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and Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Alex Mullen (born 1992), Australian professional footballer *

Andrew Mullen Andrew Mullen (born 29 November 1996) is a British Paralympian swimmer. Mullen competes in the S5 disability category in freestyle, backstroke and butterfly, specialising in sprint events. He competed in the 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics an ...

(born 1996), British Paralympian swimmer *

Ann A. Mullen Ann A. Mullen (October 24, 1935 – April 17, 1994) was an American politician who served as mayor of Gloucester Township, New Jersey and represented New Jersey's 4th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly. Born in Philadelphi ...

(1935–1994), American politician *

April Mullen April Mullen () is a Canadian actress and filmmaker. Career In 2012, Mullen became the first woman to direct a live action, fully stereoscopic 3D feature film, ''Dead Before Dawn'' (2012)''.'' In 2015, she directed the neo-noir grindhouse fe ...

, Canadian actress and filmmaker *

Barbara Mullen Barbara Mullen (9 June 19149 March 1979) was an American born actress well known in the UK for playing the part of Janet McPherson, the housekeeper in ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook''. Although the role of Janet brought her fame in later years, she alre ...

(1914–1979), American actress *

Brian Mullen Brian Patrick Mullen (born March 16, 1962) is an American former professional ice hockey player who spent eleven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) playing for the Winnipeg Jets, New York Rangers, San Jose Sharks, and New York Islanders ...

(born 1962), former NHL player * Charles Mullen, Irish immigrant to South Australia who invented the mullenising agricultural method in the 1860s *

Charlie Mullen Charles George Mullen (March 15, 1889 – June 6, 1963) was a Major League Baseball first baseman. From 1910 to 1911, Mullen played for the Chicago White Sox, who kept him at first base almost exclusively throughout his two seasons with the team. ...

(1889–1963), Major League Baseball first baseman *

Conor Mullen Conor Mullen (born 1966) is an Irish actor who played Frank in Smother, Stuart McElroy in '' Holby City'' and Aidan Doherty in the 2007 BBC1 drama series '' Rough Diamond''. He was born in Dublin. Both his parents were pharmacists, and he is ...

(born 1962), Irish actor *

Dan Mullen Dan Mullen (born April 27, 1972) is a former college football player and coach, and current television analyst with the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) and ESPN. He served as the head football coach at Mississippi State University from 2 ...

(born 1972), American college football coach *

Danny Mullen Daniel Mullen (born 1 March 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle. He has previously played for Livingston, St Mirren and Dundee. Career Livingston Mullen signed for ...

(born 1995), Scottish professional footballer * David Mullen (photographer) (born 1952), artist and photographer * David Mullen (singer) (born 1964), former Blues Pop / CCM singer and producer *

Earl Mullen Earl Mullen (September 21, 1902 – June 23, 1969) was an American businessman and politician. Born in Deerfield, Wisconsin, Mullen graduated from Deerfield High School and then went to the University of Wisconsin. Mullen was a farmer, a sale ...

(1902–1969), American politician and businessman *

Ed Mullen Joseph Edward Mullen (March 9, 1913 – January 10, 1988) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Oshkosh All-Stars and averaged 1.9 points per game. He also coached the Milwaukee Shooti ...

(1913–1988), American professional basketball player *

Frank Mullen Francis P.Mull Eugene Mullen (born January 2, 1970) is an American vocalist, best known as the former frontman for the New York technical death metal band Suffocation. He is one of the first vocalists to introduce low-pitched growling vocals int ...

, American death metal vocalist *

Fraser Mullen Fraser Mullen (born 8 November 1993 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a professional footballer, who plays as a right-back for Pollok. Mullen has previously played for both Edinburgh derby rivals, Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian, as well as Raith ...

(born 1993), professional footballer *

Geoff Mullen Geoffrey Richard Mullen (16 March 1947 – 25 November 2014) was an Australian draft resister whose jailing in 1971 became a focal point of opposition to conscription for the Vietnam War. Mullen was born in Darlinghurst and attended Waverley C ...

(1947–2014), Australian draft resister * (born 1974), art historian, gallery owner and auctioneer in Berlin * Graham Calder Mullen (born 1940), Senior United States District Judge *

Harryette Mullen Harryette Mullen (born July 1, 1953), Professor of English at University of California, Los Angeles, is an American poet, short story writer, and literary scholar. Life Mullen was born in Florence, Alabama, grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, gradua ...

(born 1953), American poet, author and professor of English * James T. Mullen (1843–1891), first Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus *

Jarrod Mullen Jarrod Stephen Mullen (born 9 April 1987) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He last played for the Sunshine Coast Falcons in the Queensland Cup. A New South Wales State of Origin representative, he played at and . ...

(born 1987), current NRL player *

Jeff Mullen Jeff Mullen (born September 15, 1968) is an American football coach. He is the former quarterback coach of the Charlotte 49ers. Mullen was previously an assistant coach at Ohio University, Wake Forest University, and West Virginia University. E ...

(born c. 1968), assistant football coach for

West Virginia University West Virginia University (WVU) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Morgantown, West Virginia. Its other campuses are those of the West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Beckley, Potomac State Coll ...

Jerry Mullen Jerry Mullen (November 23, 1933 – September, 1979) was an American basketball player. He was an All-American at the University of San Francisco and a second round draft pick of the New York Knicks. Mullen, a 6'5 forward from St. Mary's College ...

(1933–1979), college basketball player (

San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...

) *

Jim Mullen Jim Mullen (born 26 November 1945) is a Scottish, Glasgow-born jazz guitarist with a distinctive style, like Wes Montgomery before him, picking with the thumb rather than a plectrum. Biography Jim Mullen was guitarist with Pete Brown & Piblo ...

(born 1945), Scottish jazz guitarist *

Jimmy Mullen (footballer born 1923) James Mullen (6 January 1923 – 23 October 1987) was an English international footballer who played as an outside left. Mullen spent his whole career at Wolverhampton Wanderers where he won three English Football League championships and the ...

(1923–1987), football player *

Jimmy Mullen (footballer born 1952) James, Jim or Jimmy Mullen may refer to: * James Mullen (CEO) (born c. 1958), president and CEO of Biogen Idec * James T. Mullen (1843–1891), Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus * Jim Mullen (born 1945), Scottish guitarist * Jim Mullen (busi ...

(born 1952), former football player and manager *

Joe Mullen Joseph Patrick Mullen (born February 26, 1957) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins betwee ...

(born 1957), former NHL player * John Joseph Mullen (1829–1897), member of the Queensland Legislative Council *

John Mullan (academic) John Mullan is a professor of English at University College London. He is a specialist in eighteenth-century literature, currently writing the 1709-1784 volume of the ''Oxford English Literary History''. He has written a weekly column on contempor ...

, professor of English at University College London *

Karl Mullen Dr Karl Daniel Mullen (26 November 1926 – 27 April 2009) was an Irish rugby union player and consultant gynaecologist who captained the Irish rugby team and captained the British Lions on their 1950 tour to Australia and New Zealand. Mulle ...

(1926–2009), Irish Rugby Union player *

Kathryn Mullen Kathryn Mullen is an American puppeteer, actress, and voice actress most closely associated with Jim Henson projects. History Mullen began performing on ''The Muppet Show'' in its third season, primarily as Gaffer the Backstage Cat. She also vo ...

(born 1940), American puppeteer, actress, and voice actress * Keith Mullen (born 1961), English rock musician *

Larry Mullen, Jr. Laurence Joseph Mullen Jr. (; born 31 October 1961) is an Irish musician, best known as the drummer and co-founder of the rock band U2. Mullen was born in Dublin, where he attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School. In 1976, he co-founded U2 ...

, (born 1961), drummer for U2 * Laura Mullen (born 1958), American poet *

Luke Mullen People *Luke (given name), a masculine given name (including a list of people and characters with the name) * Luke (surname) (including a list of people and characters with the name) *Luke the Evangelist, author of the Gospel of Luke. Also known a ...

(born 2001), American actor, filmmaker, and environmentalist *

M. David Mullen M. David Mullen, A.S.C. (born Meritt David Mullen III; 26 June 1962) is a Japanese-born American cinematographer known for his photography on '' Twin Falls Idaho'', ''Northfork'', '' Akeelah and the Bee'', ''The Astronaut Farmer'', '' Jennifer's ...

(born 1962), Japanese-born American cinematographer * Madeleine ffrench-Mullen (1880–1944), Irish revolutionary and labour activist *

Marie Mullen Marie Mullen (born 1953) is an Irish actress. She is known for co-founding the Druid Theatre Company, located in Galway, Ireland. She is also known for her performance in the 1998 production of ''The Beauty Queen of Leenane'', for which she rec ...

(born 1953), Irish actress * Mark Mullen (born 1961), NBC News Chief and Reporter * Matthew Mullen (born 1989), Australian footballer *

Michael Mullen Michael Glenn Mullen (born October 4, 1946) is a retired United States Navy Admiral (United States), admiral, who served as the 17th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 1, 2007, to September 30, 2011. Mullen previously served as ...

(1919–1982), Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official *

(born 1946), United States Navy admiral and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the US military *

(born 1958), professional investment analyst and associate professor of finance at Stonehill College * Moon Mullen (1917–2013), American baseball player *

Nick Mullen Nicholas James Mullen (born December 13, 1988) is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, and comedy writer. Active since 2005, he is best known as the creator and co-host of the comedy podcast ''Cum Town'' (2016–2022) and its successor ' ...

(born 1988), American comedian *

Nicole C. Mullen Aileen Nicole Coleman-Mullen, known professionally as Nicole C. Mullen, (born January 3, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, and choreographer. She was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. Music career While studying at Christ for the ...

(born 1967), American singer, songwriter, and choreographer *

Patrick Mullen (ice hockey) Patrick Mullen (born May 6, 1986) is an American professional ice hockey player, currently playing for the Belfast Giants in the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). Mullen was most recently with the Vienna Capitals in the Austrian Hockey League, ...

(born 1986), American ice hockey player * Patrick Mullen (Medal of Honor) (1844–1897), member of the United States Navy *

Paul Mullen (rugby union) Paul Mullen (born 16 November 1991) is an Irish-American rugby union player who plays prop for the Utah Warriors of Major League Rugby (MLR) and the United States men's national team. Mullen previously played for the Houston SaberCats, the Sa ...

(born 1991), Irish-born rugby union player * Paul Mullen (born 1982), English multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter *

Peg Mullen Margaret Ellen Mullen (née Goodyear; June 11, 1917 – October 2, 2009) was an American antiwar activist who was motivated to protest after her son was killed in Vietnam by shrapnel fired from friendly artillery in 1970. She became an active o ...

(1917–2009), American anti-war activist *

Peter Mullen Peter Mullen (born 11 January 1942) is a British Church of England priest. He is the former Rector of St Michael, Cornhill and St Sepulchre-without-Newgate in the City of London. Mullen is Chaplain to the Honourable Company of Air Pilots, one of ...

(born 1942), British Church of England priest and Rector of St Michael, Cornhill *

Rodney Mullen John Rodney Mullen (born August 17, 1966) is an American professional skateboarder who practices freestyle skateboarding and street skateboarding. He is considered one of the most influential skaters in the history of the sport, being credited fo ...

(born 1966), professional skateboarder *

Rónán Mullen Rónán Thomas Mullen (born 13 October 1970) is an Irish senator and former delegate to the Council of Europe. He is the leader of the Human Dignity Alliance, an anti-abortion political party formed in 2018. He was elected by the National Unive ...

(born 1970), Irish politician * Ruth González Mullen (1939–2009), Cuban artist * Ryan Grice-Mullen (born 1986), former gridiron football wide receiver *

Ryan Mullen Ryan William Mullen (born 7 August 1994) is an Irish professional bicycle racing, racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Born in Birkenhead, England, Mullen attended Ysgol Eirias in Colwyn Bay, Wales. While he was attendi ...

(born 1994), Irish professional racing cyclist * Samuel Mullen (1828–1890), Irish bookseller in Australia * Sheila Mullen (artist) (born 1942), Scottish painter * Sheila Mullen (model) (born 1957), American model *

Thomas Mullen Thomas Mullen (20 June 1896 – 2 January 1966) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and school teacher. He was born in Roemore, Breaffy, County Mayo, to primary school teacher parents, Thomas and Mary Mullen (née Coggins).Deaths, ''Irish Ind ...

(1897–1966), Irish Fianna Fáil politician and school teacher *

Tiawan Mullen Tiawan Mullen (born July 12, 2000) is an American football cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Indiana. Early life and high school career Tiawan Mullen was born on July 12, ...

(born 2000), American football player *

Tobias Mullen Tobias Mullen (March 4, 1818 – April 22, 1900) was an Ireland, Irish-born clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie, Diocese of Erie in Pennsylvania from 1868 to until his death in 1899 ...

(1818–1900), Roman Catholic Bishop of Erie * Tom Mullen (born 1951), American football player *

Trayvon Mullen Trayvon Sentell Mullen Jr. (born September 20, 1997) is an American football cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). Mullen was a highly recruited cornerback coming out of high school and was rated by ESPN as t ...

(born 1997), American football player *

William F. Mullen, III Major General William F. Mullen III is a retired officer in the United States Marine Corps. He last served as the commanding general for Training and Education Command. He was deployed in Fallujah, Iraq, in 2007 during Operation Iraqi Freedom. ...

, United States Marine Corps officer * Len Mullen, Glasgow Scotland, Professional Boxer

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