Alden (name)
Alden as both a given name and a surname originated in the Old English language. The name can derive from Ealdwine or from Healfdene.
People with the surname
- Alvin Alden, American politician
- Blanche Ray Alden, American musician and composer
- Charles E. Alden, American inventor
- Charles Henry Alden, American military officer
- Chris Alden, American entrepreneur
- Christopher Alden (director), American theatre director
- Cynthia May Alden, American journalist, author, and municipal employee
- David Alden, American theatre and film director
- Edward Alden, American-Canadian journalist and policy analyst
- Emily Gilmore Alden, American author and educator
- George I. Alden, American mechanical engineer and educator
- Ginger Alden, American actress and model
- Harold Alden, American astronomer
- Henry Mills Alden, American author and publication editor
- Howard Alden, American jazz guitarist
- Ichabod Alden, American military officer
- Isabella Macdonald Alden, American author
- James Alden Jr., American military officer
- Jerome Alden, American playwright, father of Christopher Alden and David Alden
- John Alden, one of the Pilgrims on the Mayflower
- John Alden (sailor), American military officer, son of John Alden and Priscilla Alden
- John Richard Alden, American historian
- Joseph Alden, American scholar, educator, and author
- Kay Alden, American television writer
- Lucy Morris Chaffee Alden, American author, educator, and hymn writer
- Mary Alden, American actress
- Norman Alden, American actor
- Priscilla Alden, one of the Pilgrims on the Mayflower, wife of John Alden and mother of John Alden Jr.
- Raymond Macdonald Alden, American scholar and educator
- Raymond W. Alden III, American educator and academic administrator
- Roy Alden, American newspaper editor and politician
- Timothy Alden (educator) ), American clergyman and academic administrator
- Timothy Alden (politician), Maltese politician
- Scott Alden, American law enforcement official, lawyer, college professor, and college athletics head coach
- Vernon Roger Alden, American academic administrator
- William L. Alden, American journalist and writer
People with the given name
- Alden Aaroe, American broadcast journalist and announcer
- Alden Anderson, American politician
- Alden G. Barber, American scouting executive
- Alden Brock, American flooding victim
- Alden Brown, also known as Peter North, Canadian pornographic actor, film director, and film producer
- Alden Carter, American author
- Alden W. Clausen, American businessman
- Alden Partridge Colvocoresses, American military officer and cartographer
- Alden B. Dow, American architect
- Alden Ehrenreich, American actor
- Alden Jenks, American composer
- Alden Knipe, American football player and coach
- Alden McLaughlin, Cayman Islands politician
- Alden H. Miller, American ornithologist, zoologist, and museum director
- Alden Nowlan, Canadian poet, novelist, playwright, and journalist
- Alden Partridge, American author, legislator, military officer, and surveyor
- Alden Pasche, American basketball coach
- Alden Penner, Canadian musician, songwriter, and businessman
- Alden Richards, Filipino actor, host, model, and recording artist
- Alden Roche, American football player
- Alden Sanborn, American rower
- Alden Thompson, American theologian
- Alden Whitman, American journalist
People with the middle name
- Don Alden Adams, American clergyman
- Neil Alden Armstrong, American naval officer, test pilot, astronaut, and educator
- Vaughan Alden Bass, American painter
- Benjamin Alden Bidlack, American politician
- Charles Alden Black, American businessman, aquaculturalist, and oceanographer
- John Alden Carpenter, American composer
- Henry Alden Clark, American politician
- Stuart Alden Cook, American musician
- John Alden Dix, American politician
- Walter Alden Dyer, American author and journalist
- John Alden Mason, American anthropologist, linguist, and curator
- Daniel Alden Reed, American football player, American football coach, and politician
- Phil Alden Robinson, American film director and screenwriter
- William Alden Smith, American politician
- Elizabeth Alden Stam, American religious missionary
- J. Alden Weir, American painter
- Harold Alden Wheeler, American engineer
Fictional people
- Alden (The Walking Dead), a character in the horror drama television series The Walking Dead
- The Alden family, four siblings of which are the main characters of The Boxcar Children novel series
- The Alden family, one of the two main families portrayed in the American soap opera Loving
- James Alden, the main character in the 1931 American film The Millionaire
- Oliver Alden, the main character in the novel The Last Puritan
- Rev. Robert Alden, a character in the American television drama series Little House on the Prairie
- Roberta Alden, a character in the novel An American Tragedy
- Terri Alden, a character in the American television sitcom series Three's Company
- Thomas and Amy Alden, father and daughter that are main characters in the American film Fly Away Home
- Alden Jones, a character in the Canadian television cartoon series Braceface
- Alden Pyle, a character in the novel The Quiet American
- Alden, a secondary main villain and boss from the game inFamous
- Alden Dedrick Vacker, a character in the Keeper Of The Lost Cities book series by Shannon Messenger
- Alden Carruthers, a character from the game Red Dead Redemption 2
- Alden Kupferberg, a character in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film)
Aldén surname
Aldén is a nearly homonymic surname that seems to be of Swedish or other Scandinavian origin, apparently unrelated to the English Alden surname. Among people with the Aldén surname are:- Sebastian Aldén, Swedish motorcycle racer
- Sonja Aldén, English-Swedish singer-songwriter