McKeon and MacKeon are Irish surnames originating both from the Gaelic Mac Eoghain ("Son of Eoghan") and Mac Eoin ("Son of John"), which are pronounced identically. Other variants in English include MacEoin and McKeown. Notable people with the name include: * Alistair McKeon, fictional character in the

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* Beverley McKeon, British physicist and aerospace engineer *

Emma McKeon Emma Jennifer McKeon, (born 24 May 1994) is an Australian competitive swimmer. She is a four-time world record holder, one current and three former, in the 4x100 metre freestyle relay. Her total career haul of 11 Olympic medals following the ...

(born 1994), Australian Olympic swimmer * Howard "Buck" McKeon (born 1938), American politician *

Jack McKeon Jack Aloysius McKeon (; born November 23, 1930), nicknamed "Trader Jack," is an American former Major League Baseball manager and front-office executive. In , at age 72, he won a World Series as manager of the Florida Marlins. Two full seasons ...

(born 1930), American baseball manager and executive *

John McKeon John McKeon (March 29, 1808, Albany, New York – November 22, 1883, New York City) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. From 1835 to 1837, and 1841 to 1843, he served two non-consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representativ ...

(1808–1883), New York lawyer and politician, U.S. Representative * John F. McKeon (born 1958), American politician *

Kaylee McKeown Kaylee Rochelle McKeown (born 12 July 2001) is an Australian swimmer and triple Olympic gold medalist. She is a world record holder in the long course 100 metre backstroke and the short course 200 metre backstroke.Hanson, Ian (27 November 20 ...

(born 2001), Australian Olympic swimmer * Larry McKeon (1944–2008), American politician *

Lindsey McKeon Lindsey McKeon is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Marah Lewis on '' Guiding Light'' and Taylor James on ''One Tree Hill''. She previously starred on '' Saved by the Bell: The New Class'' as Katie Peterson from 1996–2000. L ...

(born 1982), American actress *

Matt McKeon Matthew (Matt) John McKeon (born September 24, 1974) is an American retired soccer midfielder who played seven seasons in Major League Soccer. He earned two caps with the United States men's national soccer team and was a member of the 1996 U.S. ...

(born 1974), American soccer player *

Matthew McKeon Matthew McKeon (October 26, 1924November 11, 2003) was a United States Marine Corps, U.S. Marine. As a staff sergeant, he gained notoriety when the Ribbon Creek incident on April 8, 1956, led to the drowning of six recruits. McKeon was found guil ...

(1924–2003), U.S. Marine * Myles McKeon (1919–2016), Roman Catholic bishop *

Nancy McKeon Nancy Justine McKeon (born April 4, 1966) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Jo Polniaczek on the NBC sitcom '' The Facts of Life'' and Jinny Exstead on '' The Division''. Early life and family Nancy Justine McKeon was born o ...

(born 1966), American actress * Philip McKeon (1964–2019), American actor (and brother of Nancy McKeon) *

Richard McKeon Richard McKeon (; April 26, 1900 – March 31, 1985) was an American philosopher and longtime professor at the University of Chicago. His ideas formed the basis for the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Life, times, and influences McKeo ...

(1900–1985), American philosopher * Scott McKeon, British blues rock guitarist, songwriter, singer, and music tutor *

Sean McKeon Sean McKeon (born December 28, 1997) is an American football tight end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan. Early years McKeon attended Shepherd Hill Regional High School. As a so ...

(born 1997), American football player * Stephen McKeon, Irish film music composer

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