Kernaghan is a surname. Other spellings include Kernochan, Kernohan, Kernighan, and Kernahan. Notable people with the surname include:

Business

* James Powell Kernochan (1831-1897), American businessman ** Catherine Lorillard Kernochan (1835–1917), his wife

Entertainment

Roxanne Kernohan Roxane Bridget Kernohan (née Furman; March 20, 1960 – February 5, 1993) was a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role in the 1988 sequel '' Critters 2: The Main Course''. Career Kernohan began her career in 1988 when she appeare ...

(1960–1993), Canadian actress *

Paolo Kernahan Paolo Kernahan is a television news presenter in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. He was a reporter for Trinidad and Tobago Television (TTT) for several years before moving to CCN TV6 to host the ''Morning Edition'' programme. He then return ...

, Trinidadian television presenter *

Sarah Kernochan Sarah Marshall Kernochan (; born December 30, 1947) is an American documentarian, film director, screenwriter and novelist. She is the recipient of several prestigious awards, including two Academy Awards ( Documentary Feature for ''Marjoe'' in 19 ...

(born 1947), American filmmaker

Law

* J. Frederic Kernochan (1842-1929), American attorney ** Mary Stuart Whitney Kernochan (1849–1922), his wife * John Marshall Kernochan (1919-2007), American law professor

Literature

Coulson Kernahan Coulson Kernahan (1 August 1858 – 17 February 1943) was an English novelist. Personal life John Coulson Kernahan was born in Ilfracombe, Devon to Rev. James Kernahan, M.A., F.G.S., and his wife Comfort. The third of four children, the boy h ...

(1858-1943), English novelist * Eileen Kernaghan (born 1939), Canadian novelist *

Robert Kirkland Kernighan Robert Kirkland Kernighan (25 April 1854 – 3 November 1926) was a Canadian poet, journalist, and farmer. Born at Rushdale Farm, Rockton, Ontario, he apprenticed as a journalist on the ''Hamilton Spectator'' staff. In about 1876, the paper pri ...

(1854-1926), Canadian poet

Music

Lee Kernaghan Lee Kernaghan OAM (born 15 April 1964) is an Australian country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. Kernaghan has won four ARIA Awards and three APRA Awards, and has sold over two million albums, and as of 2021, has won 38 Golden Guitars at ...

(born 1964), Australian country music singer and songwriter *

Ray Kernaghan Ray Kernaghan is an Australian country music artist. He is married to Pam Kernaghan and they are the parents of musicians Lee, Greg, Tania and Fiona Kernaghan. Kernaghan has twelve gold and two platinum records. He was inducted into the Austral ...

, Australian country music artist *

Tania Kernaghan Tania Maree Kernaghan (born 18 July 1968) is an Australian country music singer. During her career, Tania has earned fifteen number one radio hits singles, numerous awards, sell out concerts and record sales in the hundreds of thousands. She h ...

(born 1968), Australian country music singer

Politics

Charles Kernaghan Charles Patrick Kernaghan (April 2, 1948 – June 1, 2022) was the executive director of the Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights, formerly known as the National Labor Committee in Support of Human and Worker Rights, currently headquarter ...

(born 1948), American activist *

Liz Kernohan Elizabeth Anne Kernohan (24 June 1939 – 21 October 2004) was an Australian politician who served as member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of Camden from 1991 to 2003. She was a member of the Liberal Party ...

(1939–2004), Australian politician * Mae Kernaghan (1901-1980), former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives *

Patricia Kernighan Patricia (Pat) Kernighan, a politician and a lawyer, was a District 2 city council member in Oakland, California until 2014, noted for her advocacy of instant run-off voting in city elections. Biography Kerninghan, a native of rural Eastern Washin ...

, American politician *

Terence Kernaghan Terence Devin Kernaghan is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.James Watson Kernohan, American pathologist *

Brian Kernighan Brian Wilson Kernighan (; born 1942) is a Canadian computer scientist. He worked at Bell Labs and contributed to the development of Unix alongside Unix creators Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie. Kernighan's name became widely known through co-au ...

(born 1942), Canadian computer scientist

Sport

Alan Kernaghan Alan Nigel Kernaghan (born 25 April 1967) is a association football, football manager and former professional player. As a player, he was a defender (association football), defender from 1985 to 2006, notably in the Premier League for Manchest ...

(born 1967), professional football player and coach * David Kernahan (born 1965), Australian rules football player * Hugh Kernohan (born 1958), Scottish fencer * Mike Kernaghan (born 1955), lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand *

Stephen Kernahan Stephen Scott Kernahan (born 1 September 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and for the Glenelg Football Club in the South Australian National Football ...

(born 1963), Australian rules football player