# Kiernan

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'''Kiernan''' is a surname of Irish origin and a unisex given name, and may refer to:

== Surname ==

* [Ben Kiernan](/source/Ben_Kiernan) (born 1953), professor of history at Yale
* [Brady Kiernan](/source/Brady_Kiernan), filmmaker
* [Caitlín R. Kiernan](/source/Caitl%C3%ADn_R._Kiernan) (born 1964), paleontologist and novelist
* [Colm Kiernan](/source/Colm_Kiernan) (1931–2010), Australian historian
* [Ford Kiernan](/source/Ford_Kiernan) (born 1962), Scottish comedian, actor and scriptwriter
* [Francis Kiernan](/source/Francis_Kiernan) (1800–1874), Irish anatomist
* [Greta Kiernan](/source/Greta_Kiernan) (1933-2023), American politician
* [Ian Kiernan](/source/Ian_Kiernan) (1940–2018), Australian yachtsman and environmentalist
* [Jerry Kiernan](/source/Jerry_Kiernan) (1953–2021), Irish long-distance runner.
* [John J. Kiernan](/source/John_J._Kiernan) (1847–1893), New York financial news pioneer and politician
* [Kitty Kiernan](/source/Kitty_Kiernan) (1893–1945), fiancée of Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins
* [Leanne Kiernan](/source/Leanne_Kiernan) (born 1999), Irish soccer player, played for Ireland, West Ham United, and Liverpool F.C.
* [Mike Kiernan](/source/Mike_Kiernan) (born 1961), Irish rugby player, played for Dolphins, Ireland and the Lions
* [Pat Kiernan](/source/Pat_Kiernan) (born 1968), Canadian-American TV host
* [Patrick Kiernan (equestrian)](/source/Patrick_Kiernan_(equestrian)) (1929–2003), Irish equestrian at the 1956 Olympics
* [Scarlett Kiernan](/source/Scarlett_Kiernan), fictional character from ''Doctors''
* [Tom Kiernan](/source/Tom_Kiernan) (1939–2022), Irish rugby player, played for Cork Constitution, Ireland and the Lions
* [Victor Kiernan](/source/Victor_Kiernan) (1913–2009), British Marxist historian, translator of Urdu poetry
* [Walter Kiernan](/source/Walter_Kiernan) (1902–1978), American writer and game show host

== Given name ==
*[Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall](/source/Kiernan_Dewsbury-Hall) (born 1998), English footballer
*[Kiernan Dorney](/source/Kiernan_Dorney) (1912 – 2007), decorated Australian surgeon
*[Kiernan Forbes](/source/Kiernan_Forbes) (1988 – 2023), South African rapper known as AKA
*[Kiernan Hughes-Mason](/source/Kiernan_Hughes-Mason) (born 1991), English footballer
*[Kiernan Shipka](/source/Kiernan_Shipka) (born 1999), American actress

==See also==
* [McKiernan Clan](/source/McKiernan_Clan)
* [McKernan (surname)](/source/McKernan_(surname))
* [McKiernan](/source/McKiernan)
* [McTiernan](/source/McTiernan)
* [McTernan](/source/McTernan)
* [Kernan (disambiguation)](/source/Kernan_(disambiguation))
* [Tiernan](/source/Tiernan)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

Category:Surnames
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Category:Given names
Category:English-language unisex given names

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