Verden Allen (born Terence Allen, 26 May 1944, Crynant, Neath, Wales) is a Welsh organist and vocalist best known as a founding member of 1970s rock band Mott the Hoople.

[1] He left Mott after their breakthrough 1972 album All The Young Dudes.

He is featured singing on a few Mott songs, including the demo version of "Nightmare", released on the (reissue) of the album Mott, as well as "Soft Ground" on All the Young Dudes.

After he left Mott, he joined up with future Pretenders members James Honeyman-Scott and Martin Chambers in a band called The Cheeks.

In January 2009 it was confirmed that Allen and the other original members of Mott the Hoople would reform for two 40th anniversary reunion concerts in October 2009.