Cronin is derived from the Irish surname Ó Cróinín which originated in County Cork, and the

Old Irish Old Irish, also called Old Gaelic ( sga, Goídelc, Ogham script: ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ; ga, Sean-Ghaeilge; gd, Seann-Ghàidhlig; gv, Shenn Yernish or ), is the oldest form of the Goidelic/Gaelic language for which there are extensive writt ...

word ''crón'', meaning saffron-colored. The Cronin family have been prominent in politics and the arts in Ireland, the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom since the nineteenth century. Notable people with the surname include: * Alison Cronin, director of Monkey World *

A. J. Cronin Archibald Joseph Cronin (19 July 1896 – 6 January 1981), known as A. J. Cronin, was a Scottish physician and novelist. His best-known novel is ''The Citadel'' (1937), about a Scottish doctor who serves in a Welsh mining village before achievi ...

(1896–1981), Scottish novelist * A. L. Cronin (1902–1974), American lawyer and politician *

Anthony Cronin Anthony Gerard Richard Cronin (28 December 1923 – 27 December 2016) was an Irish poet, arts activist, biographer, commentator, critic, editor and barrister. Early life and family Cronin was born in Enniscorthy, County Wexford on 28 December ...

(1928–2016), Irish poet * Barth S. Cronin (1858–1933), American politician from New York * Bernard Cronin (1884–1968), Australian author and journalist * Breeda Moynihan-Cronin (born 1953), Irish politician * Brendan Cronin (disambiguation), several people * Colton Cronin, Distinguished scholar of law and economics from Vanderbilt University * Cornelius Cronin (1838–1912), Medal of Honor recipient during the American Civil War * Daniel Cronin (born 1959), American politician from Illinois * Daniel Anthony Cronin (born 1927), Archbishop of Hartford *

David Edward Cronin David Edward Cronin, also known by his pseudonym Seth Eyland, (July 12, 1839 – June 9, 1925) was an American painter, illustrator and journalist. Life and career Early life Cronin was born in Greenwich (town), New York, Greenwich, New York. H ...

(1839–1925), American painter * Deverick John Cronin (1911–1979), Australian football player and commentator * Glenn Cronin (born 1981), Irish football player * Gráinne Cronin (born 1953), Irish airline pilot *

Helena Cronin Helena Cronin (born 1942) is a British Darwinian philosopher and rationalist. She is the co-director of the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science and the Darwin Centre at the London School of Economics. Cronin's important work is ...

, English philosopher *

Henry Cronin Henry Francis Cronin CBE, MC, BSc (Eng) (1894–1977) was a British civil engineer and army officer.. He served in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and the Royal Engineers during the First World War and was awarded the Military Cross for con ...

(1894–1977), British civil engineer and army officer *

J. Wilmer Cronin J. Wilmer Cronin (October 14, 1896 – April 28, 1982) was a politician, lawyer and newspaper publisher from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1927 to 1930 and Maryland Senate from 1939 to 1946. He was the o ...

(1896–1982), American politician and lawyer *

Jack Cronin (American football) John Patrick Cronin (May 3, 1903 – January 18, 1993) was an American football back who played four seasons with the Providence Steam Roller of the National Football League. He played college football at Boston College. He also attended Dean Co ...

(1903–1993), American football player *

James Cronin James Watson Cronin (September 29, 1931 – August 25, 2016) was an American particle physicist. Cronin was born in Chicago, Illinois, and attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. He and co-researcher Val Logsdon Fitch were aw ...

(1931–2016), American nuclear physicist *

Jeremy Cronin Jeremy Patrick Cronin (born 12 September 1949) is a South African writer, author, and noted poet. A longtime activist in politics, Cronin is a member of the South African Communist Party and a former member of the National Executive Committee of ...

(born 1949), South African politician *

Jerry Cronin Jeremiah Cronin (14 September 1925 – 19 October 1990) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1965 general election as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork North-East constituency. He was app ...

(1925–1990), Irish politician *

Jim Cronin (disambiguation) Jim or James Cronin may refer to: * Jim Cronin (zookeeper) (1951–2007), founder of Monkey World, Dorset, England, a sanctuary for abused and neglected primates * Jim Cronin (baseball) (1905–1983), American Major League Baseball infielder * Ji ...

, several people *

Joe Cronin Joseph Edward Cronin (October 12, 1906 – September 7, 1984) was an American professional baseball player, manager and executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop, most notably as a member of the Boston Red Sox. Cronin spe ...

(1906–1984), American baseball player *

John Cronin (disambiguation) John Cronin may refer to: * John Cronin (horticulturist) (1865–1923), director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne * John Cronin (New Zealand politician), currently the chairperson of the Bay of Plenty's regional council * John Cronin (British ...

, several people * John Francis Cronin (1908–1994), American priest *

Justin Cronin Justin Cronin (born 1962) is an American author. He has written five novels: ''Mary and O'Neil'' and ''The Summer Guest'', as well as a vampire trilogy consisting of ''The Passage,'' '' The Twelve'' and '' City of Mirrors''. He has won the Heming ...

, American author *

Justin Cronin (politician) Justin R. Cronin (October 9, 1980 – November 11, 2020) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from January 2009 to 2017 and the South Dakota State Senate from 2017 until his re ...

(1980–2020), American politician * Keith Cronin (born 1986), Irish rally driver *

Kevin Cronin Kevin Patrick Cronin (born October 6, 1951) is an American singer and songwriter, who is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and pianist for the rock band REO Speedwagon. The band had several hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 throughout the ...

(born 1951), lead singer of REO Speedwagon *

Lance Cronin Lance Cronin (born 11 September 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made seven international appearances for the England C national team. In 2016 he was assistant manager at Whitehawk, the last club ...

(born 1985), English football player * Lee Cronin (disambiguation), several people *

Leroy Cronin Leroy "Lee" Cronin FRSE FRSC (born 1 June 1973) is the Regius Chair of Chemistry in the School of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow. He was elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Royal Society of Chemistry, ...

(born 1973), British chemist * Marcus Daniel Cronin (1865–1936), American military officer *

Michael Cronin (actor) Michael Cronin (born 1942) is an English actor. Personal life Born in Cranfield, Bedfordshire during World War II, he was educated at St Brendan's College by the Christian Brothers in Bristol, and at the University of London where he studied ...

(born 1942), English actor and writer *

Michael Cronin (academic) Michael Anthony Cronin (born 1 October 1960) is an Irish academic specialist in culture, travel literature, translation studies and the Irish language. He is the current holder of the Chair of French (established 1776) at Trinity College Dublin ...

(born 1960), Irish academic and author *

Mick Cronin (basketball) Michael Walter Cronin (born July 17, 1971)
Cincinnati Enquirer. 2 May 1999. is an American men's ...

(born 1971), American basketball coach *

Mikal Cronin Michael "Mikal" Patrick Cronin (born 1985) is an American musician and songwriter. He has released four solo albums and several singles. Cronin was a member of the bands Okie Dokie, Epsilons, Party Fowl and Moonhearts, and is a regular and long ...

(born 1985), American singer-songwriter * Patrick Henry Cronin (1846–1889), American physician, murder victim *

Paul Cronin Paul Cronin (8 July 1938 – 13 September 2019) was an Australian actor who played roles in the Australian television series '' Matlock Police'' and ''The Sullivans''. He won the Silver Logie five times, including three years consecutively fr ...

(1938–2019), Australian actor and owner of the Brisbane Bears * Paul Cronin (judge), Australian judge * Paul D. Cronin, American horseman, riding instructor and author * Paul W. Cronin (1938–1997), American politician from Massachusetts *

Peter Cronin Peter Michael Cronin (born 21 December 1947) is a former Australian Test cricket match umpire, from South Australia. Umpiring career Cronin was one of two Australian umpires in the Underarm bowling incident of 1981. He umpired in one Test matc ...

(born 1947), Australian Test cricket umpire * R. F. Patrick Cronin (1926–2007), academic and healthcare consultant * Rich Cronin (1975–2010), American singer and songwriter *

Sam Cronin Sam Cronin (born December 12, 1986) is an American former soccer player who played as a midfielder. Club career College and amateur Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Cronin attended Mount Tabor High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina where he move ...

(born 1986), American soccer player *

Seán Cronin Seán Cronin (29 August 1922 – 9 March 2011) was a journalist and former Irish Army officer and twice Irish Republican Army chief of staff.Brian Hanley and Scott Millar, ''The Lost Revolution: The Story of the Official IRA and the Workers Pa ...

, Chief of Staff of the IRA *

Seán Cronin (rugby union) Seán Cronin (born 6 May 1986) is an Irish rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Leinster in the United Rugby Championship. He also played for the Ireland national rugby union team. Youth Cronin was educated at Ardscoil Rís in Lim ...

, Irish rugby player * Shawn Cronin (born 1963), American ice hockey player *

Steve Cronin Steve Michael Cronin (born May 28, 1983 in Sacramento, California) is a retired American soccer player who most recently played for D.C. United of Major League Soccer. Career College and Amateur Cronin played college soccer at Santa Clara Unive ...

(born 1983), American soccer player * Thomas Cronin (disambiguation), multiple people *

Vincent Cronin Vincent Archibald Patrick Cronin FRSL (24 May 1924 – 25 January 2011) was a British historical, cultural, and biographical writer, best known for his biographies of Louis XIV, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, Catherine the Great, and Napoleon, ...

(1924–2011), British historical writer

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