Tiernan (Irish: ''Ó Tiarnáin'', also spelled Tirnan) is an Irish family name. The name descends from "tiarna", the Irish word for "lord". The name is also used as a forename. Notable people with the surname Tiernan include: *

Andrew Tiernan Andrew James Tiernan (born 30 November 1965) is a British actor and director. Biography Theatre Tiernan began acting with the Birmingham Youth Theatre and moved to London in 1984 to study a three-year diploma in acting at the Drama Centre Lo ...

(born 1965), English actor *

Dan Tiernan Dan Tiernan (born ) is a British stand-up comedian from Manchester. In 2022, he was named "British Comedian of the Year", and the BBC New Comedy Award. Background Career Tiernan took a comedy course at age 21. He won ''The Frog and Bucket'' co ...

(fl. 2020 - ), English stand-up comedian *

Bob Tiernan Bob Tiernan is an American politician and attorney who served in the Oregon House of Representatives, representing Oregon's 24th district, which included most of Lake Oswego and portions of southwestern Portland. He is a Republican, and served ...

, American politician *

Cate Tiernan Cate Tiernan (born July 24, 1961) is the pen name of Gabrielle Charbonnet, an American author. Writing as Cate Tiernan, she is best known for her ''Sweep'' series, which follows the Wiccan adventures of a cast of high school students. The stor ...

(born 1961), pen name of

Gabrielle Charbonnet Cate Tiernan (born July 24, 1961) is the pen name of Gabrielle Charbonnet, an American author. Writing as Cate Tiernan, she is best known for her ''Sweep'' series, which follows the Wiccan adventures of a cast of high school students. The stor ...

, American author *

Fergus Tiernan Fergus Tiernan (born 3 January 1982) is a former football midfielder who retired from the sport in 2009 at the age of 27. Football career Raised in Helensburgh, Tiernan began his career at Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen, and also had sp ...

(born 1982), Scottish football midfielder *

Frances Christine Fisher Tiernan Frances Tiernan (, Fisher; pen name, Christian Reid; July 5, 1846 – March 24, 1920) was an American author who wrote more than 50 novels, most notably '' The Land of the Sky''. Reared as a Roman Catholic, she grew up in the Southern United Stat ...

(1846–1920), pen name "

Christian Reid Frances Tiernan (, Fisher; pen name, Christian Reid; July 5, 1846 – March 24, 1920) was an American author who wrote more than 50 novels, most notably '' The Land of the Sky''. Reared as a Roman Catholic, she grew up in the Southern United Stat ...

", American novelist, author *

Greg Tiernan Gregory Tiernan (born June 19, 1965) is an Ireland, Irish-born, Canadians, Canadian-based animator, director and voice artist. Along with his wife Nicole Stinn, he founded Nitrogen Studios Canada, Inc. in 2003, through which he introduced Computer ...

(born 1965), Irish-born-Canadian-based animator, director, voice actor *

Jonathan Tiernan-Locke Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (born 26 December 1984) is a British former professional road racing cyclist who last raced for UCI ProTeam Team Sky in 2013. Tiernan-Locke's major breakthrough came from winning four stage races during the 2012 UCI Euro ...

(born 1984), British cyclist *

Mary Spear Nicholas Tiernan Mary Spear Tiernan (, Nicholas; February 14, 1835 - January 13, 1891) was a 19th-century American writer. Her earliest contributions to literature appeared in Bledsoe's "Southern Review." Her first novel, ''Homoselle'', was the most popular and su ...

(1835–1891), American writer *

Mike Tiernan Michael Joseph Tiernan (January 21, 1867November 7, 1918), nicknamed "Silent Mike", was an American professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB), exclusively for the New York Giants, from 1887 to 1899. Early life ...

(1867–1918), American professional baseball player *

Robert Tiernan Robert Owens Tiernan (February 24, 1929 – October 15, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician from Rhode Island. He served in the Rhode Island State Senate and was a member of the United States House of Representatives. Early life Tierna ...

(1929–2014), American lawyer, politician *

Tommy Tiernan Tommy Tiernan (; born 16 June 1969) is an Irish comedian, actor, and writer. He is best known for hosting ''The Tommy Tiernan Show'' (2017–present) and playing Gerry in the sitcom ''Derry Girls'' (2018–2022). Early life Tiernan was born in ...

(born 1969), Irish comedian, actor, writer, presenter Notable people with the forename Tiernan include: *

Tiernan Brady Tiernan Brady is an Irish-Australian political and LGBT rights campaigner who was involved in the campaigns to allow same-sex marriage in Ireland and Australia. He was the executive director of the Equality Campaign in Australia, the successful ...

, Irish-Australian LGBT rights campaigner *

Tiernan Killeen Tiernan Killeen (born 25 March 2003) is an Irish hurler who is a member of the Galway senior team and also plays with his club Loughrea Loughrea ( ; ) is a town in County Galway, Ireland. The town lies to the north of a range of wooded hi ...

(born 2003), Irish hurler *

Tiernan McCann Tiernan McCann (born 24 May 1991) is an Gaelic footballer who plays for the Killyclogher St Mary's club and the Tyrone county team. In the 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship victory over Monaghan on 8 August at Croke Park C ...

(born 1991), Irish Gaelic footballer *

Tiernan O'Halloran Tiernan O'Halloran (Irish name: ''Tiernan Ó hAllaráin''; born 26 February 1991) is a professional rugby union player from Ireland. He primarily plays as a fullback or on the wing. O'Halloran currently plays for Irish provincial side Connacht i ...

(born 1991), Irish rugby player

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