Riordan
Encyclopedia
Riordan is a surname of Irish origin; "Rearden" is a variant of it. It may refer to:
Persons
Fictional characters
Television
The Riordans was a soap opera
that ran on Radio Telefís Éireann (Irish television) during the 1960s and 1970s.
Persons
- Ann Fienup-RiordanAnn Fienup-RiordanAnn Fienup-Riordan is an American cultural anthropologist known for her work with Yup'ik Eskimo peoples of western Alaska, particularly on Nelson Island and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. She lives in Anchorage, Alaska....
(b. 1948), American cultural anthropologist - Bill RiordanBill RiordanWilliam James Frederick "Bill" Riordan CBE was an Australian politician and Minister for the Navy.Riordan was born in Chillagoe, Queensland, son of William James Riordan and nephew of Darby Riordan and Ernest Riordan William James Frederick "Bill" Riordan CBE (8 February 1908 – 15 January 1973)...
(1908–1973), Australian politician from Queensland; minister for the Navy 1946–1949 - Cory RiordanCory RiordanCory S. Riordan is a minor league baseball player in the Colorado Rockies organization.He attended and played starting pitcher for Fordham University. He was drafted by the Rockies in the 6th round of the 2007 Amateur Draft.As of the 2011 season, he is a member of the Rockies' 40-man roster and...
(b. 1986), American minor league baseball pitcher - Daniel J. RiordanDaniel J. RiordanDaniel Joseph Riordan of New York City was a U.S. Representative from New York from 1899 to 1901 and from 1906 to 1923. He was a Democrat and a member of Tammany Hall.-References:...
(1870–1923), American politician from New York; U.S. representative 1899–1923 - Daniel RiordanDaniel Riordan (rugby player)Daniel Riordan born 25 September 1984 in Galway, Connacht, Ireland is a rugby union player for Old Belvedere in the All-Ireland League.-Rugby career:...
(b. 1984), Irish professional rugby union player - Daniel RiordanDaniel RiordanDaniel Riordan is a voice actor who is also known as Daniel Reardon, Dan Riordan, and Daniel Riordian. He is not to be confused with Daniel J. Riordan.-Movie Roles:* Dreamgirls - L.A...
(contemporary), American voice actor - Darby RiordanDarby RiordanDavid "Darby" Riordan was an Australian politician. He was the Australian Labor Party member for the House of Representatives seat of Kennedy from his defeat of Grosvenor Francis at the 1929 election until his death. He was succeeded by his nephew, Bill Riordan...
(1888–1936), Australian politician from Queensland; member of the House of Representatives 1929–36 - Derek RiordanDerek RiordanDerek George Riordan is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward. He has been capped three times by the Scotland national football team. Riordan started his career with Hibernian in 2001 and had a brief spell on loan with Cowdenbeath in 2003...
(b. 1983), Scottish professional football player - Joe RiordanJoe RiordanJoseph Martin "Joe" Riordan AO is a former Australian politician and briefly government minister.A Catholic, Riordan was born in Sydney and educated at Patrician Brothers School and Marist Brother College in that city. He married Patricia Watkins in 1955; they have four sons and two daughters...
(b. 1930), Australian politician and government minister - John RiordanJohn RiordanJohn Riordan was an American mathematician and the author of major early works in combinatorics, particularly Introduction to Combinatorial Analysis and Combinatorial Identities.- Life :...
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20th c.), American mathematician and author - Linda RiordanLinda RiordanLinda June Riordan is an English Labour Co-operative politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Halifax since 2005.-Early life:Riordan was born in Halifax and graduated from the University of Bradford....
(b. 1953), British politician; MP from Halifax since 2005 - Maurice RiordanMaurice RiordanMaurice Riordan is an Irish poet, translator, and editor. Born in Lisgoold, County Cork, Riordan has published three collections of poetry: A Word from the Loki , a largely London-based collection which was a Poetry Book Society Choice and shortlisted for the T. S...
(1953–), Irish poet, translator, and editor - Michael RiordanMichael RiordanMichael Riordan was an attorney and San Francisco police officer who served as chief until a new Mayor Elmer Robinson administration was inaugurated.-History:...
(1889–1967), Irish-American police officer; chief of police of San Francisco, California - Mike RiordanMike RiordanMichael W. Riordan is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'4" guard/forward from Holy Cross High School and Providence College, Riordan played 9 seasons in the National Basketball Association as a member of the New York Knicks and Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets...
(b. 1945), American professional basketball player - Pat RiordanPat RiordanPat Riordan is a Canada rugby union player. He plays club rugby for Burnaby Lake, and for the Canada national side, having also played at Pontypridd...
(b. 1979), Canadian rugby union player - Patrick William RiordanPatrick William RiordanPatrick William Riordan was a Canadian-born clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of San Francisco from 1884 until his death in 1914.-Early life and education:...
(1841–1914), American Roman Catholic archbishop - Paul F. RiordanPaul F. RiordanPaul F. Riordan was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II during the Battle of Monte Cassino.-Biography:...
(1920–1944), American army officer; recipient of the Medal of Honor - Richard RiordanRichard RiordanRichard J. Riordan is a Republican politician from California, U.S.A. who served as the California Secretary for Education from 2003–2005 and as the 39th Mayor of Los Angeles, California from 1993–2001...
(b. 1930), American politician from California; mayor of Los Angeles 1993–2001 - Rick RiordanRick RiordanRichard Russell "Rick" Riordan, Jr. is an American author best known for writing the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. He also wrote the Tres Navarre mystery series for adults and helped to edit Demigods and Monsters, a collection of essays on the topic of his Percy Jackson series...
(b. 1964), American author - Steva RiordanSteva RiordanStephen “Steva” Riordan was an Irish sportsperson in the early 1900s who played hurling with the famous Blackrock club.-Biography:...
(fl. early 20th c.), Irish hurler - Terry RiordanTerry RiordanTerry Riordan is a person who plays the worst sport in the world except for soccer. He is a member of Major League Lacrosse's Los Angeles Riptide and plays attack. He also played for the Long Island Lizards in 2001 and 2002. Terry's brother James played lacrosse at Penn and another brother, Dan,...
(b. 1973), American professional lacrosse player - Will Riordan (contemporary), American television producer
Fictional characters
- Dallas RiordanDallas RiordanDallas Riordan is a character in the Marvel Comics universe.-Fictional character biography:Dallas Riordan's family had a long storied history of being police officers. Dallas was once an NYPD officer and a soldier before she went into politics and became the aide to the New York mayor...
, character in the Marvel Comics universe.
Television
The Riordans was a soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
that ran on Radio Telefís Éireann (Irish television) during the 1960s and 1970s.