Hennigan is a surname originating in Ireland, with the name being most common in Mayo and Sligo counties.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Adrian Hennigan, British film critic
- Brian Hennigan, British novelist, producer and director
- Charlie Hennigan (1935–2017), American football player
- Gavan Hennigan (born 1981), Irish extreme environment athlete
- Gilbert Franklin Hennigan (1883–1960), US senator instrumental in the creation of McNeese State University as a four-year college
- James W. Hennigan Jr. (1927–2020), American lawyer and politician
- James W. Hennigan Sr. (1890–1969), American businessman and politician
- John Hennigan (politician), Irish politician and farmer
- John Hennigan (poker player) (born 1970), American professional poker player from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- John Morrison (wrestler), (born John Hennigan, 1979), American former professional wrestler
- Maura Hennigan (born 1952), the Clerk Magistrate of the Suffolk County, Massachusetts Superior Court Criminal/Business Division
- Mike Hennigan (footballer) (born 1942), English former professional football player and manager
- Mike Hennigan (American football) (born 1951), American football player and coach
- Phil Hennigan (1946–2016), right-handed former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Rob Hennigan (born 1982), American basketball executive and former general manager of the Orlando Magic
In popular culture
edit- Hennigan's Scotch, a fictional brand of Scotch whisky introduced in the Seinfeld episode "The Red Dot"
See also
edit- Morgan v. Hennigan, the case that defined the school busing controversy in Boston, Massachusetts during the 1970s
References
edit- ^ "Hennigan Wall Family, Surname, Name, Cork, Ireland, Irish Names : Genealogy, Dunmanway, Toames, Macroom, Bandon, Fanlobbus, St. Louis, Hennigans, New York, Denver, America, US, United States, Wall, Michael, Maurice, Thomas, Nedineagh, Gortnamucklagh : Finfacts Ireland". finfacts.ie. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
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