Monahan, and close variants, is a name of
Gaelic
Gaelic (pronounced for Irish Gaelic and for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to:
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origin, derived from ''manachán'', a diminutive of ,
a monk. It may refer to:
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Dan Monahan
Dan Monahan (born July 20, 1955) is an American actor, best known for his role as Edward "Pee Wee" Morris in the 1980s ''Porky's'' trilogy of teen films. He appeared in '' Only When I Laugh'' and ''Porky's'' in 1981.
Early and personal life
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(born 1955), American actor
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Darren Monahan, American Chief Information Officer and Producer, Obsidian Entertainment
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David Monahan (born 1971), American actor
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Gordon Monahan (born 1956), Canadian musician and composer
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Matthew Monahan
Matthew Monahan (born 1972) is an American contemporary artist based in Los Angeles. He works in a variety of artistic disciplines that incorporate mixed media and found objects such as "foam, folded and crumbled construction paper," glass vitrines ...
(born 1972), American artist based in Los Angeles
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Meghan Monahan (born 2001), American artist
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Pat Monahan
Patrick Monahan (born February 28, 1969) is an American musician. He is best known as the lead singer and sole constant member of the band Train. He has also collaborated with multiple artists and has recorded a solo album, '' Last of Seven''.
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(born 1969), American lead singer and songwriter for Train
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Patrick Monahan (comedian)
Patrick Monahan (born 23 June 1976) is an Irish-Iranian comedian, who won the television competition series ''Take the Mike'' in 2001 and '' Show Me the Funny'' in 2011. He has performed regularly at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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(born 1976), Irish-Iranian stand-up comedian
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Sarah Monahan
Sarah Monahan (born 12 April 1977) is an Australian former child actress. Best known for her role as Jenny Kelly on ''Hey Dad..!'', she also appeared in ''Sons and Daughters (Australian TV series), Sons and Daughters'' and ''Home and Away''.
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(born 1977), Australian actress
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William Monahan
William J. Monahan (born November 3, 1960) is an American screenwriter and novelist. His second produced screenplay ''The Departed'' (2006), an adaptation of Andrew Lau's 2002 gangster film ''Infernal Affairs'', earned him a Writers Guild of Am ...
(born 1960), American screenwriter
Sports
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Garry Monahan (born 1946), retired Canadian professional ice hockey center
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Hartland Monahan (born 1951), retired Canadian ice hockey player
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Leo Monahan (artist) (born 1933), American paper artist
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Leo Monahan (sportswriter)
Daniel Leo Monahan (December 13, 1926 – March 27, 2013) was an American sportswriter. He became a full-time journalist in 1950, and had a career which lasted 30 years combined with the ''Daily Record'', the ''Record American'', and the ''Heral ...
(1926–2013), American sports journalist
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Rinty Monahan (1928–2003), Major League Baseball pitcher
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Sean Monahan
Sean Monahan (born October 12, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL).
After playing junior ice hockey with the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) an ...
(born 1994), Canadian professional ice hockey player
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Shane Monahan
Shane Hartland Monahan (born August 12, 1974) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter. He played his entire career for the Seattle Mariners (1998–99). He is a graduate of Joseph Wheeler High School in Marie ...
(born 1974), former Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter
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Shane Monahan (rugby union), Irish professional rugby union player
Other
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Alfred Monahan (1877–1945), Anglican bishop of Monmouth
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Brian Monahan, Attending physician of the United States Congress
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Don Monahan, Canadian politician
*Haven Monahan, the alleged perpetrator of the sexual assault in the now-retracted ''Rolling Stone'' article "
A Rape on Campus
"A Rape on Campus" is a Retraction in academic publishing, retracted, defamatory ''Rolling Stone'' magazine article written by Sabrina Erdely and originally published on November 19, 2014, that describes a purported group sexual assault at the U ...
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J. C. Monahan, American meteorologist and TV presenter
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James G. Monahan
James Gideon Monahan (January 12, 1855 – December 5, 1923) was an American lawyer and politician who served one as a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin from 1919 to 1921.
Born at Willow Springs, near Darlington, Wisconsin, Monahan attended ...
(1855–1923), U.S. representative from Wisconsin
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Jay Monahan
Joseph William "Jay" Monahan IV (born May 7, 1970) is the fourth and current commissioner of golf's PGA Tour. He ascended to this position in January 2017. Monahan previously served as executive director of The Players Championship.
Succeeding T ...
(born 1970) The Commissioner of the PGA Tour
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Patrick J. Monahan (born 1954), Dean of Osgoode Hall Law School of York University in Toronto,
See also
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Minogue
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Monaghan (surname)
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Surnames of Irish origin