Fagan or Phagan is also a Norman-Irish surname, derived from the Latin word 'paganus' meaning ‘rural’ or ‘rustic’. Variants of the name Fagan include Fegan and Fagen. It was brought to Ireland during the Anglo-Norman invasion in the twelfth century and is now considered very Irish. In some cases it is a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fágáin or Ó Faodhagáin, which are probably dialect forms of Ó hÓgáin (see

Hogan A hogan ( or ; from Navajo ' ) is the primary, traditional dwelling of the Navajo people. Other traditional structures include the summer shelter, the underground home, and the sweat house. A hogan can be round, cone-shaped, multi-sided, or squ ...

, Hagan) and Ó hAodhagáin (see Hagan). Irish lenited f (spelled fh) is soundless. Notable people with the surname include: *

Alex Fagan Alex Emanuel Fagan (2 November 1950 – 8 November 2010) was the Chief of the San Francisco Police Department from March 2003 until January 2004. Biography Fagan was born in Sherman, Texas and raised in the tiny (1950 population 1,147) East Bay c ...

(1950–2010), former chief of the San Francisco Police Department *

Andrew Fagan Andrew Fagan (born 1962) is a New Zealand writer, singer-songwriter and long-distance solo sailor. He grew up in Wellington. He gained fame in New Zealand in the 1980s as the lead singer of the pop group The Mockers.Ann Fagan Ginger Ann Fagan Ginger (born July 11, 1925) is an American lawyer, teacher, writer, and political activist. She is the founder and Executive Director Emerita of the Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute in Berkeley, California. Personal and Professiona ...

(born 1925), lawyer, teacher, writer, and political activist * Audrey Fagan (1962–2007), former Australian Capital Territory Chief Police Officer *

Brian Fagan Brian Murray Fagan (born 1 August 1936) is a prolific British author of popular archaeology books and a professor emeritus of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Biography Fagan was born in England where he received hi ...

(born 1936), archaeologist and anthropologist * Carson Fagan (born 1982), Caymanian international football player * Chris Fagan (born 1961), Australian football coach *

Cliff Fagan Clifford B. Fagan (March 3, 1911 – January 18, 1995) was a high school basketball referee who became executive director of the National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations (NFHS) and eventually president of the Basketball Hal ...

(1911–1995), president of the Basketball Hall of Fame *

Clint Fagan Clint Michael Fagan (born October 21, 1981) is a former umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB). He worked in MLB between 2011 and 2017, and wore number 82 on his uniform. Career Fagan umpired his first MLB game on June 27, 2011. He worked a total ...

(born 1981), American baseball umpire * Craig Fagan (1982), English footballer *

Cyril Fagan Cyril Fagan (born Dublin, Ireland, May 22, 1896, died Tucson, Arizona, United States, January 5, 1970) was an Irish astrologer, Generally considered ''the father'' - alongside Donald A. Bradley, ''the mother'', of Sidereal astrology '' Sid ...

(1896–1970), Irish astrologer * David Fagan (1961), New Zealand champion sheep shearer *

Ed Fagan Edward Davis (Ed) Fagan (born October 20, 1952) is a former American reparations lawyer who was disbarred for his conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.Eleanora Fagan Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday had an innovative influence on jazz music and pop sin ...

(1915–1959), better known as Billie Holiday, American jazz singer *

Garth Fagan Gawain Garth Fagan, CD (born 3 May 1940) is a Jamaican modern dance choreographer. He is the founder and artistic director of Garth Fagan Dance, a modern dance company based in Rochester, New York. Biography Early years Fagan was born in K ...

(born 1940), Jamaican modern dance choreographer * Gerald Fagan (born 1939), Canadian conductor *

Ina Fagan Ina Claire (born Ina Fagan; October 15, 1893February 21, 1985) was an American stage and film actress. Early years Ina Fagan was born October 15, 1893 in Washington, D.C. After the death of her father, Claire began doing imitations of fellow b ...

(1893–1985), birth name of American actress Ina Claire *

James Fagan (MP) James Fagan (1800 – 1863) was an Irish Repeal Association politician and timber merchant. Developer of the Grand Hotel in Malahide, Fagan was elected Repeal Association MP for at the 1847 general election and held the seat until 1852 when ...

(1800–1869), Irish Repeal Association politician and timber merchant *

James Fagan (musician) James Fagan (born 1972) is an Australian-born folk musician. He is a singer and multi-instrumentalist specialising in the Irish bouzouki. From the early 1980s he toured in a family band, the Fagans. He began travelling to England in 1995, where ...

(born 1972), folk musician from Sydney, Australia *

James Fleming Fagan James Fleming Fagan (March 1, 1828September 1, 1893) was an American farmer, politician, and senior officer of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. His brigade distinguished itself in the Camden Expedition of 1864, helping ...

(1828–1893), Confederate major general in the American Civil War *

James H. Fagan James H. "Jim" Fagan (born October 13, 1947 in Taunton, Massachusetts) is an American attorney and politician who represented the 3rd Bristol District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1993–2011. Education and career Fagan g ...

(born 1947), American politician * J. B. Fagan (1873–1933), Irish-born actor, theatre manager, producer and playwright in England *

Jim Fagan Jim Fagan (24 May 1882 – 20 March 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as o ...

(1882–1948), Australian rules footballer *

Jeffrey Fagan Jeffrey Alan Fagan (born December 17, 1946) is the Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law at Columbia Law School. He is also the director of that institution's Center for Crime, Community and Law, and a professor of epidemiology at the Ma ...

(born 1946), professor at Columbia Law School *

Joe Fagan Joseph Francis Fagan (12 March 1921 – 30 June 2001) was an English footballer and manager. He was a coach and manager at Liverpool for twenty seven years under Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley. As a manager he was the first English manager to wi ...

(1921–2001), manager of Liverpool F.C. *

Joseph Fagan Joseph F. Fagan III (September 7, 1941 – August 10, 2013) was an American psychologist and the Lucy Adams Leffingwell Professor of psychology at Case Western Reserve University from 1990 until his death in 2013. Education Fagan received his B.A ...

(1941–2013), American psychologist *

Jermaine Fagan Jermaine Fagan also known as Prince (born 24 September 1978) is a reggae musician. He was born in Saint Thomas, Jamaica and raised in Portmore. Biography He migrated to the United States in 1999 after completing sixth form at Kingston College. ...

, Jamaican reggae artist *

Kevin Fagan (cartoonist) Kevin Fagan (born June 22, 1956) is an American cartoonist and creator of the syndicated comic strip ''Drabble''. Fagan was born in Los Angeles. He attended Saddleback College, and later transferred to California State University, Sacramento ...

(born 1956), American cartoonist, creator of the syndicated comic strip ''Drabble'' *

Kevin Fagan (doctor) Dr Kevin James Fagan AO (5 February 1909 – 1992) was an Australian medical doctor and World War II hero. After attending St Ignatius' College, Riverview on a bursary, Fagan was Dux of the School in both 1925 and 1926, enabling him to study Med ...

(1909–1992), Australian doctor and World War II hero *

Kevin Fagan (American football) Kevin Scott Fagan (born April 25, 1963) is a former American football defensive end who played seven seasons (1986–1993) for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. Fagan was regarded as one of the best run stopping defensive l ...

(born 1963), former defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers *

Laurie Fagan Laurie Fagan (3 May 1941 – 28 September 2020) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. Fagan played for Balmain and the Penrith Panthers in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition. Playing c ...

, Australian rugby league footballer * Louise Fagan, Canadian director and producer *

Mark M. Fagan Mark Matthew Fagan (September 29, 1869 – July 16, 1955) was an Irish Catholic mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, from 1902 to 1907 and 1913 to 1917. Biography He was born on September 29, 1869 in Jersey City. He had little formal e ...

(1869–1955), former mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey *

Mary Fagan Lady Florence Mary Fagan, (born 11 September 1939) is a former Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, who served from 1994 until her retirement on 11 September 2014. Early life and family Fagan was born at Gonalston Hall, Nottinghamshire, England. Faga ...

(born 1939), former Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire * Michael Fagan, a software designer credited with inventing the

Fagan inspection A Fagan inspection is a process of trying to find defects in documents (such as source code or formal specifications) during various phases of the software development process. It is named after Michael Fagan, who is credited with the invention o ...

process for formal software inspections * Michael Fagan (intruder) (born 1948), Buckingham Palace intruder * Mike Fagan (born 1980), American bowler *

Myron Coureval Fagan Myron Coureval Fagan (October 31, 1887 – May 12, 1972) was an American writer, producer and director for film and theatre and a red scare figure in the late 1940s and 1950s. Fagan was an ardent anti-communist and influential conspiracy theory ...

(1887–1972), American playwright, editor, producer and cinematographer * Oisin Fagan (born 1973), Irish boxer, former WBO Middleweight title holder *

Patsy Fagan Patsy Fagan (born 15 January 1951) is an Irish former professional snooker player. Having been runner-up in the 1974 English Amateur Championship, he turned professional in October 1976. He experienced early success with victories at the 1977 ...

(born 1951), Irish snooker player *

Roy Fagan Roy Frederick Fagan (28 December 1905 – 18 July 1990) was an Australian Labor Party politician, who was Deputy Premier of Tasmania from 1959 to 1969. Early life Fagan was born in Waratah, Tasmania in 1905, the eldest son of James Fagan and ...

(1905–1990), Australian politician and deputy premier of Tasmania *

Shaun Fagan Shaun Michael Fagan (born 22 March 1984 in Bellshill) is a Scottish footballer who plays for St. Roch's in the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region. He has previously played in the Scottish Premier League for Motherwell. Career Fa ...

(born 1984), Scottish association footballer

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