Kearns is an anglicized
Irish surname of Ó Céirín. Notable people with the surname include:
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Alicia Kearns, British politician elected in 2019
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Anthony Kearns (born 1971), Irish musician
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Austin Kearns (born 1980), baseball player
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Billy Kearns (1923-1992), American actor, seen in French films (1958-1991)
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Bracken Kearns
Bracken Kearns (born May 12, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Along with an extensive minor league career, he played for the Florida Panthers, San Jose Sharks and New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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(born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
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Burt Kearns (born 1956), American author and television & film producer
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Dan Kearns
Dan Kearns (November 23, 1956 – February 28, 2022) was a Canadian football defensive lineman who played ten seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Edmonton Eskimos and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He was drafted by the Edmonton Eskimos in ...
(1956–2022), Canadian football player
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Daniel Kearns (designer) (born 1975), Irish menswear designer
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Daniel Kearns (footballer)
Daniel Anthony Kearns (born 26 August 1991) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Kearns joined Peterborough United from Dundalk in 2011 and had three separate loan spells with clubs across Northern England. He permanen ...
(born 1991), Irish footballer
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Daniel F. Kearns (1896–1963), American military aviator
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David T. Kearns
David Todd Kearns (August 11, 1930February 25, 2011) was an American businessman who was CEO of Xerox Corporation (1982–1990) and served as the first United States Deputy Secretary of Education from 1991 to 1993.
Early life and education
Kear ...
(1930–2011), American CEO of Xerox Corporation and Deputy Secretary of Education
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Dennis Kearns
Dennis McAleer Kearns (born September 27, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who spent his entire career with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League. He is the cousin of Shawn Evans.
Playing career
His rig ...
(born 1945), Canadian retired ice hockey player
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Doris Kearns Goodwin (born Doris Helen Kearns, 1943), American author
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Gerard Kearns (born 1984), English actor
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Gertrude Kearns Gertrude Steiger Kearns (born 1950) is a Canadian contemporary war artist.
Early life
Kearns was born in 1950 to father Frederic Steiger in Toronto, Ontario.
Career
Inspired by the Gulf War, Kearns began drawing war art with a focus on military e ...
(born 1950), Canadian war artist
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H.G.H. Kearns (1902–1986), British entomologist
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James Kearns James William Kearns (born 1947) is an American screenwriter. He is best known for writing the script for the film ''John Q'' (2002) which starred Denzel Washington. He has also written several TV movies and episodes of television programs such as ' ...
(born 1957), writer of the film ''John Q''
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John Kearns (comedian) (born 1987), British comedian
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John Kearns (footballer) (1883–1928), British footballer
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John Kearns (politician) (1784–1864), Irish-Canadian politician
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Joseph Kearns (1907–1962), American actor
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Martin Kearns (1977-2015), English drummer
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Michael Kearns (actor) (born 1950), American actor
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Michael Kearns (computer scientist), American computer scientist
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Mick Kearns (born 1950), Irish footballer
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Mike Kearns (1929–2009), American professional basketball player
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Mogue Kearns
Father Mogue Kearns ( ga, Mo Aodh Óg Ó Céirín; died 12 July 1798), sometimes called Moses Kearns, was an Irish Roman Catholic priest and United Irishman executed by the British on 12 July 1798, after leading 2,000 rebel troops in Wexford.
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(died 1798), United Irishmen during the 1798 Rebellion
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Ollie Kearns (born 1956), English footballer
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Peter Kearns
Peter Vincent Kearns (26 March 1937 – 6 July 2014) was an English footballer who scored 83 goals from 296 appearances in the Football League playing for Plymouth Argyle, Aldershot and Lincoln City. He played as an inside forward. He also ...
(1937–2014), English footballer
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Phil Kearns
Philip Nicholas Kearns (born 27 June 1967) is an Australian former rugby union player. He represented the Wallabies 67 times and was captain on ten occasions. He is a rugby commentator with the Fox Sports TV channel.
Biography
Kearns was bor ...
(born 1967), Australian former rugby union player
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Robert Kearns (1927–2005), inventor of the intermittent windshield wiper
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Steve Kearns
Steve Kearns (born November 23, 1956) is a former Canadian football slotback who played six seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the BC Lions and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He was a territorial exemption of the BC Lions in the 1980 CFL Dra ...
(born 1956), Canadian football player
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Thomas Kearns (1862–1918), early United States Senator from Utah
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William Henry Kearns (1794–1846), Irish composer
{{surname, Kearns
English-language surnames
Surnames of Irish origin
Anglicised Irish-language surnames