Scanlan is an Irish surname that derives from the Irish Gaelic name Ó Scannláin, meaning descendant of Scannlán’. Notable people with the surname include: * Emmett J. Scanlan (born 1979), Irish actor *

Fred Scanlan John Frederick Scanlan (May 5, 1877 – November 11, 1950) was a Canadians, Canadian amateur ice hockey player in the era before professional ice hockey. Scanlan was a forward (ice hockey), forward who played for the Montreal Shamrocks and Win ...

(1877–1950), Canadian ice hockey player * Jerry Scanlan (born 1957) retired American football player *

Joanna Scanlan Joanna Marion Scanlan (born 27 October 1961) is a British actress and writer. On television, she is known for her roles in ''The Thick of It'' (2005–2012), ''Big School'' (2013–2014), ''Puppy Love'' (2014), '' No Offence'' (2015–2018), ...

(born 1961), English actress and television writer *

John Joseph Scanlan John Joseph Scanlan (May 24, 1906 – January 31, 1997) was an American Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the second bishop of the Diocese of Honolulu in Hawaii from 1968 to 1981. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop ...

(1906–1997), second Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu * Joseph Lawrence Scanlan (born 1929), American television director * Julian Scanlan (born 1997), American DJ * Justin Scanlan (born 1975), Irish Australian community leader and disability advocate * Laetisha Scanlan (born 1990), Australian sport shooter *

Luke Scanlan Luke Scanlan (October 16, 1841 – April 5, 1915) was an American farmer and politician. Born near Lockport, Illinois, Scanlan moved with his parents to Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Territory in 1842 and settled on a farm in the Town of Oak ...

(1841–1915), American politician and farmer * Michael Scanlan (disambiguation) * Neal Scanlan (born 1961), British special effects artist * Patricia Scanlan (born 1956), Irish novelist * Reggie Scanlan, bass guitar player from New Orleans, Louisiana * Robert Richard Scanlan (1801–1876), Irish painter *

Sean Scanlan Sean Scanlan (18 August 1948 – 17 April 2017) was a Scottish actor. He is known primarily for his many television and stage roles. Career Scanlan appeared in a large number of plays and television programmes, including as Dougie the shi ...

(1948–2017), Scottish actor *

Seán Scanlan Sean Scanlan MRIA, IEEE Life Fellow (also John Oliver Scanlan; 1937 – 2 May 2017) was an Irish circuit theorist and electronic engineering professor. Biography Scanlan studied electrical engineering at University College Dublin (UCD) and re ...

(1937–2017), Irish pioneer in circuits & systems theory, electronic engineering professor * Teresa Scanlan (1993), Irish American former Miss America and business lawyer * Thomas Scanlan (1874–1930), Irish politician * Toni Scanlan (born 1956), Australian actress * Tuna Scanlan, Samoan/New Zealand boxer of the 1950s and '60s * Walter Scanlan, stage name of Walter Van Brunt (1892–1971), American tenor * William J. Scanlan (1934–2014), musical theatre performer and composer Fictional characters: *Mike Scanlan, a character in Arthur Conan Doyle's ''

The Valley of Fear ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The ...

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{{surname, Scanlan Anglicised Irish-language surnames

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