Colgan is an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Irish ''Ó Colgáin'' meaning "descendant of Colga", a personal name based on ''colg'' "thorn," "sword." Notable people with the surname include: *

Arthur Colgan Arthur Joseph Colgan C.S.C. (born November 8, 1946) is an American priest of the Catholic Church who serves as auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Chosica Peru. Biography Early life Colgan was born in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts and gr ...

(born 1946), American Roman Catholic bishop *

Charles J. Colgan Charles Joseph Colgan (September 25, 1926 – January 3, 2017) was an American politician and businessman. He served for forty years in the Senate of Virginia for the 29th district, with a brief period as the President pro tempore. Background ...

(1926-2017), American Democratic politician and businessman from Virginia *

Eileen Colgan Eileen Colgan Simpson (2 January 1934 – 10 March 2014) was an Irish theatre, television and film actress. She was best known for her recurring role as Esther Roche on the RTÉ One soap opera, ''Fair City''. She also appeared in the RTÉ televi ...

(c. 1934 – 2014), Irish actress * Flavia Colgan, American Democratic strategist * Gerry Colgan (1951–2011), Scottish teacher and footballer *

Jenny Colgan Jenny Colgan (born 14 September 1972, Prestwick, Ayrshire) is a Scottish writer of romantic comedy fiction and science-fiction. She has written for the '' Doctor Who'' line of stories. She writes under her own name and using the pseudonyms Jane ...

, British novelist *

John Colgan John Colgan, OFM ( Irish ''Seán Mac Colgan''; c. 1592 – 15 January 1658), was an Irish Franciscan friar noted as a hagiographer and historian. Life Colgan was born c. 1592 at Priestown near Carndonagh. He joined the Franciscan Order an ...

, Irish hagiographer and historian * Michael Colgan (disambiguation), multiple people *

Nick Colgan Nicholas Vincent Colgan (born 19 September 1973) is an Irish football coach and former professional footballer who is goalkeeping coach at EFL League Two side Stockport County. As a player, he was a goalkeeper from 1991 to 2013 and first briefl ...

, Irish football goalkeeper *

Stevyn Colgan Stevyn Colgan (born 11 August 1961) is a British writer, artist and speaker. Colgan was a police officer in London 1980-2010. He was then a researcher and scriptwriter for the BBC TV series QI and the regular QI Annuals, and for QI's BBC R ...

, Cornish writer, artist and songwriter

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