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* Andrew Meehan, former national director of
Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTaR) is an independent, national non-government, not-for-profit, community-based organisation founded in 1997 which advocates for the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Au ...
(ANTaR) * Ben Meehan (born 1993), Australian rugby union player *
Brian Meehan Brian Joseph Meehan (born 16 July 1967 in Limerick, Ireland) is a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses who began his career as a licensed trainer in 1992. Since 2006 he has been based on the Marlborough Downs at the historic Manton Estate near Mant ...
(born 1967), Irish racehorse trainer *
C. P. Meehan Charles Patrick Meehan (12 July 1812 – 14 March 1890) was an Irish Catholic priest, historian and editor. Life Meehan was born at 141 Parnell Street, Great Britain Street, Dublin, on 12 July 1812. He received his early education at Ballymah ...
(1812–1890), Irish Catholic priest, historian and editor * Daniel Meehan, a character on the HBO drama ''Oz'' *
Gerry Meehan Gerald Marcus Meehan (born September 3, 1946) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger and the former general manager and Senior Vice President of the Buffalo Sabres. Playing career Meehan was born in Toronto, Ontario and raised ...
(born 1946), retired Canadian professional ice hockey leftwinger * James Meehan (disambiguation) * Jim Meehan, American professional poker player * John Meehan (disambiguation) *
Lew Meehan James Lew Meehan (September 7, 1890 – August 10, 1951) was an American film actor. Meehan appeared in more than 200 films between 1921 and 1947. He was often the main villain in silent Westerns, but in sound films he was usually an "anon ...
(1890-1951), American actor *
Martin Meehan (Irish republican) Martin Meehan (1945 – 3 November 2007) was a Sinn Féin politician and former volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). Meehan was the first person to be convicted of membership of the Provisional IRA, and he spent eighteen yea ...
(1945–2007), Sinn Féin politician and former member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army *
Marty Meehan Martin Thomas Meehan (born December 30, 1956) is an American academic administrator, politician, and attorney. Since July 2015, Meehan has served as the President of the University of Massachusetts after serving as Chancellor of the University of ...
(born 1956), American attorney and politician *
Michael J. Meehan Michael J. Meehan (1891–1948) was a stock trader on Wall St during the 1920s and 1930s. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) forced him out of trading in 1935 as the first individual they prosecuted. During the Great Depression he purcha ...
(1891–1948), American stockbroker and the first person prosecuted by the Securities and Exchange Commission *
Pat Meehan Patrick Leo Meehan (born October 20, 1955) is a former American Republican Party politician and federal prosecutor from Pennsylvania who represented parts of Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, Berks, and Lancaster counties in the United States Ho ...
(born 1955), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania * Patrick Meehan (1928–1994), British victim of a miscarriage of justice *
Shana Goldberg-Meehan Shana Goldberg-Meehan is an American television producer and television writer. She was an executive producer of ''Friends'' and its spinoff ''Joey'', which she also co-created along with Scott Silveri, whom she married in 2006 (they met when bot ...
, an American television producer and television writer * Sylvia Meehan, Irish campaigner for the rights of women and older people. *
Thomas Meehan (botanist) Thomas Meehan (21 March 1826 Potters Bar, which was in Middlesex at the time and is now in Hertfordshire, England – 19 November 1901), was a noted British-born nurseryman, botanist and author. He worked as a Kew gardener in 1846–1848, and t ...
(1826–1901), American botanist *
Thomas Meehan (writer) Thomas Edward Meehan (August 14, 1929 – August 21, 2017) was an American playwright. He wrote the books for the musicals ''Annie'', '' The Producers'', ''Hairspray'', ''Young Frankenstein'' and ''Cry-Baby''. He co-wrote the books for '' Elf: T ...
(1929-2017), award-winning American writer *
Tony Meehan Daniel Joseph Anthony Meehan (2 March 1943 – 28 November 2005), professionally known as Tony Meehan, was a founder member of the British group the Drifters, with Jet Harris, Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch, which would evolve into the Shadows. ...
(1943–2005), Irish musician


Other

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Meehan Auditorium The George V. Meehan Auditorium is a 3,059-seat hockey arena, in Providence, Rhode Island. The arena opened in 1961 and was dedicated on January 6, 1962. It is named for George V. Meehan, the benefactor of the arena, which he hoped would "service ...
is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Providence, Rhode Island, United States * Meehan, County Westmeath, a townland in St. Mary's civil parish, barony of Brawny, County Westmeath, Ireland *
Meehan, Wisconsin Meehan is an unincorporated community located in the Town of Plover, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. Meehan is located along Wisconsin Highway 54 and the Canadian National Railway west-southwest of Plover. Notable locals * James M ...
, unincorporated community, United States


See also

* Meechan, another variation of the surname *
Mehigan Mehigan is an Irish surname. It comes from the Irish Gaelic name ''Ó Miadhacháin'' that derives from "Miadhach", which means "honourable". There are over a dozen variations on the surname, including Meighan, Meaghan, Mehegan, Megan, Meegan and ...
, another variation of the surname *
McMeekin McMeekin may refer to: * Clark McMeekin, joint pseudonym of American authors Dorothy Clark and Isabel McMeekin * Duncan McMeekin (born 1955), justice of Supreme Court of Queensland * Isabel McMeekin (1895-1973), American author under the pseudonym ...
, another, usually Scottish, variation of the surname {{disambiguation