holker (b. ... Allison Mack (born July 29, 1982, in Preetz, Germany) is an American film and television actress. ... Allison Munn (born October 7, 1974) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her role in The WB sitcom What I Like About You. ... Allison Scagliotti-Smith (born Allison Glenn Scagliotti on September 21, 1987 in Monterey, California) is an American actress. ... Allison Smith (born December 9, 1969 in New York City), is an American actress best known for her work on television. ... Springfield Elementary School This is a list of the students who attend the fictional Springfield Elementary School from The Simpsons. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... Allison Taylor is a fictional character played by Cherry Jones on the television series 24. ... For other uses, see 24 (disambiguation). ... The character Allison Vernon-Williams is a high school student in the film Cry-Baby who lives with her overprotective grandmother, Mrs. ... Cry Baby is a 1990 movie written and directed by John Waters and starring Johnny Depp and Ricky Lake. ... Allison Wolfe is a DC-based singer and performer. ...

Companies

• Allison Engine Company
• Allison Transmission

The Allison Engine Company was an aircraft engine manufacturer that was acquired by Rolls-Royce in 1995. ... Allison Transmission is a manufacturer of automatic transmissions for medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicle applications. ...

Other

• Tropical Storm Allison (disambiguation), the name of several tropical cyclones
• Allison (song), a song by the Pixies from their 1990 album Bossanova
• Allison (song), a song by Permanent Me

The name Allison has been used for three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean and the alternative spelling Alison has been used for one tropical cyclone in the Southwest Pacific Ocean and three in the southern Indian Ocean. ... Allison is an alternative rock single released by the American band Pixies, written and sung by the bands frontman Black Francis for the bands 1990 album Bossanova. ... Allison is an alternative rock single released by the American band Pixies, written and sung by the bands frontman Black Francis for the bands 1990 album Bossanova. ...

See also

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