Comments for the name Allison

A famous bearer was Allison Reynolds, Ally Sheedy's character in the classic 1980s teen movie 'The Breakfast Club'.

Both Elvis Costello and The Pixies have recorded songs called Allison.

Allison is one of the middle names of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin's daughter, Apple. Apple's full name is Apple Blythe Allison Martin ("Blythe" after Gwyneth's mother, and "Allison" after Chris's mother).

Allison Scagliotti-Smith is another person with that name.

Allison is the name of Benny's wife in the musical "Rent".

Allison Vernon-Williams, played by Amy Locane in the film, is one of the main characters in Cry-Baby.

There is a novelist Allison Brennan.

Allison was the full name of "Ally McBeal" played by Calista Flockhart on the series of the same name. (We heard her full name only once, in the episode where her daughter-by-egg-donation shows up at her front door and asks, "Are you Allison McBeal?")

Allison Janney is an actress famous for her role as C. J. Cregg on the American television show, The West Wing. She won four Emmys for playing the part.

Allison Mack plays Chloe Sullivan on the awesome TV series Smallville.

Alyson Michalka is known for playing Keely on the Disney Channel show Phil of the Future, and is the Aly in Aly&AJ.

There is a song "Allison" by The Pixies on their album "Bossanova".

Allison is actor/comedian Drew Carey's middle name.

The identical Hansen female quadruplets (Allison, Brooke, Claire and Darcy) are born in Texas.

This is the name of the actress/singer Allison Lozano from the big hit Mexican soap opera "Al Diablo Con Los Guapos".

This is the name of a song by Slowdive.

President Allison Taylor- Cherry Jones' character on the show "24".

Allison Dubois - Patricia Arquette's character on the show "Medium". She is the main character of this show.

I'm not sure that this is the spelling of the name that these characters use (there are many variations), but I like this one. The characters are both smart, strong willed women and I would be happy to be named for them.

Allison Pierce is a member of the duo The Pierces.

Allison Crowe (November 1981- ) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist and piano player known for her powerful, brassy soprano and soulful musical style.

Allison Cameron is a character on the TV series 'House'. She is played by Jennifer Morrison.

Dr. Allison Blake is a Department of Defense agent in the Syfy series Eureka. She is portrayed by actress Salli Richardson-Whitfield.

Allison Sekemoto is the fictional character in the series blood of eden.