Callaghan most commonly refers to

O'Callaghan O'Callaghan or simply Callaghan without the prefix (anglicized from two separate surnames and clans, '' Ó Ceallacháin,'' Munster Clan. ''Ó Ceileacháin,'' Oriel Clan'')'' is an Irish surname. Origin and meaning Munster The surname means desc ...

, an Anglicized Irish surname. Callaghan may also refer to:

People

* Aaron Callaghan (born 1966), Irish footballer with Crewe Alexandra and Crusaders * Sir Alfred John Callaghan (1865–1940), Irish politician and barrister * Alice Callaghan (born 1947), Canadian Catholic nun and Episcopalian priest * Aloysius R. Callaghan (born 1946), American Roman Catholic priest * Amanda Callaghan ( from 1989), British entomologist *

Amy Callaghan Amy Callaghan (born 21 May 1992) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who served as the member of parliament (MP) for East Dunbartonshire from 2019 until 2024 when the seat was abolished and she came second in the newly established seat ...

(born 1992), British Member of Parliament for Scottish National Party, elected 2019 *

Andrew Callaghan Andrew Thomas Callaghan (born April 23, 1997) is an American journalist and YouTube personality. He is the creator and host of the YouTube series '' Channel 5'' and ''All Gas No Brakes.'' Early life Andrew Thomas Callaghan was born in Philad ...

(born 1997), American journalist *

Audrey Callaghan Audrey Elizabeth Callaghan, Lady Callaghan of Cardiff (; 28 July 1915 – 15 March 2005) was the wife of British Labour prime minister James Callaghan. She served as a Labour councillor and later became a campaigner and fundraiser for chil ...

(1915–2005), English dietician *

Ayden Callaghan Ayden Callaghan is an English actor of stage and screen. He is best known for his roles as Miles De Souza in the soap opera ''Emmerdale'' from 2007 to 2008 and as List of Hollyoaks characters (2013)#Joe Roscoe, Joe Roscoe in the soap opera ' ...

(born 1981), English actor *

Barry Callaghan Barry Morley Joseph Callaghan (born July 5, 1937) is a Canadian author, poet and anthologist. He is currently the editor-in-chief of ''Exile'' Quarterly. Born in Toronto, Ontario, he is the son of late Canadian novelist and short story writer, ...

(born 1937), Canadian author * Barry Callaghan (footballer) (born 1986), Scottish footballer with Queen of the South * Sir

Bede Callaghan Sir Bede Bertrand Callaghan CBE (16 March 1912 – 19 September 1993) was an Australian banker and university administrator. He was managing director of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia from 1965 to 1976 and chancellor of the University of N ...

(1912–1993), Australian banker and university administrator * Sir Bill Callaghan (born 1948), British trade unionist * B. J. Callaghan (born 1981) American soccer coach * Brendan Callaghan (born 1948), British psychologist of religion * Bryan Callaghan Jr. (1852–1912), mayor of San Antonio, Texas *

Catherine Callaghan Catherine A. Callaghan (October 31, 1931 – March 16, 2019) was Professor Emerita in the Department of Linguistics at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. She received a Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of California, Berkeley in ...

(1931–2019), American linguist *

Cecil Callaghan Major General Cecil Arthur Callaghan, (31 July 1890 – 1 January 1967) was an Australian Army officer who served during the First and the Second World Wars. He was the commander of the 8th Division when it surrendered to the Japanese Empire ...

(1890–1967), Australian Army officer *

Cindy Callaghan Cindy Callaghan (born c. 1976) is an American author of children's books who has written several Middle school, middle-grade novels. Her first book, ''Just Add Magic'', was adapted into an Amazon Studios, Amazon television series by Just Add Magi ...

(born c. 1976), American author of children's books * Colleen Callaghan (1931–2020), American hair stylist *

Craig Callaghan Craig William Callaghan (born 9 March 1976) is an Australian rules footballer who played for Fremantle and St Kilda in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played as a midfielder and forward pocket and began his football career at Swan Dis ...

(born 1976), Australian Rules footballer with Fremantle and St Kilda *

Daniel Callaghan (disambiguation) Daniel Callaghan may refer to: * Daniel J. Callaghan (1890–1942), United States Navy officer and Medal of Honor recipient * Daniel Callaghan (politician) (1786–1849), Irish businessman and politician See also * Daniel O'Callaghan {{hndi ...

, several people *

David Callaghan (disambiguation) David or Dave Callahan, Callaghan, or O'Callaghan may refer to: * David Callahan, founding editor of ''Inside Philanthropy'', a digital media site * David Callahan (''Home and Away''), fictional character in the Australian soap opera * Dave Call ...

, several people *

Duke Callaghan Andrew "Duke" Callaghan (February 12, 1914 – December 21, 2002) was an American cinematographer, best known for his work on television series such as ''Adam-12, Hart to Hart,'' and ''Miami Vice,'' the latter for which he received a Primetime Em ...

(1914–2002), American cinematographer *

Eamonn Callaghan Eamonn Callaghan is a former Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Kildare county team. He captained his county. In 2011, Callaghan was part of the Ireland team that won the 2011 International Rules Series against Australia ...

, Irish Gaelic footballer *

Elizabeth Callaghan Elizabeth Callaghan (1802–1852; also Eliza Thompson, later Elizabeth Batman and Sarah Willoughby) was a convict born in Ireland in 1802 and shipped to the penal colony in New South Wales at the age of 17 for passing a counterfeit bank note for ...

(1802–1852), Irish convict, early settler of Australia *

Emma Callaghan Emma Jane Callaghan (28 February 1884 - 31 December 1979) was an Australian Aboriginal midwife, Indigenous rights/ activist supporter, nurse and Indigenous Culture Recorder. Early life Emma Foot was born a younger twin to Kathleen Sims of the ...

(1884–1979), Australian Aboriginal midwife and activist *

Ernie Callaghan Ernie "Mush" Callaghan BEM (21 January 1910 – 5 May 1972) was an English footballer. He played as a defender for several small clubs before being signed for Aston Villa F.C. in 1930. He played for them for 125 league games and in 17 cup mat ...

(1910–1972), English footballer with Aston Villa *

Finn Callaghan Finn Callaghan (born 26 April 2003) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early career Callaghan's father Brett was a 400m runner who competed fo ...

(born 2003), Australian Rules footballer with Greater Western Sydney Giants *

Frank Callaghan Francis Raymond Callaghan (15 April 1891 – 10 March 1980) was a New Zealand teacher, agricultural instructor and scientific administrator. Callaghan was born on 15 April 1891 at Lincoln. He completed a master's thesis at Canterbury U ...

(1891–1980), New Zealand agricultural instructor and scientific administrator *

Fred Callaghan Frederick John Callaghan (19 December 1944 – 13 September 2022) was an English professional footballer, who made over 290 appearances in the Football League for Fulham as a left back. After retiring as a player, Callaghan became a manager and ...

(1944–2022), English footballer with Fulham, manager with Brentford *Sir

George Callaghan Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Astley Callaghan (21 December 1852 – 23 November 1920) was an officer in the Royal Navy. During the Boxer Rebellion he served as commander of a naval brigade sent ashore to form an element of a larger expeditio ...

(1852–1920), British officer in the Royal Navy * Georgina Callaghan ( from 2005), English singer and songwriter, performs under the name ''Callaghan'' * Guy Callaghan (born 1970), butterfly swimmer from New Zealand *

Helen Callaghan Helen Callaghan Candaele St. Aubin (March 13, 1923 – December 8, 1992) was a left-handed center fielder who appeared in five seasons in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), playing under the name Helen Callaghan.

(1923–1992), Canadian baseball infielder * Hugh Callaghan (1930–2023), Irishman wrongly convicted of terrorist murder, one of the Birmingham Six *

Ian Callaghan Ian Robert Callaghan (born 10 April 1942) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He holds the record for most appearances for Liverpool. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in th ...

(born 1942), English footballer with Liverpool, Swansea City and England *

James Callaghan Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff ( ; 27 March 191226 March 2005) was a British statesman and Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and Leader of the L ...

(1912–2005), British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom *

James Callaghan (disambiguation) James Callaghan (1912–2005) served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979. James or Jim Callaghan may also refer to: Other politicians *James Callaghan (New Jersey politician) (1914–1972), Newark councilman *Jim Callaghan ( ...

, several others * Jeremy Callaghan (born 1967), Australian actor * John Callaghan (disambiguation), several people * Joseph Cruess Callaghan (1893–1918), Irish First World War flying ace * Kathy Callaghan (born 1962), American handball goalkeeper * Kristian Callaghan (born 1993), English sport shooter * Leo Callaghan (1924–1987), Welsh football referee * Leonie Callaghan (born 1959), Australian cricketer *

Marge Callaghan Margaret Callaghan Maxwell (December 23, 1921 – January 11, 2019) was an infielder who played from 1944 to 1951 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 3", 112 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.

(1921–2019), Canadian baseball in fielder * Marissa Callaghan (born 1985), footballer from Northern Ireland with Cliftonville *

Martin Callaghan Martin Callaghan (born 3 August 1962) is an Australian former water polo player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known ...

(born 1962), Australian water polo player *

Martina Callaghan Martina F. Callaghan is an Irish medical physicist who is the Director of the Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging at the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology. Her research considers the development of in-vivo histology using MRI. Early lif ...

, Irish medical physicist *

Marty Callaghan Martin Francis Callaghan (June 9, 1900 – June 23, 1975) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder who played for four seasons. He played for the Chicago Cubs from 1922 to 1923 and the Cincinnati Reds in 1928 and 1930. A 1916 graduate o ...

(1900–1975), American baseball outfielder *

Mary Callaghan Mary Callaghan is an Irish Social Democrats politician who has represented Ballymun-Finglas on Dublin City Council since 2019. She served as Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin to then Lord Mayor Hazel Chu Hazel Chung-fai Chu (born 3 November 1980) ...

( from 2019), Irish Social Democrats politician * Mary Rose Callaghan (born 1944), Irish novelist *

Mike Callaghan Mike Callaghan (born March 31, 1963) is a former Assistant United States Attorney and a politician. In 2006, he was the Democratic nominee for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district. He unsuccessfully challenged Republican incumbent Shelle ...

(born 1963), American politician and attorney *

Morley Callaghan Edward Morley Callaghan (February 22, 1903 – August 25, 1990) was a Canadian novelist, short story writer, playwright, and Television, TV and radio personality. Biography Of Canadian/English-immigrant parentage,Clara Thomas, ''Canadian No ...

(1903–1990), Canadian novelist *

Margaret Jay, Baroness Jay of Paddington Margaret Ann Jay, Baroness Jay of Paddington, (née Callaghan; born 18 November 1939), is a British politician for the Labour Party and former BBC television producer and presenter. Early life Her father was James Callaghan, a Labour politicia ...

(née Callaghan; born 1939), British politician for the Labour Party * Nev Callaghan (1936–2016), Australian rugby league player * Noel Callaghan (born 1955), Australian tennis player and coach *

Nigel Callaghan Nigel Ian Callaghan (born 12 September 1962) is a former professional footballer. Playing career Callaghan played on the right-wing for a number of clubs including; Watford, Derby County and Aston Villa. Internationally, he represented England ...

(born 1962), English footballer with Watford and Derby County * Pat Callaghan (politician) (1927–2009), Canadian politician * Patrick Callaghan (1879–1959), Scottish footballer with Hibernian and Scotland *

Patrick Desmond Callaghan Patrick Desmond Callaghan (16 July 1926 – 6 April 1992) was a two-star air marshal in the Pakistan Air Force who is credited for his pioneering work in flight safety in Pakistan and his role during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He is on ...

(1926–1992), officer in the Pakistan Air Force *

Paul Callaghan Sir Paul Terence Callaghan ( ; 19 August 1947 – 24 March 2012) was a New Zealand physicist who, as the founding director of the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology at Victoria University of Wellington, held ...

(1947–2012), New Zealand physicist * Paul Callaghan (Gaelic footballer) (born 1971), Irish Gaelic footballer and coach *

Pól Callaghan Pól Callaghan is an Irish former Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Foyle between 2010 and 2011. Political career On 15 November 2010, Callaghan was co-opted to the Nor ...

( from 2010), Irish politician * Richard Callaghan ( 1960s–1999), American figure skater and coach *

Sheila Callaghan Sheila Callaghan (born 1973) is a playwright and screenwriter who emerged from the RAT ( Regional Alternative Theatre) movement of the 1990s. She has been profiled by ''American Theater Magazine'', "The Brooklyn Rail", ''Theatermania'', and ''Th ...

(born 1973), American playwright *

Simon Callaghan Simon Anthony Callaghan (born March 7, 1983, in Cambridge, England) is a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorse who moved to the United States in 2009, where he established a racing stable at Santa Anita Park Santa Anita Park is a Thoroughbred ra ...

(born 1983), English racehorse trainer *

Slade Callaghan Slade Callaghan (born August 21, 1970, in Bridgetown, Barbados) is a jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Considered tall for a jockey at 5' 8", Callaghan competed in his native Barbados where his success led him to relocate in 1994 to a base at ...

(born 1970), Barbadian jockey * Stan Callaghan (1916–1989), Australian rugby league footballer *

Stephanie Callaghan Stephanie Callaghan (born 24 April 1971) is a Scottish politician who has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Uddingston and Bellshill since May 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she was a councillor for So ...

(born 1971), Scottish politician for Scottish National Party, Member of the Scottish Parliament elected 2021 *

Steve Callaghan Steve Callaghan is an American screenwriter, producer and voice actor, best known for his work on ''Family Guy''. He is a graduate of the Department of Public Policy at the UCLA School of Public Affairs. Callaghan started his career in 1999 as ...

( from 1999), American screenwriter and voice actor *

Stuart Callaghan Stuart Callaghan (born 20 July 1976) is a Scottish former footballer who played for several Scottish league clubs, mostly in the lower divisions, after starting out in the top level as a youth player with Heart of Midlothian. He also played in ...

(born 1976), Scottish footballer with Hamilton, Brechin and Berwick *

Tabby Callaghan Tabby Callaghan (born Trevor John O'Callaghan; 22 April 1981, County Sligo, Ireland) is an Irish musician. He was the last contestant eliminated on the first series of ''The X Factor'' in 2004. Early career Callaghan played in many collectives ...

(born 1981), Irish musician * Terry Callaghan (born 1945), British Arctic ecologist * Jeremiah Thomas Fitzgerald Callaghan (1827–1881), Irish colonial administrator (governor of the Falkland Islands, the Bahamas and The Gambia) * Thomas Callaghan (disambiguation), several people * William Callaghan (disambiguation), several people

Fictional characters

* Clarissa Callaghan, from the video game ''

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'' * Robert Callaghan, the main antagonist from the movie ''Big Hero 6'' * Sam Callaghan, protagonist of Australian / Singaporean television series ''

Serangoon Road ''Serangoon Road'' is an Australian-Singaporean drama television series that premiered on 22 September 2013 on ABC and HBO Asia. It is a detective noir drama set in Singapore in the mid-1960s. The series takes its name from the eponymous roa ...

'' *

Slim Callaghan Slim Callaghan is a fictional London-based private detective created by the writer Peter Cheyney. Like another of Cheyney's characters, the FBI agent Lemmy Caution, he was constructed as a British response to the more hardboiled detectives of Ameri ...

, private detective in novels by Peter Cheyney * Dr Tom Callaghan, original character in the Australian TV series ''

The Flying Doctors ''The Flying Doctors'' is an Australian drama TV series produced by Crawford Productions that revolves around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. Tom Callaghan. ...

Places

Callaghan, New South Wales Callaghan ( ) is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the ...

, Australia * Callaghan, Edmonton, Canada *

Callaghan, Virginia Callaghan is an Unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 348. Humpback Covered Bridge and Wood Hall are listed on the U.S. National Regi ...

, United States * Callaghan, Texas, United States * Callaghan Lake Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada *

Callaghan Park Callaghan Park is a horse and greyhound racing venue in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. It is located in the suburb of The Common. History Early history In 1868, the Rockhampton Jockey Club was first formed.

, horseracing venue in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia *

Callaghan Square Callaghan Square () is a large public plaza in Cardiff, Wales, previously known as Bute Square. It was developed as part of a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) scheme to link central Cardiff with Cardiff Bay. History Cardiff Bay was developed ...

, Cardiff, Wales *

Callaghan Valley The Callaghan Valley is located in the Sea to Sky Country of southwestern, British Columbia, in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains 90 km north of Vancouver. It was the home of the 2010 Winter Olympics's Whistler Olympic Park, the venue ...

, British Columbia, Canada * Mount Callaghan, British Columbia, Canada

Ships

* , American military support vessel * , United States Navy destroyer * , United States Navy destroyer

Other

Callaghan Apartments The Callaghan Apartments, also known as the Plaza Apartments and Hotel and the Plaza Hotel, was erected in 1918 in Hot Springs State Park in Thermopolis, Wyoming. It was at one time one of six hotels catering to tourists using the Big Spring of ...

, Wyoming, United States * Merritt E. Callaghan Intermediate School, St Louis, United States