The name Lennon is both a surname and a given name that has grown in popularity in

English-speaking Speakers of English are also known as Anglophones, and the countries where English is natively spoken by the majority of the population are termed the '' Anglosphere''. Over two billion people speak English , making English the largest langua ...

countries in recent years for both boys and girls. Origins include

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

Ó Leannáin ("descendant of Lover ( leannán)") and from Ó Lionáin ("descendant of Blackbird (Lonán)"). Notable people and characters with the name include:

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John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...

(1940–1980), singer, musician, poet and songwriter, founder of The Beatles **

Cynthia Lennon Cynthia Lennon (born Powell; 10 September 1939 – 1 April 2015) was the first wife of John Lennon and the mother of Julian Lennon. Born in Blackpool and raised in Hoylake on the Wirral Peninsula, she attended the Liverpool College of Art wher ...

(1939–2015), John Lennon's first wife (born Cynthia Powell) **

Julian Lennon Julian Charles John Lennon (born John Charles Julian Lennon; 8 April 1963) is an English musician. He is the son of Beatles member John Lennon and his first wife, Cynthia, and he is named after his paternal grandmother, Julia Lennon. Julian i ...

(born 1963), John Lennon's first son with Cynthia Powell **

Sean Lennon is an American–British musician, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is the son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, and half-brother to Julian Lennon. Over the course of his career, he has been a member of the bands Cibo Matto, The ...

(born 1975), John Lennon's second son with Yoko Ono ** Freddie Lennon and

Julia Lennon Julia Lennon (''née'' Stanley; 12 March 1914 – 15 July 1958) was the mother of English musician John Lennon, who was born during her marriage to Alfred Lennon. After complaints to Liverpool's Social Services by her eldest sister, Mimi Sm ...

, parents of John Lennon *

The Lennon Sisters The Lennon Sisters are an American vocal group made up of four sisters. The quartet originally consisted of Dianne (aka DeeDee; born Dianne Barbara, December 1, 1939), Peggy (born Margaret Anne, April 8, 1941), Kathy (born Kathleen Mary, Augu ...

, four siblings who sang together as part of an act, most notably seen on ''The Lawrence Welk Show'' ** Dianne Lennon, American singer ** Janet Lennon, American singer ** Kathy Lennon, American singer ** Peggy Lennon, American singer * The members of Venice (band): ** Kipp Lennon (born 1960), American musician ** Mark Lennon, American musician ** Michael Lennon, American musician ** Pat Lennon, American musician *

Aaron Lennon Aaron Justin Lennon (; born 16 April 1987) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. Lennon began his career at hometown club Leeds United, making his first-team debut in 2003 and becoming the youngest player to play ...

(born 1987), English footballer * Alton Lennon, Democratic U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina *

Ben Lennon Ben Lennon (born 5 July 1995) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was an under-18 All Australian before becoming a first round AFL draft p ...

, Australian rules footballer * Bill Lennon (1845–1910), American baseball player * Bruce Lennon, Australian rules footballer *

Caroline Lennon Caroline Lennon is an Irish actor and voice artist known for her portrayal of Siobhan Hathaway in BBC Radio 4's long-running soap ''The Archers'' and for other stage, film, television and voice work. Lennon was born in County Wicklow, Ireland, ...

, Irish actor *

Dennis Lennon John Dennis Lennon (23 June 1918 – 16 April 1991) was a British architect, interior designer, and furniture designer. He was responsible for the interior design of the ''Queen Elizabeth 2'' and of 190-192 Sloane Street, London. Lennon worked f ...

(1918–1991), British architect and interior designer * Harry Lennon (born 1994), English footballer *

Jimmy Lennon Jimmy Lennon Sr. (April 13, 1913 – April 20, 1992) was a ring announcer for boxing and professional wrestling matches. Early life Lennon sang as a young boy in church and later formed a singing group, The Lennon Brothers, with his brothers in V ...

(1913–1992), American boxing ring announcer (Jimmy Lennon Sr or Jr) * John Lennon (disambiguation), several people * J. Robert Lennon, American novelist, short story writer, musician and composer * Joseph Lennon (1933–1990), Irish politician * Keith Lennon, character from ''Magical DoReMi'' * Mark Lennon (born 1980), Australian rugby player * Michael Lennon (disambiguation), several people *

Monica Lennon Monica Lennon (' Ward; born 7 January 1981) is a Scottish politician who has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Central Scotland region since 2016. A member of the Scottish Labour Party, she has served in various roles ...

, Scottish politician *

Neil Lennon Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June 1971) is a Northern Irish football coach and former player. During his playing career he represented English clubs Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra and Leicester City. Lennon moved to Celtic in 2000, where he ...

(born 1971), Northern Irish footballer * Patrick Lennon (disambiguation), several people *

Paul Lennon Paul Anthony Lennon (born 8 October 1955) is a Labor Party politician. He was Premier of Tasmania from 21 March 2004 until his resignation on 26 May 2008. He was member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for the seat of Franklin from 1990 unt ...

(born 1955), Australian politician *

Peter Lennon Peter Gerard Lennon (28 February 1930 – 18 March 2011) was an Irish journalist and film director, probably best known as director of the social history documentary film ''Rocky Road to Dublin''. He worked for ''The Guardian'' newspaper for ...

(1930–2011), Irish journalist and filmmaker *

Richard Lennon Richard Gerard Lennon (March 26, 1947 – October 29, 2019) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, Diocese of Cleveland in Ohio from 2006 to 2016. ...

(1947–2019), American Roman Catholic bishop * Stephen Lennon, guitarist in

The Questions The Questions were a Scottish pop band, active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. History They formed in the summer of 1977 at St. Augustine's High School in Edinburgh, and performed their first gig in December of that year at St. Marga ...

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon (born 27 November 1982), better known as Tommy Robinson, is a British far-right, Islamophobic activist, and convicted criminal on multiple counts of violence and fraud as well as other crimes. He is the co-foun ...

(born 1982), British political activist, known as Tommy Robinson * Steven Lennon (born 1988), Scottish footballer * Thomas Lennon (disambiguation), several people * William Lennon (1849–1938), politician in Queensland, Australia

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* Lennon Greggians (born 1999), Welsh rugby player * Lennon Lacy (died 2014), American student and alleged murder victim *

Lennon Murphy Lennon Anne Murphy (born March 31, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Early life Murphy, who is named after musician John Lennon, was born in Ronkonkoma, New York. When she was four years old, Murphy and her mother ...

(born 1982), American rock singer *

Lennon Parham Lennon Kathleen Parham (born October 26, 1975) is an American actress and improvisational comedian from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. With frequent collaborator Jessica St. Clair, she created and co-starred in NBC's ''Best Friends Forev ...

(born 1976), American actress and comedian *

Lennon Stella Lennon Ray Louise Stella (born August 13, 1999) is a Canadian singer and actress. She portrayed Maddie Conrad on the musical-drama series ''Nashville'' (2012–2018). Before going solo in 2018, Stella performed with her sister as the duo Lennon ...

(born 1999), Canadian singer and actress

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