Kiernan is a surname of Irish origin and a unisex given name, and may refer to:

Contents

• Surname
• Given name
• See also
• References

Surname

• Ben Kiernan (born 1953), professor of history at Yale
• Brady Kiernan, filmmaker
• Caitlín R. Kiernan (born 1964), paleontologist and novelist
• Colm Kiernan (1931–2010), Australian historian
• Ford Kiernan (born 1962), Scottish comedian, actor and scriptwriter
• Francis Kiernan (1800–1874), Irish anatomist
• Greta Kiernan (1933-2023), American politician
• Ian Kiernan (1940–2018), Australian yachtsman and environmentalist
• Jerry Kiernan (1953–2021), Irish long-distance runner.
• John J. Kiernan (1847–1893), New York financial news pioneer and politician
• Kitty Kiernan (1893–1945), fiancée of Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins
• Leanne Kiernan (born 1999), Irish soccer player, played for Ireland, West Ham United, and Liverpool F.C.
• Mike Kiernan (born 1961), Irish rugby player, played for Dolphins, Ireland and the Lions
• Pat Kiernan (born 1968), Canadian-American TV host
• Patrick Kiernan (equestrian) (1929–2003), Irish equestrian at the 1956 Olympics
• Scarlett Kiernan, fictional character from Doctors
• Tom Kiernan (1939–2022), Irish rugby player, played for Cork Constitution, Ireland and the Lions
• Victor Kiernan (1913–2009), British Marxist historian, translator of Urdu poetry
• Walter Kiernan (1902–1978), American writer and game show host

Given name

• Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (born 1998), English footballer
• Kiernan Dorney (1912 – 2007), decorated Australian surgeon
• Kiernan Forbes (1988 – 2023), South African rapper known as AKA
• Kiernan Hughes-Mason (born 1991), English footballer
• Kiernan Shipka (born 1999), American actress

See also

• McKiernan Clan
• McKernan (surname)
• McKiernan
• McTiernan
• McTernan
• Kernan (disambiguation)
• Tiernan

References

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Kiernan.
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