Kernaghan is a surname. Other spellings include Kernochan, Kernohan, Kernighan, and Kernahan. Notable people with the surname include:

Business

James Powell Kernochan James Powell Kernochan (October 22, 1831 – March 6, 1897) was an American businessman and clubman who was prominent in New York society during the Gilded Age. Early life Kernochan was born on October 22, 1831 in New York City in a house at 8th ...

(1831-1897), American businessman ** Catherine Lorillard Kernochan (1835–1917), his wife

Entertainment

* Roxanne Kernohan (1960–1993), Canadian actress *

Paolo Kernahan Paolo Kernahan is a television news presenter in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. He was a reporter for Trinidad and Tobago Television (TTT) for several years before moving to CCN TV6 The Caribbean Communications Network Television 6 (C ...

, Trinidadian television presenter *

Sarah Kernochan Sarah Marshall Kernochan (; born December 30, 1947) is an American documentarian, film director, screenwriter and novelist. She is the recipient of several prestigious awards, including two Academy Awards ( Documentary Feature for '' Marjoe'' in 1 ...

(born 1947), American filmmaker

Law

J. Frederic Kernochan Joseph Frederic Kernochan (December 8, 1842 – August 17, 1929) was an American attorney and socialite who was prominent in New York society during the Gilded Age. Early life Kernochan was born on December 8, 1842 in New York City in a house at ...

(1842-1929), American attorney **

Mary Stuart Whitney Kernochan Joseph Frederic Kernochan (December 8, 1842 – August 17, 1929) was an American attorney and socialite who was prominent in New York society during the Gilded Age. Early life Kernochan was born on December 8, 1842 in New York City in a house at ...

(1849–1922), his wife *

John Marshall Kernochan John Marshall Kernochan (August 3, 1919 – October 29, 2007) was a law professor, composer and music publisher who founded Columbia Law School's Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts. His pioneering work in intellectual property law helpe ...

(1919-2007), American law professor

Literature

Coulson Kernahan Coulson Kernahan (1 August 1858 – 17 February 1943) was an English novelist. Personal life John Coulson Kernahan was born in Ilfracombe, Devon to Rev. James Kernahan, M.A., F.G.S., and his wife Comfort. The third of four children, the boy h ...

(1858-1943), English novelist *

Eileen Kernaghan Eileen Kernaghan (born January 6, 1939) is a Canadian novelist and three-time winner of the Prix Aurora Awards, Prix Aurora Award for English-language Canadian speculative fiction. The settings of her historical fantasy novels range from the prehis ...

(born 1939), Canadian novelist * Robert Kirkland Kernighan (1854-1926), Canadian poet

Music

Lee Kernaghan Lee Kernaghan OAM (born 15 April 1964) is an Australian country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily deri ...

(born 1964), Australian country music singer and songwriter *

Ray Kernaghan Ray Kernaghan is an Australian country music artist. He is married to Pam Kernaghan and they are the parents of musicians Lee, Greg, Tania and Fiona Kernaghan. Kernaghan has twelve gold and two platinum records. He was inducted into the Australi ...

, Australian country music artist * Tania Kernaghan (born 1968), Australian country music singer

Politics

* Charles Kernaghan (born 1948), American activist * Liz Kernohan (1939–2004), Australian politician *

Mae Kernaghan Mae Winters Kernaghan (April 23, 1901 – September 1980) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County from 1957 to 1966 and for the 163rd distri ...

(1901-1980), former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives * Patricia Kernighan, American politician *

Terence Kernaghan Terence Devin Kernaghan is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.James Watson Kernohan James Watson Kernohan, M.D. (1896–1981) was an Irish-American pathologist born October 1, 1896 in County Antrim, Ireland. He studied medicine at Queen's University Belfast, and in 1922 he emigrated to the United States and subsequently worked as ...

, American pathologist *

Brian Kernighan Brian Wilson Kernighan (; born 1942) is a Canadian computer scientist. He worked at Bell Labs and contributed to the development of Unix alongside Unix creators Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie. Kernighan's name became widely known through co ...

(born 1942), Canadian computer scientist

Sport

Alan Kernaghan Alan Nigel Kernaghan (born 25 April 1967) is a football manager and former professional player. As a player, he was a defender from 1985 to 2006, notably in the Premier League for Manchester City and in the Football League for Middlesbrough, ...

(born 1967), professional football player and coach *

David Kernahan David Kernahan (born 11 July 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer, who played with Carlton Football Club in the Victorian (VFL) and Australian Football Leagues (AFL), and Glenelg Football Club in the South Australian National Football ...

(born 1965), Australian rules football player *

Hugh Kernohan Hugh Kernohan (born 2 July 1958) is a British fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In 1989, he won the épée The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the th ...

(born 1958), Scottish fencer *

Mike Kernaghan Mike Kernaghan (born 22 July 1955 in Wallasey, England) is a lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand. Bowls career World Championship In 2016 he won a bronze medal with Shannon McIlroy at the World Bowls Championship in the Men's Pairs compe ...

(born 1955), lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand *

Stephen Kernahan Stephen Scott Kernahan (born 1 September 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and for the Glenelg Football Club in the South Australian National Footbal ...

(born 1963), Australian rules football player