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Geoghegan Geoghegan ( ga, Mag Eochagáin) is a surname of Irish origin. Often spelled without the prefix "Mac", the name has many variants, including Gehegan, Geoghan, Geohegan, Gahagan, Gagan, and Gagon which approximate the most common pronunciations ...

. Notable people with the surname include: *

Dennis Gahagan Dennis Gahagan (born c.1817) was an immigrant in the Mexican Pueblo de San Diego in territorial California, and early settler in the City of San Diego in the new U.S. state of California. History Mexican–American War Dennis Gahagan was born c. 18 ...

(c. 1817–?), early settler in San Diego, California *

Helen Gahagan Douglas Helen Gahagan Douglas (born Helen Mary Gahagan; November 25, 1900 – June 28, 1980) was an American actress and politician. Her career included success on Broadway, as a touring opera singer, and in Hollywood films. Her portrayal of the villain ...

(1900–1980), American actress and politician *

James Gahagan James Gahagan (1927 – July 7, 1999) was an American abstract expressionist painter and one of the premier American colorists.Gahagan'Obituaryretrieved on March 10, 2007 He was an Associate Director of the Hans Hofmann School and created, w ...

(1927–1999), American painter *

John Gahagan John Gahagan (born 24 August 1958) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a left winger. Gahagan spent most of his career with Motherwell, spending twelve seasons with the Fir Park club, either side of spells with Clydebank latterly Morto ...

(born 1958), Scottish footballer *

Lawrence Gahagan Lawrence Gahagan or Geoghegan (1735–1820) was an 18th/19th century Irish-born sculptor. He specialised in small bronze portrait busts. Life Gahagan was born Lawrence Geoghegan in Dublin in 1735 probably into a family of stonemasons. He atte ...

(d.1820), Irish-born sculptor * Sebastian Gahagan (1779–1838), Irish-born sculptor

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