Anne O'Brien (other)
Anne O'Brien may refer to: * Anne O'Brien, 2nd Countess of Orkney (died 1756), Scottish noblewoman * Anne O'Brien (athlete) (1911–2007), American track and field athlete * Anne O'Brien (footballer), Irish footballer * Anne Philomena O'Brien, Australian historian See also * Anne Rice Anne Rice (born Howard Allen Frances O'Brien; October 4, 1941 – December 11, 2021) was an American author of gothic fiction, erotic literature, and Christian literature. She was best known for her series of novels ''The Vampire Chronicles''. B ...

Anne O'Brien, 2nd Countess Of Orkney
Anne Douglas-Hamilton, 2nd Countess of Orkney (1696 – 6 December 1756) was a Scottish noblewoman and the eldest daughter of Field Marshal George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, and his wife, the former Elizabeth Villiers. She was also known as Anne O'Brien, Countess of Inchiquin, through her marriage to her first cousin William O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquin, ''the'' O'Brien, Chief of the Name, Prince of Thomond, and Lord of Dál gCais. They were married on 29 March 1720. Their daughter, Lady Mary (c. 1721–1790), succeeded her mother in the earldom of Orkney. Their other children were: *William, Lord O'Brien (1725–1727) *George, Lord O'Brien (born 1728; died in infancy) *Augustus (died in infancy) *Murrough, Viscount Kirkwall (died 1741, in childhood), who was heir to Henry O'Brien, 8th Earl of Thomond, but died before inheriting *Anne (c.1721-1808) *Frances (died 1740) *Elizabeth (died 1741) References 1756 deaths People associated with Orkney Hereditary w ...
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Anne O'Brien (athlete)
Anne Marie Vrana O'Brien (August 22, 1911 – July 30, 2007) was an American sprinter. She represented the United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics in the 100 meters and at the 1936 Summer Olympics in the 80-meter hurdles. In 1932 she equaled the 80-meter hurdles world record, but fell at the Olympic Trials and missed the Olympics. Biography Anne Vrana was born in Schenectady, New York, to a Hungarian immigrant family. The family moved to California when she was young, and she took up running seriously as a student at Fremont High School in Los Angeles, where she was coached by 1924 Olympian Otto Anderson. She joined the Pasadena Athletic Club, which had a women's track and field team. At the 1927 AAU championships, her first significant meet, she placed second in the long jump and ran on the winning 4 × 110 yard relay team; she false started in the 100 meters, which she had considered her best event. In her early years Vrana copied Charley Paddock's jump finish in her race ...
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Anne O'Brien (footballer)
Anne Monica O'Brien (25 January 1956 – 29 August 2016) was an Irish association football coach and player. A midfielder, she played for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team and was the first Irish female to play professional football outside of Ireland. She began her professional career in France, with Stade de Reims, then settled in Italy where she found success with Serie A teams including Lazio and Trani. After qualifying as a coach at the Coverciano centre, O'Brien worked for the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) and served Lazio as manager. Club career O'Brien joined Stade de Reims at the age of 17, after the French club toured Dublin. She arrived in Italy in 1976, having won three league titles with Reims. O'Brien enjoyed similar success in Italy, collecting six Scudetti and two Italian Women's Cups in a career spanning seven clubs and 18 years. Beginning at Lazio, O'Brien won the league in 1979 and 1980, as well as the Cup in 1977. After the Leagu ...
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Anne Philomena O'Brien
Anne Philomena O'Brien (born 1954) is an Australian historian and author who is a professor at the University of New South Wales. Early life Anne Philomena O'Brien was born in 1954 in Glenelg, South Australia, Australia. Her parents were Paul and Mary (Mollie) O'Brien. Anne was their fifth and youngest daughter. Education In 1975, O'Brien earned a Bachelor of Arts in history from the University of Adelaide, graduating with honours. She taught part-time for a year at Flinders University in South Australia, before enrolling in a PhD program at the University of Sydney. She completed her PhD in 1982. Career From 1982 to 1985, she taught at Santa Sabina College. In 1987, O'Brien began lecturing in history at the University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian res ...
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