Quinlan is an

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

surname, also used as a given name. Notable people with the name include:

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Anthony Quinlan Anthony Quinlan is an English actor, 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 Roach in the English Channel 4 soap opera A s ...

(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 Brow ...

(born 1951), former Australian rules footballer *

Bill Quinlan William David Quinlan (June 19, 1932 – November 10, 2015) was an American football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions, and the Wash ...

(1932–2015), American professional football player * Carrie Quinlan, 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 *

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. They have painted all the band's album art. Career Early life Quinla ...

, (born 1986?), American musician *

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 Lou ...

(1927–1965), American sportscaster *

James Quinlan James Joseph Quinlan (September 13, 1833 – August 29, 1906) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions at the Battle of Savage's Stati ...

(1833–1906), Union Army officer during the American Civil War *

Jim Quinlan James F. Quinlan (May 29, 1922 – July 13, 2003) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Rochester Royals in three games during the 1946–47 season. He also played for the Wheeling B ...

(1922–2003), American professional basketball player *

(1934–2020), American screenwriter and author *

Jimmy Quinlan Jimmy Quinlan (born December 2, 1981 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a retired lacrosse player and current head coach for the Saskatchewan Rush in the National Lacrosse League and 3 time NLL champion. He has a 9-8 record as coach of the Rush Profes ...

(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, an ...

(1826–1883), Roman Catholic bishop * John Quinlan (wrestler) (born 1974) * Karen Ann Quinlan (1954–1985), figure in the "right to die" debate in the United States * Karen Louise Quinlan , Australian art gallery director *

Kathleen Quinlan Kathleen Denise Quinlan Abbott (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,'' and her Golden ...

(born 1954), American actress *

Maeve Quinlan Maeve Quinlan (born November 16, 1964, Chicago) is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Megan Conley for 11 years in ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' and for the series ''South of Nowhere''. Raised in Northfield, a North Shore sub ...

(born 1964), American actress * Michael Quinlan (1930–2009), British permanent secretary to the Ministry of Defence * Michael Quinlan, Australian musician, active 1986–1990 *

Michael R. Quinlan Michael Robert Quinlan (born December 9, 1944) is a graduate, and currently the chairman, of Loyola University Chicago, where he was initiated into the Alpha Delta Gamma National Fraternity. Quinlan served as a director of McDonald's Corporation ...

(born 1944), American businessman * Pat Quinlan (Irish Army officer) (1919–1997), the commanding officer of the Irish UN forces at the Siege of Jadotville * Patrick Quinlan (author), American author and political activist * Patrick Quinlan (cricketer) (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, Jos ...

(died 2001), Irish academic and politician *

Patrick L. Quinlan Arthur Patrick L. "Pat" Quinlan (1883–1948) was an Irish trade union organizer, journalist, and socialist political activist. Quinlan is best remembered for the part he played as an organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World in the 1913 ...

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

Peter Quinlan Peter Damien Quinlan is the Chief Justice of Western Australia. His appointment was announced on 1 August 2018, and took effect on 13 August. He was the Solicitor-General of Western Australia from 2016 to 2018. Quinlan attended John XXIII Co ...

, Chief Justice of Western Australia from 2018 *

Quinlan (baseball) Thirty-three individuals who played professional baseball at the major league level before 1900 lack identified given names (there are hundreds of other players of which this is true from the twentieth-century Negro leagues). All 33 played betwee ...

, baseball player *

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), former 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), musical impresario * Thomas F. Quinlan (died 1970), Irish Roman Catholic bishop in Korea *

Thomas J. Quinlan Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Ap ...

(1929–2012), Roman Catholic priest *

Timothy Quinlan Timothy Francis Quinlan KSS (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 18 ...

(1861–1927), Australian politician *

Tom Quinlan Thomas Raymond Quinlan (born March 27, 1968) is an American former third baseman in Major League Baseball. Quinlan spent parts of four seasons in the major leagues with the Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins. He is ...

(born 1968), former 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 Ac ...

(1877–1963), American artist

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 partnershi ...

(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'' television series. The character also appears in various canon and non-canon ''Star Wars'' media like books ...

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

Todd Quinlan Todd or Todds may refer to: Places ;Australia: * Todd River, an ephemeral river ;United States: * Todd Valley, California, also known as Todd, an unincorporated community * Todd, Missouri, a ghost town * Todd, North Carolina, an unincorporat ...

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