Quinlan is an Irish surname, also used as a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

Anthony Quinlan Anthony Quinlan (born 16 October 1984) is a British actor from Salford, England, known for his roles as Gilly Roach in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' and Pete Barton in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. Career Quinlan played Gilly R ...

(born 1984), English actor * Arthur Quinlan (1921–2012), Irish journalist *

Bernard Quinlan Bernard Gerald Quinlan (August 1885 – 11 September 1951) was an Australian cricketer and doctor. The son of Timothy Quinlan and grandson of Daniel Connor, both Irish-born politicians, Quinlan was born in Perth, Western Australia, and educated ...

(1885–1950), Australian cricketer and doctor *

Bernie Quinlan Bernard Francis Quinlan (born 21 July 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Footscray Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). One of a handful of players to have won a Brownlow ...

(born 1951), Australian rules footballer * Bill Quinlan (1932–2015), American professional football player *

Carrie Quinlan Carrie Quinlan is a British actress and comedy writer, known for her work in theatre, television and radio. She is best known for John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme'','' and played the lead in '' Agendum'' on BBC Radio 4. Early life Quinlan wa ...

, British actress and comedy writer *

Derek Quinlan Derek M Quinlan (born 4 November 1947) is an Irish businessman prominent in the field of real estate investment and development. A former tax inspector at the Irish Revenue Commission, he formed investment syndicates with high-net-worth individ ...

(born 1947), Irish businessman * Dan Quinlan (1863–1940), American actor and vaudeville and minstrel show performer. *

Frances Quinlan Christine Frances Quinlan (born May 7, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and visual artist best known for fronting Philadelphia indie rock band Hop Along. Career Early life and education Quinlan was raised in northern New Je ...

, (born c. 1986), American musician * Heather Quinlan (born 1974), American filmmaker and writer *

Jack Quinlan John Charles Quinlan (January 23, 1927 – March 19, 1965) was an American sportscaster. He was best known for doing radio play-by-play for the Chicago Cubs, first on WIND (1955–56) and then on WGN (1957–64). His broadcast partners were L ...

(1927–1965), American sportscaster * James Quinlan (1833–1906), Union Army officer during the American Civil War * Jim Quinlan (1922–2003), American professional basketball player * Jim Quinlan (1934–2020), American screenwriter and author * Jimmy Quinlan (born 1981), Canadian lacrosse player *

John Quinlan (bishop) Bishop John Quinlan (October 19, 1826, Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland – March 9, 1883, Alabama) was a Catholic bishop and the second Bishop of Mobile. Biography Early life John Quinlan was born on 19 October 1826 in Cloyne, Ireland, and ...

(1826–1883), Roman Catholic bishop *

John Quinlan (wrestler) John Joseph Quinlan (born October 30, 1974) nickname "Stoneface", is an American actor. He is a former bodybuilder, professional wrestler, fitness model, fashion model, art model and romance cover model. In 2012 he was an official image model ...

(born 1974), American actor and wrestler *

Karen Ann Quinlan Karen Ann Quinlan (March 29, 1954 – June 11, 1985) was an American woman who became an important figure in the history of the right to die controversy in the United States. When she was 21, Quinlan became unconscious after she consumed Valiu ...

(1954–1985), figure in the "right to die" debate in the United States *

Kathleen Quinlan Kathleen Denise Quinlan (born November 19, 1954) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her Golden Globe-nominated performance in the 1977 film of the novel ''I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (film), I Never Promised ...

(born 1954), American actress *

Maeve Quinlan Maeve Quinlan (born November 16, 1964) is an Irish-American actress. She is best known for starring as Megan Conley for 11 years in ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', as Paula Carin '' South of Nowhere'', and Constance Tate-Duncan in the rebooted ...

(born 1964), American actress *

Michael Quinlan (civil servant) Sir Michael Edward Quinlan, GCB (11 August 1930 – 26 February 2009) was a former British defence strategist and former Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence, who wrote and lectured on defence and matters of international security, espe ...

(1930–2009), British permanent secretary to the Ministry of Defence *

Michael R. Quinlan Michael Robert Quinlan (born December 9, 1944) is a graduate, and former chairman of the board of trustees, of Loyola University Chicago Loyola University Chicago (Loyola or LUC) is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit res ...

(born 1944), American businessman *

Pat Quinlan (Irish Army officer) Patrick Quinlan (1919–1997) was an Irish Army officer who commanded the Irish UN force that fought at the Siege of Jadotville in Katanga in 1961, and surrendered when they ran out of ammunition and other supplies. Despite the initial lack ...

(1919–1997), commanding officer of the Irish UN forces *

Patrick Quinlan (author) Patrick Quinlan is an American author, political activist, fundraiser, and briefly, a Green Independent candidate for Governor of Maine in the 2010 election. In the fall of 2009, he informed the Maine Ethics Commission that he was no longer se ...

, American author and political activist *

Patrick Quinlan (cricketer) Patrick Francis Quinlan (17 March 1891 – 15 August 1935) was an Australian cricketer and lawyer. The son of Timothy Quinlan, an Irish-born politician, Quinlan was educated in Ireland where he played cricket for Dublin University and Ireland. ...

(1891–1935), Australian cricketer *

Patrick Quinlan (politician) Patrick Michael Quinlan (7 December 1919 – 8 November 2001) was an Irish academic and member of Seanad Éireann from 1957 to 1977. He was born near Kilfinane, County Limerick on 7 December 1919, to farmer Jeremiah Quinlan and his wife, Jose ...

(died 2001), Irish academic and politician *

Patrick L. Quinlan Arthur Patrick L. "Pat" Quinlan (1883–1948) was an Irish people, Irish trade union organizer, journalist, and socialism, socialist political activist. Quinlan is best remembered for the part he played as an organizer for the Industrial Workers ...

(1883–1948), Irish-American radical journalist and political activist *

Peter Quinlan Peter Damien Quinlan, SC is the Lieutenant-Governor of Western Australia. He was sworn in on the 27 November 2019. He is also the Chief Justice of Western Australia. His appointment was announced on 1 August 2018, and took effect on 13 August ...

, Chief Justice of Western Australia from 2018 *

Robb Quinlan Robb William Quinlan (born March 17, 1977) is an American former Major League Baseball utility player who played first base, third base, corner outfield, catcher and designated hitter for the Anaheim Angels / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim betwe ...

(born 1977), American Major League Baseball player *

Roberta Quinlan Roberta Quinlan (born Roberta Englemeier) is an American musician. Early years Quinlan was born Roberta Englemeier, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred A. Engelmeier, in St. Louis, Missouri. When she was a little girl, an operation on her tonsils ...

, American musician *

Ross Quinlan John Ross Quinlan is a computer science researcher in data mining and decision theory. He has contributed extensively to the development of decision tree algorithms, including inventing the canonical C4.5 and ID3 algorithms. He also contributed to ...

, computer scientist *

Thomas Quinlan (impresario) Thomas Quinlan, (10 March 1881, Bury – 20 November 1951, Holborn) was a musical impresario, best known for founding the Quinlan Opera Company. Early life and career Thomas Quinlan was the son of Dennis Quinlan, a railway clerk, and Ellen ...

(1881–1951), British musical impresario *

Thomas F. Quinlan Thomas F. Quinlan S.S.C., D.D. was an Irish born priest, who served as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chunchon in Korea from 1945 until 1966. Life Thomas Quinlan a native of Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary, he studied for the priesthood ...

(died 1970), Irish Roman Catholic bishop in Korea * Thomas J. Quinlan (1929–2012), Roman Catholic priest *

Timothy Quinlan Timothy Francis Quinlan (18 February 1861 – 8 July 1927) was an Irish-born Australian politician who represented the electorates of West Perth and Toodyay in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly between 1890 and 1894, and 1897 and ...

(1861–1927), Australian politician * Tom Quinlan (born 1968), American Major League Baseball player *

Will J. Quinlan Will J. Quinlan (William James Quinlan, 3rd, 1877–1963), artist, was born in Brooklyn on June 27, 1877. He lost his hearing as a child. He had an early interest in art and attended the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute and Adelphi Aca ...

(1877–1963), American artist * Quinlan (baseball) (fl. 1874), American baseball player

Given name

Quinlan Terry John Quinlan Terry CBE (born 24 July 1937) is a British architect. He was educated at Bryanston School and the Architectural Association School of Architecture. He was a pupil of architect Raymond Erith, with whom he formed the partnership ...

(born 1937), English architect

Fictional characters

Quinlan Vos Quinlan Vos is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Vos was voiced by Al Rodrigo in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series), ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' television series. The character also appears in various canon an ...

, a Jedi Master in the ''Star Wars'' franchise *

Todd Quinlan The following is a list of characters from the NBC/ABC American comedy-drama ''Scrubs''. Character appearance summary ;Legend : = Main cast (credited) : = Recurring cast (4+) : = Guest cast (1–3) Main characters John Michael Dorian (J.D ...

, aka "The Todd", a fictional character in the TV series ''Scrubs'' {{surname Anglicised Irish-language surnames Surnames of Irish origin