Behan ( ; ) is a surname of Irish origin. It is the Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Beachain ‘descendant of Beachain.’ A personal name from a diminutive of 'beach'

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 ...

, meaning 'bee' in English. The name may refer to: * Billy Behan (1911–1991), Irish footballer * Brian Behan (1926–2002), Irish writer, brother of Brendan and Dominic Behan *

Brendan Behan Brendan Francis Aidan Behan (christened Francis Behan) ( ; ; 9 February 1923 – 20 March 1964) was an Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, and Irish Republican, an activist who wrote in both English and Irish. His widely ackno ...

(1923–1964), Irish writer, brother of Brian and Dominic Behan * Denis Behan (born 1984), Irish footballer *

Dominic Behan Dominic Behan ( ; ; 22 October 1928 – 3 August 1989) was an Irish writer, songwriter and singer from Dublin who wrote in Irish and English. He was a socialist and an Irish republican. Born into the literary Behan family, he was one of the mo ...

(1928–1989), Irish writer, brother of Brendan and Brian Behan *

Helen Behan Helen Behan is an Irish actress. Her most notable roles include '' This Is England '88'' and '' The Virtues''. Behan was named as one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow 2020. Early life and career Behan is from Laytown, County Meat ...

, Irish actress *

Janet Behan Janet Behan (22 July 1954) is an English-Irish writer and actress. Biography Behan was born in London, the daughter of an Irish father Brian Behan and an English mother Celia Behan. Her father was a playwright, the great-nephew of the songwrit ...

(born 1954), English writer, daughter of Brian Behan * Joe Behan (born 1959), Irish politician * John Behan (sculptor) (born 1938) *

John Clifford Valentine Behan Sir John Clifford Valentine Behan (8 May 1881 – 30 September 1957), the first Rhodes Scholar from the state of Victoria, was an Australian educationalist and lawyer, the second warden of Trinity College at the University of Melbourne, and ...

(1881–1957), Australian academic *

Johnny Behan John Harris Behan (October 24, 1844 – June 7, 1912) was an American law enforcement officer and politician who served as Sheriff of Cochise County in the Arizona Territory, during the gunfight at the O.K. Corral and was known for his oppositi ...

(1844–1912), American sheriff * Kate Walker Behan (1851-1918), American club leader and philanthropist; wife of William J. Behan * Margaret Behan (born 1948), Cheyenne elder * Paudge Behan (born 1965), Irish actor, son of Brendan Behan's widow * Petie Behan (1887–1957), American baseball player *

Simon Behan Simon P. Behan (1941 – 26 January 2009) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for club side St. Vincent's and at inter-county level with the Dublin senior football team. Career A product of the first-ever Hogan Cup-winning St. Joseph's ...

(died 2009), Irish Gaelic footballer * Stephen Behan, father of Brendan, Brian and Dominic Behan * William J. Behan (1840–1928), American politician

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