Alan Burrough, CBE (22 February 1917 – 23 July 2002) was a British businessman, army officer and rower.
He rowed ten times at Henley Royal Regatta, reaching the final on six occasions but never winning.
He was Captain of Thames in 1946-47 and President from 1978 until ill health forced him to retire a short while before his death.
[1] In 1987 he and his wife Rosie donated £515,000 to the regatta, enabling the purchase of a lease of Temple Island for 999 years.
[2] In the Second World War, Burrough served as an artillery observation officer in North Africa and lost the lower part of his right leg.