George Herbert Allen (August 16, 1923, Kusnacht, Switzerland – May 9, 2011, McKinleyville, California) was an American ichthyologist and fisheries scientist.
After the war he completed his master's and doctorate degrees at the University of Washington in 1956, where he met his wife, Beverly Robinson.
He started a position at the Cal Poly Humboldt an association which was to last over 30 years, ending his career as a professor of fisheries.
He was awarded the President's Distinguished Service Award by the Cal Poly Humboldt and had a lab and part of the Arcata Wastewater Treatment Plant and Wildlife Sanctuary was named in his honor.
[1] Allen was nicknamed "Fishy" by the Arcata, California, city hall workers he co-operated with in the creation of its pioneering artificial marsh wastewater treatment facility.