Allan Ramsay may refer to:
- Allan M. Ramsay, professor of computer science
- Allan Ramsay (poet) (1686–1758), also known as Allan Ramsay the Elder, Scottish poet
- Allan Ramsay (artist) (1713–1784), also known as Allan Ramsay the Younger, Scottish portrait painter
- Allan Ramsay (portrait painter born 1959), painter
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