Alan Johnston (born 1962) is a British journalist who was kidnapped and held for 4 months in 2007.

Alan or Allan Johnston may also refer to:

Allan Johnston (politician) (1904–1974), member of the House of Commons of Canada Allan Johnston (Australian footballer) (1906–1944), Australian rules footballer Alan Johnston, Lord Johnston (1942–2008), Scottish Senator of the College of Justice Allan Johnston (born 1973), Scottish professional footballer Allan Johnston (psychiatrist), British psychiatrist Allan Johnston (advertiser), Australian advertising creative executive Alan Johnston (cricketer) (1953–2017), Irish cricketer Thomas Alan Johnston (1944–2024), Scottish engineer Alan R. Johnston (1914–1999), member of the Illinois House of Representatives

See also Alan Johnstone (1858–1932), British diplomat Alan Johnson (disambiguation) Allen Johnson (disambiguation)