Alain

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Alain may refer to:

People[edit]

  • Alain (given name), common given name, including list of persons and fictional characters with the name
  • Alain (surname)
  • "Alain", a pseudonym for cartoonist Daniel Brustlein
  • Alain, a standard author abbreviation used to indicate Henri Alain Liogier, also known as Brother Alain, as the author when citing a botanical name
  • Alain, the pseudonym used by Emile Chartier (1868–1951), French philosopher, journalist, essayist, pacifist, and teacher of philosophy.

Other uses[edit]

  • 1969 Alain (1935 CG), a Main-belt Asteroid discovered in 1935
  • Alain (crab), a genus of crabs in the family Pinnotheridae
  • Prix Alain-Grandbois or Alain Grandbois Prize is awarded each year to an author for a book of poetry
  • Rosa 'Alain', popular red floribunda rose variety

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