Famous People with Name Alkan

Siegfried Alkan            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Siegfried Alkan: German composer

Charles-Valentin Alkan            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Charles-Valentin Alkan: was a French composer and one of the greatest virtuoso pianists of his day. His attachment to his Jewish origins is displayed both in his life and his work.[1] He entered the Paris Conservatoire at the age of six, earning many awards, and as an adult became a famous virtuoso and teacher. Although early in his life he was socially active and good friends with prominent musicians and artists including Eugène Delacroix, Franz Liszt and Frédéric Chopin, he gradually withdrew from the concert platform after 1848, and he lived as a recluse in Paris until his death.

Ender Alkan            Origin/Culture/Country: Turkish

Ender Alkan: a Turkish footballer currently free agent. He plays attacking midfielder. Standing at 181 cm.He has previously played for Kartalspor, Bursaspor, Denizlispor, Diyarbakirspor, Kasimpasa SK.

Alphonse Alkan            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Alphonse Alkan: was a French printer, bibliographer, and author; born in Paris, 1809, died at Neuilly-sur-Seine, 1889. He first worked as a practical printer, then wrote for various typographical and bibliographical reviews, and subsequently was appointed secretary and proof-reader to the Count de Clarac, keeper of the Museum of Antiquities in the Louvre. Alkan was a prolific writer and the author of many books, pamphlets, and articles, which deal with the art and history of printing and illustrating as well as with bibliography

Erden Alkan            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Erden Alkan: is a Turkish actor living in Germany.