Hanna or Hannah is an Irish and

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

surname, ultimately of Irish origin from O'Hannaidh, or descendants of the lowland

Clan Hannay Clan Hannay is a Lowland Scottish clan.Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Published in 1994. Pages 16 ...

. Hanna (ܚܲܢܵܐ) is also an Assyrian surname, a shortened form of ''Yohannan'', the

Aramaic The Aramaic languages, short Aramaic ( syc, ܐܪܡܝܐ, Arāmāyā; oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; tmr, אֲרָמִית), are a language family containing many varieties (languages and dialects) that originated in ...

equivalent for John. Notable people with the surnames include:

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Arthur Dion Hanna Arthur Dion "A. D." Hanna (7 March 1928 – 3 August 2021) was a Bahamian politician who served as the eighth governor-general of the Bahamas from 2006 to 2012. Early life A. D. Hanna was born on 7 March 1928. His family moved to ''Hope Town' ...

(1928–2021), Governor-General of the Bahamas *

Billy Hanna William Henry Wilson Hanna MM (c.1929 – 27 July 1975) was a high-ranking Ulster loyalist who founded and led the Mid-Ulster Brigade of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) until he was killed, allegedly by Robin Jackson, who took over comma ...

(c. 1929–1975), Northern Irish loyalist and Ulster Volunteer Force leader *

Charles Hanna Charles George Hanna (1889–1942) was a politician from the United States. He was the forty-first mayor of Syracuse, New York (Republican, 1926–1929) and largely responsible for bringing air travel to the Syracuse Area. He acquired an airfiel ...

(1889–1942), American politician *

Ciara Hanna Ciara Chantel Hanna is an American actress and model. She is known for playing the roles of Gia Moran in ''Power Rangers Megaforce'' and Nicole Parker in '' Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys''. Early life Hann ...

(born 1991), American actress and model *

David Blyth Hanna David Blyth Hanna (December 20, 1858, Thornliebank, Scotland – December 1, 1938, Toronto) was a railway executive with the Canadian Northern Railway and the Canadian National Railways. Born in Thornliebank, Scotland, he emigrated to Canada ...

(1858–1938), Canadian railway executive * Delphine Hanna (1854–1941), American physical education professor * Edward Joseph Hanna (1860–1944), American bishop * Gabbie Hanna (born 1991), American Internet personality *

Gertrud Hanna Gertrud Hanna (1876–1944) was a German activist and politician. She was a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and represented it at the Prussian Parliament. She also assumed various positions in different organizations. Following the N ...

(1876–1944), German activist and politician *

Gila Hanna Gila Hanna is a Canadian mathematics educator and philosopher of mathematics whose research interests include the nature and educational role of mathematical proofs, and gender in mathematics education. She is professor emerita in the Department ...

(born 1934), Canadian mathematics educator and philosopher of mathematics *

Jack Hanna Jack Bushnell Hanna (born January 2, 1947) is a retired American zookeeper and a former director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. "Jungle Jack" was director of the zoo from 1978 to 1992, and is viewed as largely responsible for elevat ...

(born 1947), American animal expert *

James Hanna James Hanna (born July 14, 1989) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He was drafted in the sixth round (186th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at the Un ...

(died 1787), British maritime fur trader *

(born 1989) American football player *

(1816-1872), American judge *

Jenn Hanna Jennifer Ann Hanna (born January 22, 1980) is a Canadian curler from Nepean, Ontario. She curls out of the Ottawa Curling Club. She was a finalist in both the 1998 Canadian Junior Curling Championship and the . Career Early competitive career ...

(born 1980), Canadian curler * Jim Hanna (c. 1947–1974), Northern Irish loyalist and Ulster Volunteer Force leader *

John A. Hanna John Andre Hanna (1762July 23, 1805) was a United States representative from Pennsylvania. Biography Born in Flemington in the Province of New Jersey, he received a classical education and graduated from Princeton College in 1782. He was a s ...

(1762–1805), United States Representative from Pennsylvania *

John G. Hanna John Griffin Hanna (1889–1948) was a sailboat designer, famous for designing the Tahiti ketch. Hanna was born in Galveston, Texas, on October 12, 1889. During his childhood he was afflicted with deafness following scarlet fever and lost a fo ...

(1889–1948), American sailboat designer * John Hanna (Indiana politician) (1827–1882), United States Representative from Indiana *

Kate Hanna Kate Hanna (born 1 October 1996) is an Australian field hockey player. Hanna made her international debut for Australia in April 2015, in a test series against China. Early life Kate Hanna was born in Constitution Hill, New South Wales. She at ...

(born 1996), Australian field hockey player * Kathleen Hanna (born 1968), American musician, activist and writer *

Lucy Hanna Lucy Hanna is an American artist, photographer, and filmmaker based in Seattle, Washington and San Francisco, California. Hanna directed the film ''Shaken & Stirred'' (2009) and has photographed Mia Zapata, a Seattle singer that fronted the pu ...

, American photographer * Marjorie Hanna, Canadian ballplayer, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League * Mark Hanna (1837–1904), American industrialist and US Senator *

Mark Hanna (screenwriter) Mark Hanna (January 1, 1917 – October 16, 2003) was an American screenwriter and actor. He was known for writing the screenplays for many science fiction B movies in the 1950s, particularly ''Attack of the 50 Foot Woman''. His first major ...

(1917–2003), American screenwriter and actor *

Ray Hanna Raynham George Hanna, (28 August 1928 – 1 December 2005) was a New Zealand-born fighter pilot who emigrated to England to join the Royal Air Force (RAF). During his RAF career he was a founding member of the Red Arrows aerobatics display tea ...

(1928–2005), New Zealand-born RAF officer, later a civilian pilot and 'warbird' collector *

Richard L. Hanna Richard Louis Hanna (January 25, 1951 – March 15, 2020) was an American politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York (state), New York from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party ...

(1951-2020), United States Representative from New York * Roland Hanna (1932–2002), American jazz pianist * Stanley S. Hanna (1920–2012), American physicist * Stephen Hanna, New York City Ballet principal dancer * Vincent Hanna (1939–1997), Northern Irish television journalist *

William Hanna William Denby Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator and cartoonist who was the creator of ''Tom and Jerry'' as well as the voice actor for the two title characters. Alongside Joseph Barbera, he also founded the ani ...

(1910–2001), American animator and co-founder of

Hanna-Barbera Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ) was an American animation studio and production company which was active from 1957 to 2001. It was founded on July 7, 1957, by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera following the decision of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to c ...

* William T. "Bill" Hanna (1930-2016), American politician

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* Alan Hannah (born 1971), Scottish curler and coach *

Barry Hannah Barry Hannah (April 23, 1942 – March 1, 2010) was an American novelist and short story writer from Mississippi.Kellogg, Carolyn (March 2, 2010)"Author Barry Hannah, 67, has died" ''Los Angeles Times''. Retrieved May 18, 2013. Hannah was born in ...

(1942–2010), American author * Bob Hannah (baseball), American college baseball coach *

Brook Hannah Charles Brooking 'Brook' Hannah (28 September 1874 – 14 January 1961) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). After retiring from playing football, Hannah joined the Chin ...

(1874–1961), Australian rules footballer and missionary * Daryl Hannah (born 1960), American actress * David Hannah (born 1973), Scottish (association) football player * Jack Hannah (1913–1994), American director of animated shorts *

John A. Hannah John Alfred Hannah (October 9, 1902 – February 23, 1991) was president of Michigan State College (later Michigan State University) for 28 years (1941–1969), making him the longest serving of MSU's presidents. He is credited with transformi ...

(1902–1991), president of Michigan State University *

John D. Hannah John D. Hannah (born c. 1940s) is an author and professor at Dallas Theological Seminary. His official title is "Distinguished Professor of Historical Theology, Research Professor of Theological Studies." He served as the department chair of Hist ...

, American author and professor * John P. Hannah (born 1962), senior aide on national security to Dick Cheney * John Hannah (actor) (born 1962), Scottish actor *

John Hannah (American football) John Allen Hannah (born April 4, 1951), nicknamed "Hog", is an American former football guard who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the New England Patriots. He played college football at Alabama, where he twice r ...

(born 1951), American former left guard for the New England Patriots *

John Hannah (VC) John Hannah, VC (27 November 1921 – 7 June 1947) was a Scottish airman and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Early life Bor ...

(1921–1947), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross {{surname, Hannah de:Hannah (Begriffsklärung) simple:Hannah