Peter John Allan (6 June 1825 – 21 October 1848) was a Canadian poet.

He was born at York, the son of Dr. Colin Allan, at one time chief medical officer of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

His short life was mainly spent there and in Fredericton, New Brunswick, where his family moved on his father's retirement in 1836.

[1] Growing up in Fredericton, Peter John briefly attended King’s College but left before completing his degree.

[2] For a time Allan studied law, but after the success of some published poems began to write full-time.