Breen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Abs Breen
Richard Abidin Breen (born 29 June 1979), better known as Abz Love, is an English rapper, singer, songwriter, DJ, producer and TV personality. Love was a member and the lead singer of the boy band Five. In 2003, Love released his debut solo albu ...
(born 1979), English DJ, member of the band Five
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Barry Breen (born 1948), Australian footballer
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Benjamin Breen (born 1985), American historian of science and medicine
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Bobby Breen
Isadore Borsuk (November 4, 1927 – September 19, 2016), better known as Bobby Breen, was a Canadian-born American actor and singer. He was a popular male child singer during the 1930s and reached major popularity with film and radio appearanc ...
(1927–2016), American actor and singer
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Carol Breen
Carol Breen (born 21 January 1986) is an Irish Australian rules footballer and former association footballer, who has played for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team and the Ireland national Australian rules football team. At ...
(born 1986), Irish footballer
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Chris Breen (ice hockey) (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player
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Claire Breen, New Zealand law academic
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Craig Breen
Craig Breen (born 2 February 1990) is an Irish rally driver, who competes part time in the Hyundai team in the WRC (World Rally Championship). He was the 2012 WRC Super 2000 world rally champion, scoring class wins in the Monte Carlo Rally, ...
(1990–2023), Irish rally driver
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Dan Breen
Daniel Breen (11 August 1894 – 27 December 1969) was a volunteer in the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War. In later years he was a Fianna Fáil politician.
Background
Breen was born in Grang ...
(1894–1969), IRA member and Fianna Fáil politician
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David Breen (born 1985), Irish hurler
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Edward D. Breen, American business executive
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Edward G. Breen (1908-1991), American politician
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Gary Breen (born 1973), Irish footballer
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Gavan Breen
Gavan Breen (born 22 January 1935), OAM, also known as J.G. Breen, is an Australian linguist, specialising in the description of Australian Aboriginal languages. He has studied and recorded 49 such languages.
Life Early life
Breen was born at ...
(1935–2023), Australian linguist
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George Breen
George Thomas Breen (July 19, 1935 – November 9, 2019) was an American competition swimmer, four-time Olympic medalist, and world record-holder in three events. After retiring as a swimmer, he became a coach at Jersey Wahoos Swim Club in New ...
(1935–2019), American freestyle swimmer
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Harry Breen, Northern Irish police officer
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Jim Breen
James William Breen (born 1947) is a Research Fellow at Monash University in Australia, where he was a professor in the area of IT and telecommunications before his retirement in 2003. He holds a BSc in mathematics, an MBA and a PhD in computati ...
(born 1947), American linguist
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John Breen (RAF officer) (1896–1964), World War II Royal Air Force commander
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Joseph Breen
Joseph Ignatius Breen (October 14, 1888 – December 5, 1965) was an American film censor with the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America who applied the Hays Code to film production.Staff report (December 8, 1965). Joseph I ...
(1890–1965), American film censor, founded the Legion of Decency in 1934
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Joe Breen, Canadian football player
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Kate Breen (1869-1937), Irish nationalist
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Kelly Breen (disambiguation), multiple people
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Marie Breen
Dame Marie Freda Breen (; 3 November 1902 – 17 June 1993) was an Australian politician who served as a Senator for Victoria from 1962 to 1968, representing the Liberal Party.
Early life
Marie Freda Chamberlin was born in St Kilda, Victori ...
(1902–1993), Australian Senator
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Michael Breen (disambiguation), multiple people
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Matthew Breen (disambiguation), multiple people
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Neil Breen
Neil Breen (born November 23, 1958) is an American filmmaker and actor. Since 2005, he has written, directed, independently produced, and starred in five films. Breen's films have garnered a cult following for their low-budget production value ...
(born 1958), American filmmaker and actor
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Olivia Breen (born 1996), British athlete
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Patrick Breen
Joseph Patrick Breen (born October 26, 1960) is an American actor, screenwriter, and director.
Early life
Breen was born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 26, 1960.
Career
He has acted primarily on TV but has also appeared in numerous films, ...
(born 1960), American actor, playwright and screenwriter
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Richard Breen (disambiguation), multiple people
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Shannon Breen
Shannon Breen (born March 16, 1989) is an American football center who is a free agent. He played college football at West Virginia Wesleyan. He has been a member of the Milwaukee Mustangs, Green Bay Blizzard, Cleveland Gladiators, Montreal ...
(born 1989), American football player
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Suzanne Breen, Northern Ireland editor for the Sunday Tribune
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T. H. Breen
Timothy H. Breen (born September 5, 1942 in Ohio) is currently the William Smith Mason Professor of American History Emeritus at Northwestern University and a James Marsh Professor at Large at the University of Vermont. He is the founding direc ...
(born 1942), American historian
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Walter Breen
Walter Henry Breen Jr. (September 5, 1928 – April 27, 1993) was an American numismatist, writer, and convicted child sex offender; as well as the husband of author Marion Zimmer Bradley. He was known among coin collectors for writing ''Wa ...
(1928–1993), numismatist and pederast
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Vegard Breen
Vegard Breen (born 8 February 1990) is a Norwegian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2010 and 2017. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France.
Major results
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: 1st Time trial, National Junior Roa ...
(born 1990), Norwegian cyclist
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