O'Hanlon
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O'Hanlon is an Irish surname associated with the Ó hAnluain sept
. As with other similar names, the added prefix "O'" means "son of" (Hanlon).
Notable people with that surname include:
Sept
A sept is an English word for a division of a family, especially a division of a clan. The word might have its origin from Latin saeptum "enclosure, fold", or it can be an alteration of sect.The term is found in both Ireland and Scotland...
. As with other similar names, the added prefix "O'" means "son of" (Hanlon).
Notable people with that surname include:
- Ardal O'HanlonArdal O'HanlonArdal O'Hanlon is an Irish comedian and actor, best known for his roles in television sitcoms as Father Dougal McGuire in Father Ted and George Sunday in My Hero.-Early life:...
, Irish comedian - Bill O'HanlonBill O'HanlonBill O'Hanlon, M.S., is psychotherapist, prolific author, and popular workshop presenter. He co-developed Solution-Oriented Therapy, a form of Solution focused brief therapy, has authored or co-authored over 28 books , and has given over two thousand workshop...
, American psychologist - Evan O'HanlonEvan O'HanlonEvan O'Hanlon is a triple gold medal winning Paralympic athlete from Australia, who competes mainly in category T38 sprint events. , he is ranked first in the world.-Personal:...
, Australian Paralympian - Fergal O'HanlonFergal O'HanlonFeargal O'Hanlon Feargal O'Hanlon Feargal O'Hanlon (Irish: Feargal Ó hAnnluain (b. 2 February 1936, Ballybay, County Monaghan, Ireland – d. 1 January 1957, Brookeborough, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland) was a member/volunteer in the Pearse Column of the Irish Republican Army....
, Irish Republican Army member - George O'HanlonGeorge O'HanlonGeorge O'Hanlon was an American screen actor, comedian, and voice actor.-Early life and career:George O'Hanlon was born in Brooklyn, New York City on November 23, 1912....
, American actor - John O'HanlonJohn O'HanlonJohn O'Hanlon was an Irish chess master.He won nine times Irish Chess Championship, first title in 1913 and the last in 1940...
(1876–1960), Irish chess master - John O'Hanlon (Lackaghmore)John O'Hanlon (Lackaghmore)John O'Hanlon , shot by British forces during the Irish War of Independence, 1889 – 2 October 1920.O'Hanlon was a native of Lackaghmore, County Galway. A detachment of the Black and Tans arrived at his house and he ran out the back door. He made it as far as the stile but the area was surrounded...
(1889–1920), Sinn Féin member shot during the Irish War of Independence - John O'Hanlon (politician)John O'Hanlon (politician)John Frederick O'Hanlon was an Irish politician and journalist. He stood unsuccessfully as a Farmers' Party candidate at the Cavan by-election on 11 March 1925. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as an independent Teachta Dála for the Cavan constituency at the June 1927 general election...
(1872–1956), Irish politician and journalist - Michael O'HanlonMichael O'HanlonMichael Edward O'Hanlon is a senior fellow at The Brookings Institution, specializing in defense and foreign policy issues. He began his career as a budget analyst in the defense field.-Education and early career:...
(born 1961), American policy consultant - Paddy O'HanlonPaddy O'HanlonPatrick Michael O'Hanlon , known as Paddy O'Hanlon, was a barrister and former nationalist politician in Ireland....
(1944–2009), Irish politician - Redmond O'HanlonRedmond O'HanlonRedmond O'Hanlon, FRGS, FRSL is a British writer and scholar.-Life:O'Hanlon was born in 1947 in Dorset, England. He was educated at Marlborough College and then Oxford University. After taking his M.Phil. in nineteenth-century English studies in 1971 he was elected senior scholar, and in 1974...
, a British writer - Redmond O'Hanlon (outlaw)Redmond O'Hanlon (outlaw)Redmond O'Hanlon was a 17th-century Irish tóraidhe or rapparee , and an important figure in the Irish Rebellion of 1641.- Early life :...
, a 17th-century Irish guerrilla soldier - Rory O'HanlonRory O'HanlonRory O'Hanlon is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Teachta Dála for the Cavan–Monaghan constituency from 1977 until 2011, and also served in a range of cabinet positions and as Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann....
, an Irish politician - Sean O'HanlonSean O'HanlonSean Philip O'Hanlon is an English footballer who plays for Hibernian.-Career:O'Hanlon started his career in his native Liverpool with Everton, but he did not make an appearance for their first team...
, an English footballer - Siobhán O'HanlonSiobhán O'HanlonSiobhán O`Hanlon was a Provisional Irish Republican Army member and Sinn Féin official who routinely assisted Sinn Féin president and Member of Parliament Gerry Adams.-Family:...
, Sinn Féin politician, former Provisional IRA