The surname ''Dunn'' has several different origins. In some cases it is an Anglicised form of the
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
surname ''Ó Duinn'', meaning "grandson of ''
Donn
In Irish mythology, Donn ("the dark one", from cel-x-proto, Dhuosnos) is an ancestor of the Gaels and is believed to have been a god of the dead. Donn is said to dwell in Tech Duinn (the "house of Donn" or "house of the dark one"), where the ...
''"; the Gaelic ''Donn'' was originally a
byname
An epithet (, ), also byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) known for accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. It has various shades of meaning when applied to seemingly real or fictitious people, di ...
, meaning "brown-haired" or "chieftain". Another origin of the surname ''Dunn'' is from the
Middle English
Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English ...
''dunn'', meaning "dark-coloured"; this name originated as a
nickname
A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...
for one with dark hair. Another origin is from a habitative name, derived from
Dun
A dun is an ancient or medieval fort. In Ireland and Britain it is mainly a kind of hillfort and also a kind of Atlantic roundhouse.
Etymology
The term comes from Irish ''dún'' or Scottish Gaelic ''dùn'' (meaning "fort"), and is cognat ...
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well ...
'' dùn'', meaning "fort". Another origin is from the Gaelic ''donn'', meaning "
brown
Brown is a color. It can be considered a composite color, but it is mainly a darker shade of orange. In the CMYK color model used in printing or painting, brown is usually made by combining the colors orange and black. In the RGB color model us ...
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Alby Dunn
Albert John Dunn (27 November 1941 – 21 August 2009) was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s.
Dunn was a local player at South Melbourne Districts when recruit ...
(1941–2009), Australian rules footballer
*
Alexander Dunn (disambiguation) Alexander Dunn may refer to:
* Alexander Dunn (badminton) (born 1998), Scottish badminton player
* Alexander Roberts Dunn
Alexander Roberts Dunn VC (15 September 1833 – 25 January 1868) was the first Canadian awarded the Victoria Cross, the ...
, multiple people
* Alexandra Dunn (born 1967), American lawyer
* Aliyah Dunn (born 1999), New Zealand netball player
*
Anderson Dunn Anderson Dunn (born 6 May 1944) is a retired British police officer.
Dunn was adopted by William Rennie and his wife Wilma (née Turner).Biography, ''Who's Who'' He joined the Metropolitan Police in London as a constable in 1963 and rose through t ...
(born 1944), British police officer
*
Andrew Dunn (disambiguation) Andrew Dunn may refer to:
* Andrew Dunn (actor) (born 1957), English actor
* Andrew Dunn (businessman) (1854–1934), Australian newspaper proprietor and Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
* Andrew Dunn (cinematographer), British cinemat ...
, multiple people
*
Andy Dunn
Andy Dunn (born February 20, 1979) is an American entrepreneur and the co-founder of Bonobos Inc. Dunn served as CEO for eleven years after co-founding the Bonobos brand in 2007. In June 2017, Walmart announced it was purchasing the Bonobos brand ...
(born 1979), American entrepreneur
*
Anita Dunn
Anita Dunn ( Babbitt; born January 8, 1958) is an American political strategist serving as a senior advisor to U.S. President Joe Biden, having originally held the post from January 20, 2021 to August 12, 2021, and returning May 5, 2022.
Previo ...
(born 1958), American political strategist
*
Anne Dunn
Anne Dunn (born 4 September, 1929) is an English artist associated with the second generation of the School of London.
Background and education
Born in London, England, Dunn is the daughter of the Canadian steel magnate Sir James Dunn, 1st ba ...
(born 1929), British artist
*
Antony Dunn
Antony Dunn is an English poet and dramatist. He was born in London in 1973. He won the Newdigate Prize for ''Judith with the Head of Holofernes'' in 1995 and received a Society of Authors Eric Gregory Award in 2000. He has published four colle ...
(born 1973), English poet
*
April Dunn
April Dunn (July 6, 1986 – March 28, 2020) was an American disability rights activist. Dunn lived in Louisiana and worked as chair of the Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council (LDDC) and for the governor's office. Dunn was best known for h ...
(1986–2020), American activist
* Archibald Dunn (1876–1943), Scottish footballer
*
Archibald Matthias Dunn
Archibald Matthias Dunn FRIBA, JP, (1832 – 17 January 1917) was a British architect. He was, along with his partner Edward Joseph Hansom, among the foremost Catholic architects in North East England during the Victorian era. Short biogra ...
(1832–1917), English architect
*
Arlene Dunn
Arlene Dunn is a Canadian Progressive Conservative politician who has represented Saint John Harbour in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a ...
* Barrie Dunn (born 1952), Canadian actor
* Barry Dunn (born 1952), English footballer
* Beau Dunn (born 1987), American visual artist
*
Ben Dunn
Ben Dunn (born April 17, 1964) Miller, John Jackson"Comics Industry Birthdays" ''Comics Buyer's Guide'', June 10, 2005. Accessed February 1, 2011.WebCitation archive/ref> is an American comic book artist and publisher.
Biography
Dunn was born i ...
(born 1964), American comic book artist
* Bernard J. Dunn (1924–2009), American entrepreneur
* Bernie Dunn (1944–2018), Australian politician
* Betsy Dunn, American politician
*
Beverley Dunn
Beverley Ruth Dunn (24 April 1933 – 27 November 2021) was an Australian veteran radio, stage, television and film actress based in Melbourne, Australia.
Dunn had roles in films including ''Ground Zero'', '' Gross Misconduct'', '' Shine'' ...
Bobby Dunn
Robert P. Dunn (August 28, 1890 – March 24, 1937) was a comic actor who was one of the original Keystone Kops in '' Hoffmeyer's Legacy''.
Early years
Dunn was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Richard P. and Melissa Dunn, and attended S ...
Bud Dunn
Emerson "Bud" Dunn (May 15, 1918 – January 11, 2001) was a Tennessee Walking Horse trainer from Kentucky who spent most of his career in northern Alabama. He trained horses for over forty years and won his first Tennessee Walking Horse Wor ...
(1918–2001), American horse trainer
C
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Cameron Dunn
Cameron Dunn (born February 13, 1984 in Alta Loma, California) is an American soccer player who last played for Los Angeles Blues in the USL Professional Division.
Career College and amateur
Dunn attended Alta Loma High School where he was a th ...
(born 1984), American soccer player
*
Carola Dunn
Carola Dunn (born November 14, 1946) is a British writer of regency romances and detective fiction.
Life
Dunn attended Friends' School, Saffron Walden, and graduated from the University of Manchester.Carolyn Dunn (born 1960), Canadian actress
* Cary Dunn (1732–??), American silversmith
* Casey Dunn (born 1976), American baseball coach
* Casey Dunn (American football) (born 1994), American football player
* Catherine Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
*
Cathy Dunn
Cathy Dunn (born May 16, 1949) is an American politician who served in the North Carolina Senate
The North Carolina Senate is the upper chamber of the North Carolina General Assembly, which along with the North Carolina House of Representat ...
Cheryl Dunn
Cheryl Dunn is an American documentary filmmaker and photographer. She has made two feature films, ''Everybody Street'' (2013) and ''Moments Like This Never Last'' (2020). She has had three books of photographs published: ''Bicycle Gangs of New Y ...
Cletus Dunn
Cletus Dunn (born May 11, 1948) is a former civil servant and Canadian politician, who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 2000 to 2007.
Born in Morell, Prince Edward Island, the son of Frank Dunn and Eileen ...
(born 1948), Canadian politician
*
Clive Dunn
Clive Robert Benjamin Dunn (9 January 19206 November 2012) was an English actor. Although he was only 48 and one of the youngest cast members, he was cast in a role many years his senior, as the elderly Lance Corporal Jones in the BBC sitcom ' ...
(1920–2012), British actor
*
Colton Dunn
Colton Dunn (born June 30, 1977) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He is perhaps best known for his role as Garrett McNeil on the NBC workplace comedy '' Superstore'' (2015–2021) and for his work on Comedy Central sketch co ...
(born 1977), American comedian
*
Conrad Dunn
Conrad Dunn is an American actor. He began his screen career with the role of Francis "Psycho" Soyer in '' Stripes'' (1981). Working for some ten years under the name George Jenesky, he achieved soap-opera stardom in ''Days of Our Lives'' as Nick C ...
, American actor
* Coye Dunn (1916–2000), American football player
* Crawford Dunn (1918–1980), American designer
*
Crystal Dunn
Crystal Alyssia Soubrier (; born July 3, 1992) is an American soccer player for the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division of women's professional soccer in the United States, and the United States ...
(born 1992), American soccer player
D
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Daisy Dunn
Daisy Florence Dunn is an English author and classicist.
Early life and education
Daisy Dunn was born in London and attended Ibstock Place School in Southwest London and The Lady Eleanor Holles School in Hampton on an academic scholarship. She ...
(born 1987), English author
*
Damon Dunn
Damon Jerrel Dunn (born March 15, 1976) is an American politician, commercial real estate developer, minister, and former football player.
Early life
Dunn was born in 1976 in Fort Worth, Texas to a 16-year-old mother, Ramona Dunn. When Dunn ...
Donald Dunn Donald Dunn may refer to:
* Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941–2012), American bass guitarist, session musician, record producer, and songwriter
* Donald G. Dunn (1923–2021), decorated U.S. Army veteran of World War II
{{hndis, Dunn, Donald ...
(1941–2012), American guitarist
* Donald G. Dunn (1923–2021), American soldier
* Dorothy Dunn (1903–1992), American art instructor
*
Douglas Dunn
Douglas Eaglesham Dunn, OBE (born 23 October 1942) is a Scottish poet, academic, and critic. He is Professor of English and Director of St Andrew's Scottish Studies Institute at St Andrew's University.
Background
Dunn was born in Inchinnan, Re ...
(born 1942), British poet
*
Douglas Dunn (choreographer)
Douglas Dunn is an American dancer and choreographer based in New York City.
Choreography
Dunn premiered his professional company, Douglas Dunn and Dancers, in 1976, where he served as artistic director. He was commissioned by various companie ...
(born 1942), American choreographer
*
Dwayne Dunn
Dwayne Dunn (born 1973 or 1974) is an Australian jockey based in Victoria. He won the Scobie Breasley Medal in 2016.
Dunn began his career in 1989. He rode his first Group One winner on Undoubtedly in the 2005 Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield. ...
Emma Dunn
Emma Dunn (26 February 1875 – 14 December 1966) was an English actress. After starting her acting career on stage in London, she became known for her works in numerous films and Broadway productions.
Career
Emma Dunn appeared onstage in ...
(1875–1966), English actress
*
Emmett Reid Dunn
Emmett Reid Dunn (November 21, 1894 in Alexandria, Virginia – February 13, 1956) was an American Herpetology, herpetologist noted for his work in Panama and for studies of salamanders in the Eastern United States.
Biography
He attended Haver ...
(1894–1956), American zoologist
*
Eric Dunn
Air Marshal Sir Eric Clive Dunn, (27 November 1927 – 16 July 2008) was a senior Royal Air Force officer.
Born in Winchester on 27 November 1927 to the son of Royal Air Force Wing Commander he was educated at Bridlington School, East Ridin ...
(1927–2008), British air force officer
* Eric Dunn (cricketer) (1929–2015), New Zealand cricketer
*
Everett Dunn
Everett Wesley Dunn, (born August 1, 1892, Summit, South Dakota, died October 3, 1980, Hartley, Iowa, age 88) was a civil engineer and labor negotiator. He was known for his work with the Iowa State Highway Commission, which demonstrated his knowle ...
(1892–1980), American engineer
F
* Fayette S. Dunn (1903–1979), American corporate executive
*
Floyd Dunn
Floyd Dunn (April 14, 1924 – January 24, 2015) was an American electrical engineer who made contributions to all aspects of the interaction of ultrasound and biological media. Dr. Dunn was a member of Scientific Committee 66 of the National Co ...
Frank K. Dunn
Frank Kershner Dunn (November 13, 1854 – August 8, 1940) was an American lawyer and judge, who was thrice elected to the Illinois Supreme Court, serving from 1907 to 1933.
Born in Mount Gilead, Ohio, Dunn received his bachelor's degree from Ke ...
Gaby Dunn
Gabe Dunn (born June 1, 1988) is an American writer, actor, pop journalist, comedian, LGBTQ activist, and podcaster. They were a writer and director for BuzzFeed Video, before leaving to focus on their YouTube comedy show and podcast ''Just Betw ...
(born 1988), American writer
*
Gano Dunn
Gano Sillick Dunn (October 18, 1870 – April 10, 1953) was President of Cooper Union, and an early Chairman and CEO of the United States National Research Council.
Early life and education
Son of Civil War veteran General N. Gano Dunn and Ame ...
(1870–1953), American corporate executive
* Gary Dunn (born 1953), American football player
*
Gary Dunn (American football coach)
Gary Dunn is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at California University of Pennsylvania. In his first season as head coach, in 2016, he led the California Vulcans to a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) champ ...
, American football coach
* Ged Dunn (1946–2021), English rugby union footballer
*
Geoff Dunn
Geoffrey Edwin Dunn (born 26 February 1961 in Clapham, London, England) is an English rock drummer. From 2002 until his departure in 2007, he was the drummer with the rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Before joining the Earth Band, his long ...
(born 1961), English drummer
*
Geoffrey Dunn
Geoffrey Dunn is an American author, film producer, film director, screenwriter, and investigative journalist. His films include ''Calypso Dreams'', ''Miss…or Myth?'', ''Dollar a Day, 10¢ a Dance'' and his books include, ''The Lies of Sarah ...
Gordon Dunn
Gordon Glover "Slinger" Dunn (April 16, 1912 – July 26, 1964) was an American discus thrower who won a silver medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics, a U.S. Navy lieutenant, and former mayor of Fresno, California from 1949-1957.
Godron Dunn was b ...
(1912–1964), American discus thrower
*
Graham Dunn
Graham Dunn (born 11 March 1950) is an Australian former swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ...
Hester Dunn
Hester Rogers (born 1940) is a Northern Irish former loyalist activist and writer who was a member of the Ulster Defence Association's (UDA) political wing during the period of religious-political conflict known as the Troubles. She headed the UDA ...
(born 1940), Northern Irish activist
*
Holly Dunn
Holly Suzette Dunn (August 22, 1957 – November 14, 2016) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Dunn recorded for MTM Records between 1985 and 1988, Warner Bros. Records between 1988 and 1993, and River North Records between 1995 ...
(1957–2016), American singer
* Howard H. Dunn (1867–1942), American politician
* Hubert Dunn (1933–2020), Northern Irish judge
* Hugh Alexander Dunn (1923–2005), Australian diplomat
* Hughie Dunn (1875–??), Scottish footballer
Jacob Piatt Dunn
Jacob Piatt Dunn Jr. (April 12, 1855 – June 6, 1924) was an American historian, journalist, and author. A political writer and reformer, Dunn worked on ballot reform issues based on the Australian ballot system, authored a new Indianapol ...
(1855–1924), American historian
* Jacqui Dunn (born 1984), Australian artistic gymnast
* Jake Dunn (1909–1984), American baseball player
* J. Allan Dunn (1872–1941), American writer
*
Jan Dunn
Jan Dunn (born 15 May 1963 in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England) is a British filmmaker, who made her feature length directorial debut in 2005 with the film '' Gypo'', starring Paul McGann and Pauline McLynn, which won a British Independent Film Aw ...
(born 1963), British filmmaker
* Jan Dunn (ceramicist) (1940–2002), Australian ceramicist
*
Jarryd Dunn
Jarryd Dunn (born 30 January 1992) is an English sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. He represented Great Britain at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing winning the bronze medal in the relay.
He has a personal best time of 45.09 whic ...
(born 1992), English sprinter
*
J. C. Dunn
James Churchill Dunn (24 February 1871 – 30 March 1955) was a British medical officer during World War I, and author. In 1897, Dunn had gained an M.D. at Edinburgh University. He is known for his memoir ''The War the Infantry Knew'', first pub ...
(1871–1955), British medical officer
*
Jeffrey Dunn
Jeffrey "Mantas" Dunn (born 22 April 1961) is a British guitarist best known as one of the founding members of thrash/speed metal band Venom, with which he played as a guitarist from 1979 to 1985 and 1989 to 2002. He currently plays in Venom ...
Jennifer Dunn
Jennifer Jill Dunn (née Blackburn; July 29, 1941 – September 5, 2007) was an American politician and engineer who served six terms as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2005, representing .
Early li ...
Josephine Dunn
Mary Josephine Dunn (May 1, 1906 – February 3, 1983) was an American stage and film actress of the 1920s and 1930s.
Early years
Dunn was born in New York City and educated at Holy Cross convent school.
Career
At age 14 and a 5'5" tall bl ...
(1906–1983), American actress
*
Jourdan Dunn
Jourdan Sherise Dunn (born 3 August 1990) is a British model. She was discovered in Hammersmith Primark in 2006 and signed to The Squad Management in London. She began appearing on international runways in early 2007. In February 2008, she was t ...
(born 1990), British model
* J. T. Dunn (born 1989), American professional wrestler
*
Judith Dunn
Judith Frances Dunn, (born 1939) is a British psychologist and academic, who specialises in social developmental psychology.
Early life and education
Dunn was the daughter of James Pace and Jean Stewart. She studied at New Hall, Cambridge, gra ...
(born 1939), British psychologist
*
Julian Dunn
Julian Fletcher Dunn-Johnson (born July 11, 2000) is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a Defender (association football), centre-back for Hamarkameratene, HamKam in the Eliteserien.
Club career
Toronto ...
(born 2000), Canadian soccer player
*
Justin Dunn
Justin Warren Dunn (born September 22, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Seattle Mariners. Dunn played college baseball at Boston ...
Kasey Dunn
Kasey E. Dunn (born July 22, 1969) is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is currently the offensive coordinator at Oklahoma State University.
Playing career
Dunn was a wide receiver at Idaho from 1987 to 1991. An elevent ...
(born 1969), American football coach
*
Katherine Dunn
Katherine Karen Dunn (October 24, 1945 – May 11, 2016) was a novelist, journalist, voice artist, radio personality, book reviewer, and poet from Portland, Oregon. She is best known for her novel '' Geek Love'' (1989). She was also a prolific ...
Katrina Dunn
Katrina Dunn (born in British Columbia, Canada) is an actor, director, and producer. She has been the Artistic Director of Touchstone Theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 1997 to 2016.
Career
Training and work
Dunn trained in dan ...
Kris Dunn
Kristofer Michael Dunn (born March 18, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League. He played four seasons of college basketball for the Providence Friars before being drafted with the fifth ...
(born 1994), American basketball player
*
Kyle Bobby Dunn
Kyle Bobby Dunn (born February 27, 1986) is a Canadian composer, arranger, and live performance artist, performer of modern compositional and guitar based drone music. He has performed in live and exclusive outdoor settings, including Banff Natio ...
Larry Dunn
Larry is a masculine given name in English, derived from Lawrence or Laurence. It can be a shortened form of those names.
Larry may refer to the following:
People Arts and entertainment
* Larry D. Alexander, American artist/writer
*Larry Boone ...
(born 1953), American keyboardist
*
Laura Dunn (rower)
Laura Dunn (born 10 November 1987 in Belmont, New South Wales) is an Australian former lightweight rower. She is a three-time national champion and won a silver medal at the 2014 World Rowing Championships.
Club and state rowing
Raised in Belm ...
(born 1987), Australian rower
* L. C. Dunn (1893–1974), American biologist
* Leith Dunn, Jamaican sociologist
* Les Dunn (1915–2009), Australian rules footballer
*
Liam Dunn
Liam Dunn (November 12, 1916 – April 11, 1976) was an American character actor.
Life and career
The New Jersey native's early career was spent in television in series such as ''Bonanza'', ''Room 222'', ''Alias Smith and Jones'', ''Mannix'', ...
(1916–1976), American actor
*
Lin Dunn
Lin Dunn (born May 10, 1947) is an American women's basketball coach, currently general manager with the Indiana Fever. She is most known for being the first coach and general manager for the Seattle Storm. She has more than 500 wins to her name.
...
(born 1947), American basketball coach
* Linwood G. Dunn (1904–1998), American visual artist
*
Lloyd Dunn
Lloyd John Dunn (born November 10, 1957 in Harlan, Iowa, USA) is a founding member of the mixed-media and experimental sound art group the Tape-beatles and founder, publisher and editor of several small-press magazines, such as ''PhotoStatic' ...
(born 1957), American musician
* Lorraine Dunn (1942–2003), Panamanian track and field athlete
*
Loren C. Dunn
Loren Charles Dunn (June 12, 1930 – May 16, 2001) was a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1968 until his death.
Dunn was born in Tooele, Utah. He served a mission for the LDS Church to Aust ...
(1930–2001), American religious official
* Louis Dunn (1908–1979), South African engineer
* Lucinda Dunn (born 1973), Australian ballerina
* Lucy Dunn, American attorney
* Lydia Dunn (born 1940), Hong Kong businesswoman
M
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Mabel B. Dunn
Laura Mabel Blackstock Dunn (August 7, 1880 - April 9, 1968) was an American clubwoman.
Early life
Laura Mabel Blackstock was born in Ventura, California, on August 7, 1880, the daughter of Judge Nehemiah Blackstock (1846-1928) and Abigail "Abb ...
(1880–1968), American clubwoman
* Marc Dunn (born 1978), American football player
* Margaret Dunn, Irish bagpiper
*
Maria Dunn
Maria McQueen Dunn (born March 6, 1986) is a freestyle wrestler from Guam. She participated in Women's freestyle 63 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics losing to Elina Vaseva. She also competed in the same division at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and lost ...
Mark Dunn
Mark Dunn (born July 12, 1956 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American author and playwright. He studied film at Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis) followed by post-graduate work in screenwriting at the University of Texas at ...
Mignon Dunn
Mignon Dunn (born June 17, 1928, in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American dramatic mezzo-soprano and voice teacher.
Life and career
Born in Memphis, Dunn grew up in Tyronza, Arkansas and Memphis, Tennessee. She studied voice with Karin Branzell an ...
* Nat Dunn, Australian singer-songwriter
* Natalie Dunn (born 1956), American roller skater
* Nate Dunn (1896–1983), American painter
* Nathan Dunn (1782–1844), American businessman
*
Neal Dunn
Neal Patrick Dunn (born February 16, 1953) is an American surgeon and Republican Party politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2017.
Early life and career
Dunn was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 16, 1953. He earne ...
(born 1953), American politician
*
Nell Dunn
Nell Mary Dunn (born 9 June 1936) is an English playwright, screenwriter and author. She is known especially for a volume of short stories, '' Up the Junction'', and a novel, '' Poor Cow''.
Early years
The second daughter of Sir Philip Dunn an ...
(born 1936), British playwright
*
Nora Dunn
Nora Dunn (born April 29, 1952) is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the NBC sketch variety TV series '' Saturday Night Live'' from 1985 to 1990, Dr. Reynolds in ''The Nanny'' (1998-1999), and Muriel in '' Home Economic ...
Olive Jean Dunn
Olive Jean Dunn (1 September 1915 – 12 January 2008) was an American mathematician and statistician, and professor of biostatistics at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). She described methods for computing confidence intervals an ...
Patricia Dunn (actress)
Partricia Dunn (1930 – May 3, 1990) was an American actress. She was a dancer in many Broadway plays. She died of lung cancer in 1990.
Filmography
*''The Wild Wild West
''The Wild Wild West'' is an American Western, espionage, and ...
Paula Dunn
Paula Dunn , (formerly Thomas, born 3 December 1964) is an English former sprinter who competed in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay. She represented Great Britain in all three events at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. She is ...
(born 1964), English sprinter
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Perry Lee Dunn
Perry Lee Dunn (January 20, 1941 – October 27, 2018), was a professional American football running back in the National Football League, for the Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons and Baltimore Colts. He played college football at the Universit ...
(1941–2018), American football player
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Pete Dunn
Pete Dunn (born June 26, 1948) is a retired American college baseball coach who was most recently the head coach of the Stetson Hatters baseball team.
Stetson career
Dunn has been the head coach of Stetson's Baseball team for 33 years, and in ...
Priscilla Dunn
Priscilla Dunn (born October 8, 1943) is an American politician who is currently a Democratic Alabama State Senator. Dunn has served in the Alabama Senate since 2009.
Personal life
Dunn is married to her husband, Grover, and has one daughter, ...
(born 1943), American politician
R
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Rachel Dunn
Rachel Margaret Dunn (born 14 November 1982) is an English international netball player. Dunn debuted for the England national netball team in 2004 against South Africa, and was a member of the England teams that won bronze medals at the 2006 a ...
(born 1982), English netball player
* Rae Dunn (born 1962/1963), American ceramist
* Ralph Dunn (1900–1968), American actor
* Ralph A. Dunn (1914–2004), American politician
*
Randall Dunn
Randall Dunn is an American record producer, audio engineer, and musician.
As a record producer, he has worked with musical acts such as Sunn O))), Six Organs of Admittance, Marissa Nadler, Wolves in the Throne Room, Boris, Anna Von Haussw ...
, American record producer
*
Randy Dunn
Randy J. Dunn was most recently the president of Southern Illinois University. He formerly served as president of Youngstown State University and Murray State University. Both of his previous presidential terms ended in controversy. Dunn submit ...
, American academic administrator
* Randy D. Dunn (born 1982), American politician
* Ransom Dunn (1818–1900), American minister
* Ray Dunn (1910–1971), Australian sports administrator
*
Reagan Dunn
Reagan Blackburn Dunn (born 1971) is an American politician and lawyer who is a member of the nonpartisan King County Council, representing District 9 in Southeast King County, Washington. District 9 includes the cities of Bellevue, Newcastle, R ...
(born 1970/1971), American politician
* Red Dunn (1901–1957), American football player
* Reece Dunn (born 1995), British Paralympic swimmer
* Reggie Dunn (born 1989), American football player
* Richard Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
*
Richie Dunn
Richard L. Dunn (May 12, 1957 – September 20, 2016) was an American professional ice hockey defenseman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, and Hartford Whalers between 1977 and 1989. In his NHL caree ...
(born 1957), American ice hockey player
*
Rick Dunn
Richard C. E. C. Dunn (born 8 March 1976) is a British rower. He won a gold medal at the 2001 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne with the men's coxless four. He represented Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the coxless pair, where h ...
(born 1976), British rower
* Robbie Dunn (born 1960), Australian footballer
*
Robbie Dunn (musician)
Robbie Peter Dunn (born 28 October 1951, in Dublin) is a well-known Irish folk singer songwriter based in Brisbane, Australia.
Early life
Robbie was born into a musical family where singing was the norm. He left school at the age of 15 and becam ...
Ryan Dunn
Ryan Matthew Dunn (June 11, 1977 – June 20, 2011) was an American stunt performer, television personality, actor and comedian. He was best known as one of the stars of the MTV reality stunt show ''Jackass (TV series), Jackass'' and its fi ...
(1977–2011), American stunt performer
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Ryley Dunn
Ryley Dunn (born 7 October 1985) is a former midfielder or defender for the Fremantle Football Club. He was drafted to Fremantle in the 2003 AFL Draft at selection 10, which was traded by Hawthorn Football Club in return for Trent Croad.
Sebastian Dunn
Sebastian Dunn is a British film, television and stage actor who is also a writer and director. He has appeared in ''Trial & Retribution'', ''Casualty
Casualty may refer to:
*Casualty (person), a person who is killed or rendered unfit for ser ...
, British actor
* Seymour Dunn (1882–1959), Scottish golfer
* Sharon Dunn, Canadian writer
*
Sheila Dunn
Sheila Mary Dunn (11 April 1940 – 3 March 2004) was an actress who worked both on television and in the theatre. She also performed under her married name, Sheila Camfield.
Her father was Bill Dunn, a former ICI chairman who invented the bu ...
* Teala Dunn (born 1996), American actress and YouTuber
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Teddy Dunn
Edward Wilkes Dunn (born June 19, 1980) is an American lawyer and former actor known for his portrayal of Duncan Kane in the Rob Thomas television series ''Veronica Mars''.
Early life and education
Dunn grew up in Durham, North Carolina. He att ...
Trevor Dunn
Trevor Roy Dunn (born January 30, 1968) is an American composer, bass guitarist, and double bassist. He came to prominence in the 1990s with the experimental band Mr. Bungle. While performing with Mr. Bungle, Dunn would dress similar to the ...
(born 1968), American composer
* Trieste Kelly Dunn (born 1981), American actress
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Troy Dunn
Troy Dunn is an American television personality, producer, and public speaker who specializes in creating and producing television that generally includes reuniting people with long-lost loved ones.
Biography
Dunn was the executive producer and s ...
(born 1967), American television personality
* Troy E. Dunn, American Air Force general
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* Velma Dunn (1918–2007), American diver
* Vernon Dunn (1918–2002), American politician
* Victoria Dunn (born 1977), British judoka
* Vince Dunn (born 1996), Canadian ice hockey player
* Vincent Dunn (born 1935), American firefighter
* Vinny Dunn (born 1980), New Zealand professional wrestler
* Viv Dunn (1895–??), Australian rugby union footballer
* Vivian Dunn (1908–1995), British conductor
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Warrick Dunn
Warrick De'Mon Dunn (born January 5, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12th overall in the 1997 ...
Williamson Dunn
Williamson Dunn (December 25, 1781 – November 11, 1854) was an American judge and politician in the early history of Indiana. He served as the third Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives. Dunn is credited with having founded the tow ...
(1781–1854), American judge
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Willie Dunn
Willy or Willie is a masculine, male given name, often a diminutive form of William or Wilhelm, and occasionally a nickname. It may refer to:
People Given name or nickname
* Willie Aames (born 1960), American actor, television director, and scree ...
(1941–2013), Canadian singer-songwriter
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Willie Dunn (golfer)
William Dunn, Jr. ( – August 1952) was an English professional golfer and golf course designer of Scottish descent. Dunn was born in Blackheath, London, England in about 1864. His best U.S. Open finish was second in the 1895 U.S. Open. He to ...
(1864–1952), English golfer
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Winfield Dunn
Bryant Winfield Culberson Dunn (born July 1, 1927) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 43rd governor of Tennessee from 1971 to 1975. He was the state's first Republican governor in fifty years.Phillip Langsdon, ''Tennesse ...
(born 1927), American politician
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Winifred Dunn
Winifred Dunn was an American screenwriter, editor, radio scenario writer, and art critic in the early 20th century. She was one of the youngest scenario editors of the silent era and was credited with writing over 40 productions.Hansen, James. ...
(1898–1977), American screenwriter
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Xavier Dunn
Xavier Dunn is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, and producer based in Sydney.
He is known for collaborating and producing with Jack River, including her 2018 debut album '' Sugar Mountain''.
Dunn has co-written and produced for ma ...
, Australian singer-songwriter
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Zac Dunn
Zac Dunn (born 4 February 1991) is an Australian professional boxer and the current WBC International Silver Super middleweight champion and former IBO World champion.
Professional boxing record
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(born 1991), Australian boxer
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Dan Dunn
Dan Dunn is a fictional detective created by Norman W. Marsh. He first appeared in ''Detective Dan: Secret Operative No. 48'', a proto-comic book from 1933, produced by Humor Publishing. He subsequently appeared in newspaper comic strips from 193 ...
, titular secret agent from the 1930s series
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Danny Dunn
Danny Dunn is a fictional character, the protagonist of a series of American juvenile science fiction/adventure books written by Raymond Abrashkin and Jay Williams beginning in 1956.
Background
The stories are set in the fictional American to ...