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Whalen is a surnameSurname
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"...
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- Bruce WhalenBruce WhalenBruce Whalen was the Republican candidate for U.S. Congress in South Dakota's at-large congressional district challenging incumbent Democrat Stephanie Herseth in the November 2006 mid-term election....
, American politician - Charles W. Whalen, Jr.Charles W. Whalen, Jr.Charles William Whalen Jr. was a Republican U.S. Representative from Ohio's 3rd congressional district. He served 6 terms in congress and was notably the leader of the Republican party's opposition to the Vietnam War....
, American politician - R. Christopher Whalen, American writer and financial analyst
- Diana WhalenDiana WhalenDiana Whalen is a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. She has held elected office since 2000 when she won a seat on HRM council representing the Clayton Park West and Rockingham. She has been the MLA for Halifax Clayton Park since 2003...
, Canadian politician - Dianne WhalenDianne WhalenDianne Whalen was a Canadian politician and provincial Cabinet Minister in Newfoundland and Labrador.-Early life:...
, Canadian politician - Douglas WhalenDouglas WhalenDouglas H. Whalen is an American linguist who is presently a program officer at the National Science Foundation where he is affiliated with the Cognitive Neuroscience, Documenting Endangered Languages, and Linguistics programs...
, American linguist - Ed WhalenEd WhalenEd Whalen was a Canadian television personality and journalist best known worldwide for hosting the popular professional wrestling TV series Stampede Wrestling...
, Canadian television personality - Grover WhalenGrover WhalenGrover Aloysius Whalen was a prominent politician, businessman, and public relations guru in New York City during the 1930s and 1940s.-Early years:Grover A. Whalen was born on June 2, 1886 in New York City...
, American politician and businessman - Jack WhalenJack WhalenJack Whalen , also called Jack O'Hara and "The Enforcer", was a freelance contract killer, who most often worked for the Los Angeles crime family, although he also was associated with Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, the Shannon brothers and Mickey Cohen during the 1940s and 1950s.Whalen's father Fred—who...
, American hitman - James Henry WhalenJames Henry WhalenJames Henry "Jimmy" Whalen DFC was a fighter pilot and recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross.Whalen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia on 23 April 1920. He graduated from Kitsilano Secondary School in June, 1938. He joined the Seaforth Highlanders Army Cadets in 1937...
, Canadian pilot - James J. WhalenJames J. WhalenJames J. Whalen was an American psychologist and educational administrator who served as president of Ithaca College from 1975 to 1997.-Biography:As Ithaca's sixth president, James J...
, American psychologist - Jennifer WhalenJennifer WhalenJennifer Whalen is an American professional downhill mountain bike racer who won the 2005 NORBA National Championship in the Women's Super-D class...
, American mountain bike racer - Jill WhalenJill WhalenJill Whalen is a search engine optimization consultant, speaker and writer. Whalen is CEO of High Rankings, and co-founder of Search Engine Marketing New England . She is a regular speaker at Search Engine Strategies Conferences...
, American search engine optimization consultant - Jim WhalenJim WhalenJames Francis Whalen, Jr. is a former professional American football tight end. He played in the American Football League for the Boston Patriots, and then in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos and Philadelphia Eagles...
, American football player - Joe WhalenJoe WhalenJoe Whalen was an American tennis player in the 1930s who won a number of championships; he was originally from Millinocket, Maine, but grew up in Miami, Florida.His most significant championship win was the 1936 United States Pro Championship....
, American tennis player - John S. WhalenJohn S. WhalenJohn Sibley Whalen was Secretary of State of New York from 1907 to 1908.-Biography:Whalen was a son of Richard Whalen of Rochester, one of the oldest tobacconists in the United States. He graduated from St. Patrick's Parochial School, Rochester High School, and Rochester Business Institute...
, American politician - Laurence WhalenLaurence WhalenLaurence J. Whalen is a retired senior judge of the United States Tax Court.He was born in Pennsylvania and earned his A.B. from Georgetown University, 1967; J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1970, followed by an LL.M. in 1971. He has been admitted to District of Columbia and Oklahoma Bars...
, American judge - Lindsay WhalenLindsay WhalenLindsay Marie Whalen is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA. She began her pro career as a point guard for the Connecticut Sun...
, American professional basketball player - Megan Whalen TurnerMegan Whalen TurnerMegan Whalen Turner is an American author of fantasy fiction for young adults. She received her BA with honors in English language and literature from the University of Chicago in 1987. She is best known for her series of young adult novels primarily revolving around a character named Eugenides...
, American author - Michael Whalen (journalist)Michael Whalen (journalist)Michael Whalen is a Canadian sports journalist. He has worked for TSN since 1985, reporting on Montreal sports teams. He has previously worked for CBC Radio and CFCF-TV as a science and medicine reporter.-External links:*...
, Canadian sports journalist - Michael James Whalen, American composer
- Philip WhalenPhilip WhalenPhilip Glenn Whalen was an American poet, Zen Buddhist, and a key figure in the San Francisco Renaissance and close to the Beat generation.-Biography:...
, American poet - Richard James Whalen, American author and journalist
- Sean WhalenSean WhalenSean M. Whalen is an American film, television, and stage actor.Whalen was born in Washington D.C. in 1964, the youngest of four children, he was raised in Silver Spring/Olney, Maryland. He attended Sherwood High School and graduated from UCLA. He worked as a waiter while studying and performing...
, American actor - Thomas Michael Whalen IIIThomas Michael Whalen IIIThomas Michael Whalen III, also known as Thomas M. Whalen III, and more simply, Tom Whalen, was a three-term mayor of Albany, New York. A native of Albany, he was an attorney. He graduated from Manhattan College and Albany Law School....
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In Ireland, Whalen/Whelan/Phelan/O'Phelan are anglicized variants of the same Gaelic surname, Faoláin, which itself is a variant of Ó Faoileáin and Ó hAoláin. In Britain, Whalen is an old English-language spelling for the village UelenUelen
Uelen is a rural locality in the Chukotsky District, just south of the Arctic Circle in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in the Russian Far East. Population: 776 in 2003, with 595 Chukchi and 72 Yupik. Located near Cape Dezhnev where the Bering Sea meets the Chukchi Sea, it is the easternmost settlement...
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- UelenUelenUelen is a rural locality in the Chukotsky District, just south of the Arctic Circle in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in the Russian Far East. Population: 776 in 2003, with 595 Chukchi and 72 Yupik. Located near Cape Dezhnev where the Bering Sea meets the Chukchi Sea, it is the easternmost settlement...
- WhelanWhelanThe family surname Whelan is an anglicisation of the Irish surname, Ó Faoláin. The surname originates from the Middle Irish 'Úa Faeláin' the name of the 10th to 11th century ruling dynasty of the Déisi, a population group inhabiting the area of the modern county of Waterford and south county...
- Phelan (surname)Phelan (surname)Phelan is an Irish surname, one of the two most common anglicisations of the Irish surname Ó Faoláin . The name is commonly seen in the south-east of Ireland, particularly counties Waterford and Kilkenny.The usual pronunciation is "Fee-lan", but in some parts of Kilkenny there is also use of...
- FelanFelanThe family surname Felan is an anglicized variety of an ancient Irish name, Ó Faoláin, which is the name of an important Irish sept which was prominent in a southeast area of Ireland known historically as "The Decies", which today is part of the modern county of Waterford.-Etymology:The word...
- Whalan, New South WalesWhalan, New South WalesWhalan is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Whalan is located 44 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region....
- Whalan, MinnesotaWhalan, MinnesotaWhalan is a city in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 63 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....