Fanning is a surname of Irish origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Bede Fanning (1885–1970), Australian public servant *

Bernard Fanning Bernard Fanning (born 15 August 1969) is an Australian musician and singer-songwriter. He was the lead vocalist of Queensland alternative rock band Powderfinger from its formation in 1989. Born and raised in Toowong, Brisbane, Fanning receive ...

(born 1969), Australian musician, best known for his role as the lead singer of the Australian rock band Powderfinger * Buist M. Fanning (born 1949), American biblical Greek scholar *

Dakota Fanning Hannah Dakota Fanning (born February 23, 1994) is an American actress. She rose to prominence at the age of seven for her performance as Lucy Dawson in the drama film ''I Am Sam'' (2001), for which she received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomin ...

(born 1994), American actress and older sister of Elle *

Dave Fanning David Fanning (born 27 February 1956) is an Irish television and radio broadcaster, rock journalist, DJ, film critic and author. Fanning currently hosts weekend midday magazine/chat show '' The Dave Fanning Show'' on the Irish national radio st ...

, Irish television and radio host *

Edmund Fanning Edmund Fanning (July 16, 1769 – April 23, 1841) was an American explorer and sea captain, known as the "Pathfinder of the Pacific." Life Born in Stonington in the British Crown Colony of Connecticut to Gilbert and Huldah Fanning, from ne ...

(1769–1841), American explorer *

Edmund Fanning (colonial administrator) Edmund Fanning (April 24, 1739 – February 28, 1818) was an American-born colonial administrator and military officer. Born in New York, he became a lawyer and politician in North Carolina in the 1760s. He first came to fame as the focus ...

(1739–1818), American-born administrator for the British government in New York and Loyalist; later a governor in Canada *

Elle Fanning Mary Elle Fanning (born April 9, 1998) is an American actress. She made her film debut as the younger version of her sister Dakota Fanning's character in the drama film '' I Am Sam'' (2001). As a child actress, she appeared in several films, i ...

(born 1998), American actress and younger sister of Dakota *

Ellen Fanning Ellen is a female given name, a diminutive of Elizabeth, Eleanor, Elena and Helen. Ellen was the 609th most popular name in the U.S. and the 17th in Sweden in 2004. People named Ellen include: *Ellen Adarna (born 1988), Filipino actress *Ellen ...

, Australian TV journalist * Eric Kenneth Fanning (born 1968), United States Secretary of the Army *

Fred Fanning Fred Fanning (5 November 1921 – 23 May 1993) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) who holds the record for most goals in a VFL/AFL match, with 18. VFL career Hailing from the Vic ...

(1921–1993), Australian rules footballer *

Jim Fanning William James Fanning (September 14, 1927 – April 25, 2015) was an American-Canadian catcher, manager and front office executive in Major League Baseball. Often called "Gentleman Jim", Fanning was the first general manager of the Montreal Expo ...

(1927–2015), catcher, manager and front office executive in Major League Baseball *

Jimmy Valiant James Harold Fanning (born August 6, 1942) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Jimmy Valiant. Early life Fanning was born in Tullahoma as the youngest of five children of James and Effie Fanning. He later incorpo ...

(born James Harold Fanning, 1942), American retired professional wrestler *

Juan Fanning Captain Juan Fanning (April 3, 1823 – January 16, 1881) was a naval officer in the Peruvian military who led a memorable charge against the invading Chilean army during the Battle of Miraflores. Fanning was mortally wounded during the charge. F ...

(1824–1881), Peruvian naval officer and war hero *

Kay Fanning Katherine "Kay" Fanning (October 18, 1927 – October 19, 2000) was an American journalist and newspaper editor and publisher. She was editor and publisher of the ''Anchorage Daily News''. In 1983, she became editor of the ''Christian Science Mon ...

(1927–2000), American newspaper editor and publisher, first American woman to edit a national newspaper *

Ken Fanning Kenneth James Fanning (born April 28, 1947) is an American hunting and fishing guide and former politician. In 1980, Fanning was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives as a Libertarian, becoming the second person elected to a U.S. state l ...

(born 1947), American wilderness guide and retired politician *

Mick Fanning Michael Eugene Fanning (born 13 June 1981) is an Australian professional surfer who was crowned champion of the Association of Surfing Professionals/World Surf League (ASP/WSL)'s World Tour in 2007, 2009 and 2013. In 2015, he survived a shark ...

(born 1981), Australian professional surfer *

Mike Fanning (American football) Michael LaVern Fanning (February 2, 1953 – October 30, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting ...

(1953–2022), American football player *

Nathaniel Fanning Nathaniel Fanning (31 May 1755 – 30 September 1805) was an officer in the Continental Navy and later the United States Navy, who served aboard ''Bonhomme Richard'' during its 1779 battle with HMS ''Serapis''. Fanning was born in Stoningt ...

(1755–1804), American naval officer and war hero *

Ronan Fanning Ronan Fanning (6 May 1941 18 January 2017) was an Irish historian. Biography The son of an Irish doctor and English Montessori teacher, Fanning was educated at St Michael's College, Dublin and C.B.C. Monkstown. He received his undergraduate d ...

(1941–2017), Irish historian *

Shawn Fanning Shawn Fanning (born November 22, 1980) is an American computer programmer, entrepreneur, and angel investor. He developed Napster, one of the first popular peer-to-peer ("P2P") file sharing platforms, in 1999. The popularity of Napster was widespr ...

(born 1980), computer programmer and creator of the original Napster application * Thomas A. Fanning (a.k.a. Tom Fanning), American chief executive. * Vincent Fanning, Irish, first manager of Cork Airport (1961).

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