McGuffin is a surname of Irish origin, thought to originate from County Donegal. It is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mag Dhuibhfinn. Notable people with the surname include:
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Meg McGuffin (born c. 1990), American beauty-pageant titleholder
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David McGuffin David McGuffin is a broadcast journalist, podcast host and producer who reports on Canada for National Public Radio. Prior his return home to Ottawa, he was a Supervising Editor with National Public Radio in Washington, DC on its flagship news and c ...
(fl. 2000s), Canadian television correspondent
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Gary and Joanie McGuffin (born 1959, born 1960), Canadian explorers, authors, and conservation photographer
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Peter McGuffin
Peter McGuffin (born 4 February 1949) is a psychiatrist and geneticist from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Early life
Peter McGuffin was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 4 February 1949, the eldest of 3 children of Martha Melba (née Burniso ...
(born 1949), Northern Irish geneticist
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Samuel McGuffin
Samuel McGuffin (1863–1952) was Labour Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) for Belfast Shankill in the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1922, and Ulster Unionist MP in the Parliament of Northern Ireland
The Parliament of N ...
(1863–1952), Northern Ireland politician
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