title: Alanson (name)
text: # Alanson (name)
  
  Alanson is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
  
  Given name:
  
  * Alanson H. Barnes (1817–1890), American judge
  * Alanson W. Beard (1825–1900), American politician
  * Alanson Beers (1808–1853), American pioneer and politician
  * Alanson Cooke (1811–1904), Canadian businessman and politician
  * Alanson Crossman (died 1853), American blacksmith and politician
  * Alanson Harris (1816–1894), Canadian businessman
  * Alanson Holly (1810–1882), American newspaper editor and politician
  * Alanson Hodges Hough (1803–1886), American physician and politician
  * Alanson B. Houghton (1863–1941), American businessman, politician and diplomat
  * Alanson M. Kimball (1827–1913), American politician
  * Alanson T. Lincoln (1858–1925), American politician
  * Alanson W. Nightingill (1826–1870), American county sheriff
  * Alanson Merwin Randol (1837–1887), Union Army officer
  * Alanson Skinner (1794–1876), American manufacturer and politician
  * Alanson Sweet (1804–1891), American pioneer, businessman and politician
  * Alanson B. Vaughan (1806–1876), American politician
  * Alanson Weeks (1877–1947), American football player
  
  Surname:
  
  * Mazhar Alanson (born 1950), Turkish musician and actor
  * Robert Alanson, 16th-century English politician
  * William Alanson, 16th-century English politician
  