Donovan (disambiguation)
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Donovan
is a popular Scottish singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
Donovan may also refer to:
Donovan
Donovan Donovan Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch (born 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music...
is a popular Scottish singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
Donovan may also refer to:
Places
- Castle DonovanCastle DonovanCastle Donovan or Castledonovan or ODonovan's Castle refer to the remains of an Irish tower house or túrtheach, in a valley near Drimoleague, of medium size which was the so-called "seat" of the Clann Cathail sept of the O'Donovans for a period during the 16th century...
, a ruined castle 12 kilometers east of BantryBantryBantry is a town on the coast of County Cork, Ireland. It lies on the N71 national secondary road at the head of Bantry Bay, a deep-water gulf extending for 30 km to the west...
, County Cork, Ireland - General Donovan DepartmentGeneral Donovan DepartmentGeneral Donovan is a department of Chaco Province in Argentina, named after General Antonio Donovan.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 13,500 inhabitants in an area of 1,487 km², and its capital city is Makallé, which is located around 1,060 km from Capital...
, Argentina - Donovan, IllinoisDonovan, IllinoisDonovan is a village in Beaver Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. The population was 351 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Donovan is located at ....
, United States - Donovans, South AustraliaDonovans, South AustraliaDonovans is a town located on the Glenelg River in South Australia, Australia. It is in the Hundred of Caroline and the County of Grey. Its Local Government Authority is the District Council of Grant....
- Donovans, Newfoundland and LabradorDonovans, Newfoundland and LabradorDonovans was a village located west of St. John's. It had a population of 325 by 1956. It is now within the borders of the Town of Paradise.-See also:* List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador...
, Canada
Ships
- HMS DonovanHMS Donovan (1918)HMS Donovan was a Royal Navy 24 class sloop....
, a minesweeper launched 1918, sold 1921 - The Infantry Landing Ship Empire BattleaxeEmpire BattleaxeEmpire Battleaxe was a British ship of the Second World War and as HMS Donovan in service with the Royal Navyjust after the Second World War....
operated as HMS Donovan from 1944 to 1946
Music
- HMS Donovan (album)HMS Donovan (album)HMS Donovan is the ninth studio album, and tenth album overall, from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It marks the second album of Donovan's children's music, after the For Little Ones portion of A Gift from a Flower to a Garden...
, a 1971 album by Donovan - Donovan P. Leitch (album), a Donovan compilation
- "Donovan", a song by Happy Mondays from their 1990 album Pills 'n' Thrills and BellyachesPills 'n' Thrills and BellyachesPills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches was the third album by British band Happy Mondays. It was released in 1990 and was produced by Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne at Eden Studios in London....
Fictional characters
- Donovan Baine, a character from the Vampire/Darkstalkers series of games by Capcom
- Clyde Donovan, a character in the television series South Park
- W.H. Donovan, a character in the novel Donovan's BrainDonovan's BrainDonovan's Brain is a 1942 science fiction novel by Curt Siodmak.The novel has become something of a cult classic, with fans including Stephen King. King discusses the novel in his own book Danse Macabre and the line Cory uses to resist Donovan is repeated to similar effect in King's horror novel,...
by Curt Siodmak - Walter Donovan the main villain of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade