Dineen is an Irish surname. It is derived from the

Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...

''Ó'' ''Duinnín'' ‘descendant of Duinnín', a diminutive of ''Donn'' 'dark, brown'. The Ó Duinnín were hereditary historians to the

MacCarthy Mór MacCarthy ( ga, Mac Cárthaigh), also spelled Macarthy, McCarthy or McCarty, is an Irish Irish clans, clan originating from Kingdom of Munster, Munster, an area they ruled during the Middle Ages. It was divided into several great branches; the M ...

. People with the surname include: *

Bill Dineen William Patrick "Foxy" Dineen (September 18, 1932 – December 10, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and head coach. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks between 1953 a ...

(1932–2016), professional ice hockey player and head coach * Bobby Dineen (1919–1984), Irish sportsperson *

Carolyn Dineen King Carolyn Dineen King (born January 30, 1938, in Syracuse, New York) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Her chambers are in Houston, Texas. Education and career Born in Syracuse, ...

(born 1938), judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit *

David Dineen-Porter David Dineen-Porter is an actor, comedian and musician from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Career Dineen-Porter has performed stand-up and sketch comedy in Toronto since 1997 and is a regular on ''Laugh Sabbath''. He is former director of the Univer ...

(born 1979), actor, comedian and musician from Toronto, Canada *

Donal Dineen Donal Dineen (born 5 May 1969) is an Irish radio presenter, photographer, film maker and former television presenter from County Kerry. Until recently he presented an assortment of loud ' noise/ electronica and world music on his ''Small Hours' ...

(born 1969), Irish radio presenter, photographer, film maker and former television presenter *

Gary Dineen Daniel Gary Patrick Dineen (December 24, 1943 – April 1, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Dineen played five seasons with the Canadian national amateur team, including at the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics where he w ...

(1943–2006), Canadian Olympian and top developer of hockey talent in the Springfield area *

Gord Dineen Gordon M. Dineen (born September 21, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. As of 2019, he is an assistant coach of the Rochester Americans. He is a former head coach for the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League, a ...

(born 1962), coach in professional ice hockey and retired NHL defenceman * Hannah Dineen, former camogie player, captain of the All Ireland Camogie Championship winning team in 1972 *

James Owen Dineen James Owen Dineen (July 24, 1920 – September 21, 1975) was a Canadian engineer, university administrator and the twelfth President of the University of New Brunswick.

(1920–1975), Canadian engineer and university administrator *

Kerry Dineen Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County ...

(born 1952), former Major League Baseball outfielder *

Kevin Dineen Kevin William Dineen (born October 28, 1963) is a Canadians, Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. , Dineen is the head coach of the Utica Comets in the American Hockey League (AHL). Dineen previously served as the head coach ...

(born 1963), retired professional ice hockey player, former head coach of the Portland Pirates, assistant coach of Chicago Blackhawks *

Molly Dineen Molly Dineen (born 7 March 1959) is a television documentary director, cinematographer and producer. One of Britain's most acclaimed documentary filmmakers, Molly is known for her intimate and probing portraits of British individuals and instituti ...

(born 1959), BAFTA and Royal Television Society award-winning UK television documentary director, cinematographer and producer * Patricia Dineen (1936–1961), American figure skater who competed in ice dancing with her husband Robert Dineen *

Patrick Dineen Patrick Joseph Dineen (born 13 May 1938) is a former Irish cricketer. A left-handed batsman, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team in August 1962 against the Combined Services in a first-class match. He went on to play for Ireland on ...

(born 1938), former Irish cricketer * Peter Dineen (born 1960), Canadian-born and Seattle, Washington-raised professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League * Robert Dineen (1937–1961), American figure skater who competed in ice dancing with his wife Patricia Dineen *

Seán Dineen Seán Dineen (born February 1944) is an Irish mathematician specialising in complex analysis. His academic career was spent, in the main, at University College Dublin (UCD) where he was Professor of Mathematics, serving as Head of Department and ...

(born 1944), Irish mathematician specialising in complex analysis

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