Donovan (name)
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Donovan may be both a surname
and a given name
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Some people with surname include:
Some people with given name include:
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
and a given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
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Some people with surname include:
- Art DonovanArt DonovanArthur Donovan, Jr. is a former American football defensive tackle, better known as Art 'How much does dat guy weigh?' Donovan, who played for three National Football League teams, most notably the Baltimore Colts...
, NFL Hall of Famer - Bill Donovan (1876 – 1923), a pitcher and manager in Major League Baseball
- Bill Donovan (Boston Braves pitcher) (1916 – 1997), a pitcher in Major League Baseball
- Billy DonovanBilly DonovanWilliam John "Billy" Donovan, Jr. is an American college basketball coach and a former college and professional basketball player. Donovan is the current head coach of the Florida Gators men's basketball team of the University of Florida...
, Current head coach of Florida Gators men's basketball team - Carrie DonovanCarrie DonovanCarrie Donovan was fashion editor for Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and The New York Times Magazine. Later in her life she became known for her work in Old Navy commercials where she wore her trademark large eyeglasses and black clothing, often declaring the merchandise "Fabulous!"...
, magazine editor - Casey Donovan (porn star)Casey Donovan (porn star)Casey Donovan was an American male pornographic actor of the 1970s and 1980s, appearing primarily in adult films and videos catering to gay male audiences....
, gay porn star - Casey Donovan (singer)Casey Donovan (singer)-Australian Idol :Donovan transferred to the Australian Institute of Music in Sydney's Surry Hills in 2004 and it was in this year that her stepfather encouraged her to audition for the second season of Australian Idol...
, Australian Idol winner - Charles DonovanCharles DonovanColonel Charles Donovan MD was born in Calcutta. At the age of thirteen he was sent to Cork City to live with his grandfather to advance his secondary and university education. He studied at Queen's College, Cork and Trinity College, Dublin Colonel Charles Donovan MD (1863–1951) was born in...
naturalist - Chris Donovan (ice hockey)Chris Donovan (ice hockey)Chris Donovan is an American ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Utah Grizzlies in the ECHL.Donovan attended Northeastern University where he played four years of NCAA Division I college hockey with the Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey team.On August 23, 2010, the Utah...
(born 1985), American ice hockey player - Chris DonovanChris DonovanChris Donovan is a television director and producer who is recognized as the long-time director of the televised Golden Globe Awards, and other television gala specials....
, American television director and producer - Christopher G. DonovanChristopher G. DonovanChristopher G. Donovan is the Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives. He was sworn in as Speaker on January 7, 2009.-Education:...
, Connecticut politician - Daisy DonovanDaisy DonovanDaisy Donovan is an American-born British television presenter, actress and writer.-Early life:Donovan was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Her father was fashion photographer and film director Terence Donovan; her mother Diana Donovan, is chairwoman of the English National Ballet School...
, English television presenter, actress, and writer - Dan Donovan (guitarist)Dan Donovan (guitarist)Dan Donovan is a British singer, songwriter, and guitar player. Born in 1960 to a Welsh preacher, he produces music which uses metaphor extensively to draw on spiritual themes.-Career:...
, singer/songwriter, guitarist for Tribe of Dan - Dan Donovan (keyboardist)Dan Donovan (keyboardist)For other people with this name, see Dan Donovan.Daniel "Dan" Donovan is a British keyboardist probably best known for being a member of Big Audio Dynamite. Following a brief stint in 1990 with The Sisters of Mercy he became a founding member of Dreadzone...
, keyboardist for Big Audio Dynamite and Dreadzone - David Donovan, American race car driver
- Dick Donovan (baseball player)Dick Donovan (baseball player)Richard Edward "Dick" Donovan was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched for the Boston Braves , Detroit Tigers , Chicago White Sox , Washington Senators , and the Cleveland Indians .Donovan batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
(1927-1997), a Major League Baseball pitcher - Edward DonovanEdward DonovanEdward Donovan was an Anglo Irish writer, natural history illustrator and amateur zoologist.-Biography:Born in Cork, Ireland, Donovan was an avid collector of natural history specimens purchased mainly at auctions of specimens from voyages of exploration...
(1768–1837), Anglo-Irish zoologist - Elisa DonovanElisa DonovanElisa Donovan is an American actress.-Early life:Donovan was born Lisa Adaline Donovan in Poughkeepsie, New York, the daughter of Charlotte and Jack Donovan, who was a business executive. She later changed her first name to "Elisa" when she had to join the stage union, Actor's Equity, because...
, American actress - Gerard DonovanGerard DonovanGerard Donovan is an acclaimed Irish-born novelist, photographer and poet currently living in Plymouth, England, working as a lecturer at the University of Plymouth....
, Irish novelist and poet - Hedley DonovanHedley DonovanHedley Donovan was an editor in chief of Time Inc.. He became editor in chief starting 1964 till 1979 responsible for all publications of Time Inc., including Time, Life, Fortune, Sports Illustrated, Money, and People. After retiring in 1979 he became a senior adviser to President Jimmy Carter...
, editor in chief of Time Inc. - Jacquelyn Piro DonovanJacquelyn Piro DonovanJacquelyn Piro Donovan is an American musical theatre actress and singer. She holds the distinction of portraying both Cosette and Fantine in Les Misérables , the only actor in Broadway history to do so...
, American musical theatre actress and singer - Jason DonovanJason DonovanJason Donovan is an Australian actor and singer. He initially achieved fame in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, before beginning a career in music in 1988. In the UK he has sold over 3 million records, and his début album Ten Good Reasons was one of the highest-selling albums of 1989...
, Australian pop rock singer and actor - John J DonovanJohn J DonovanJohn J. Donovan is a retired professor of electrical engineering and management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was a professor of pediatrics at Tufts University, and is an executive training guru. Donovan made headlines in 2007 when he was convicted of filing a false police report...
, American entrepreneur and former university professor - Kevin DonovanKevin DonovanKevin Donovan is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder between 1989 and 2007. He notably played for Grimsby Town and West Bromwich Albion, and scored goals at Wembley Stadium for both clubs in Football League play-off finals...
, English football player - Landon DonovanLandon DonovanLandon Timothy Donovan is an American soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer in the United States. He usually plays as a withdrawn forward, and can also be used as an attacking midfielder on either wing....
, American soccer player - Lisa DonovanLisa DonovanLisa Donovan is an American actress. As of September 2011 her YouTube channel has 712,000 subscribers and 200 million video views, putting it in the top 100 channels on YouTube. Lisa is one of the co-founders of Maker Studios, which helps develop YouTube personalities.She is also a founder of...
, American internet actress - Mark DonovanMark DonovanMark Donovan is a Welsh character actor best known for grotesque roles in productions such as Shaun of the Dead, Black Books, In Bruges, and Murder Investigation Team. He also played a brief scene of Hamlet in an episode of the David Renwick comedy-drama, Love Soup...
, Welsh Actor - Martin DonovanMartin DonovanMartin Donovan is an American stage and film actor. He has had a long collaboration with the director Hal Hartley, appearing in many of his films, including Trust , Surviving Desire , Simple Men , Flirt , Amateur , and The Book of Life...
, American actor - Michael DonovanMichael DonovanMichael David Donovan is a voice actor for many TV shows and anime. He is most known for his voice on the series ReBoot for his voices of Phong, Mike the TV, Cecil, and Al. He has also provided the voice of Sabretooth for X-Men: Evolution and Carnage for Spider-Man Unlimited. He played the lead...
, voice actor and Emmy nominated voice director - Mike Donovan of Powell and Donovan, an Isaac Asimov character
- Patsy DonovanPatsy DonovanPatrick Joseph "Patsy" Donovan was an Irish-American right fielder and manager in Major League Baseball who played for several teams from to , most notably the Pittsburgh Pirates and St...
, Irish-American professional baseball player - Raymond J. DonovanRaymond J. DonovanRaymond James Donovan is a former United States Secretary of Labor.Donovan was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, and attended Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, Louisiana. He worked as a union laborer in summers and received a B.A. in philosophy...
, U.S. Secretary of Labor - Shean DonovanShean DonovanShean Donovan is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey Forward. A veteran of the National Hockey League, he played in 951 games spanning over seven clubs.-Playing career:...
, Canadian ice hockey player - Stacey DonovanStacey DonovanStacey Donovan , is a well known former porn star and a model in the 1980s."I don't enjoy ," Donovan told the Baltimore Sun in October 1985 in an article that was also reprinted in the San Diego Union-Tribune. She noted that she earned about $1,000 a day...
(Kelley Howell), model and porn star - Tara DonovanTara DonovanTara Donovan is an American artist who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She is known for site-specific installation art that utilizes everyday materials whose form is in keeping with generative art.-Biography:...
, American artist - Terence Donovan (actor)Terence Donovan (actor)Terence Donovan , also known as Terry Donovan, is an English-born Australian actor and the father of fellow actor and entertainer Jason Donovan...
, Australian actor - Terence Donovan (photographer)Terence Donovan (photographer)Terence Daniel Donovan was a British photographer and film director, best remembered for his fashion photography of the 1960s. He oversaw the music video to Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love" and "Simply Irresistible".Donovan was born in Stepney in the East End of London to Lilian Constance V...
, British photographer - Tim DonovanTim DonovanTim Donovan is the Political Editor for the BBC's regional news service for London, BBC London. He also presents the London regional opt-out for The Politics Show each Sunday on BBC One, as well as occasionally presenting the main programme when regular presenter Jon Sopel is away.He initially...
, political editor for the BBC - William Joseph DonovanWilliam Joseph DonovanWilliam Joseph Donovan was a United States soldier, lawyer and intelligence officer, best remembered as the wartime head of the Office of Strategic Services...
, American lawyer and Office of Strategic Services chief in World War II, known as "father of the CIA"
Some people with given name include:
- Donovan BaileyDonovan BaileyDonovan Bailey is a retired Canadian sprinter, who once held the world record for the 100 metres race following his gold medal performance in the 1996 Olympic Games. He was the first Canadian to legally break the 10-second barrier in the 100 m...
, Canadian sprinter, former 100 meter world record holder - Donovan BlakeDonovan BlakeDonovan Livingston Blake is an American cricketer. Blake first represented the United States in the 2001 ICC Trophy and he went on to represent the States in a first-class game in the 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup and then in their second ever One Day International, when they lost to the Australia...
, American cricketer - Donovan Frankenreiter, American singer-songwriter
- Donovan Phillips Leitch, European folk musician (professionally known simply as Donovan)
- Donovan Leitch, Jr.Donovan Leitch, Jr.Donovan Jerome Leitch is an American actor. He is a member of the band Camp Freddy, and was a founding member of neo-glam group Nancy Boy along with Jason Nesmith...
, actor and son of Donovan Phillips Leitch - Donovan McNabbDonovan McNabbDonovan Jamal McNabb is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was the Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback from 1999 to 2009 and spent the 2010 season with the Washington Redskins and a portion of the 2011 season with the Minnesota Vikings. In college, McNabb played...
, quarterback for the Washington Redskins - Donovan RickettsDonovan RickettsDonovan Ricketts is a Jamaican footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer. He is also the vice captain of the Jamaica national football team.-High School and College:...
, Jamaican football (soccer) player, goalkeeper with the Los Angeles Galaxy - Donovan SlacksDonovan SlacksDonovan Slacks was the leader of a militant fishermen's uprising in 1920s Britain following the attempted introduction by Stanley Baldwin's government of a levy to control numbers of vessels and fishing merchants....
, leader of a militant British fishermen's uprising in the 1920s - Donovan SimmondsDonovan SimmondsDonovan Ashton Simmonds is an English professional footballer, as a striker.Simmonds began his youth career with London side Charlton Athletic, before moving to Coventry City where he failed to make any appearances...
, English football (soccer) player
See also
- Donovan (disambiguation)Donovan (disambiguation)Donovan is a popular Scottish singer, songwriter, and guitarist.Donovan may also refer to:- Places :* Castle Donovan, a ruined castle 12 kilometers east of Bantry, County Cork, Ireland* General Donovan Department, Argentina...
- O'Donovan family
- Notable people surnamed O'DonovanNotable people surnamed O'DonovanThis is a list for notable people surnamed O'Donovan and Donovan who are not listed in the main article O'Donovan family, which is primarily concerned with the traceable lineages of the medieval family.Military, intelligence...