Alan Taylor may refer to:
- Alan Taylor (historian) (born 1955), United States historian
- Alan Taylor (director) (born 1965), American film director
- Alan Taylor (footballer born 1953), West Ham United footballer
- Alan Taylor (footballer born 1943), former football goalkeeper
- Alan Taylor (jurist) (1901–1969), Australian High Court judge
- Alan Taylor (television presenter) (1924–1997), Welsh television presenter
- Alan Taylor (racing driver) (born 1966), British racing driver
- Alan Taylor (volleyball), Canadian volleyball player, who represented Canada at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Alan D. Taylor, mathematician
- A. J. P. Taylor (Alan John Percivale Taylor, 1906–1990), British historian
- Alan M. Taylor, economist
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