Reardon is a surname of Irish

Gaelic Gaelic (pronounced for Irish Gaelic and for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to: Languages * Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insul ...

origin. It is an anglisation of the modern

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Ó Ríordáin, which itself in turn derived from the original 'Ó Ríoghbhardáin', meaning ''royal bard'' (from the

words, ''rí'' = king, and the diminutive form of ''bard''). Notable people with the surname include: * Ann Reardon (born 1975), known online as " How to Cook That", Australian YouTube personality * Beans Reardon (1897–1984), American umpire in Major League Baseball * Bill Reardon (born 1941), American politician and educator *

Casper Reardon Casper Reardon (April 15, 1907 – March 9, 1941) was an American classical and jazz harpist. He studied classical harp at the Curtis Institute of Music and went on to play for the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. ...

(1907–1941), classical and later jazz harpist *

David Reardon David C. Reardon is an American electrical engineer and anti-abortion activist. He is the founder of the Elliot Institute, an anti-abortion advocacy group, and the author of a number of articles and books on abortion and mental health. Reardon ...

, American director of the Elliot Institute *

Dom Reardon Dom Reardon is a British comics artist, whose work appears mainly in British comic '' 2000AD''. He is the illustrator of Gordon Rennie-scripted horror tale Caballistics, Inc. Biography Noted for a sketchy, deliberately rough black-and-white s ...

, British comics artist (''2000AD'') * Eoin Reardon, Irish

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Jack Reardon Jack Reardon (25 November 1914 – 22 July 1991) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s and who later became a sports journalist. An Australian international and both a New South Wales and Queensland repres ...

(1914–1991), Australian rugby league footballer and writer *

Jeff Reardon Jeffrey James Reardon (born October 1, 1955) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1979–1994 with the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta B ...

(born 1955), American baseball relief pitcher *

Jim Reardon Jim Reardon is an American animation director and screenwriter. He is best known for his work on the animated TV series ''The Simpsons''. He has directed over 30 episodes of the series and was credited as a supervising director for seasons 9 t ...

(born 1965), director and storyboard consultant (The Simpsons) * Jimmy Reardon (1925–2019), Irish Olympic sprinter *

John Reardon John Henry Reardon (born July 30, 1975) is a Canadian actor. Prior to 2015, Reardon starred as Blake Laviolette on the CBC Television series ''Arctic Air'' and had a recurring role as Greg Cameron on the Showcase series '' Continuum''. As of 20 ...

(born 1975), Canadian actor and former college football player *

John Reardon (baritone) John Reardon (April 8, 1930April 16, 1988) was an American baritone and actor who was noted for his performances on television, including many appearances on the PBS children's television show ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood''. Making his debut ...

(1930–1988), American baritone and actor *

Ken Reardon Kenneth Joseph Reardon (April 1, 1921 – March 15, 2008) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1966. Ken is the youn ...

(1921–2008), Canadian professional ice hockey player *

Kerry Reardon Kerry Edward Reardon (born May 6, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs ...

(born 1949), American football player *

Mara Candelaria Reardon Mara Candelaria Reardon is an American politician who is a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2007 - 2015, and then 2017 to present. Candelaria Reardon is a member of the Democratic Party. She wa ...

, American politician and representative (Indiana Democrats) *

Mary A. Reardon Mary Agnes Reardon (1912–2002) was a Catholic liturgical artist; she was a painter, muralist,
''Looking ...

(1912–2002), American Catholic liturgical artist * Michael Reardon (climber) (1965–2007), American professional free solo climber, filmmaker, motivational speaker and writer *

Michael Reardon (architect) Michael Reardon is an English architect, historic building consultant, and interior designer. He worked on the Swan Theatre (1986) in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, as well as being the inspecting architect for Birmingham's St. Philip's Cathedral ...

, English architect, historic building consultant, and interior designer * Michael Reardon (activist) (1876–1945), New Zealand political activist *

Nathan Reardon Nathan Jon Reardon (born 8 November 1984) is an Australian former professional cricketer. He primarily played as a batsman in limited overs matches, playing for his home state of Queensland from 2005 to 2016. He also played Twenty20 cricket in ...

(born 1984), Australian professional cricketer * Paul Reardon (1909–1988), Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court * Phil Reardon (1883–1920), American professional baseball player *

Ray Reardon Raymond Reardon (8 October 1932 – 19 July 2024) was a Welsh professional snooker player who dominated the sport in the 1970s, winning the World Snooker Championship six times and claiming more than a dozen other professional titles. Due to h ...

(1932–2024), Welsh snooker player *

Sean Reardon Sean F. Reardon is an American sociologist who currently serves as the Endowed Professor of Poverty and Inequality in Education at the Stanford Graduate School of Education, where he also is a member of the Steering Committee of the Center for Edu ...

, American sociologist * Steve Reardon (born 1971), Australian rugby league player *

Stuart Reardon Stuart Reardon (born October, 13 1981) is an English fitness model and former professional rugby league footballer who most recently played for the North Wales Crusaders. He played as a , or . Playing career Reardon turned professional from ...

(born 1981), English rugby league player * Tara Reardon, American politician *

Terry Reardon Terrance George Reardon (April 6, 1919 – February 14, 1993) was a Canadian ice hockey centre and coach. He played in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens between 1939 and 1947 Reardon played 197 games in ...

(1919–1993), Canadian professional ice hockey player *

Thomas Reardon Thomas Reardon (born 1969) is an American computational neuroscientist and the CEO and co-founder of CTRL-labs. Formerly, he was a computer programmer and developer at Microsoft. He is credited with creating the project to build Microsoft's we ...

(born 1969), American computational neuroscientist and entrepreneur, creator of Internet Explorer *

William Reardon Smith Sir William Reardon Smith, 1st Baronet (7 August 1856 – 23 December 1935) was an English shipowner and philanthropist. Early life Descended from Irish seafaring stock, he was born at Appledore, Devon, the youngest son of Thomas Reardon Smit ...

(1856–1935), British shipowner

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