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Brigid Laffan Brigid Laffan is an Irish political scientist and Emeritus professor at Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute. '' Politico Europe'' ranked her among women who shape Europe in November 2018. Education La ...

( 1977– ), Irish political scientist *

Gary Laffan Garry Laffan (born 1975) is an Irish politician and former hurler who played as a full-forward for the Wexford senior hurling team. Laffan made his first appearance for the team during the 1994 Oireachtas Tournament and subsequently became ...

(born 1975), Irish hurler *

Joseph de Courcy Laffan Sir Joseph De Courcy Laffan, 1st Baronet (8 May 1786 – 7 July 1848) was a noted Irish physician. Laffan treated troops in the Peninsular War, he was the personal physician (''Physician-in-Ordinary'') to Queen Victoria's father the Duke of K ...

(1786–1848), Irish physician *

Kevin Laffan Kevin Barry Laffan (24 May 1922 – 11 March 2003) was a British playwright, screenwriter, author, actor and stage director. Laffan is best known for creating the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale Farm'', now titled ''Emmerdale''. Raised in a family ...

(1922–2003), English playwright *

May Laffan May Hartley (née Laffan) (3 May 1849 – 23 June 1916) was an Irish realist writer who wrote about Dublin society in the nineteenth century and was considered a pioneer of "slum fiction" in an Irish setting. Career Born on 3 May 1849 to Micha ...

(1845–1916), writer, a pioneer of "slum fiction" in Ireland *

Patricia Laffan Patricia Alice Laffan (19 March 1919 – 10 March 2014) was an English stage, film, television and radio actress, and also, after her retirement from acting, an international fashion impresario. She was five-feet-six-inches tall, with dark red ...

(1919–2014), English actress *

Robert Laffan Robert Laffan (died 3 July 1833) was an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Cashel and Emly from 1823 to 1833. He was the son of Walter Laffan, Esquire, of Cashel in County Tipperary, Ireland, and a grandson of Richa ...

(c.1794–1833), Archbishop of Cashal and Emly in Ireland *

Robert Laffan (politician) Sir Robert Michael Laffan (21 September 1821 – 22 March 1882) was Irish officer of the Royal Engineers, politician, and governor of Bermuda. Early life The third son of John Laffan, of Skehanagh, counties Clare and Limerick, he was born on 21 ...

(1821–1882), officer in the Royal Engineers, Governor of Bermuda *

William M. Laffan William MacKay Laffan (1848 – 19 November 1909) was the publisher and editor of the ''New York Sun''. and a friend, correspondent and publisher of Mark Twain. Biography Laffan was born in Dublin and educated privately and at Trinity College Du ...

(1848–1909), publisher and editor of the ''New York Sun''

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