# Gannon

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**Gannon** is an [Irish](/source/Irish_language) surname, meaning "*descendant of the fair one*," perhaps denoting someone of [Norse ancestry in Ireland](/source/Vikings_in_Ireland).[1] It may also derive from the [Anglo-Saxon](/source/Anglo-Saxons) feminine name "*Gunnhildr*."[1] Notable people with the surname include:

## Artists and entertainers

- [Craig Gannon](/source/Craig_Gannon) (born 1966), English guitarist
- [Jeff Gannon](/source/Jeff_Gannon) (born 1957), pen name of James Guckert, a former White House reporter
- [Kim Gannon](/source/Kim_Gannon) (1900–1974), American songwriter
- [Mary Gannon](/source/Mary_Gannon) (1829—1868), American vaudeville and general comic actress associated with many of the 18th and 19th century matron roles

## Politicians

- [Bob Gannon](/source/Bob_Gannon) (1959–2017), American businessman and politician
- [Tom Gannon](/source/Tom_Gannon) (1943–2021), American politician

## Sportspeople

- [Conor Gannon](/source/Conor_Gannon) (born 2002), Irish tennis player
- [Jim Gannon](/source/Jim_Gannon) (born 1968), English football manager
- [Jim Gannon (rugby league)](/source/Jim_Gannon_(rugby_league)) (born 1977), Australian professional rugby league player
- [Jonathan Gannon](/source/Jonathan_Gannon), American football coach
- [Kelli Gannon](/source/Kelli_Gannon) (born 1978), former field hockey midfield player from the United States
- [Rich Gannon](/source/Rich_Gannon) (born 1965), National Football League quarterback
- [Tim Gannon](/source/Tim_Gannon) (born 1948), polo player, co-founder of Outback Steakhouse
- [Terry Gannon](/source/Terry_Gannon) (born 1963), sportscaster for ESPN on ABC and ESPN

## Others

- [Bryant Illong Gannon](/source/Ration_Truck_massacre#Victims) (1912–1942), Australian private who was killed in the [1942 Dili massacre](/source/Ration_Truck_massacre)
- [John D. Gannon](/source/John_D._Gannon) (1948–1999, computer scientist, professor at the University of Maryland
- [John Mark Gannon](/source/John_Mark_Gannon) (1877–1968), former archbishop of the Diocese of Erie in Pennsylvania
- [Kathy Gannon](/source/Kathy_Gannon) (born 1954), Canadian journalist
- Mary Gannon (1867–1932), co-founder of the architectural firm [Gannon and Hands](/source/Gannon_and_Hands)
- [Theresa Gannon](/source/Theresa_Gannon), British forensic psychologist

## See also

- [Gannon University](/source/Gannon_University), university in Erie, Pennsylvania
- An early romanization/spelling error of [Ganon](/source/Ganon), villain from Nintendo's video game series franchise *The Legend of Zelda*

## References

1. ["Surname Database: Gannon Last Name Origin"](https://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Gannon). *The Internet Surname Database*. Retrieved 2024-04-29.

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