Mullen is a surname of Irish origin. According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Mullens were a chiefly family of the

Uí Mháine , often Anglicised as Hy Many, was one of the oldest and largest kingdoms located in Connacht, Ireland. Its territory of approximately encompassed all of what is now north, east and south County Galway, south and central County Roscommon, an ...

tribe who in turn were from the

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Laigin The Laigin, modern spelling Laighin (), were a Gaelic population group of early Ireland. They gave their name to the Kingdom of Leinster, which in the medieval era was known in Irish as ''Cóiced Laigen'', meaning "Fifth/province of the Leinste ...

who were the third wave of

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to settle in Ireland during the first century BC. Notable people with the surname include: * Alex Mullen (disambiguation) *

Andrew Mullen Andrew Mullen (born 29 November 1996) is a British Paralympian swimmer. Mullen competes in the S5 disability category in freestyle, backstroke and butterfly, specialising in sprint events. He competed in the 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics an ...

(born 1996), British Paralympian swimmer * Ann A. Mullen (1935–1994), American politician *

April Mullen April Mullen () is a Canadian director, actress, and producer. Career In 2012, Mullen became the first woman to direct a live action, fully stereoscopic 3D film, 3D feature film, ''Dead Before Dawn'' (2012)''.'' In 2015, she directed the neo-n ...

, Canadian actress and filmmaker *

Barbara Mullen Barbara Mullen (9 June 19149 March 1979) was an American-born actress well known in the United Kingdom for playing the part of Janet McPherson, the housekeeper in ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook''. Although the role of Janet brought her fame in later ye ...

(1914–1979), American actress *

Brian Mullen Brian Patrick Mullen (born March 16, 1962) is an American former professional ice hockey player who spent eleven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) playing for the Winnipeg Jets (1972–96), Winnipeg Jets, New York Rangers, San Jose Sha ...

(born 1962), former NHL player *

Charlie Mullen Charles George Mullen (March 15, 1889 – June 6, 1963) was an American baseball player and manager. He played professionally in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman. From 1910 to 1911, Mullen played for the Chicago White Sox, who kept ...

(1889–1963), Major League Baseball first baseman *

Conor Mullen Conor Mullen (born 1966) is an Irish actor who played Frank in Smother, Stuart McElroy in ''Holby City'' and Aidan Doherty in the 2007 BBC1 drama series ''Rough Diamond''. He was born in Dublin. Both his parents were pharmacists, and he is one ...

(born 1962), Irish actor *

Dan Mullen Daniel Mullenhttps://media.ledger-enquirer.com/static/SEC-Coaching-Contracts/Mississippi-State/Dan-Mullen-2016.pdf (born April 27, 1972) is an American college football coach, who is currently the head coach at the University of Nevada, Las Veg ...

(born 1972), American college football coach *

Danny Mullen Daniel Mullen (born 1 March 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City. He has previously played for Livingston, St Mirren, Dundee and Partick Thistle. Career Li ...

(born 1995), Scottish professional footballer *

David Mullen (photographer) David Robert Mullen is an American artist and photographer A photographer (the Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who uses a ...

(born 1952), artist and photographer *

David Mullen (singer) David Mullen (born 1964) is a former Blues Pop / CCM singer, songwriter and musician. Later he became well known as a songwriter, music producer, and film score composer. He released his first album in 1989, and won the GMA Dove Award for New Ar ...

(born 1964), former Blues Pop/CCM singer and producer * Earl Mullen (1902–1969), American politician and businessman *

Ed Mullen Joseph Edward Mullen (March 9, 1913 – January 10, 1988) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Oshkosh All-Stars and averaged 1.9 points per game. He also coached the Milwaukee Shooti ...

(1913–1988), American professional basketball player *

Frank Mullen Francis P. Mull Eugene Mullen (born January 2, 1970) is an American vocalist, best known as the former frontman for the New York Brutal Death Metal band Suffocation. He is one of the first vocalists to introduce low-pitched growling vocals in ...

(born 1970), American death metal vocalist *

Fraser Mullen Fraser Mullen (born 8 November 1993 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a professional footballer, who plays as a right-back for Johnstone Burgh. Mullen has previously played for both Edinburgh derby rivals, Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian, as well as ...

(born 1993), professional footballer *

Geoff Mullen Geoffrey Richard Mullen (16 March 1947 – 25 November 2014) was an Australian draft resister whose jailing in 1971 became a focal point of opposition to conscription for the Vietnam War. Mullen was born in Darlinghurst and attended Waverley ...

(1947–2014), Australian draft resister *

George Mullen George Mullen is an astronomer who co-authored several peer-reviewed articles with Carl Sagan Carl Edward Sagan (; ; November 9, 1934December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, planetary scientist and science communicator. His best known s ...

, astronomer *

Graham Calder Mullen Graham Calder Mullen (born 1940) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. Education and career Mullen was born in Gastonia, North Carolina. He received a Bachelor o ...

(born 1940), Senior United States District Judge *

Harryette Mullen Harryette Mullen (born July 1, 1953), Professor of English at University of California, Los Angeles, is an American poet, short story writer, and literary scholar. Life Mullen was born in Florence, Alabama, grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, gradua ...

(born 1953), American poet, author and professor of English *

James T. Mullen James Terrance Mullen (August 30, 1843 – July 6, 1891) was the first Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus from March 29, 1882 to May 17, 1886. He also served in the New Haven, Connecticut p ...

(1843–1891), first Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus *

Jarrod Mullen Jarrod Stephen Mullen (born 9 April 1987) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He last played for the Sunshine Coast Falcons in the Queensland Cup. A New South Wales rugby league team, New South Wales State of Origin se ...

(born 1987), Australian former rugby league footballer *

Jeff Mullen Jeff Mullen (born September 15, 1968) is an American football coach. He is the former quarterback coach of the Charlotte 49ers. Mullen was previously an assistant coach at Ohio University, Wake Forest University, and West Virginia University. ...

(born c. 1968), assistant football coach for

West Virginia University West Virginia University (WVU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university with its main campus in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. Its other campuses are those of the West Virginia University Ins ...

* Jerry Mullen (1933–1979), college basketball player (

San Francisco San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...

) * Jesse James Mullen (born c. 1984), American businessman and politician *

Jim Mullen Jim Mullen (born 26 November 1945) is a Scottish, Glasgow-born jazz guitarist with a distinctive style, like Wes Montgomery before him, picking with the thumb rather than a plectrum. Biography Jim Mullen was guitarist with Pete Brown & Piblo ...

(born 1945), Scottish jazz guitarist *

Jimmy Mullen (footballer born 1923) James Mullen (6 January 1923 – 23 October 1987) was an English international footballer who played as an outside left. Mullen spent his whole career at Wolverhampton Wanderers where he won three English Football League championships and the ...

(1923–1987), football player *

Jimmy Mullen (footballer born 1952) James Mullen (born 8 November 1952 in Jarrow, County Durham) is an English football manager who last managed at Market Drayton Town. He twice won promotion with Burnley, in 1991–92 and 1993–94. Playing career In his playing days, Mullen ...

(born 1952), former football player and manager *

Joe Mullen Joseph Patrick Mullen (born February 26, 1957) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins betwe ...

(born 1957), former NHL player * John Joseph Mullen (1829–1897), member of the Queensland Legislative Council *

John Mullan (academic) John Mullan is a professor of English at University College London (UCL). He is a specialist in eighteenth-century literature, currently writing the 1709–1784 volume of the ''Oxford English Literary History''. He has written a weekly column on ...

, professor of English at University College London *

Karl Mullen Dr Karl Daniel Mullen (26 November 1926 – 27 April 2009) was an Irish rugby union player and consultant gynaecologist who captained the Irish rugby team and captained the British Lions on their 1950 tour to Australia and New Zealand. Mull ...

(1926–2009), Irish Rugby Union player *

Kathryn Mullen Kathryn Mullen (born February 10, 1940) is an American puppeteer, actress, and voice actress most closely associated with Jim Henson projects. History Mullen began performing on ''The Muppet Show'' in its third season, primarily as Gaffer the B ...

(born 1940), American puppeteer, actress, and voice actress * Keith Mullen (born 1961), English rock musician * Larry Mullen, Jr., (born 1961), drummer for U2 * Laura Mullen (born 1958), American poet *

Luke Mullen ''Andi Mack'' is an American family comedy-drama television series created by Terri Minsky that premiered on Disney Channel on April 7, 2017. It ran for three seasons and 57 episodes, concluding on July 26, 2019. The series stars Peyton Elizabe ...

(born 2001), American actor, filmmaker, and environmentalist * M. David Mullen (born 1962), Japanese-born American cinematographer *

Madeleine ffrench-Mullen Madeleine ffrench-Mullen (30 December 1880 – 26 May 1944) was an Irish revolutionary and labour activist who took part in the Easter Rising in Dublin in 1916. Ffrench-Mullen was a member of the radical nationalist women's organisation . In 19 ...

(1880–1944), Irish revolutionary and labour activist *

Marie Mullen Marie Mullen (born 1953) is an Irish actress. She is known for co-founding the Druid Theatre Company, located in Galway, Ireland. She is also known for her performance in the 1998 production of ''The Beauty Queen of Leenane'', for which she ...

(born 1953), Irish actress * Mark Mullen (born 1961), NBC News Chief and Reporter * Matthew Mullen (born 1989), Australian footballer *

Michael Mullen Michael Glenn Mullen (born 4 October 1946) is a retired United States Navy Admiral (United States), admiral who served as the 17th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 2007 to September 2011. Mullen was the 32nd vice chief of Nav ...

(1919–1982), Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official *

(born 1946), United States Navy admiral and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the US military *

(born 1958), professional investment analyst and associate professor of finance at Stonehill College * Moon Mullen (1917–2013), American baseball player *

Nick Mullen Nicholas James Mullen (born December 13, 1988) is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, producer, actor and comedy writer. Active since 2005, he is best known as the creator and co-host of the comedy podcast '' Cum Town'' (2016–2022) an ...

(born 1988), American comedian *

Nicole C. Mullen Aileen Nicole Coleman-Mullen, known professionally as Nicole C. Mullen, (born January 3, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, and choreographer. She was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. Personal life During Mullen's first marriage, ...

(born 1967), American singer, songwriter, and choreographer * Patrick Mullen (ice hockey) (born 1986), American ice hockey player * Patrick Mullen (Medal of Honor) (1844–1897), member of the United States Navy *

Paul Mullen (rugby union) Paul Mullen (born 16 November 1991) is an Irish-American rugby union player who plays prop for the Utah Warriors of Major League Rugby (MLR) and the United States men's national team. Mullen previously played for the Houston SaberCats, the San D ...

(born 1991), Irish-born rugby union player *

Paul Mullen Paul Mullen may refer to: * Paul Mullen (musician) (born 1982), British musician * Paul Mullen (rugby union) (born 1991), Irish-American rugby union player See also * Paul Mullin (disambiguation) {{hndis, Mullen, Paul ...

(born 1982), English multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter *

Peg Mullen Margaret Ellen Mullen (née Goodyear; June 11, 1917 – October 2, 2009) was an American antiwar activist who was motivated to protest after her son was killed in Vietnam by shrapnel fired from friendly artillery in 1970. She became an active o ...

(1917–2009), American anti-war activist * Peter Mullen (born 1942), British Church of England priest and Rector of St Michael, Cornhill *

Rodney Mullen John Rodney Mullen (born August 17, 1966) is an American professional skateboarder who practices freestyle skateboarding and street skateboarding. He is considered the most influential skateboarder of all time. Mullen is credited for inventing ...

(born 1966), professional skateboarder *

Rónán Mullen Rónán Thomas Mullen (born 13 October 1970) is an Irish Independent politician (Ireland), independent Seanad Éireann, senator and former delegate to the Council of Europe. He is the leader of the Human Dignity Alliance, an extra-parliamentary ...

(born 1970), Irish politician * Ruth González Mullen (1939–2009), Cuban artist * Ryan Grice-Mullen (born 1986), former gridiron football wide receiver *

Ryan Mullen Ryan William Mullen (born 7 August 1994) is an Irish professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Born in England and representing Ireland, he is a six-time Irish National Time Trial Champion and three-time Irish Nat ...

(born 1994), Irish professional racing cyclist * Samuel Mullen (1828–1890), Irish bookseller in Australia * Sheila Mullen (artist) (born 1942), Scottish painter * Sheila Mullen (model) (born 1957), American model * Thomas Mullen (1897–1966), Irish Fianna Fáil politician and school teacher *

Tiawan Mullen Tiawan Mullen (born July 12, 2000) is an American professional gridiron football, football cornerback. He played college football for the Indiana Hoosiers football, Indiana Hoosiers. Early life Tiawan Mullen was born on July 12, 2000, in Fort ...

(born 2000), American football player *

Tobias Mullen Tobias Mullen (March 4, 1818 – April 22, 1900) was an Irish-born clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Erie in Pennsylvania from 1868 to until his death in 1899. Biography Early life Tobias Mull ...

(1818–1900), Roman Catholic Bishop of Erie * Tom Mullen (born 1951), American football player *

Trayvon Mullen Trayvon Sentell Mullen Jr. (born September 20, 1997) is an American professional football cornerback. Mullen was a highly recruited cornerback coming out of high school and was rated by ESPN as the number two cornerback in his class. He played c ...

(born 1997), American football player *

William F. Mullen III Major General William Francis Mullen III (15 July 1964 – June 29, 2024) was an officer in the United States Marine Corps. He last served as the commanding general for United States Marine Corps Training and Education Command, Training and Educa ...

(1964–2024), United States Marine Corps officer

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