Famous People with Name Allison

Allison Balson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Allison Balson: American child actress, currently working as a singer. Her best known role was Nancy Oleson on the Little House on the Prairie series which she held between 1981 and 1984. She graduated valedictorian from her high school and went on to receive a Bachelor'

Allison Iraheta            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Allison Iraheta: is an American singer from Los Angeles, California. She is best known for being a finalist on American Idol 8.

Allison Moorer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Allison Moorer: a Grammy-nominated American alternative country singer and the younger sister of Shelby Lynne. She signed to MCA Nashville in 1998 and made her debut on the U.S. Billboard country charts with the release of her debut single "A Soft Place To Fall", which r

Allison Mleczko            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Allison Mleczko: is an American ice hockey player.

Allison Schmitt            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Allison Schmitt: is an American swimmer who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

Luther Allison            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Luther Allison: was an American blues guitarist. He was born in Widener, Arkansas and moved with his family, at age twelve, to Chicago, Illinois in 1951.[2] He had taught himself guitar whilst in Arkansas and began listening to blues extensively. Three years later he began hanging outside blues clubs with the hopes of being invited to perform. He played with Howlin' Wolf's band and backed up James Cotton.

Jim Allison            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jim Allison: was an American college and professional football player. A running back, he played college football at San Diego State University, He was drafted with the seventh pick in the 12th round of the American Football League college draft in 1965, and played professionally in the AFL for the San Diego Chargers from 1965 through 1968.

Samuel King Allison            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Samuel King Allison: was an American physicist, most notable for his role in the Manhattan Project — where among other things he read the countdown for the detonation of the "Trinity" test — and his postwar work in the "scientists' movement".Samuel K. Allison was born in Chicago, Illinois, and attended the University of Chicago for his undergraduate degree as well as for his PhD (in chemistry, though his thesis was related to experimental physics). From 1923 until 1925 he was a research fellow at Harvard University and from 1925 until 1926 he was a research fellow at the Carnegie Institution From 1926 until 1928 he taught physics at University of California, Berkeley, after which he returned to the University of Chicago, where he studied the Compton effect and the dynamical theory of x-ray diffraction. He developed a high resolution x-ray spectrometer with a graduate student, John H. Williams.

Ray Allison            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ray Allison: is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 7 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Hartford Whalers and Philadelphia Flyers.Following a phenomenal junior career, Allison became the first ever draft pick in the history of the Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes franchise. He was expected to be a franchise player but failed to impress during his rookie season.

Dunkiny "Donnie" Allison            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dunkiny "Donnie" Allison: is a former driver on the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup circuit, who won ten times during his racing career, which spanned the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. He was part of the "Alabama Gang," and is the brother of 1983 champion Bobby Allison and uncle of Davey Allison.