MacDonnell, Macdonnell, or McDonnell is a

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

of Irish and

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origin. It is an

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form of the

Gaelic Gaelic (pronounced for Irish Gaelic and for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to: Languages * Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insul ...

patronymic ''Mac Dhòmhnaill'', meaning "son of Dòmhnall". The Gaelic

personal name A personal name, full name or prosoponym (from Ancient Greek ''prósōpon'' – person, and ''onoma'' –name) is the set of names by which an individual person or animal is known. When taken together as a word-group, they all relate to that on ...

''Dòmhnall'' is a

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Donald Donald is a Scottish masculine given name. It is derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinter ...

'', which is composed of the elements ''domno'', meaning "world", and ''val'', meaning "might" or "rule". The name is considered a variation of MacDonald. MacDonnells are found in both Scottish and Irish nobility, where they have held an important role in the history of both countries.

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Alasdair McDonnell Alasdair McDonnell (born 1 September 1949) is a retired Irish nationalist politician in Northern Ireland who was leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) from 2011 to 2015, having served as deputy leader between 2004 and 2010. He ...

(born 1949), Northern Irish politician and MP from Cushendall * Alestair Ruadh MacDonnell (1725–1761), Scottish chief of Glengarry, secret agent and spy on Prince Charles Edward after 1750 *

Alexander McDonnell, 9th Earl of Antrim Alexander Randal Mark McDonnell, 9th Earl of Antrim, (3 February 1935 – 21 July 2021), known as Alexander Dunluce, was a landowner, hereditary peer, artist, and art restorer. He lived mostly at his ancestral home, Glenarm Castle, County Ant ...

(1935–2021), British peer from Northern Ireland *

Alexander McDonnell (chess player) Alexander McDonnell (1798–1835), sometimes spelled MacDonnell, was an Irish chess master, who contested a series of six matches with the world's leading chess player Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais in 1834. Early life The son of a su ...

(1798–1835), Irish chess master *

Alexander McDonnell (engineer) Alexander McDonnell was an Irish locomotive engineer and civil engineer. He was born in Dublin on 18 December 1829 and died in Holyhead on 14 December 1904. He was educated at Trinity College Dublin, where he graduated with an honours BA in m ...

(1829–1904), locomotive designer and Chief Mechanical Engineer * Sir Alexander McDonnell, 1st Baronet (1794–1875), Anglo-Irish civil servant, commissioner of national education in Ireland * Andy McDonnell (1882–1942), Australian rules footballer * Angus McDonnell (1881–1966), English politician and MP from Dartford *

Antony MacDonnell, 1st Baron MacDonnell Lord MacDonnell Antony Patrick MacDonnell, 1st Baron MacDonnell, (7 March 1844 – 9 June 1925), known as Sir Antony MacDonnell between 1893 and 1908, was an Irish civil servant, much involved in the Indian land reform and famine relief in Ind ...

(1844–1925), Irish-born British politician, involved in the administration of India

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* Bernard C. McDonnell (1911–1959), New York assemblyman *

Bob McDonnell Robert Francis McDonnell (born June 15, 1954) is an American politician, attorney, businessman, academic administrator, and former military officer who served as the 71st governor of Virginia from 2010 to 2014. He is a member of the Republica ...

(born 1954), governor of Virginia; American politician *

Barry McDonnell Barry McDonnell (1924 – 14 February 1976) was an Irish rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, ...

(born 1944), Lord of Glencoe, Scotland

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Charles James McDonnell Charles James McDonnell (July 7, 1928 – February 13, 2020) was an American Roman Catholic titular bishop of Pocofeltus and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey. Biography Born in Queens, New York, McDonnel ...

(1928-2020), American Roman Catholic bishop *

Charlotte McDonnell Charlotte McDonnell (formerly Charlie McDonnell; born 1 October 1990) is a British filmmaker, screenwriter, musician, former vlogger, author and Twitch streamer from Bath, Somerset. On 15 June 2011, her YouTube channel charlieissocoollike bec ...

British musician and YouTube personality (charlieissocoollike, formerly Charlie McDonnell) *

Clare McDonnell Clare McDonnell (born 1967) is a Sony Radio Academy Awards winning British radio broadcaster and presenter. Career McDonnell began as a reporter in local radio in England, and from there moved on to be a radio presenter. For several ye ...

(born 1967), English radio broadcaster and presenter * Clark W. McDonnell (1870–1952), American politician from North Dakota

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Dan McDonnell Dan McDonnell is an American college baseball coach who has been the head coach of the Louisville Cardinals since the start of the 2007 season. As of the end of the 2017 season, Louisville has a 646-266 (.708 winning percentage) in 15 seasons ...

(born c. 1970), American college baseball coach

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* E. T. MacDonnell (fl. 1917–1918), American college football coach at Wake Forest University *

Eugene McDonnell Eugene Edward McDonnell (October 18, 1926 – August 17, 2010) was a computer science pioneer and long-time contributor to the programming language siblings APL and J. He was a graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School. After serving as an in ...

(1926–2010), American programming language designer

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* Lady Flora McDonnell (born 1963), artist, illustrator, and author of children's books; daughter of Alexander McDonnell

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George Alcock MacDonnell George Alcock MacDonnell (16 August 1830 in Dublin – 3 June 1899 in London) was an Anglican clergyman as well as a chess master and writer. He tied for 3rd-4th at London 1862 (the 5th British Chess Congress, Adolf Anderssen won), won two match ...

(1830–1899), Irish chess master * George Macdonell (British Army officer) (1780–1870), British Army officer *

Grady McDonnell Grady McDonnell (born February 17, 2008) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Club NXT in the Belgian Challenger Pro League. Born in Canada, he is a youth international for Ireland. Early life Born in Surrey, British Colum ...

(born 2008), Irish-Canadian footballer

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Howard McDonnell Howard Andre McDonnell (June 13, 1909 - February 19, 1992) was an American Democratic politician from Mississippi. He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1940 to 1944 and was member of the Mississippi State Senate from 19 ...

(1909-1992), American politician from

Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...

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* James MacDonnell (1884–1973), Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician from Ontario * James MacKerras Macdonnell (1884–1973), Canadian lawyer and parliamentarian from Ontario * James Macdonnell (1781–1857), Scottish military officer; fought at the Battle of Waterloo *

James Smith McDonnell James Smith "Mac" McDonnell (April 9, 1899 – August 22, 1980) was an American aviator, engineer, and businessman. He was an aviation pioneer and founder of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, later McDonnell Douglas (which is now Boeing, af ...

(1899–1980), American businessman and aviation pioneer; founder of McDonnell Aircraft, later McDonnell-Douglas * James McDonnell (born 1961), American musician better known as

Slim Jim Phantom James McDonnell, known by the stage name Slim Jim Phantom, is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the band Stray Cats. Alongside bandmates Brian Setzer and Lee Rocker, he is considered a pioneer of the neo-rockabilly movemen ...

* Joe McDonnell (ice hockey) (born 1961), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Joe McDonnell (rugby player) (born 1973), New Zealand rugby union player *

Joe McDonnell (hunger striker) Joseph McDonnell (14 September 1951 – 8 July 1981) was a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who died during the 1981 Irish hunger strike. Early life Joe McDonnell was born on Slate Street in the lower Falls Road of Be ...

(1951–1981), Irish member of the Provisional IRA; died in IRA hunger strike *

John McDonnell (businessman) John F. McDonnell (born 1938) is an American businessman, engineer, and philanthropist. McDonnell served as the chairman of the McDonnell Douglas Corporation from 1988 until its merger with Boeing in 1997 and its chief executive officer from 1988 ...

(born 1938), American aviation businessman, son of James Smith McDonnell * John McDonnell (coach) (1938–2021), Irish-American college football coach * John McDonnell (footballer) (born 1965), Irish football manager *

John McDonnell (politician) John Martin McDonnell (born 8 September 1951) is a British politician who served as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2015 to 2020. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hayes and Harlington since 1997, representing the Labour ...

(born 1951), British politician and MP * Johnny McDonnell (fl. 1908–1912), Irish footballer

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* Kyle MacDonnell (c. 1922–2004), American model, singer, and actress

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Lara McDonnell Lara McDonnell (born 7 November 2003) is an Irish actress. She starred as the alternating title role in the West End production of ''Matilda the Musical'' from 2015 to 2016. She has since landed roles in a number of films. McDonnell appeared on ...

(born 2003), Irish actress *

Leverne McDonnell Leverne Ann McDonnell (27 June 1963 – 15 March 2013) was an Australian actress. Early life McDonnell spent three years as a member of "Energy Connection", a youth dance theatre company in Adelaide, South Australia, until she was admitted to ...

(1963–2013), Australian actress *

Louisa McDonnell, Countess of Antrim Louisa Jane McDonnell, Countess of Antrim, VA (''née'' Grey; 15 February 1855 – 2 April 1949) was a British noblewoman and courtier. Biography Lady Antrim was born at St James's Palace, the daughter of Gen. Hon. Charles Grey (a son of the ...

(1855–1949), British peer *

Luke McDonnell Luke McDonnell (born July 19, 1959) is an American artist whose early career was spent specialising in comic books. Career Comic books Luke McDonnell began his career as a comics artist in 1980 and illustrated a wide variety of comics including ...

(born 1959), American comic book artist and toy designer

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Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill (), also called Máel Sechnaill Mór or Máel Sechnaill II (949 – 2 September 1022), was a King of Mide and High King of Ireland. His great victory at the Battle of Tara against Olaf Cuaran in 980 resulted i ...

(949–1022), High King of Ireland. *

Mary McDonnell Mary Eileen McDonnell (born April 28, 1952) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She received Academy Awards, Academy Award nominations for her roles as Stands With A Fist in ''Dances With Wolves'' and May-Alice Culhane in ''Pas ...

(born 1952), American film, stage, and television actress *

Megan McDonnell Megan McDonnell is an American screenwriter best known for her work on Marvel Cinematic Universe projects ''WandaVision'' (2021) and ''The Marvels'' (2023). Education McDonnell attended Harvard University as an undergraduate, where she was a ...

, American screenwriter * Michael McDonnell (contemporary), American trial lawyer, radio commentator, and professor of law * Moylan McDonnell (1889–1969), Canadian professional hockey player

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* Noelie McDonnell, Irish singer/songwriter *

Norman Macdonnell Norman Scarth Macdonnell (November 8, 1916 – November 28, 1979) was an American producer for radio, television, and feature films. He is best known for co-creating with writer John Meston the Western series ''Gunsmoke'', which was broadcast on ...

(1916–1979), American radio and television producer

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Pat McDonnell Pat McDonnell (born 18 March 1950) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a full-back for the Cork senior team. Born in Aghabullogue, County Cork, attended secondary school at Presentation Brothers College, Cork. He arrived on the inter-cou ...

(born 1950), Irish hurler *

Patrick McDonnell Patrick McDonnell (born March 17, 1956) is a cartoonist, author, and playwright. He is the creator of the daily comic strip '' Mutts'', which follows the adventures of a dog and a cat, that has been syndicated since 1994. Prior to creating ''Mut ...

(contemporary), Irish actor and comedian *

(born 1956), American comic book author *

Percy McDonnell Percy Stanislaus McDonnell (13 November 1858 – 24 September 1896
— '' Peter McDonnell (disambiguation) Peter McDonnell may refer to: * Peter McDonnell (footballer) (born 1953), English footballer * Peter McDonnell (rugby union) Peter McDonnell (c.1874– 24 May 1950) was a New Zealand rugby union player who represented the All Blacks in 1896. ...

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Randal MacDonnell, 1st Earl of Antrim Randall MacSorley MacDonnell, 1st Earl of Antrim, PC (Ire) (died 10 December 1636), rebelled together with Tyrone and Tyrconnell in the Nine Years' War but having succeeded his brother, Sir James mac Sorley MacDonnell, as Lord of the Route a ...

(d. 1636), Irish nobleman, 4th son of Sorley Boy MacDonnell * Randal MacDonnell, 1st Marquess of Antrim (1609–1683), Roman Catholic landed magnate in Scotland and Ireland *

Ray MacDonnell Ray MacDonnell (March 5, 1928 – June 10, 2021) was an American television actor, best known for his role as Dr. Joe Martin, patriarch of the Martin family, on the daytime soap opera ''All My Children'', a role he played for 40 years. Early y ...

(1928–2021), American actor *

Richard Graves MacDonnell Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell (; 3 September 1814 – 5 February 1881) was an Anglo-Irish lawyer, judge and colonial governor. His posts as governor included Governor of the British Settlements in West Africa, Governor of Saint Vincent, Gov ...

(1814–1881), Anglo-Irish lawyer, judge, and colonial governor * Roger MacDonnell, New Zealand advertising entrepreneur

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* Samuel McDonnell (1834–1910), Canadian politician from Nova Scotia * Sanford N. McDonnell (1922–2012), American aviation businessman, nephew of James Smith McDonnell *

Shannon McDonnell (rugby league) Shannon Jay McDonnell (born 5 August 1987) is a former Ireland international rugby league footballer who last played for St Helens in the Super League. He had previously played for National Rugby League clubs the Wests Tigers and the Newcastl ...

(born 1987), Australian rugby league player *

Sophie McDonnell Sophie McDonnell (born 3 February 1976) is an English television/radio presenter and former singer. She was a member of the group Precious, the UK entry for the Eurovision Song Contest in 1999 at which they placed 12th. She later presented child ...

(born 1976), British television presenter *

Sorley Boy MacDonnell Somhairle Buíodh MacDonnell (Scottish Gaelic: ''Somhairle Buidhe Mac Domhnaill''), known as Sorley Boy MacDonnell, whose last name was also given as MacDonald (c. 1505 – 1590), was a Gaelic chief, the son of Alexander Carragh MacDonnell, ...

(Somhairle Buidh Mac Domhnaill) (1505–1590), Irish clan chieftain of the Clan MacDonnell * Stephen McDonnell (hurler) (born 1989), Irish hurler for Glen Rovers and Cork *

Steven McDonnell (Gaelic footballer) Steven McDonnell (born 13 July 1979) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played in the full-forward line for his home club Killeavy St Moninna's and at senior level for the Armagh county team. McDonnell is his county's top scorer in N ...

(born 1979), Gaelic football player for Armagh

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Terrence McDonnell Terrence McDonnell is an American television screenwriter and producer, best known for his collaboration with Jim Carlson (screenwriter), Jim Carlson in the first ''Battlestar Galactica'' series. The two of them also wrote the 1988 animated feat ...

(contemporary), American screenwriter * Thomas McDonnell, Snr. (1788–1864), Irish-New Zealand businessman *

Thomas McDonnell Thomas McDonnell ( – 8 November 1899) was a 19th-century New Zealand public servant, military leader and writer. Biography Childhood and early life McDonnell was born to Thomas McDonnell Sr., an early British merchant and speculator who s ...

(1831–1899), New Zealand military officer and writer * Timothy A. McDonnell (born 1937), American Roman Catholic priest and bishop * Tony McDonnell (professor) (contemporary), British Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences *

Tony McDonnell Anthony "Tony" McDonnell (born 10 February 1976, in Dublin) is a retired football player for Irish side, UCD. McDonnell would spend the entirety of his career with UCD, becoming the club's record longest serving player in history. A former S ...

(born 1976), Irish football player

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William McDonnell, 6th Earl of Antrim William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is ...

(1851–1918), British peer *

William McDonnell William Neil McDonnell (July 15, 1876 – May 11, 1941) was an American sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912, he won the silver medal as a member of the American team in the team running deer, single shots event, and t ...

(1876–1941), American sport shooter and 1912 Olympic contestant

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