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Alan Gray (23 December 1855, York – 27 September 1935, Cambridge) was a British organist and composer.
Born in York, he attended St Peter's School in York and Trinity College, Cambridge. From 1883 until 1893 he was Director of Music at Wellington College. In 1893 he returned to Cambridge to be organist at Trinity College, and remained organist there until 1930.
His compositions include an Evening Service in F minor (Magnificat and Nunc dimittis) for use in the Church of England's liturgy of Evening Prayer according to the Book of Common Prayer.
He is also known for his descants to various hymn tunes, several of which are still in use today. For instance Common Praise (2000) includes four.
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