Alain () is widely used as a personal name and is the French form of Alan but also exists in English-speaking countries:
A
Alain Absire (born 1950), French writer
Alain Acard (1951–2023), French sprint canoeist
Alain Alivon (born 1965), French military and drill instructor
Alain Altinoglu (born 1975), French-Armenian conductor
Alain Ambrosino (born 1951), French rally driver
Alain Amougou (born 1973), Cameroonian footballer
Alain Anderton, British author of business studies and economics textbooks
Alain Anen (born 1950), Luxembourgian fencer
Alain Andji (born 1974), French pole vaulter
Alain André, Canadian politician and a City Councillor in Montreal, Quebec
Alain Anziani (born 1951), member of the Senate of France, representing the Gironde department Alain Aoun (born 1971), Lebanese politician and nephew of President Michel Aoun Alain Arroyo (born 1982), Spanish footballer and manager Alain Aspect (born 1947), French physicist Alain Akouala Atipault (born 1959), Congolese politician Alain Attalah (born 1964), Egyptian basketball player Alain Auderset (born 1968), Swiss Christian author of comic books Alain Ayissi (born 1962), Cameroonian cyclist Alain Ayroles (born 1968), French author, playwright, screenwriter, and translator
B
Alain Baclet (born 1986), French footballer
Alain Badiou (born 1937), French philosopher
Alain Bailey (born 1987), Jamaican long jumper
Alain Bancquart (born 1934), French composer
Alain Baraton (born 1957), French gardener
Alain Baroja (born 1989), Venezuelan football goalkeeper
Alain Barrau (1947–2021), French politician
Alain Barrière (1935–2019), French singer
Alain Barudoni (born 1940), Swiss fencer
Alain Bashung (1947–2009), French singer, songwriter and actor
Alain Bauer, (born 1962), French criminologist
Alain Baumann (born 1966), Swiss footballer
Alain Baxter (born 1973), Scottish professional skier
Alain Beaulé (born 1946), Canadian ice hockey player
Alain Bédé (born 1970), Ivorian footballer
Alain Behi (born 1978), French-Ivorian football player
Alain Bejjani (born 1973), Lebanese businessman
Alain Bélanger, Canadian professional hockey player
Alain J. P. Belda, Chairman of the Board of Alcoa since January 2001
Alain Bellemare (born 1962), Canadian businessman
Alain Bellouis (born 1947), French cyclist
Jacques-Alain Bénisti (born 1952), member of the National Assembly of France
Alain Benoit (born 1948), French physicist
Alain Bensoussan (born 1940), French mathematician
Alain Berbérian (1953–2017), French-Armenian film director and writer
Alain Bergala (born 1943), French film critic, essayist, screenwriter, and director Alain Berger (born 1990), Swiss ice hockey player Alain Berger, Swiss orienteering competitor Alain Bergeron (born 1950), Canadian science fiction author and political scientist Alain Berliner (born 1963), Belgian director best known for the 1997 film Ma vie en rose Alain Bernard (born 1983), French swimmer from Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône Alain Bernaud (1932–2020), French composer Alain Bernheim (1922–2009), French-American film producer and literary agent Alain Bernheim (born 1931), French musician and Masonic researcher Alain Berset (born 1972), President of the Swiss Council of States Alain Billiet (born 1951), the alleged designer of the euro sign (€) Paul Alain Bingan (born 1987), Cameroonian professional footballer Alain Blanchard (born 1419), commander of the crossbowmen of Touent during the Hundred Years' War Alain Blondel (born 1962), retired French decathlete Alain Bocquet (born 1946), member of the National Assembly of France Alain Boghossian (born 1970), retired Armenian-French football player Alain Boire (born 1971), Canadian politician Yve-Alain Bois (born 1952), historian and critic of modern art Alain Bombard (1924–2005), French biologist, physician and politician Alain Bondue (born 1959), France cyclist Alain Boublil, librettist who worked with the composer Claude-Michel Schönberg Alain Bouchard, Canadian businessman Jean-Alain Boumsong (born 1979), Cameroonian professional football defender Alain Bravo, French electrical engineer and entrepreneur