Pendergast ( ga, de Piondárgas, ''Piondárgas'') is a Norman-
Irish surname
A formal Irish name consists of a given name and a surname. In the Irish language, surnames are generally patronymic in etymology but are no longer literal patronyms as, for example, most Icelandic names still are. The form of a surname varies ac ...
derived from
Prendergast.
Pendergast may refer to:
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Aloysius Pendergast
Aloysius Xingu Leng Pendergast is a fictional character appearing in novels by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. He first appeared as a supporting character in their first novel, '' Relic'' (1995), and in its 1997 sequel '' Reliquary'', bef ...
, character in novels by
Douglas Preston
Douglas Jerome Preston (born May 31, 1956) is an American journalist and author. Although he is best known for his thrillers in collaboration with Lincoln Child (including the ''Agent Pendergast'' series and ''Gideon Crew'' series), he has also ...
and
Lincoln Child
Lincoln Child (13 October 1957) is an American author of techno-thriller and horror novels. Though he is most well known for his collaborations with Douglas Preston (including the Agent Pendergast series and the Gideon Crew series, among other ...
.
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Clancy Pendergast
Clarence Clifford Pendergast III (born November 29, 1967) is the former defensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals, Kansas City Chiefs, California Golden Bears, and USC Trojans football teams.
Early coaching career
He was a graduate assistan ...
(born 1967), American football coach
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James Pendergast
James Francis Pendergast (January 27, 1856 – November 10, 1911) was a Democratic politician and the first Big City Boss of Kansas City, Missouri. He was the elder brother of Thomas J. Pendergast and Michael J. Pendergast.
Early life
Pender ...
(1856–1911), American politician from Kansas City, Missouri; brother of Tom Pendergast
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Jane Pendergast
Jane Pendergast is an American biostatistician specializing in multivariate statistics and longitudinal data. She is a professor in the Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics at Duke University.
Education and career
Pendergast majored in ...
, American biostatistician
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Leeanna Pendergast
Leeanna Pendergast (born ) is a Canadian former politician. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2007 to 2011, representing the riding of Kitchener—Conestoga.
Background
Pendergast was born in Kitchener, Ontar ...
(born 1962), Canadian politician from Ontario
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Tom Pendergast
Thomas Joseph Pendergast (July 22, 1872 – January 26, 1945), also known as T. J. Pendergast, was an American political boss who controlled Kansas City and Jackson County, Missouri, from 1925 to 1939.
Pendergast only briefly held elected ...
(1872–1945), American political boss from Kansas City, Missouri; brother of James Pendergast
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Tom Pendergast (footballer)
Thomas Pendergast (12 January 1870–1946) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Accrington.
Season 1889-90
Thomas Pendergast made his club and League debut as a 19 year old on 19 October 1889. The match was played at ...
(1870–1946), English footballer
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Anglicised Irish-language surnames