diff --git a/include/sparrow/arrow_array_schema_proxy.hpp b/include/sparrow/arrow_array_schema_proxy.hpp
index d6d3c7c60..c56aa0665 100644
--- a/include/sparrow/arrow_array_schema_proxy.hpp
+++ b/include/sparrow/arrow_array_schema_proxy.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
+#pragma once
+
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <variant>
 #include <vector>
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "sparrow/buffer/buffer_view.hpp"
 #include "sparrow/utils/contracts.hpp"
 #include "sparrow/utils/mp_utils.hpp"
+#include "sparrow/utils/variant_visitor.hpp"
 
 namespace sparrow
 {
@@ -269,15 +272,6 @@ namespace sparrow
         return array().private_data;
     }
 
-    template <class... Ts>
-    struct overloaded : Ts...
-    {
-        using Ts::operator()...;
-    };
-    // Although not required in C++20, clang needs it to build the code below
-    template <class... Ts>
-    overloaded(Ts...) -> overloaded<Ts...>;
-
     template <typename T>
     [[nodiscard]] T& get_value_reference_of_variant(auto& var)
     {
diff --git a/include/sparrow/arrow_interface/arrow_array_schema_proxy_utils.hpp b/include/sparrow/arrow_interface/arrow_array_schema_proxy_utils.hpp
index bf77312f5..b2168ea4e 100644
--- a/include/sparrow/arrow_interface/arrow_array_schema_proxy_utils.hpp
+++ b/include/sparrow/arrow_interface/arrow_array_schema_proxy_utils.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
+#pragma once
 
 #include "sparrow/array/data_type.hpp"
 #include "sparrow/c_interface.hpp"
diff --git a/include/sparrow/buffer/allocator.hpp b/include/sparrow/buffer/allocator.hpp
index d1e68580e..a0dc13a47 100644
--- a/include/sparrow/buffer/allocator.hpp
+++ b/include/sparrow/buffer/allocator.hpp
@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <cstdint>
 #include <memory>
 #include <memory_resource>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <typeindex>
 #include <variant>
 
+#include "sparrow/utils/variant_visitor.hpp"
+
+
 namespace sparrow
 {
     /*
@@ -149,15 +151,6 @@ namespace sparrow
             return std::forward<A>(alloc);
         }
 
-        template <class... Ts>
-        struct overloaded : Ts...
-        {
-            using Ts::operator()...;
-        };
-        // Although not required in C++20, clang needs it to build the code below
-        template <class... Ts>
-        overloaded(Ts...) -> overloaded<Ts...>;
-
         storage_type copy_storage(const storage_type& rhs) const
         {
             return std::visit(
@@ -236,7 +229,8 @@ namespace sparrow
 #        endif
 #    endif
 #endif
-    void any_allocator<T>::deallocate(T* p, std::size_t n)
+    void
+    any_allocator<T>::deallocate(T* p, std::size_t n)
     {
         return visit_storage(
             [n, p](auto& allocator)
diff --git a/include/sparrow/utils/variant_visitor.hpp b/include/sparrow/utils/variant_visitor.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6da68db66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/sparrow/utils/variant_visitor.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Man Group Operations Limited
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#pragma once
+
+namespace sparrow
+{
+    template <class... Ts>
+    struct overloaded : Ts...
+    {
+        using Ts::operator()...;
+    };
+    // Although not required in C++20, clang needs it to build the code below
+    template <class... Ts>
+    overloaded(Ts...) -> overloaded<Ts...>;
+}
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