Cronin is derived from the Irish surname Ó Cróinín which originated in County Cork, and the

Old Irish Old Irish, also called Old Gaelic (, Ogham, Ogham script: ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ; ; ; or ), is the oldest form of the Goidelic languages, Goidelic/Gaelic language for which there are extensive written texts. It was used from 600 to 900. The ...

word ''crón'', meaning saffron-colored. The Cronin family have been prominent in politics and the arts in Ireland, the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom since the nineteenth century. Notable people with the surname include: * David Cronin - A Cronin * Eric Cronin - A Cronin *Ollie Cronin - A cricket player and Cronin * Evie Cronin - A Cronin * Millie Cronin - A cronin * Alison Cronin, director of Monkey World *

A. J. Cronin Archibald Joseph Cronin (Cronogue) (19 July 1896 – 6 January 1981) was a Scottish physician and novelist. His best-known novel is ''The Citadel (novel), The Citadel'' (1937), about a Scottish physician who serves in a Welsh coal mining, minin ...

(1896–1981), Scottish novelist * A. L. Cronin (1902–1974), American lawyer and politician *

Anthony Cronin Anthony Gerard Richard Cronin (28 December 1923 – 27 December 2016) was an Irish poet, arts activist, biographer, commentator, critic, editor and barrister. Early life and family Cronin was born in Enniscorthy, County Wexford on 28 Decembe ...

(1928–2016), Irish poet * Barth S. Cronin (1858–1933), American politician from New York *

Bernard Cronin Bernard Cronin (18 March 1884 – 9 June 1968) was an Australian author and journalist. With Gertrude Hart, he founded the Old Derelicts' Club in 1920 which later became the Society of Australian Authors. Life Cronin was born in Ealing, Midd ...

(1884–1968), Australian author and journalist *

Breeda Moynihan-Cronin Breeda Moynihan-Cronin (; born 31 March 1953) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry South constituency from 1992 to 2007. She was born in Cork in 1953, but is a native of Killarney, County ...

(born 1953), Irish politician * Brendan Cronin (disambiguation), several people * Cornelius Cronin (1838–1912), Medal of Honor recipient during the American Civil War *

Dan Cronin Daniel J. Cronin (born November 7, 1959) is an American politician and attorney who served as county board chairman of DuPage County, Illinois from December 2010 until December 2022. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican P ...

(born 1959), American politician from Illinois *

Daniel Anthony Cronin Daniel Anthony Cronin (born November 14, 1927) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston from 1968 to 1970, as bishop of the Diocese of Fall River in Massachusetts from 1 ...

(born 1927), Archbishop of Hartford *

David Edward Cronin David Edward Cronin, also known by his pseudonym Seth Eyland, (July 12, 1839 – June 9, 1925) was an American painter, illustrator and journalist. Life and career Early life Cronin was born in Greenwich, New York. He was a childhood friend of ...

(1839–1925), American painter * Declan Cronin (born 1997), American baseball player * Deverick John Cronin (1911–1979), Australian football player and commentator * Glenn Cronin (born 1981), Irish football player * Gráinne Cronin (born 1953), Irish airline pilot *

Greg Cronin Greg Cronin (born June 2, 1963) is an American professional ice hockey coach who most recently served as the head coach for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Coaching career Cronin began his career as an assistant coach at h ...

(born 1963), American ice hockey coach *

Helena Cronin Helena Cronin (born 1942) is a British Darwinian philosopher and rationalist. She is the co-director of the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science and the Darwin Centre at the London School of Economics. Her 1991 book, ''The Ant an ...

, English philosopher *

Henry Cronin Henry Francis Cronin CBE, MC, BSc (Eng) (1894 – 11 January 1977) was a British civil engineer and army officer.. He served in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and the Royal Engineers during the First World War and was awarded the Military C ...

(1894–1977), British civil engineer and army officer * J. Wilmer Cronin (1896–1982), American politician and lawyer * Jack Cronin (American football) (1903–1993), American football player *

James Cronin James Watson Cronin (September 29, 1931 – August 25, 2016) was an American particle physicist. Cronin and co-researcher Val Logsdon Fitch were awarded the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physics for a 1964 experiment that proved that certain subatomic ...

(1931–2016), American nuclear physicist *

Jeremy Cronin Jeremy Patrick Cronin (born 12 September 1949) is a South African writer, author, and noted poet. A longtime activist in politics, Cronin is a member of the South African Communist Party and a former member of the National Executive Committee o ...

(born 1949), South African politician *

Jerry Cronin Jeremiah Cronin (14 September 1925 – 19 October 1990) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister for Defence from 1970 to 1973 and Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture and Fisheries from 1969 to 1970. He served as a Teac ...

(1925–1990), Irish politician * Jim Cronin (disambiguation), several people *

Joe Cronin Joseph Edward Cronin (October 12, 1906 – September 7, 1984) was an American professional baseball player, Manager (baseball), manager and executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop, most notably as a member of the Bost ...

(1906–1984), American baseball player * John Cronin (disambiguation), several people * John Francis Cronin (1908–1994), American priest *

Justin Cronin Justin Cronin (born 1962) is an American author. He has written six novels: ''Mary and O'Neil, The Ferryman,'' and ''The Summer Guest'', as well as a vampire trilogy consisting of ''The Passage (Cronin novel), The Passage,'' ''The Twelve (novel ...

, American author * Justin Cronin (politician) (1980–2020), American politician *

Keith Cronin Keith Cronin (born 18 July 1986) is an Irish rally driver and four-time winner of the British Rally Championship. He won the 2009 British Rally Championship in his first year in the series, defeating multiple champion Mark Higgins in his pr ...

(born 1986), Irish rally driver *

Kevin Cronin Kevin Patrick Cronin Jr. (born October 6, 1951) is an American musician who was the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock band REO Speedwagon. The band had several hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 throughout the 1970s and 1980s, in ...

(born 1951), lead singer of REO Speedwagon *

Lance Cronin Lance Cronin (born 11 September 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made seven international appearances for the England C national team. In 2016 he was assistant manager at Whitehawk, the last club ...

(born 1985), English football player * Lee Cronin (disambiguation), several people *

Leroy Cronin Leroy "Lee" Cronin FRSE FRSC (born 1 June 1973) is the Regius Chair of Chemistry in the School of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow. He was elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Royal Society of Chemistry, an ...

(born 1973), British chemist * Marcus Daniel Cronin (1865–1936), American military officer *

Marianne Cronin Marianne Eve Cronin (born 1990) is a novelist and improv comedian. Her debut novel ''The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot'' (2021) received an Alex Award. Early life Cronin was born to an Irish family and grew up in Kenilworth, Warwickshire. ...

(born 1990), English-Irish novelist *

Michael Cronin (actor) Michael Cronin (born 1942) is a British actor. Personal life Born in Cranfield, Bedfordshire during World War II, he was educated at St Brendan's College by the Christian Brothers in Bristol, and at the University of London where he studied ...

(born 1942), English actor and writer *

Michael Cronin (academic) Michael Anthony Cronin (born 1 October 1960) is an Irish academic specialist in culture, travel literature, translation studies and the Irish language. He is the current holder of the Chair of French (established 1776) at Trinity College Dublin ...

(born 1960), Irish academic and author *

Mick Cronin (basketball) Michael Walter Cronin (born July 17, 1971)
Cincinnati Enquirer. 2 May 1999. is an American men's ...

(born 1971), American basketball coach *

Mikal Cronin Michael "Mikal" Patrick Cronin (born December 26, 1985) is an American musician and songwriter. He has released four solo albums and several singles. Cronin was a member of the bands Okie Dokie, Epsilons, Party Fowl and The Moonhearts, Moonheart ...

(born 1985), American singer-songwriter *

Patrick Henry Cronin Philip Patrick Henry Cronin (August 7, 1846 – May 4, 1889) was an Irish immigrant to the United States, a physician, and a member of Clan na Gael in Chicago. In 1889, Cronin was murdered by affiliates of Clan na Gael. Following an extensi ...

(1846–1889), American physician, murder victim *

Paul Cronin Paul Cronin (8 July 1938 – 13 September 2019) was an Australian actor who played roles in the Australian television series ''Matlock Police'' and ''The Sullivans''. He won the Silver Logie for Best Actor five times, including three years co ...

(1938–2019), Australian actor and owner of the Brisbane Bears * Paul Cronin (judge), Australian judge * Paul D. Cronin, American horseman, riding instructor and author * Paul W. Cronin (1938–1997), American politician from Massachusetts *

Peter Cronin Peter Michael Cronin (born 21 December 1947) is a former Australian Test cricket match umpire, from South Australia. Umpiring career Cronin was one of two Australian on-field umpires in the Underarm bowling incident of 1981. He umpired in one ...

(born 1947), Australian Test cricket umpire * R. F. Patrick Cronin (1926–2007), academic and healthcare consultant *

Rich Cronin Richard Burton Cronin (August 30, 1974September 8, 2010) was an American singer, songwriter and rapper, best known for being the lead singer and primary songwriter for the pop and hip hop group LFO (American band), LFO. Early life and education ...

(1975–2010), American singer and songwriter *

Sam Cronin Sam Cronin (born December 12, 1986) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. Club career College and amateur Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Cronin attended Mount Tabor High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina ...

(born 1986), American soccer player *

Seán Cronin Seán Cronin (29 August 1922 – 9 March 2011) was a journalist and former Irish Army officer and twice Irish Republican Army chief of staff.Brian Hanley and Scott Millar, ''The Lost Revolution: The Story of the Official IRA and the Workers Pa ...

, Chief of Staff of the IRA *

Seán Cronin (rugby union) Seán Cronin (born 6 May 1986) is a former Irish rugby union player who played as a Rugby union positions#Hooker, hooker for Leinster Rugby, Leinster in the United Rugby Championship. He also played for the Ireland national rugby union team. ...

, Irish rugby player * Shawn Cronin (born 1963), American ice hockey player *

Steve Cronin Steve Michael Cronin (born May 28, 1983) is an American retired soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. Career College and amateur Cronin was born in Sacramento, California. He played college soccer at Santa Clara University from 2001 to 2003 ...

(born 1983), American soccer player * Thomas Cronin (disambiguation), multiple people *

Vincent Cronin Vincent Archibald Patrick Cronin (Cronogue) FRSL (24 May 1924 – 25 January 2011) was a British historical, cultural, and biographical writer, best known for his biographies of Louis XIV, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, Catherine the Great and ...

(1924–2011), British historical writer

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