Alasdair

Template:Infobox given name2 Alasdair () is a Scottish Gaelic given name. The name is a Gaelic form of Alexander which has long been a popular name in Scotland. The personal name Alasdair is often Anglicised as Alistair, Alastair, and Alaster.

People named Alasdair

• Alexander of Argyll (died 1310), Scottish magnate
• Alasdair Allan (born 1971), Scottish politician
• Alasdair Beckett-King (born 1984), English stand-up comedian
• Alasdair Boyle (born 1945), Scottish rugby union player
• Alasdair Breckenridge (1937–2019), Scottish pharmacologist
• Alasdair Caimbeul (born 1941), Scottish playwright, short story writer, and novelist
• Alasdair Clayre (1935–1984), British author and broadcaster
• Alasdair Cochrane (born 1978), British political theorist and ethicist
• Alasdair Dickinson (born 1983), Scottish rugby union coach
• Alasdair Drysdale (born 1950), Scottish-American geographer and professor
• Alasdair Duncan (born 1982), Australian author and journalist
• Alasdair Elliott, British operatic tenor
• Alasdair Evans (born 1989), English-Scottish cricketer
• Alasdair Fotheringham, British journalist
• Alasdair Fraser (1946–2012), Scottish-Irish lawyer
• Alasdair Fraser (born 1955), Scottish fiddler, composer, performer, and recording artist
• Alasdair Garnsworthy (born 1983), English cricketer
• Alasdair Macintosh Geddes (born 1934), Scottish professor
• Alasdair Gillies (1963–2011), Scottish bagpiper and tutor
• Alasdair Gillis, Canadian television host
• Alasdair Graham (1929–2015), Canadian politician, journalist, and businessman
• Alasdair Graham (1934–2016), Scottish pianist, accompanist, and academic
• Alasdair Gray (1934–2019), Scottish writer and artist
• Alasdair Hay (born 1961), British firefighter
• Alasdair Houston, English evolutionary biologist and ecologist
• Alasdair Hutton (born 1940), British writer and narrator
• Alasdair Kent, British-Australian opera singer
• Alasdair Liddell (1949–2012), British health service administrator
• Alasdair Locke, Scottish businessman
• Alasdair Mac Colla (c. 1610–1647), 17th-century military officer
• Alasdair Alpin MacGregor (1899–1970), Scottish writer and photographer
• Alasdair MacGriogair (1806–1881), Scottish writer and minister
• Alasdair MacIlleBhàin (born 1987), Scottish singer-songwriter
• Alasdair MacIntyre (1929–2025), Scottish-American philosopher
• Alasdair Mackenzie (1903–1970), Scottish farmer and politician
• Alasdair Maclay (born 1973), English cricketer
• Alasdair MacLean, English singer and guitarist
• Alasdair Maclean (1926–1994), Scottish poet and writer
• Alasdair MacLennan (born 1957), Scottish cyclist and sporting administrator
• Alasdair Crotach MacLeod (1450–1547), Scottish Chief
• Alasdair MacMhaighstir Alasdair, Scottish war poet and satirist
• Alasdair McDonnell (born 1949), Irish politician
• Alasdair McLellan (born 1974), British photographer
• Alasdair Middleton, British opera singer and playwright
• Alasdair Mitchell (born 1950), British conductor
• Alasdair Milne (1930–2013), British TV producer
• Alasdair Monk (born 1972), English football goalkeeper
• Alasdair Mór, Scottish Gael
• Alasdair Morgan (born 1945), Scottish politician
• Alasdair Morrison (born 1968), Scottish politician
• Alasdair Morrison, Scottish banker
• Alasdair Paterson, Scottish poet and academic librarian
• Alasdair Pollock (born 1993), English cricketer
• Alasdair Roberts (born 1961), Canadian academic
• Alasdair Roberts (born 1977), Scottish folk musician
• Alasdair Smith (born 1949), Scottish international economist
• Alasdair Steedman (1922–1992), English Royal Air Force senior commander
• Alasdair Steele-Bodger (1924–2008), British veterinary surgeon
• Alasdair Strokosch (born 1983), Scottish rugby union player
• Alasdair Tait, Scottish cellist, teacher, and artistic director
• Alasdair Tayler (1870–1937), British historical writer
• Alasdair Taylor (born 1965), Scottish squash player
• Alasdair Grant Taylor (1934–2007), Scottish artist and sculptor
• Alasdair Turner (1969–2011), British scientist
• Alasdair Urquhart (born 1945), Scottish philosopher and professor
• Alasdair Walker (1956–2019), British medical doctor and Royal Navy officer
• Alasdair Mackie Ward , known as Algy Ward (1959–2023), British musician
• Alasdair Webster (born 1934), Australian politician
• Alasdair White (born 1983), Scottish folk musician
• Alasdair A. K. White (born 1952), British management theorist
• Alasdair Whittle (born 1949), British archaeologist and academic

Fictional characters

• Alasdair Sinclair, Emmerdale character played by Ray Coulthard

See also

• Sgurr Alasdair, the highest peak on the Isle of Skye