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Macken (surname)
Macken is a surname, and may refer to: * Eddie Macken (born 1949), Irish equestrian * Eoin Macken (born 1983), Irish actor and model * Fidelma Macken (born 1942), Irish judge * John Macken (c.1784–1823), Irish poet * Jon Macken (born 1977), football manager * Peter Macken (born 1938), Australian modern pentathlete and fencer * Walter Macken Walter Macken (3 May 1915 – 22 April 1967) (Irish Uaitéar Ó MaicÃn), was born in Galway, Ireland. He was a writer of short stories, novels and plays. Biography Walter Macken was originally an actor, principally with the Taibhdhearc (where h ... (1915–1963), Irish writer See also * Macken, County Fermanagh, a hamlet in Northern Ireland * Machen (surname) Surnames {{surname, Macken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Macken
Eddie Macken (born 20 October 1949 in Granard, Longford, Ireland)Eddie Macken ''Sports Reference LLC'', retrieved 25 January 2010. is an , who was a member of the Irish team - along with , Capt. Con Power, and James Kernan – that won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eoin Macken
Eoin Christopher Macken (born 21 February 1983) is an Irish actor, director, and model. Macken has modelled for Abercrombie and Fitch, Ralph Lauren, and GQ, and has appeared in films such as ''Resident Evil'', ''Close, Killing Jesus'', and ''Centurion''. He has appeared on television in series such as RTÉ's ''Fair City'' as Gavin Cluxton and in BBC series '' Merlin'' as Sir Gwaine. In 2021 Macken stars in the NBC drama '' La Brea''. In addition, Macken has directed several feature films: ''Christian Blake'' in 2008, ''Dreaming For You'', ''The Inside'' and ''Cold'', and ''Here Are the Young Men''. Macken also directed the documentary ''The Fashion of Modelling''. He starred in the NBC series '' The Night Shift'' as T.C. Callahan, and Netflix show ''Nightflyers'' as Karl D'Branin. Early life Macken was born in Dublin. He has two sisters. Macken was studying for a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology at University College Dublin when he began his modeling and acting caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fidelma Macken
Fidelma Nora Macken SC (née O'Kelly; born 28 February 1942) is a retired Irish judge who served as a Judge of the Supreme Court from 2005 to 2012, a Judge of the High Court from 1998 to 1999 and between 2004 and 2005 and a Judge of the European Court of Justice from 1999 to 2004. In 2004, she succeeded John L. Murray, as Ireland's appointee on the European Court of Justice (ECJ) from 5 October 1999 to 22 September 2004. Appointed initially for a five-year term, she was the first female appointee to the European Court of Justice but had her mandate renewed in 2003. She was reappointed a Judge of the High Court on 18 October 2004 on her return to Ireland. She served a Judge of the Supreme Court from 2005 to 2012. Macken was educated at King's Inns and Trinity College Dublin. She became a barrister in 1972; practiced as legal adviser, Patents and Trade Marks Agents (1973–1979) and became a Senior Counsel in 1995. As a lawyer, she specialised on medical defence work and pharma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Macken
John Macken (c.1784 – 7 May 1823Date of death 7 May 1823 according to Dictionary of National Biography, 7 June 1823 according to Library Ireland.) was an Irish poet, and joint editor of the ''Enniskillen Chronicle''. Life Macken, born about 1784, was the eldest son of Richard Macken, a merchant of Brookeborough in County Fermanagh. In Enniskillen he helped to establish the ''Enniskillen Chronicle'', also known as the ''Erne Packet'', first published on 10 August 1808. He was fellow-editor with his brother-in-law Edward Duffy, and Macken contributed both prose and verse. He later became a sailor in the Navy, and was present at the bombardment of Algiers of 1816.John Macken Library Ireland. Retrieved 15 October 2017. In 1818 he went to London, and published at his own expense a volume of poetry ''The Harp of the Desert'', un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Macken
Jonathan Paul Macken (born 7 September 1977) is a football manager and former professional player who played as a striker. He is currently manager of Witton Albion. He began his career with Premier League side Manchester United in 1995 but was released two years later after failing to make a first-team appearance. He joined Preston North End for £250,000 and managed to notch up 63 goals in 189 league matches until his departure to Manchester City in 2002. Macken eventually made his first Premier League appearance for City. He only managed to score seven goals in 51 appearances during his three years with City but notably scored against United in the Manchester derby in 2004. He signed for Crystal Palace in 2005 and while there, moved to Ipswich Town on loan. In 2007, he moved again to Derby County but was loaned out to Barnsley after failing to make an impact at Pride Park where he failed to score in 11 league appearances. He joined Barnsley permanently in 2008 and moved again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Macken
Peter Neville Macken (born 10 November 1938 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian modern pentathlete and fencer who competed in five Olympic Games. He competed in the modern pentathlon at all five Olympics from 1960 to 1976 and in fencing at the 1968 Olympics. His best position was fourth at the 1964 Olympics Modern Pentathlon. See also * List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games A small fraction of the world's population ever competes at the Olympic Games; an even smaller fraction ever competes in multiple Games. 849 athletes (260 women and 589 men) have participated in at least five Olympics from Athens 1896 to Beiji ... * Dual sport and multi-sport Olympians References External links * 1938 births Living people Modern pentathletes at the 1960 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1964 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1968 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1976 Summ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Macken
Walter Macken (3 May 1915 – 22 April 1967) (Irish Uaitéar Ó MaicÃn), was born in Galway, Ireland. He was a writer of short stories, novels and plays. Biography Walter Macken was originally an actor, principally with the Taibhdhearc (where he met his wife, Peggy) in Galway, and The Abbey Theatre in Dublin. He also played lead roles on Broadway in M. J. Molloy's ''The King of Friday's Men'' and his own play ''Home Is the Hero''. The success of his third book, ''Rain on the Wind'' (winner of the Literary Guild award in the USA), enabled him to focus his energies on writing. He also acted in films, notably in Arthur Dreifuss' adaptation of Brendan Behan's ''The Quare Fellow''. He is perhaps best known for his trilogy of Irish historical novels '' Seek the Fair Land'', '' The Silent People'' and '' The Scorching Wind''. His son Ultan Macken is a well-known journalist in the print and broadcast media of Ireland, and wrote a biography of his father, ''Walter Macken: Dreams on Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macken, County Fermanagh
Macken or Mackan () is a small and in , , off the A509 main to |
Machen (surname)
Machen is a surname often but not always of Welsh origin (derived from the town Machen). Notable people with the surname include: * Alwyn Machen (1901–1960), British trade union leader * Arthur Machen (1863–1947), Welsh author and mystic, best known for his supernatural, fantasy and horror fiction * Bernie Machen (born 1944), American academic, President of the University of Utah (19992003) and of the University of Florida (from 2003) * Eddie Machen (1932–1972), American boxer * Hervey Machen (1916–1994), U.S. Representative from Maryland 196569 * John Gresham Machen (1881–1937), American Presbyterian theologian * Lewis H. Machen (1871–1927), American politician from Virginia * Ronald Machen (born 1969), American lawyer, U..S. Attorney for the District of Columbia 201015 * Thomas Machen (–1614), English merchant who was three times mayor of Gloucester * William H. Machen (1832–1911), Dutch painter and teacher who relocated to America * Willis Benson Machen (1810†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |