Cunningham is a surname of Scottish origin, see
Clan Cunningham
Clan Cunningham is a Scottish clan. The traditional origins of the clan are placed in the 12th century. However, the first contemporary record of the clan chiefs is in the thirteenth century. The chiefs of the Clan Cunningham supported Robert the ...
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Notable people sharing this surname
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Aaron Cunningham (born 1986), American baseball player
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Abe Cunningham, American drummer
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Adrian Cunningham
Adrian Cunnningham (born 1960) is an Australian archivist who worked for many years at the National Archives of Australia. He is known for his contributions to the practice of digital records management, including development of international sta ...
(born 1960), Australian archivist
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Alan Cunningham, British Second World War general
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Alexander Cunningham
Major General Sir Alexander Cunningham (23 January 1814 – 28 November 1893) was a British Army engineer with the Bengal Engineer Group who later took an interest in the history and archaeology of India. In 1861, he was appointed to the newl ...
(1814–1893), British archaeologist, father of the Archaeological Survey of India
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Alexander Cunningham, 1st Earl of Glencairn (1426–1488), a Scottish nobleman
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Alexander Cunningham, 5th Earl of Glencairn
Alexander Cunningham, 5th Earl of Glencairn (Born around 1515 and died 23 November 1574) was a Scottish nobleman and Protestant reformer, prominent in the Scottish Reformation.
Biography
Alexander Cunningham was the son of William Cunningham, ...
(died 1574), a Scottish nobleman and covenanter
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Alfred Austell Cunningham
Alfred Austell Cunningham (March 8, 1882 – May 27, 1939) was an American aviator and a United States Marine Corps officer who became the first Marine Corps aviator and the first director of Marine Corps Aviation. His military career included ser ...
, American aviation pioneer
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Allan Cunningham (disambiguation) Allan, Alan or Allen Cunningham may refer to:
*Alan Cunningham (1887–1983), World War II general
* Allan Cunningham (author) (1784–1842), Scottish poet and author
* Allan Cunningham (botanist) (1791–1839), British botanist and explorer
* Alla ...
or Allen Cunningham, several people
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Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, British Second World War admiral
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Andrew Cunningham (disambiguation) or Andy Cunningham, several people
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Archibald Cunningham (1879–1915), Scottish footballer
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Bert Cunningham (1865–1962), American baseball player
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Bertram Cunningham
Bertram Keir Cunningham, (26 March 1871 – 10 September 1944), also known as B. K. Cunningham, was a British Anglican priest and academic. From 1919 to 1943, he was Principal of Westcott House, Cambridge, a Church of England theological college ...
, British Anglican priest and academic
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Bill Cunningham (disambiguation) Bill Cunningham may refer to:
People
*Bill Cunningham (rugby union) (1874–1927), New Zealand rugby union player
*Bill Cunningham (footballer), Irish international footballer active in the 1890s
*Bill Cunningham (infielder) (1886–1946), profes ...
, several people
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Bill Cunningham (talk show host), American radio talk show host
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Billy Cunningham, American basketball player and coach
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Birgit Cunningham, Anglo-American activist
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Bob Cunningham (disambiguation), several people
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Briggs Cunningham
Briggs Swift Cunningham II (January 19, 1907 – July 2, 2003) was an American entrepreneur and sportsman. He is best known for skippering the yacht ''Columbia'' to victory in the 1958 America's Cup race, and for his efforts as a driver, team ow ...
, American racing driver and team owner, sports car designer and manufacturer
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Brysson Cunningham
Dr Brysson Cunningham FRSE DSc MICE (1868-1950) was a Scottish civil engineer and author specialising in harbour and dock design and operation. In the early 20th century he was generally viewed as the authority in this field.
Life
Brysson Cunn ...
, Scottish harbour engineer and author on dock and harbour engineering and operation
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Cade Cunningham (born 2001), American basketball player
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Cal Cunningham
James Calvin "Cal" Cunningham III (born August 6, 1973) is an American lawyer, politician, and retired military officer. A member of the Democratic Party and a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserve, he served one term as a North C ...
(born 1973), Democratic state senator in North Carolina
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Charles Cunningham (disambiguation), several people, including:
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Charles Cunningham, Royal Navy admiral
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Charles Milton Cunningham, American newspaper editor and politician
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Chris Cunningham
Chris Cunningham (born 15 October 1970) is a British video artist and music video director, best known for his music videos for electronic musicians such as Autechre, Squarepusher, and most notably Aphex Twin on videos for "Windowlicker" and " ...
, British director and video artist
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Christian Cunningham
Christian Cianan Cunningham (born November 21, 1997) is an American basketball player who last played for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He plays the forward position.
Biography
Cunningham was born in El Paso, Texa ...
(born 1997), American basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball ...
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Clare Cunningham (athlete)
Clare Cunningham ( ''née'' ''Bishop'' on born 15 June 1977) is a retired Paralympic swimmer and triathlete who represented Great Britain. She was born without her left forearm.
Cunningham first swam in international competition at the age of 1 ...
, British athlete
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Claire Cunningham, British choreographer
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Colin Cunningham (swimmer)
Colin Cunningham (born 15 September 1954) is an English former freestyle and backstroke swimmer.
Swimming career
He represented Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics. There he competed in the individual 100-metre and 200-metre backstroke. ...
, British swimmer
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Daniel John Cunningham
Daniel John Cunningham M.D., D.C.L., LL. D. F.R.S., F.R.S.E. F.R.A.I. (15 April 1850 – 23 July 1909) was a Scottish physician, zoologist, and anatomist, famous for ''Cunningham's Text-book of Anatomy'' and ''Cunningham's Manual of Pra ...
, Scottish anatomist
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Darryl Cunningham, English cartoonist
*Darren J. Cunningham, known professionally as
Actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lit ...
, British electronic music producer
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David Cunningham (disambiguation) David Cunningham may refer to:
*David Cunningham (bishop) (c. 1540–1600), Bishop of Aberdeen
* David Cunningham Snr (born 1943), Scottish accordionist, teacher, composer and band leader
* David Cunningham (American football), American football ...
, several people
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David Loren Cunningham, film producer
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Dominick Cunningham (born 1995), British artistic gymnast
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Ebenezer Cunningham, British mathematician
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Edward Francis Cunningham, Scottish painter
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Edwin Cunningham (disambiguation) Edwin Cunningham may refer to:
*Edwin Cunningham (diplomat)
Edwin Sheddan Cunningham (July 6, 1868 – January 20, 1953) was an American diplomacy, diplomat who served for many years in China, retiring as Consulate General of the United States, S ...
, several people
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Elaine Cunningham, American fantasy and science-fiction author
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Elmer T. Cunningham, American entrepreneur and businessman, specializing in vacuum tubes and radio manufacturing
*E. V. Cunningham, pseudonym of
Howard Fast
Howard Melvin Fast (November 11, 1914 – March 12, 2003) was an American novelist and television writer. Fast also wrote under the pen names E.V. Cunningham and Walter Ericson.
Biography Early life
Fast was born in New York City. His mother, ...
, an American writer
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Francine Cunningham, Indigenous writer, artist, and educator
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Francis Cunningham (painter)
Francis de Lancey Cunningham Jr. (born 1931) is an American figurative painter known for working across three genres – nude, landscape and still-life—and for being an influential teacher. He co-founded the New Brooklyn School of Life, Paintin ...
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Gary Cunningham (born 1940/1941), American basketball coach and athletic director
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Glenn Cunningham (disambiguation) Glenn Cunningham may refer to:
*Glenn Cunningham (athlete) (1909–1988), American runner, Olympic Games medalist
*Glenn Cunningham (Nebraska politician) (1912–2003), American politician, mayor of Omaha, and congressman for Nebraska
*Glenn Cunnin ...
, several people
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Gordon Cunningham (golfer), Scottish golfer
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Graeme Cunningham (cricketer)
Graeme Timothy Cunningham (born 25 January 1975) is a retired Australian cricketer who played predominantly for Tasmania.
Cunningham was born at Goulburn, New South Wales in 1975. He was an effective middle order batsman. More a hard hitting s ...
, Australian cricketer
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Graeme Cunningham (Scottish footballer), Scottish footballer
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Harry Cunningham (disambiguation), several people
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Hugh Cunningham (disambiguation), several people
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Imogen Cunningham (1883–1976), American photographer
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J. V. Cunningham
James Vincent Cunningham (August 23, 1911 – March 30, 1985) was an American poet, literary critic and teacher.
Background
Cunningham is described as a neo-classicist or anti-modernist. His poetry was distinguished by its clarity, brevity and ...
, American poet
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Jack Cunningham (disambiguation) Jack Cunningham, Baron Cunningham of Felling (born 1939) is a British Labour Party politician.
Jack Cunningham may also refer to:
*Jack Cunningham (screenwriter) (1882–1941), American screenwriter
*Jack Armand Cunningham (1890–1956), English W ...
, several people
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James Cunningham (disambiguation) James or Jim Cunningham may refer to:
Politics
* James Cunningham (Australian politician) (1879–1943), Australian politician and President of the Senate
* Jim Cunningham (politician) (born 1941), Labour MP in the United Kingdom
* James Cunnin ...
, several people
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Jason D. Cunningham
The Battle of Takur Ghar was a short but intense military engagement between United States special operations forces and al-Qaeda insurgents fought in March 2002, atop Takur Ghar mountain in Afghanistan. For the U.S. side, the battle proved ...
, US Air Force pararescue medic
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Jason Cunningham, English boxer
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Jean Wooden Cunningham, American politician and lawyer
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Jeff Cunningham, American association football player
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Jim Cunningham (disambiguation) James or Jim Cunningham may refer to:
Politics
* James Cunningham (Australian politician) (1879–1943), Australian politician and President of the Senate
* Jim Cunningham (politician) (born 1941), Labour MP in the United Kingdom
* James Cunningha ...
, several people
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John Cunningham (disambiguation) John or Johnny Cunningham may refer to:
Military
*John Cunningham (officer) (fl. 1689), Anglo-Irish soldier at the Siege of Derry
*John Cunningham, 15th Earl of Glencairn (1749–1796), Scottish nobleman, cavalry officer, and priest
*John Cunningh ...
or Johnny Cunningham, several people
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Joseph Cunningham (disambiguation) or Joe Cunningham, several people
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Keiron Cunningham
Keiron Cunningham (born 28 October 1976) is a professional rugby league coach and former player. A Great Britain and Wales international representative , he played his entire professional career at St Helens, making nearly 500 appearances for ...
, British rugby league player
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Kenny Cunningham
Kenneth Edward Cunningham (born 28 June 1971) is an Irish former footballer who played as a defender. He played international football for the Republic of Ireland until his retirement in 2005. He spent his professional club career, from 1989 t ...
, Irish footballer
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Korey Cunningham, American football player
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Kristan Cunningham, American interior designer and television personality
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Larry Cunningham
Larry Cunningham (13 February 1938 – 28 September 2012) was an Irish country music singer, who was one of the leading figures of the showband scene in the 1960s and 1970s. Cunningham accomplished a series of "firsts" during his career. In 196 ...
(1938–2012), Irish country music singer
*Larry Cunningham (1951–2019), American R&B singer, member of the vocal group
The Floaters
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Laurie Cunningham, English former footballer
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Leland Cunningham, American astronomer and electronic computing authority
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Liam Cunningham, an Irish actor
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Loren Cunningham, American-born missions statesman and founder of Youth With A Mission
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Malik Cunningham (born 1998), American football player
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Marta Cunningham (1869–1937), American-born European-based soprano-singer and philanthropist
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Mary Ann Cunningham (1841-1930), Canadian temperance activist
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Melvin Cunningham
Melvin Cunningham (born December 16, 1973) is a former American football defensive specialist who played two seasons with the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Marshall University. He was also a mem ...
(born 1973), American football player
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Merce Cunningham
Mercier Philip "Merce" Cunningham (April 16, 1919 – July 26, 2009) was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of American modern dance for more than 50 years. He frequently collaborated with artists of other discipl ...
(1919–2009), American choreographer
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Michael Cunningham, American novelist, author of ''The Hours''
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Michael R. Cunningham
Michael R. Cunningham is chancellor of the National University System. He previously also served as president of the university between 2013 and 2016. Prior to this he was dean of the College of Business Administration at San Diego State Universi ...
, Chancellor National University System
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Milton Joseph Cunningham
Milton Joseph Cunningham, also known as Joe Cunningham (March 10, 1842 – October 19, 1916) was a Louisiana attorney and politician who served as Attorney General of Louisiana from 1884 to 1888, and from 1892 to 1900.
As Attorney General he su ...
, American politician
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Minnie Fisher Cunningham, American suffrage politician
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Myrna Cunningham, Miskita feminist and indigenous rights activist from Nicaragua
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Owen Cunningham, Australian rugby league footballer
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Patrick Cunningham (politician)
Patrick Cunningham (1878 – 2 February 1960) was an Irish nationalist politician.
Cunningham, father to thirteen children (one dying as a child), was elected to the Westminster House of Commons for the Nationalist Party as Member of Parliament ...
(1878–1960), Irish politician
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Paul Cunningham (disambiguation) Paul Cunningham may refer to:
*Paul Cunningham (chef) (born 1969), English chef working in Denmark
*Paul Cunningham (footballer) (born 1986), New Zealand footballer
*Paul Cunningham (journalist), Irish journalist and author
*Paul Cunningham (ministe ...
, several people
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Phil Cunningham (folk musician)
Philip Martin Cunningham, MBE (born 27 January 1960 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish folk musician and composer. He is best known for playing the accordion with Silly Wizard, as well as in other bands and in duets with his brother, John ...
, Scottish accordionist with the folk group Silly Wizard
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Phil Cunningham (rock musician), English musician
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Randall Duke Cunningham, U.S. Representative from California
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Randall Cunningham, American football player
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Redmond Cunningham, Irish officer in the British Army
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Richie Cunningham (American football) (born 1970), American football placekicker
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Robert Cunningham (disambiguation), any of several people
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Ross Cunningham
Ross Cunningham (born 23 May 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Kelty Hearts as a forward.
Early life
Cunningham was born in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland.
Club career
Having been with the club as a youth player for ...
, Scottish footballer
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Samuel Cunningham (born 1989), Thai footballer
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Scott Cunningham, writer
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Sean S. Cunningham
Sean Sexton Cunningham (born December 1941) is an American filmmaker, director, producer, and writer. He is best known for directing and producing several horror films, beginning in the early 1970s.
Raised in Connecticut, Cunningham graduated fr ...
, film producer and director
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Sederrik Cunningham
Sederrik Cunningham (born July 14, 1989) is a former American football wide receiver. Cunningham played college football at Furman University and attended Zephyrhills High School in Zephyrhills, Florida. He has been a member of the Green Bay Pac ...
, American football player
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Sophie Cunningham (born 1963), Australian writer and editor
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Sophie Cunningham (basketball) (born 1996), American basketball player
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Stacey Cunningham
Stacey Cunningham (born 1974 or 1975) is an American banker who served as the 67th president of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) from 2018 to 2022. She was the second female president of the NYSE, but the first to hold full leadership of the ...
, 67th President of the New York Stock Exchange
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Sumner Archibald Cunningham (1843–1913), American Confederate veteran and newspaper editor
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Tony Cunningham (footballer)
Anthony Eugene Cunningham (born 12 November 1957) is a Jamaican former professional footballer.
Cunningham, a striker, began his professional career with Lincoln City in 1979. In three years with the Imps, he made 123 league appearances and ...
, Jamaican former footballer
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Timothy J. Cunningham
Timothy Jerrell Cunningham (December 21, 1982 – 2018) was a Harvard-educated doctor with the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention. As an epidemiologist, he was a team leader in the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and was na ...
(1982–2018), American epidemiologist
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Walter Cunningham (born 1932), American astronaut, Apollo 7 crew member
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Walterina Cunningham
The Misses Corbett were sisters Walterina Cunningham (died 1 April 1837) and Grace Corbett ( – 11 June 1843). They were Scottish authors who wrote a number of books, poems and songs in the early nineteenth century, most notably a series of anthol ...
(died 1837), Scottish author and poet
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Wade Cunningham, New Zealand racing driver
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Ward Cunningham, American computer programmer, developer of the first wiki
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William Cunningham (disambiguation), several people
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Zach Cunningham (born 1994), American football player
Notable fictional characters sharing this surname
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Max Cunningham, character from ''Hollyoaks''
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Tom Cunningham, also a character from ''Hollyoaks''
* The Cunningham family from ''Happy Days'':
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Howard Cunningham, father
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Marion Cunningham, mother
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Richie Cunningham, second son and also the series' original lead character
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Joanie Cunningham, younger daughter
* The Cunningham family in ''
To Kill a Mockingbird
''To Kill a Mockingbird'' is a novel by the American author Harper Lee. It was published in 1960 and was instantly successful. In the United States, it is widely read in high schools and middle schools. ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' has become ...
'' by Harper Lee
* Mr and Alec Cunningham in the Sherlock Holmes story "
The Adventure of the Reigate Squire"
Other uses of the Cunningham name
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Cunningham automobile
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Cunningham-Hall Aircraft Corporation
The Cunningham-Hall Aircraft Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer from its formation in 1928 to its closure in 1948.
History
The company was formed in 1928 at Rochester, New York. It was a combination of Randolph F. Hall, some forme ...
(1928–1948), aircraft manufacturer in Rochester, New York
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James Cunningham, Son and Company (1882–1936), carriage and auto company in Rochester, New York
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Scottish toponymic surnames
Surnames of Lowland Scottish origin
English-language surnames