Cunningham is a surname of Scottish origin, see

Clan Cunningham Clan Cunningham is a Scottish clan. The traditional origins of the clan are placed in the 12th century. However, the first contemporary record of the clan chiefs is in the thirteenth century. The chiefs of the Clan Cunningham supported Robert the ...

Notable people sharing this surname

A–C

Aaron Cunningham Aaron Roe Ward Cunningham (born April 24, 1986) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He has played in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, and Cleveland Indians. Major League Career Cunningham was ...

(born 1986), American baseball player *

Abe Cunningham Abraham Benjamin Cunningham (born July 27, 1973) is an American musician, best known as the drummer of the alternative metal band Deftones. Life and career Abe Cunningham was born in Long Beach, California. When he was young, his family moved ...

, American drummer * Adrian Cunningham (born 1960), Australian archivist *

Alan Cunningham General (United Kingdom), General Sir Alan Gordon Cunningham, (1 May 1887 – 30 January 1983) was a senior Officer (armed forces), officer of the British Army noted for his victories over Italian forces in the East African Campaign (World War ...

, British Second World War general *

Alexander Cunningham Major General Sir Alexander Cunningham (23 January 1814 – 28 November 1893) was a British Army engineer with the Bengal Engineer Group who later took an interest in the history and archaeology of India. In 1861, he was appointed to the newly ...

(1814–1893), British archaeologist, father of the Archaeological Survey of India *

Alexander Cunningham, 1st Earl of Glencairn Alexander Cuninghame, 1st Earl of Glencairn, 1st Lord Kilmaurs (1426 – 11 June 1488) was a Scottish nobleman. He became Lord of Kilmaurs on 8 February 1464 and Earl of Glencairn on 28 May 1488 Alexander of Kilmaurs succeeded his father befor ...

(1426–1488), a Scottish nobleman *

Alexander Cunningham, 5th Earl of Glencairn Alexander Cunningham, 5th Earl of Glencairn (Born around 1515 and died 23 November 1574) was a Scottish nobleman and Protestant reformer, prominent in the Scottish Reformation. Biography Alexander Cunningham was the son of William Cunningham, ...

(died 1574), a Scottish nobleman and covenanter *

Alfred Austell Cunningham Alfred Austell Cunningham (March 8, 1882 – May 27, 1939) was an American aviator and a United States Marine Corps officer who became the first Marine Corps aviator and the first director of Marine Corps Aviation. His military career included ser ...

, American aviation pioneer * Allan Cunningham (disambiguation) or Allen Cunningham, several people *

Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, (7 January 1883 – 12 June 1963) was a senior officer of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. He was widely known by his initials, "ABC". Cunningham ...

, British Second World War admiral *

Andrew Cunningham (disambiguation) Andrew or Andy Cunningham may refer to: * Andy Cunningham (footballer) (1891–1973), Scottish football player and coach * Andy Cunningham (actor) (1950–2017), English actor * Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope (1883–1963), ...

or Andy Cunningham, several people *

Archibald Cunningham Archibald Cunningham (30 April 1879 – 18 March 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Scottish League for Leith Athletic. Personal life Cunningham was born in Rosewell and grew up in Lasswade. He en ...

(1879–1915), Scottish footballer *

Bert Cunningham Ellsworth Elmer "Bert" Cunningham (November 25, 1865 – May 14, 1952), was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1887 to 1901. He played for the Brooklyn Grays, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Athletics, Buffalo Bisons, Louisville Colonels, and ...

(1865–1962), American baseball player *

Bertram Cunningham Bertram Keir Cunningham, (26 March 1871 – 10 September 1944), also known as B. K. Cunningham, was a British Anglican priest and academic. From 1919 to 1943, he was Principal of Westcott House, Cambridge, a Church of England theological colleg ...

, British Anglican priest and academic * Bill Cunningham (disambiguation), several people *

Bill Cunningham (talk show host) William Daniel Cunningham (born December 11, 1947) is an American radio and television talk show host, conservative commentator, attorney, and entrepreneur. On the radio, he hosts ''The Big Show with Bill Cunningham'', heard weekdays on AM 700 ...

, American radio talk show host *

Billy Cunningham William John Cunningham (born June 3, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player and coach, who was nicknamed the ''Kangaroo Kid'' for his leaping and record-setting rebounding abilities. He spent a total of 17 seasons with the ...

, American basketball player and coach *

Birgit Cunningham Birgit Cunningham (born 6 January 1963) is a British American events organiser, activist, and campaigner for the rights of single mothers. Early life Cunningham was born in San Francisco, the daughter of a treasurer of the Bank of America and a ...

, Anglo-American activist *

Bob Cunningham (disambiguation) Bob Cunningham may refer to: *Bob Cunningham (Canadian football) (1927–2006), Canadian football fullback *Bob Cunningham (ice hockey) (born 1941), Canadian ice hockey centre *Bob Cunningham (musician) (1934–2017), American jazz double-bassist ...

, several people *

Briggs Cunningham Briggs Swift Cunningham II (January 19, 1907 – July 2, 2003) was an American entrepreneur and sportsman. He is best known for skippering the yacht ''Columbia'' to victory in the 1958 America's Cup race, and for his efforts as a driver, team o ...

, American racing driver and team owner, sports car designer and manufacturer *

Brysson Cunningham Dr Brysson Cunningham FRSE DSc MICE (1868-1950) was a Scottish civil engineer and author specialising in harbour and dock design and operation. In the early 20th century he was generally viewed as the authority in this field. Life Brysson Cun ...

, Scottish harbour engineer and author on dock and harbour engineering and operation *

Cade Cunningham Cade Parker Cunningham (born September 25, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended Bowie High School in his hometown of Arlington, Texas, before tran ...

(born 2001), American basketball player *

Cal Cunningham James Calvin "Cal" Cunningham III (born August 6, 1973) is an American lawyer, politician, and retired military officer. A member of the Democratic Party and a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserve, he served one term as a North C ...

(born 1973), Democratic state senator in North Carolina *

Charles Cunningham (disambiguation) Charles Cunningham was an officer of the Royal Navy. Charles Cunningham may also refer to: * Charles Cunningham (civil servant) (1906–1998), Scottish civil servant * Charles E. Cunningham (1823–1895), American politician; Union Labor Party's ...

, several people, including: **

Charles Cunningham Rear-Admiral Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. I ...

, Royal Navy admiral **

Charles Milton Cunningham Charles Milton Cunningham (April 2, 1877 – May 17, 1936) was a Louisiana attorney and newspaper publisher who served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate from 1915 to 1922. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Cunningham re ...

, American newspaper editor and politician *

Chris Cunningham Chris Cunningham (born 15 October 1970) is a British video artist and music video director, best known for his music videos for electronic musicians such as Autechre, Squarepusher, and most notably Aphex Twin on videos for "Windowlicker" and " ...

, British director and video artist *

Christian Cunningham Christian Cianan Cunningham (born November 21, 1997) is an American basketball player who last played for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He plays the forward position. Biography Cunningham was born in El Paso, Texas ...

(born 1997), American basketball player in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

Clare Cunningham (athlete) Clare Cunningham ( ''née'' ''Bishop'' on born 15 June 1977) is a retired Paralympic swimmer and triathlete who represented Great Britain. She was born without her left forearm. Cunningham first swam in international competition at the age of 1 ...

, British athlete *

Claire Cunningham Claire Cunningham (born 1977) is a Scottish choreographer and dancer who performs on crutches. She creates dances and sculpture that involve crutches for people of all abilities. She identifies herself as a disabled person. Life Cunningham was ...

, British choreographer * Colin Cunningham (swimmer), British swimmer

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Daniel John Cunningham Daniel John Cunningham M.D., D.C.L., LL. D. F.R.S., F.R.S.E. F.R.A.I. (15 April 1850 – 23 July 1909) was a Scottish physician, zoologist, and anatomist, famous for ''Cunningham's Text-book of Anatomy'' and ''Cunningham's Manual of Prac ...

, Scottish anatomist *

Darryl Cunningham Darryl Cunningham (born 1960) is a British author and cartoonist who has written the books ''Science Tales'' (also known, in the US, as ''How to Fake a Moon Landing''), ''Psychiatric Tales'', ''The Age of Selfishness'' and ''Billionaires: The Liv ...

, English cartoonist *Darren J. Cunningham, known professionally as

Actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

, British electronic music producer * David Cunningham (disambiguation), several people *

David Loren Cunningham David L. Cunningham, born in Switzerland (February 24, 1971) and raised in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, is an international filmmaker. Besides his documentary credits in more than 40 countries, Cunningham has also directed several feature films includi ...

, film producer *

Dominick Cunningham Dominick "Dom" Adam Cunningham (born 9 May 1995) is an English-born elite artistic gymnast representing Ireland since 2022, having previously represented Great Britain and England. He won a team gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, and the Indiv ...

(born 1995), British artistic gymnast *

Ebenezer Cunningham Ebenezer Cunningham (7 May 1881 in Hackney, London – 12 February 1977) was a British mathematician who is remembered for his research and exposition at the dawn of special relativity. Biography Cunningham went up to St John's College, Camb ...

, British mathematician *

Edward Francis Cunningham Edward Francis Cunningham (c. 1742–1795), sometimes called Kelso or Francesco Calza or Calze, was a Scottish portrait painter. He came from a good Scotch family, and is said to have been born at Kelso about 1742. His father, having been i ...

, Scottish painter * Edwin Cunningham (disambiguation), several people *

Elaine Cunningham Elaine Cunningham (born August 12, 1957 in New York City) is an American fantasy and science fiction author, especially known for her contributions to the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role playing game campaign setting of Forgotten Realms. Biograph ...

, American fantasy and science-fiction author *

Elmer T. Cunningham Elmer Tiling Cunningham (September 1, 1889 – June 14, 1965) was an American entrepreneur and businessman, specializing in vacuum tubes and radio manufacturing. He is best known for being the most successful business person to produce counterfei ...

, American entrepreneur and businessman, specializing in vacuum tubes and radio manufacturing *E. V. Cunningham, pseudonym of

Howard Fast Howard Melvin Fast (November 11, 1914 – March 12, 2003) was an American novelist and television writer. Fast also wrote under the pen names E.V. Cunningham and Walter Ericson. Biography Early life Fast was born in New York City. His mother, ...

, an American writer *

Francine Cunningham Francine Cunningham (born 1984) is an Indigenous writer, artist, and educator. She is Cree and Métis. Her debut novel, ''On/Me'', was nominated for the BC and Yukon Book Prize for The Jim Deva Prize for Writing that Provokes. as well as Indi ...

, Indigenous writer, artist, and educator * Francis Cunningham (painter) *

Gary Cunningham Gary Cunningham is an American former basketball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head men's basketball coach at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1977 to 1979, guiding the UCLA Bruins men' ...

(born 1940/1941), American basketball coach and athletic director * Glenn Cunningham (disambiguation), several people *

Gordon Cunningham (golfer) William Gordon Cunningham (1934 – 8 November 1989) was a Scottish professional golfer. He won the 1969 Scottish Professional Championship. He played 11 times in the Open Championship, making the cut six times including five times in successio ...

, Scottish golfer * Graeme Cunningham (cricketer), Australian cricketer *

Graeme Cunningham (Scottish footballer) Graeme McCreath Cunningham (28 December 1922 – 2018) was a Scottish amateur footballer, best remembered for his time as an outside forward in the Scottish League with Queen's Park. He also played non-League football for Romford and Hendon. ...

, Scottish footballer *

Harry Cunningham (disambiguation) Harry Cunningham may refer to: * Harry B. Cunningham (1907–1992), American businessman * Harry Cunningham (activist) (1891–1938), Irish-American activist * Harry Cunningham (baseball), Negro league baseball player * Harry Cunningham (footballer) ...

, several people *

Hugh Cunningham (disambiguation) Hugh Cunningham may refer to: * Hugh Cunningham (British Army officer) * Hugh Cunningham of Bonnington, Lord Provost of Edinburgh * Hugh Cunningham (historian) {{hndis, Cunningham, Hugh ...

, several people *

Imogen Cunningham Imogen Cunningham (; April 12, 1883 – June 23, 1976) was an American photographer known for her botanical photography, nudes, and industrial landscapes. Cunningham was a member of the California-based Group f/64, known for its dedication to t ...

(1883–1976), American photographer *

J. V. Cunningham James Vincent Cunningham (August 23, 1911 – March 30, 1985) was an American poet, literary critic and teacher. Background Cunningham is described as a neo-classicist or anti-modernist. His poetry was distinguished by its clarity, brevity and ...

, American poet * Jack Cunningham (disambiguation), several people *

James Cunningham (disambiguation) James or Jim Cunningham may refer to: Politics * James Cunningham (Australian politician) (1879–1943), Australian politician and President of the Senate * Jim Cunningham (politician) (born 1941), Labour MP in the United Kingdom * James Cunningha ...

, several people * Jason D. Cunningham, US Air Force pararescue medic *

Jason Cunningham Jason Cunningham (born 26 September 1989) is a British professional boxer. He held the Lonsdale Belt, British, Commonwealth Boxing Council, Commonwealth and European Boxing Union, European super-bantamweight titles from 2021 to 2022, the Common ...

, English boxer *

Jean Wooden Cunningham Jean Wooden Cunningham (born June 28, 1946) is an American politician and lawyer, and currently the vice-chairman of the Virginia Parole Board. Early life and education Born in Hampton, Virginia, Cunningham graduated from Phenix High School, t ...

, American politician and lawyer *

Jeff Cunningham Jeff Cunningham (born August 21, 1976) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward. He is Major League Soccer's third-all-time leader in regular-season goals scored with 134. Youth and college Cunningham was born ...

, American association football player * Jim Cunningham (disambiguation), several people * John Cunningham (disambiguation) or Johnny Cunningham, several people *

Joseph Cunningham (disambiguation) Joseph Cunningham or Joe Cunningham may refer to: Sportspeople *Joe Cunningham (baseball) (1931–2021), American baseball first baseman and outfielder *Joe Cunningham (Gaelic footballer) (1931–2012), Northern Irish Gaelic footballer *Joe Cunning ...

or Joe Cunningham, several people

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Keiron Cunningham Keiron Cunningham (born 28 October 1976) is a professional rugby league coach and former player. A Great Britain and Wales international representative , he played his entire professional career at St Helens, making nearly 500 appearances for ...

, British rugby league player *

Kenny Cunningham Kenneth Edward Cunningham (born 28 June 1971) is an Irish former footballer who played as a defender. He played international football for the Republic of Ireland until his retirement in 2005. He spent his professional club career, from 1989 t ...

, Irish footballer *

Korey Cunningham Korey Cunningham (May 17, 1995 – April 25, 2024) was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) from 2018 to 2022. He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats and ...

, American football player *

Kristan Cunningham Kristan Cunningham is an American actress and interior designer living in Los Angeles, CA. She studied interior design at the University of Charleston. Kristan was raised in Sylvester and is a graduate of Sherman High School in Seth West Virgin ...

, American interior designer and television personality *

Larry Cunningham Larry Cunningham (13 February 1938 – 28 September 2012) was an Irish country music singer, who was one of the leading figures of the showband scene in the 1960s and 1970s. Cunningham accomplished a series of "firsts" during his career. In 1964 ...

(1938–2012), Irish country music singer *Larry Cunningham (1951–2019), American R&B singer, member of the vocal group

The Floaters The Floaters were an American R&B vocal group, from the Sojourner Truth housing projects in Detroit, Michigan, that formed in 1976. The group are best known for their 1977 song " Float On", which reached No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, No ...

Laurie Cunningham Laurence Paul Cunningham (8 March 1956 – 15 July 1989) was an English professional footballer. A left winger, he notably played in England, France and Spain, where he became the first ever British player to sign for Real Madrid. Cunningham ...

, English former footballer *

Leland Cunningham Leland Erskin Cunningham (February 10, 1904, in Wiscasset, Maine – May 31, 1989, in Richmond, California) was an American astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. In a career spanning 50 years, he became an authority on orbit theory and on ...

, American astronomer and electronic computing authority *

Liam Cunningham Liam Cunningham (born 2 June 1961) is an Irish actor. He is known for playing Davos Seaworth in the HBO epic-fantasy series ''Game of Thrones''. Cunningham has been nominated for the London Film Critics' Circle Award, the British Independent ...

, an Irish actor *

Loren Cunningham Loren Duane Cunningham (born June 30, 1935) is founder of the international Christian missionary movement Youth with a Mission (YWAM) and the University of the Nations. Cunningham founded YWAM in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1960 with his wife, Darle ...

, American-born missions statesman and founder of Youth With A Mission *

Malik Cunningham Micale Malik Cunningham (born October 6, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Louisville Cardinals. Early years Cunningham attended Park Crossing High School in Montgomery, Alabama. During his career, he passed for 6,276 yards and ...

(born 1998), American football player *

Marta Cunningham Marta Cunningham CBE (December 1869 – June 25, 1937) was an American-born European-based soprano. Born in 1869 in Brazos County, Texas, United States, her parents were Albert Baxter and Martha Minerva Tharp Cunningham, both from DeSoto Parish, ...

(1869–1937), American-born European-based soprano-singer and philanthropist *

Mary Ann Cunningham Mary Ann Cunningham (, Woodman; July 19, 1841 – January 22, 1930) was a Canadian Prohibition in Canada#Temperance movement, temperance activist. She was a leader in the provincial and local Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), being a mem ...

(1841-1930), Canadian temperance activist * Melvin Cunningham (born 1973), American football player *

Merce Cunningham Mercier Philip "Merce" Cunningham (April 16, 1919 – July 26, 2009) was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of American modern dance for more than 50 years. He frequently collaborated with artists of other discipl ...

(1919–2009), American choreographer *

Michael Cunningham Michael Cunningham (born November 6, 1952) is an American novelist and screenwriter. He is best known for his 1998 novel '' The Hours'', which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award in 1999. Cunningham is a senior lectur ...

, American novelist, author of ''The Hours'' * Michael R. Cunningham, Chancellor National University System *

Milton Joseph Cunningham Milton Joseph Cunningham, also known as Joe Cunningham (March 10, 1842 – October 19, 1916) was a Louisiana attorney and politician who served as Attorney General of Louisiana from 1884 to 1888, and from 1892 to 1900. As Attorney General he su ...

, American politician *

Minnie Fisher Cunningham Minnie Fisher Cunningham (March 19, 1882 – December 9, 1964) was an American suffrage politician, who was the first executive secretary of the League of Women Voters, and worked for the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Co ...

, American suffrage politician *

Myrna Cunningham Myrna Kay Cunningham Kain is a Miskitu feminist, indigenous rights activist and medical surgeon from Nicaragua. She has participated in political-social processes linked to the struggle for the rights of women and indigenous peoples in Latin Ameri ...

, Miskita feminist and indigenous rights activist from Nicaragua *

Owen Cunningham Owen Cunningham (born 23 January 1967), nicknamed OJ, is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. A Queensland State of Origin representative forward, he played his club football for the Manly Warri ...

, Australian rugby league footballer *

Patrick Cunningham (politician) Patrick Cunningham (1878 – 2 February 1960) was an Irish nationalist politician. Cunningham, father to thirteen children (one dying as a child), was elected to the Westminster House of Commons for the Nationalist Party as Member of Parliament ...

(1878–1960), Irish politician * Paul Cunningham (disambiguation), several people *

Phil Cunningham (folk musician) Philip Martin Cunningham, MBE (born 27 January 1960 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish folk musician and composer. He is best known for playing the accordion with Silly Wizard, as well as in other bands and in duets with his brother, Johnny ...

, Scottish accordionist with the folk group Silly Wizard *

Phil Cunningham (rock musician) Philip Cunningham (born 7 December 1974 in Macclesfield, Cheshire) is an English guitarist who is a member of the bands Marion, New Order, Bad Lieutenant, ShadowParty and, more recently in 2020, Sea Fever. Marion Cunningham is a member of ...

, English musician * Randall Duke Cunningham, U.S. Representative from California *

Randall Cunningham Randall Wade Cunningham Sr. (born March 27, 1963) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. He spent the majority of his career with the Philadelphia Eagles and is also known for ...

, American football player *

Redmond Cunningham Major Redmond Christopher Archer Cunningham MC and Bar, Croix de Guerre (25 December 1916 – 1 December 1999), was one of the most highly decorated Irish officers serving in the British army during World War II and was the only Irishman to rece ...

, Irish officer in the British Army *

Richie Cunningham (American football) Richard Anthony Cunningham (born August 18, 1970) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Carolina Panthers, and Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college football at the University of Lou ...

(born 1970), American football placekicker *

Robert Cunningham (disambiguation) Robert Cunningham may refer to: * Robert Cunningham (entrepreneur) (1837–1905), Canadian lay missionary, entrepreneur and founder of Port Essington, British Columbia * Robert Cunningham (politician) (1836–1874), Canadian journalist and Member ...

, any of several people * Ross Cunningham, Scottish footballer *

Samuel Cunningham Samuel Cunningham PC (Ire) (14 October 1862 – 23 August 1946) was a businessman, stockbroker and politician from Northern Ireland. Cunningham was born at Fernhill House, Glencairn, Belfast, and educated at Belfast Academy and at Merchisto ...

(born 1989), Thai footballer *

Scott Cunningham Scott Douglas Cunningham (June 27, 1956 – March 28, 1993) was an American writer. Cunningham is the author of several books on Wicca and various other alternative religious subjects. His work ''Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner'' ...

, writer * Sean S. Cunningham, film producer and director * Sederrik Cunningham, American football player *

Sophie Cunningham Sophie Cunningham is an Australian writer and editor based in Melbourne. She is the current Chair of the Board of the Australian Society of Authors, the national peak body representing Australian authors. Career Publisher Cunningham was pub ...

(born 1963), Australian writer and editor *

Sophie Cunningham (basketball) Sophie Elizabeth Cunningham (born August 16, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) College career Cunningham played four seasons of college basketball a ...

(born 1996), American basketball player * Stacey Cunningham, 67th President of the New York Stock Exchange *

Sumner Archibald Cunningham Sumner Archibald Cunningham (July 21, 1843 – December 20, 1913) was an American Confederate soldier and journalist. He was the editor of a short lived Confederate magazine called "Our Day" (1883-1884) published in New York. In 1893 he establish ...

(1843–1913), American Confederate veteran and newspaper editor * Tony Cunningham (footballer), Jamaican former footballer * Timothy J. Cunningham (1982–2018), American epidemiologist *

Walter Cunningham Ronnie Walter Cunningham (born March 16, 1932) is a retired American astronaut. In 1968, he was a lunar module pilot on the Apollo 7 mission. He was NASA's third civilian astronaut (after Neil Armstrong and Elliot See), and has also been a figh ...

(born 1932), American astronaut, Apollo 7 crew member * Walterina Cunningham (died 1837), Scottish author and poet *

Wade Cunningham Wade Grant Cunningham (born 19 August 1984) is a racing driver from Auckland, New Zealand who competed in the Firestone Indy Lights Series. Racing career Indy Lights Cunningham's professional career began when he won the Karting World Champ ...

, New Zealand racing driver * Ward Cunningham, American computer programmer, developer of the first wiki *

William Cunningham (disambiguation) William Cunningham may refer to: Academics and ecclesiastics * William Cunningham (economist) (1849–1919), English economist and Archdeacon of Ely * William Cunningham (theologian) (1805–1861), Scottish theologian * William H. Cunningham (bor ...

, several people *

Zach Cunningham Zachary Daniel Cunningham (born December 2, 1994) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Vanderbilt and was selected in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans. He also played ...

(born 1994), American football player

Notable fictional characters sharing this surname

Max Cunningham Max Cunningham is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Ben Sherrif from 1995 to 1997, and Matt Littler from 1997 to 2008. He first appeared on 6 November 1995, and Littler took over the role in Septe ...

, character from ''Hollyoaks'' *

Tom Cunningham Tom Cunningham is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Ellis Hollins. With Tom being a young child for most of his tenure, his early years featured minimal storylines, including the numerous death ...

, also a character from ''Hollyoaks'' * The Cunningham family from ''Happy Days'': ** Howard Cunningham, father ** Marion Cunningham, mother **

Richie Cunningham Richard J. Cunningham is a fictional character played by Ron Howard in the 1970s TV sitcom ''Happy Days''. He is the second son of Howard and Marion Cunningham, brother of Joanie Cunningham and Chuck Cunningham, and a friend of Fonzie, Ralph Ma ...

, second son and also the series' original lead character **

Joanie Cunningham Joanie Louise Cunningham is a fictional character, played by Erin Moran on the sitcoms ''Happy Days'' and ''Joanie Loves Chachi''. Her first appearance was on one episode of ''Love, American Style'', where she was played by Susan Neher. The char ...

, younger daughter * The Cunningham family in ''

To Kill a Mockingbird ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' is a novel by the American author Harper Lee. It was published in 1960 and was instantly successful. In the United States, it is widely read in high schools and middle schools. ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' has become ...

'' by Harper Lee * Mr and Alec Cunningham in the Sherlock Holmes story "

The Adventure of the Reigate Squire "The Adventure of the Reigate Squire", also known as "The Adventure of the Reigate Squires" and "The Adventure of the Reigate Puzzle", is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The story was first publish ...

Other uses of the Cunningham name

Cunningham automobile The Cunningham automobile (not connected with the Cunningham Steam Wagon or Briggs Cunningham's cars) was a pioneering American production automobile, one of the earliest vehicles in the advent of the automotive age. It was produced from 1896 to 1 ...

Cunningham-Hall Aircraft Corporation The Cunningham-Hall Aircraft Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer from its formation in 1928 to its closure in 1948. History The company was formed in 1928 at Rochester, New York. It was a combination of Randolph F. Hall, some forme ...

(1928–1948), aircraft manufacturer in Rochester, New York *

James Cunningham, Son and Company James Cunningham, Son and Company was an American business based in Rochester, New York, initially manufacturing horse-drawn coaches, that from 1908 onward developed and produced automobiles. The Cunningham company was a pioneer in automobile prod ...

(1882–1936), carriage and auto company in Rochester, New York {{surname, Cunningham Scottish toponymic surnames Surnames of Lowland Scottish origin English-language surnames