Gallacher is a surname of Irish origin and is a variant of the Gaelic Ó Gallchóbhair found commonly in

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. The name Ó Gallchóbhair has been variously anglicised as Gallagher, Gallaher, Gallaugher, Goligher etc. Notable people with the surname include: * Brian Gallacher, Scottish footballer * Bernard Gallacher, Scottish golfer * Frank Gallacher, Scottish-Australian actor * Hughie Gallacher, Scottish international footballer (Airdrieonians, Newcastle United) * Jim Gallacher, Scottish football goalkeeper (Clydebank) * Kevin Gallacher, Scottish football player and TV sports pundit * Kirsty Gallacher, Scottish television presenter often specialising in sport programmes * Liz Gallacher, British film music supervisor * Mike Gallacher, Australian politician * Pat Gallacher, Scottish footballer (Partick Thistle, Tottenham Hotspur, Luton Town) * Pat Gallacher (footballer, born 1913) (1913–1983), Scottish footballer * Patrick Gallacher,"Patsy", Scottish international footballer (Sunderland, Stoke City, Scotland) * Patsy Gallacher, Irish footballer (Celtic) * Paul Gallacher, Scottish international football goalkeeper (Dundee United, Norwich City, Dunfermline Athletic, St Mirren, Partick Thistle) * Skeets Gallacher (1925–2013), Scottish boxer * Stephen Gallacher, Scottish golfer * Stirling Gallacher, English TV and stage actress * Tom Gallacher, Scottish playwright * Tommy Gallacher (1922–2001), Scottish footballer (Dundee) * Willie Gallacher, Scottish trade unionist, activist and communist

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