Riordan is a surname of Irish origin (Irish: ''Ó Ríordáin''; Old Irish: ''Ó Ríorghbhardáin''); ''Rearden'' is a variant of it. From ''ri'' “king” and ''bard'' “poet”, it means “royal poet”. In Irish tradition, the poet was very highly regarded in any royal household, as he acted as scholar, historian and advisor to the king.

People with the name

* Ann Fienup-Riordan (born 1948), American cultural anthropologist *

Bill Riordan William James Frederick Riordan CBE (8 February 1908 – 15 January 1973) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and served in the House of Representatives from 1936 to 1966, representing the Division ...

(1908–1973), Australian politician from Queensland; minister for the navy 1946–1949 *

Daniel J. Riordan Daniel Joseph Riordan (July 7, 1870 – April 28, 1923) was a U.S. Representative from New York for one term from 1899 to 1901 and for eight additional terms from 1906 to 1923. He was a Democrat and a member of Tammany Hall. Biography Rior ...

(1870–1923), American politician from New York; U.S. representative 1899–1923 *

Daniel Riordan Daniel Riordan is an American actor. He is best known for providing the voice of Alduin, the main antagonist of ''The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim''. Filmography Film Television Video games References External links

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(born 1984), Irish professional rugby union player *

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(born 1958), American voice actor *

Darby Riordan David "Darby" Riordan (23 July 1886 – 15 October 1936) was an Australian politician. Riordan was the Australian Labor Party member for Burke in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, winning the seat in 1918. He held Burke till 1929 at which ...

(1888–1936), Australian politician from Queensland; member of the House of Representatives 1929–36 * Derek Riordan (born 1983), Scottish professional football player * Fergus Riordan (born 1997), Spanish actor *

Hugh D. Riordan Hugh Desiax Riordan M.D. (May 7, 1932 – January 7, 2005) was an American psychiatrist and researcher. He was the co-founder and, until his death, the director of the Olive W. Garvey Center for the Improvement of Human Functioning (now called th ...

(1932-2005), American psychiatrist and medical researcher *

James Riordan James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

(1936–2012), English novelist, broadcaster, sports historian, association football player and Russian scholar *

Joe Riordan Joseph Martin Riordan AO (27 February 193019 November 2012) was an Australian politician and briefly government minister. Early years Riordan was born in Sydney, raised as a Catholic, and educated at Patrician Brothers School and Marist Broth ...

(born 1930), Australian politician and government minister *

John Riordan (banker) John Riordan is an American banker credited with saving 105 South Vietnamese lives during the Fall of Saigon. He is known as the "Oskar Schindler of the Vietnam War". Actions during the Fall of Saigon In April 1975, Riordan was an Assistant Man ...

, American banker who rescued 105 South Vietnamese *

John Riordan (mathematician) John Francis Riordan (April 22, 1903 – August 27, 1988) was an American mathematician and the author of major early works in combinatorics, particularly ''Introduction to Combinatorial Analysis'' and ''Combinatorial Identities''. Biography ...

(1903–1988), American mathematician and author *

Linda Riordan Linda June Riordan (née Haigh; 31 May 1953) is an English Labour Co-operative politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Halifax from the 2005 general election until standing down in 2015. Early life Riordan was born in Halifax ...

(born 1953), British politician; MP from Halifax since 2005 *

Maurice Riordan Maurice Riordan (born 1953) is an Irish poet, translator, and editor. Born in Lisgoold, County Cork, his poetry collections include: ''A Word from the Loki'' (1995), a largely London-based collection which was a Poetry Book Society Choice and ...

(born 1953), Irish poet, translator, and editor *

Michael H. Riordan Michael H. Riordan (born 1951) is an American economics professor. He is known for contributions to microeconomics and industrial organization. Education Riordan received a B.S. in International Relations from Georgetown University in 1973, ...

(born 1951), American economics professor *Michael L. Riordan (born 1957), the founder and CEO/Chairman (1987-1997) of biotechnology company Gilead Sciences *

Mike Riordan (basketball) Michael W. Riordan (born July 9, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'4" guard/ forward from Holy Cross High School (Queens, New York) and Providence College, Riordan played 9 seasons (1968–1977) in the Nationa ...

(born 1945), American professional basketball player *

Pat Riordan Pat Riordan (born 30 September 1979 in London, Canada) is a Canada rugby union player. He played club rugby for Burnaby Lake, and for the Canada national side, having also played at Pontypridd. Since making his international debut on June 14, 2003 ...

(born 1979), Canadian rugby union player *

Patrick William Riordan Patrick William Riordan (August 27, 1841 – December 27, 1914) was a Canadian-born American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of San Francisco from 1884 until his death in 1914. He served during the 1906 San Francisco e ...

(1841–1914), American Roman Catholic archbishop *

Paul F. Riordan Paul F. Riordan (November 8, 1920 – February 8, 1944) was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II during the Battle of Monte Cassin ...

(1920–1944), American army officer; recipient of the Medal of Honor * Richard Riordan (born 1930), American politician from California; mayor of Los Angeles 1993–2001 *

Richard Riordan (Australian politician) Richard Vincent Riordan (born 11 April 1972) is an Australian politician and businessman. He was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as a Liberal Party member for Polwarth at a by-election held on 31 October 2015. This was the firs ...

(born 1972), Australian politician * Rick Riordan (born 1964), American author * Steva Riordan (1876-after 1908), Irish hurler *

Terry Riordan Terry Riordan (born July 27, 1973) is a former professional lacrosse player. He was a member of Major League Lacrosse's Los Angeles Riptide and plays attack. He also played for the Long Island Lizards in 2001 and 2002. Terry's brother James play ...

(born 1973), American professional lacrosse player *

Tim Riordan Timothy P. Riordan (born July 15, 1960) is a former American football quarterback who played one season with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the third round of the 1984 NFL Supp ...

(born 1960), American football player * William F. Riordan (1941–2020), Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court

Fictional characters

* Dallas Riordan, character in the Marvel Comics universe. *Nita Riordan, character in Louis L'Amour's Kilkenny books. *''

The Riordans ''The Riordans'' was the second Irish television drama serial made by Raidio Telefís Éireann (then called ''Telefís Éireann''). It ran from 1965 to 1979 and was set in the fictional townland of Leestown in County Kilkenny. Its location fil ...

'', a 1960s–70s soap opera on RTÉ (Irish television)

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