Owen Arthur Allred (January 15, 1914 – February 14, 2005) was the leader of the Apostolic United Brethren, a Mormon fundamentalist polygamist group centered in Bluffdale, Utah.

He came to this position following the murder of his brother Rulon Allred on orders of rival polygamist leader Ervil LeBaron, in 1977.

Shortly after Allred became head of the AUB, Spencer W. Kimball, the then-president of the LDS Church announced in 1978 that all worthy males would be able to hold the priesthood without regard to race or color.

This effectively ended a century-long prohibition preventing black men from holding priesthood office in the LDS Church.

He publicly denounced the child abuse that occurred in many polygamist groups and encouraged members of the AUB to report such activities to law enforcement officials.