Cannon is a surname of Gaelic origin: in Ireland, specifically Tir Chonaill (Donegal) (North West Ireland). It is also a Manx surname, where it arose from the

Goidelic The Goidelic or Gaelic languages ( ga, teangacha Gaelacha; gd, cànanan Goidhealach; gv, çhengaghyn Gaelgagh) form one of the two groups of Insular Celtic languages, the other being the Brittonic languages. Goidelic languages historically ...

"Mac Canann" meaning "son of a whelp or wolf", related to the

Anglo-Irish Anglo-Irish people () denotes an ethnic, social and religious grouping who are mostly the descendants and successors of the English Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland. They mostly belong to the Anglican Church of Ireland, which was the establis ...

"Mac Connon", "Connon" and similar names.

Notable people who share the surname "Cannon"

* Abraham H. Cannon (1859–1896), American Mormon leader *

Ace Cannon John Henry "Ace" Cannon (May 5, 1934 – December 6, 2018) was an American tenor and alto saxophonist. He played and toured with Hi Records stablemate Bill Black's Combo, and started a solo career with his record "Tuff" in 1961, using the Black ...

(1934–2018), American musician * Aileen Cannon (born 1981), American judge *

Annie Jump Cannon Annie Jump Cannon (; December 11, 1863 – April 13, 1941) was an American astronomer whose cataloging work was instrumental in the development of contemporary stellar classification. With Edward C. Pickering, she is credited with the creation of ...

(1863–1941), American astronomer * Anthony Cannon (born 1984), American football player *

Arik Cannon Arik Cannon (born December 23, 1981) is an American professional wrestler known for competing in companies such as Chikara, Dragon Gate USA, IWA Mid-South, All American Wrestling and Wrestling Society X. He also runs the Minneapolis-based wrest ...

(born 1981), American wrestler * Barbara-Kimberly

B.K. Cannon Barbara-Kimberly Cannon (born August 27, 1990) is an American actress known for '' Switched At Birth'' and '' Why Women Kill''. She is from Kailua, Honolulu, Hawaii. A survivor of childhood neuroblastoma, Cannon became a volunteer and later dir ...

(born 1990), American actress *

Ben Cannon Ben Cannon (born 1976) is an American educator and policymaker from Oregon. He was elected in 2006 to the Oregon House of Representatives, representing the state's 46th District, which covers portions of southeast and northeast Portland. He wo ...

(born 1976), American teacher and politician *

Berry L. Cannon Berry Louis Cannon (March 22, 1935 – February 17, 1969) was an American aquanaut who served on the SEALAB II and III projects of the U.S. Navy. Cannon died of carbon dioxide poisoning while attempting to repair SEALAB III. It was later found ...

(1935–1969), American aquanaut *

Billy Cannon William Abb Cannon (August 2, 1937 – May 20, 2018) was an American football halfback, fullback and tight end who played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He attended Louisiana State Un ...

(1937–2018), American football player * Catríona Cannon (born 1968), librarian and academic *

Cavendish W. Cannon Cavendish Wells Cannon (February 1, 1895 – October 7, 1962) was a long-time United States foreign service officer and diplomat. During World War II, Cavendish served as the Assistant Chief of the State Department's Division of Southern Euro ...

(1895–1962), American diplomat *

Charles Cannon (Manitoba politician) Charles Reginald Lionel Cannon (November 24, 1866 – June 9, 1951) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1922 to 1927, and was a cabinet minister in the government of John Bracken. Cannon ...

(1866–1951), British-Canadian politician *

Charles Albert Cannon Charles Albert Cannon (November 29, 1892 – April 2, 1971) was the son of Cannon Mills Company founder James William Cannon and president of the firm from the 1920s to the 1960s. He was born, lived and died in Concord, North Carolina. With Canno ...

(1892–1971), American politician *

Chris Cannon Christopher Black Cannon (born October 20, 1950) is an American politician who formerly served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, for the Republican Party, representing the third district of Utah from 1997 to 2009. He w ...

(born 1950), American politician * Ciaran Cannon (born 1965), Irish politician and publican *

Clarence Cannon Clarence Andrew Cannon (April 11, 1879 – May 12, 1964) was a Democratic Congressman from Missouri serving from 1923 until his death in Washington, D.C. in 1964. He was a notable parliamentarian and chaired the U.S. House Committee on Appropri ...

(1879–1964), American politician *

Danny Cannon Daniel John Cannon (born 5 October 1968) is a British film and television producer, director and writer, known for executive producing the 15-season show ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' series franchise (and directed multiple episodes includ ...

(born 1968), British screenwriter, director and producer * David Cannon (disambiguation), multiple people *

Don Cannon Donald Cannon (born August 2, 1979) is an American DJ, record producer, songwriter, and record executive. Cannon is a co-founder of the Atlantic Records imprint, Generation Now. He was also a member of the prominent Atlanta mixtape collective, ...

(born 1979), American DJ, songwriter, and record producer *

Dottie Cannon The Miss Minnesota USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Minnesota in the Miss USA pageant. It is directed by Future Productions based in Savage, Minnesota since its inception in 1995, which also direc ...

, American model *

Drew Cannon Drew Cannon (born April 21, 1990) is an American statistician and sports writer who currently works on the Boston Celtics staff. As a child, Cannon was fascinated by sports statistics and, after reading the work of Bill James, began to design his ...

(born 1990), American statistical analyst and sports writer *

Dyan Cannon Dyan Cannon (born Samille Diane Friesen; January 4, 1937) is an American actress, director, screenwriter, producer, and editor. Her accolades include a Saturn Award, a Golden Globe Award, three Academy Award nominations, and a star on the Ho ...

(born 1937), American actress * Edwin Bennion Cannon (1910–1963), American politician *

Elizabeth Anne Wells Cannon Elizabeth Wells Cannon (December 7, 1859 – September 2, 1942), also referred to as Annie Wells Cannon, was a prominent women's suffragist in Utah who served in the Utah House of Representatives from 1913 to 1915 and again in 1921. She was ...

(1859–1942), American politician *

Ellis Cannon Ellis G. Cannon is an American talk show host, television personality and publisher. He was born on March 28, 1959, and was raised in Midland, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Lincoln High School in Midland in 1977. Cannon received his B.A. and J ...

(born 1959), American television personality *

Emma Cannon Emma Cannon (born June 1, 1989) is an American basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the WNBA and for Elitzur Ramla of the Israeli League, previously played for the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces, Connecticut Sun, Phoenix Mercury, and Indiana Feve ...

(born 1989), American basketball player for the Israeli team Elitzur Ramla * Ernestine Cannon (1904–1969), American ceramicist *

Esma Cannon Esma Ellen Charlotte Littmann (née Cannon) (27 December 1905 – 18 October 1972), credited as Esme or Esma Cannon, was a diminutive () Australian-born character actress and comedian, who moved to Britain in the early 1930s. Although she freque ...

(1905–1972), Australian actress and comedian *

Frank J. Cannon Frank Jenne Cannon (January 25, 1859July 25, 1933) was the first United States Senator from Utah, who served from 1896 to 1899. Early life Born in Salt Lake City, Cannon was the eldest child of Sarah Jenne Cannon and George Q. Cannon. His fathe ...

(1859–1933), American politician * George H. Cannon (1915–1941), American Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient *

George Q. Cannon George Quayle Cannon (January 11, 1827 – April 12, 1901) was an early member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and served in the First Presidency under four successive pr ...

(1827–1901), British-American religious leader and politician * Glenn Cannon (1932–2013), American actor *

Glyn Cannon Glyn Cannon is a British playwright. His plays include; ''Coffee'' (Pleasance Edinburgh 2009), ''The Kiss'' (Hampstead Theatre) and ''Gone'', a modern adaptation of Sophocles' ''Antigone'' that was first produced at the Pleasance Courtyard for ...

(born 1976), British playwright *

Gus Cannon Gustavus "Gus" Cannon (September 12, 1883 or 1884 – October 15, 1979) was an American blues musician who helped to popularize jug bands (such as his own Cannon's Jug Stompers) in the 1920s and 1930s. There is uncertainty about his birth year; ...

(c. 1883 – 1979), American musician *

Howard Cannon Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician from Nevada. Elected to the first of four consecutive terms in 1958, he served in the United States Senate from 1959 to 1983. He was a member of the Democratic ...

(1912–2002), American politician *

Ida Maud Cannon Ida Maud Cannon (June 29, 1877 – July 7, 1960) was an American social worker, who was Chief of Social Service at Massachusetts General Hospital from 1914 to 1945. Early life Ida Maud Cannon was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the daughter of Colb ...

(1877–1960), American social worker *

J. D. Cannon John Donovan Cannon (April 24, 1922 – May 20, 2005) was an American actor. An alumnus of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, he is best known for his co-starring role of Chief of Detectives Peter B. Clifford in the telev ...

(1922–2005), American actor * James Cannon (1740–1782), Scottish-American mathematician * James Cannon Jr. (1864–1944), American bishop * James P. Cannon (1890–1974), American politician * James W. Cannon (born 1943), American mathematician *

James William Cannon James William Cannon (born Mecklenburg County, North Carolina April 25, 1852 – December 21, 1921) was an American industrialist, and founder of the Cannon Mills Corporation and the City of Kannapolis, North Carolina. He was the maker of the ...

(1852–1921), American industrialist * Jean Cannon (1941–2005), American model *

Jim Cannon (footballer, born 1953) James Cannon (born 2 October 1953) is a Scottish retired footballer. Along with several other promising young Scottish players he was signed as an apprentice for Crystal Palace in October 1970, by then manager Bert Head, having previously had ...

(born 1953), Scottish footballer *

Jimmy Cannon Jimmy Cannon (April 10, 1909 – December 5, 1973) was a sports journalist inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame for his coverage of the sport. Early career Born in New York City, Cannon started at the New York Daily News when he ...

(1909–1973), American sports journalist *

Joe Cannon (soccer) Joseph Cannon (born January 1, 1975) is an American former professional soccer player. He spent the majority of his 16 professional seasons playing in Major League Soccer. His 86 MLS career shutouts ranks him fourth in league history. He won the ...

(born 1975), American soccer player * John Cannon (disambiguation), multiple people *

Joseph Adrian Cannon use both this parameter and , birth_date to display the person's date of birth, date of death, and age at death) --> , death_place = , nationality = American , other_names = , citizenship = , education ...

(born 1949), American businessman and politician *

Joseph Gurney Cannon Joseph Gurney Cannon (May 7, 1836 – November 12, 1926) was an American politician from Illinois and leader of the Republican Party. Cannon served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1911, and many consid ...

(1836–1926), American politician * Kessler R. Cannon (1915–1986), American politician *

Kevin Cannon Kevin Cannon is an American cartoonist and illustrator. Life and career Cannon first published work was ''Johnny Cavalier'', published by Grinnell College Press, which included 100 pages of weekly strips that originally ran in the ''Scarlet and ...

, American cartoonist and illustrator * Larry Cannon (disambiguation), multiple people *

Lawrence Cannon Lawrence Cannon, (born December 6, 1947) is a Canadian politician from Quebec and Prime Minister Stephen Harper's former Quebec lieutenant. In early 2006, he was made the Minister of Transport. On October 30, 2008, he relinquished oversight of T ...

(born 1947), Canadian politician * Lawrence A. D. Cannon (1877–1939), Canadian lawyer and politician *

Lawrence John Cannon Lawrence John Cannon (November 18, 1852 – January 30, 1921) was a Canadian lawyer and judge. Born in Quebec City, Canada East, the son of Lawrence Ambrose Cannon and Mary Jane Cary, his godfather was Augustin-Norbert Morin. Cannon studied a ...

(1852–1921), Canadian lawyer and judge * Leslie Cannon (1920–1970), British politician *

Lou Cannon Louis Cannon (born 1933) is an American journalist, non-fiction author, and biographer. He was state bureau chief for the ''San Jose Mercury News'' in the late 1960s, and later senior White House correspondent of ''The Washington Post'' during the ...

(born 1933), American journalist *

Lucien Cannon Lucien Cannon, (January 16, 1887 – February 14, 1950) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Born in Arthabaska, Quebec, the son of Lawrence John Cannon and Aurélie Dumoulin, he studied law at the Laval University and was called to the ...

(1887–1950), Canadian lawyer and politician *

Marcus Cannon Marcus Darell Cannon (born May 6, 1988) is an American football offensive tackle for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). Prior to the 2011 NFL Draft, Cannon was considered one of the top offensive tackle prospects a ...

(born 1988), American football player *

Marion Cannon Marion Cannon (October 30, 1834 – August 27, 1920) was a United States representative from California. He was born near Morgantown, Virginia (now in West Virginia) where he learned the blacksmith trade as a teenager and left home, carryin ...

(1834–1920), American politician *

Martha Hughes Cannon Martha Maria "Mattie" Hughes Cannon (July 1, 1857 – July 10, 1932) was a Utah State Senator, physician, Utah women's rights advocate, suffragist, polygamous wife, and a Welsh-born immigrant to the United States. Her family immigrated to the U ...

(1857–1932), Welsh-American politician and physician * Mary Antoinette Cannon (1884–1962), American social worker *

Max Cannon ''Red Meat'' is a weekly three panel black-and-white comic strip by Max Cannon. First published in 1989, it has appeared in over 80 newspapers, mainly alternative weeklies and college papers in the United States and in other countries. It has be ...

, American cartoonist * Michael R. Cannon (born 1953), American businessman *

Newton Cannon Newton Cannon (May 22, 1781 – September 16, 1841) was an American politician who served as the eighth Governor of Tennessee from 1835 to 1839. He also served several terms in the United States House of Representatives, from 1814 to 1817, and fr ...

(1781–1841), American politician *

Nick Cannon Nicholas Scott Cannon (born October 8, 1980) is an American television host, actor, rapper, and comedian. In television, Cannon began as a teenager on ''All That'' before going on to host ''The Nick Cannon Show'', ''Wild 'n Out'', ''America's G ...

(born 1980), American actor and rapper * Parker Cannon (born 1992), American singer *

Patrick Cannon Patrick DeAngelo Cannon (born November 27, 1966) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served on the City Council of Charlotte, North Carolina from 1994 through 2013 and was subsequently elected the city's 56th Mayor ...

(born 1966), American politician *

Peter Cannon Peter H. Cannon (born 1951 in California) is an H. P. Lovecraft scholar and an author of Cthulhu Mythos fiction. Cannon works as an editor for ''Publishers Weekly'', specializing in thrillers and mystery. He lives in New York City and is married ...

(born 1951), American scholar * Philip Cannon (composer) (1929–2016), British composer *

Philip L. Cannon Philip Leonidas Cannon (June 28, 1850 – June 20, 1929) was an American banker and politician who served as the first Lieutenant Governor of Delaware from January 15, 1901, to January 17, 1905. Son of former Governor William Cannon, he was the ...

(1850–1929), American politician *

Reggie Cannon Reginald Jacob Cannon (born June 11, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Portuguese Primeira Liga club Boavista and the United States national team. He played one year of college soccer for the UCLA B ...

(born 1998), American soccer player *

Sean Cannon Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Irish English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán (anglicized as ''Shaun/ Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan (Ulster variant; anglici ...

(born 1940), Irish musician * Steve Cannon (disambiguation), multiple people *

Sylvester Q. Cannon Sylvester Quayle Cannon (June 10, 1877 – May 29, 1943) was an American businessman, engineer, and religious leader who served as the sixth presiding bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1925 to 1938 a ...

(1877–1943), American businessman and religious leader *

T. C. Cannon Tommy Wayne Cannon (September 27, 1946 – May 8, 1978) (Kiowa) was an important Native American artist of the 20th century. He was popularly known as T. C. Cannon. He was an enrolled member of the Kiowa Tribe and also had Caddo and Frenc ...

(1946–1978), American artist *

Thomas Cannon Thomas Cannon (1720–?)Gladfelder, Hal ''Fanny Hill in Bombay: The Making and Unmaking of John Cleland'', Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012, p. 46 of Gray's Inn was an English author of the 18th century. He wrote what may be the earliest p ...

(1720–?), English author * Thomas Cannon (philanthropist) (1925–2005), American philanthropist *

Trenton Cannon Trenton Cannon (born July 23, 1994) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Virginia State, and was drafted by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Early years Cannon atten ...

(born 1994), American football player * Tyrone Cannon, American psychologist *

Walter Bradford Cannon Walter Bradford Cannon (October 19, 1871 – October 1, 1945) was an American physiologist, professor and chairman of the Department of Physiology at Harvard Medical School. He coined the term "fight or flight response", and developed the theory ...

(1871–1945), American physiologist * William Cannon (disambiguation), multiple people *

Zander Cannon Alexander Cannon (born November 1, 1972) is an American cartoonist, known for his work on books such as '' Top 10'', '' Smax'' and ''Kaijumax''. Career Cannon's first professional comics work was ''The Chainsaw Vigilante'', a spin-off from ''The ...

(born 1972), American cartoonist

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Notable people who share the surname "Cannon"

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