Monahan

Monahan, and close variants, is a name of Gaelic origin, derived from manachán, a diminutive of Irish: Manach Latin: Monachus, a monk.^[1][2] It may refer to:

Saints

• See Mainchín

People

Entertainment

• Dan Monahan (born 1955), American actor
• Darren Monahan, American Chief Information Officer and Producer, Obsidian Entertainment
• David Monahan (born 1971), American actor
• Gordon Monahan (born 1956), Canadian musician and composer
• Matthew Monahan (born 1972), American artist based in Los Angeles
• Meghan Monahan (born 2001), American artist
• Pat Monahan (born 1969), American lead singer and songwriter for Train
• Patrick Monahan (comedian) (born 1976), Irish-Iranian stand-up comedian
• Sarah Monahan (born 1977), Australian actress
• William Monahan (born 1960), American screenwriter

Sports

• Garry Monahan (born 1946), retired Canadian professional ice hockey center
• Hartland Monahan (born 1951), retired Canadian ice hockey player
• Leo Monahan (artist) (born 1933), American paper artist
• Leo Monahan (sportswriter) (1926–2013), American sports journalist
• Rinty Monahan (1928–2003), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Sean Monahan (born 1994), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Shane Monahan (born 1974), former Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter
• Shane Monahan (rugby union), Irish professional rugby union player

Other

• Alfred Monahan (1877–1945), Anglican bishop of Monmouth
• Brian Monahan, Attending physician of the United States Congress
• Don Monahan, Canadian politician
• Haven Monahan, the alleged perpetrator of the sexual assault in the now-retracted Rolling Stone article "A Rape on Campus"
• J. C. Monahan, American meteorologist and TV presenter
• James G. Monahan (1855–1923), U.S. representative from Wisconsin
• Jay Monahan (born 1970) The Commissioner of the PGA Tour
• Patrick J. Monahan (born 1954), Dean of Osgoode Hall Law School of York University in Toronto,

See also

• Minogue
• Monaghan (surname)