Shannon may refer to:

People

* Shannon (given name) * Shannon (surname) * Shannon (American singer), stage name of singer Shannon Brenda Greene (born 1958) *

Shannon (South Korean singer) Shannon Arrum Williams (born 26 May 1998), known professionally as Shannon, is a British-South Korean singer and voice actress currently based in England. She is known for being a contestant of '' K-pop Star 6: The Last Chance''. Prior to debu ...

, British-South Korean singer and actress Shannon Arrum Williams (born 1998) * Shannon, intermittent stage name of English singer-songwriter Marty Wilde (born 1939) *

Claude Shannon Claude Elwood Shannon (April 30, 1916 – February 24, 2001) was an American mathematician, electrical engineer, and cryptographer known as a "father of information theory". As a 21-year-old master's degree student at the Massachusetts I ...

(1916-2001) was American mathematician, electrical engineer, and cryptographer known as a "father of information theory"

Places

Australia

* Shannon, Tasmania, a locality *

Hundred of Shannon The County of Musgrave is a cadastral unit in the Australian state of South Australia that covers land on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula. It was proclaimed on 22 June 1876 and named after Anthony Musgrave, the Governor of South Australia fr ...

, a cadastral unit in South Australia * Shannon, a former name for the area named

Calomba, South Australia Calomba is a rural locality in South Australia, situated in the Adelaide Plains Council The Adelaide Plains Council (formerly the District Council of Mallala) is a local government area in South Australia. It consists of a largely rural reg ...

since 1916 *

Shannon River (Western Australia) Shannon River is a river located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The river rises in the forests to the west of Lake Muir and flows in a southerly direction, crossing the South Western Highway just east of Shannon then c ...

Canada

Shannon, New Brunswick Shannon is a small farming community in the Parish of Wickham in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. The name traces its origin to one of the first settlers, John Shanahan. It adjoins the similar communities of Henderson Settlement, Belyea ...

, a community *

Shannon, Quebec Shannon is a city in Quebec, Canada, along the Jacques-Cartier River northwest of Quebec City. It was formed in December 1946 when it separated from the territory of Sainte-Catherine-de-Fossambault, following protests of this part of the popu ...

, a city *

Shannon Bay Darrell Bay, formerly Shannon Bay, is a bay and associated ferry terminal and unincorporated settlement on the northeast coast of Howe Sound to the south of Squamish, British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Pr ...

, former name of Darrell Bay, British Columbia *

Shannon Falls Shannon Falls Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is located from Vancouver and south of Squamish along the Sea to Sky Highway. The park covers an area of . The main point of interest is Shannon Falls, the thi ...

, a waterfall in British Columbia

Ireland

* River Shannon, the longest river in Ireland **

Shannon Cave Shannon Cave is an active stream passage cave which straddles the border of County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland and County Cavan in the Republic of Ireland. At vertical depth, it stands joint sixth with Poulnagree in County Clare in the deepe ...

, a subterranean section of the River Shannon ** Shannon Pot, source of the River Shannon ** Shannon Estuary * Shannon, County Clare, Ireland, a town near Shannon Airport *

Shannon Region Shannon Development (legally the ''Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited'' formerly known as SFADCO) was an important regional development body for the Shannon Region of Ireland. Its area in the lower River Shannon basin comprised al ...

, unofficial region in Ireland

United States

Shannon, Alabama Shannon is a small Unincorporated area, unincorporated community located in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, between Birmingham, Alabama, Birmingham and northwest Hoover, Alabama, Hoover named after John James Shannon, a mine operator. A ...

* Shannon, Georgia * Shannon, Illinois * Shannon, Kansas * Shannon, Kentucky * Shannon, Mississippi * Shannon, North Carolina * Shannon, Texas * Shannon County, Missouri * Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, formerly known as Shannon County * Shannon River (Minnesota) *

Shannon Creek Shannon Creek is a short tributary to the Baker River in Whatcom County, Washington, near the southwest border of North Cascades National Park. It rises in two forks a few miles south of Mount Shuksan; the glacier-fed north fork begins at elev ...

, a stream near North Cascades National Park, Washington *

Lake Shannon Lake Shannon is a long, narrow reservoir on the Baker River in Skagit County, Washington in the United States. Formed in the 1920s by the construction of an arch dam just above the town of Concrete, the lake is approximately long and averages ...

, a reservoir in Whatcom County, Washington

Elsewhere

Shannon, New Zealand Shannon is a small town in the Horowhenua District of New Zealand's North Island. it is located 28 kilometres southwest of Palmerston North and 15 kilometres northeast of Levin. The main activities in the district are dairy, sheep, and mixed ...

Shannon Island Shannon Island ( da, Shannon Ø) is a large island in Northeast Greenland National Park in eastern Greenland, to the east of Hochstetter Foreland, with an area of . It was named by Douglas Charles Clavering on his 1823 expedition for the Royal ...

, Greenland

Arts and entertainment

* ''Shannon'' (1961 TV series), starring George Nader (syndicated) * ''Shannon'' (1981 TV series), starring Kevin Dobson (Columbia Broadcasting System) * "Shannon" (song), a song by Henry Gross

Organisations

Shannon Development Shannon Development (legally the ''Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited'' formerly known as SFADCO) was an important regional development body for the Shannon Region of Ireland. Its area in the lower River Shannon basin comprised ...

, a development company in Ireland * Shannon Racing, a defunct motor racing team * Shannon Racing Cars, a defunct Formula One constructor * Shannon RFC, a rugby club in Limerick

Transportation

* Shannon Airport, Ireland * Shannon (locomotive), an 0-4-0WT steam locomotive built in 1857 * Shannon-class lifeboat, a British type of lifeboat

Other uses

* Earl of Shannon, a title in the Irish peerage * , several Royal Navy ships *

Shannon (horse) Shannon (1941–1955), named Shannon II in America, was an outstanding Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who was inducted into the Hall of Fame. He created new racecourse records in Australia before he was sold to an American buyer who exporte ...

(1941–1955), Australian Hall-of-Fame racehorse * Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, an Irish university * shannon (unit), the information content of one bit * Shannon, a satellite - see Lynk Global