Charles Allen may refer to:
- Charles Allen (athlete) (born 1977), Canadian hurdler
- Charles Allen (businessman) (born 1957), English businessman, previously Chief Executive of ITV plc., and prior to that Granada plc.
- Charles Allen (jurist) (1827–1912), American judge in Massachusetts
- Charles Allen (Massachusetts politician) (1797–1896), American politician and Congressman in Massachusetts
- Charles Allen, American founder of the Order of the Star Spangled Banner, which developed into the American Party of the Know-Nothing movement
- Charles Herbert Allen (1848–1934), American politician and Congressman in Massachusetts, later Governor of Puerto Rico
- Charles L. Allen (1913–2005), American minister
- Charles E. Allen (born 1936), American intelligence official at Central Intelligence Agency and Department of Homeland Security
- Charles Allen (cricketer) (1878–1958), English cricketer
- Charles Allen (writer) (born 1940), British writer and historian
- Charles Mengel Allen (1916–2000), U.S. federal judge
- Charles Francis Egerton Allen, British Member of Parliament for Pembroke and Haverfordwest, 1892–1895
- Charles Allen (aviator) (1899–?), British World War I flying ace
- Charles A. Allen (American football), American football coach in the United States
- Charles A. Allen (Los Angeles), American politician elected to the Los Angeles City Council in 1941
- Charles Elliot Allen (1880–1966), Irish rugby union forward
- Charles Peter Allen (1861–1930), English Liberal politician who represented Stroud, 1900–1914
- Charles Grant Allen (1848–1899), Canadian science writer, author and novelist
Famous quotes containing the word allen:
“Negro history must be studied, not only because it is the history of over 19 millions, but American life as a whole cannot be understood without knowing it.”
—Dorothy Allen Conley (b. 1904)