Hanlon is a
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
often associated with, but not necessarily tied to, the
O'Hanlon Sept O'Hanlon is an Irish surname associated with the Ó hAnluain sept. As with other similar names, the added prefix "O'" means "son of" (Hanlon).
Notable people with that surname include:
* Ardal O'Hanlon (born 1965), Irish comedian
* Evan O'Hanlon ...
. The name may denote:
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Alf Hanlon (1866–1944), New Zealand lawyer
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Darren Hanlon
Darren Hanlon is an Australian singer-songwriter from Gympie, Queensland. Prior to becoming a solo artist in 1999, Hanlon was a member of Lismore, New South Wales, Lismore indie rock band The Simpletons, with whom he released four albums and s ...
, Australian folk musician
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George Hanlon
George Hanlon (July 1917 – 28 January 2010) was an Australian race horse trainer. Inducted in the Australian Racing Hall of Fame in 2002, Hanlon trained three Melbourne Cup winners; Piping Lane in 1972, Arwon in 1978 and Black Knight in 1984.
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, Australian horse trainer
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Glen Hanlon
Glen A. Hanlon (born February 20, 1957) is a Canadian ice hockey coach, executive and former goaltender.
Hanlon played in the National Hockey League for the Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and the Detroit Red Wings. He is al ...
, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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Jack P. Hanlon, Irish priest and artist
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John Hanlon (record producer)
John Hanlon is an American record producer and recording engineer.
Career
He is best known for producing, engineering, and mixing albums for Neil Young, Stephen Stills, T-Bone Burnett, R.E.M, Gillian Welch, Dennis Wilson, and The Beach Boys.
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, American record producer and recording engineer
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John J. Hanlon, American Catholic priest
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John Hanlon (singer)
John Hanlon (born 1949) is a New Zealand singer and songwriter. From 1974 to 1976, he collected three successive Recording Arts Talent Awards, New Zealand Album of the Year and Songwriter of the Year awards, a feat achieved by no other artist be ...
, New Zealand singer-songwriter
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Michael Hanlon (1964–2016), British science writer
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Ned Hanlon (politician)
Edward Michael Hanlon (1 October 1887 – 15 January 1952) was an Australian politician and soldier, who was Premier of Queensland from 1946 until his death in 1952.
Hanlon was born in Brisbane in the Colony of Queensland to Irish immigrant pa ...
, Australian politician
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Ned Hanlon, American baseball manager
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Paul Hanlon, Scottish football player
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Philip J. Hanlon
Philip James Hanlon (born April 10, 1955) is an American mathematician, computer scientist, and educator who serves as the 18th President of his '' alma mater'', Dartmouth College, his tenure beginning on June 10, 2013.
Early life
Hanlon was bor ...
, American mathematician and President of Dartmouth College
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Richie Hanlon, fictional character from the TV series ''Oz''
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Ritchie Hanlon, English football player and manager
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Tommy Hanlon Jr
Tommy Hanlon Jr. (14 August 1923 – 9 October 2003) was an American-born actor, comedian, television host and circus ringmaster, notable for his career in Australia after emigrating there in 1959, where he became a Gold Logie-award-winning me ...
, Australian television personality
See also
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Hannon
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O'Hanlon O'Hanlon is an Irish surname associated with the Ó hAnluain sept. As with other similar names, the added prefix "O'" means "son of" (Hanlon).
Notable people with that surname include:
* Ardal O'Hanlon (born 1965), Irish comedian
* Evan O'Hanlon ...
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Hanlon's razor
References
* 'The O'Hanlons of Orior 1558-1691:Part II'', Joseph Canning, ''Seanchas Ard Mhacha'', 19, #1, pp.111-129, 2002.
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