Dorgan (''Ó Deargáin'') is an Irish surname, derived from ''dearg'' "red" (compare ''

Craoibh Dearg The Red Branch (; alternatively, ) is the name of two of the three royal houses of the king of Ulster, Conchobar mac Nessa, at his capital Emain Macha (Navan Fort, near Armagh), in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. In modern retellings it i ...

''). Notable people with the surname include: * Byron Dorgan (born 1942), United States senator from North Dakota *

Howard Dorgan Claude Howard Dorgan (July 5, 1932 – July 5, 2012) was an American academic best known for his research and writing on the topic of religion in Appalachia. Dorgan was a native of Ruston, Louisiana. After study at the University of Texas at El P ...

(1932–2012), American academic known for his research and writing on religion in Appalachia * Jerry Dorgan (1856–1891), American baseball player *

Jim Dorgan James Anthony Dorgan (26 November 1930 – 30 January 2003) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the VFL during the 1950s. Dorgan played in the back pocket and had his best season in 1956 where he won South Me ...

(born 1930), Australian rules football player *

John L. Dorgan John L. Dorgan, known as Ike Dorgan, was a bookbinder, boxing manager, press agent, and publicity manager for the Madison Square Garden. He was a founding partner of '' The Ring'' magazine. Biography Dorgan was born in San Francisco, California, ...

(born 1879), known as Ike Dorgan, American boxing manager, and publicity manager for the Madison Square Garden, founding partner of ''The Ring'' magazine * Joseph "Joe" Dorgan (born 1975), American professional wrestler and personal trainer, best known as Johnny Swinger *

Mike Dorgan Michael Cornelius Dorgan (October 2, 1853 – April 26, 1909) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played 10 seasons in Major League Baseball, principally as an outfielder, including five seasons and 425 games with the ...

(1853–1909), American baseball player *

Patrick Dorgan Patrick Dorgan is a Danish soul and R&B singer signed to Copenhagen Records. His debut single "On the Way Down" charted among top three on Hitlisten, the official Danish singles chart. His song was also chosen as "Song of the Week" on Denmark's ...

, Danish singer * Richard W. Dorgan (1892–1953), American cartoonist *

Seán Dorgan Seán Michael Dorgan (born 13 March 1968) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as General Secretary of Fianna Fáil since June 2007. He was also briefly a member of the 22nd Seanad, to which he was nominated by the Taoiseach, Bert ...

(born 1968), Irish politician * Tad Dorgan (1877–1929), American cartoonist * Theo Dorgan (born 1953), Irish poet, writer and lecturer * Morgan Dangerfield and Donavon Cavanaugh the formidable duo of Veterinary Consultants combine to form what has come to be known as the “Dorgan”

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