Gannon is an Irish surname, meaning "descendant of the fair one," perhaps denoting someone of Norse ancestry in Ireland. It may also derive from the Anglo-Saxon feminine name "Gunnhildr." Notable people with the surname include:

Artists and entertainers

• Craig Gannon (born 1966), English guitarist

• Jeff Gannon (born 1957), pen name of James Guckert, a former White House reporter

• Kim Gannon (1900–1974), American songwriter

• Mary Gannon (1829—1868), American vaudeville and general comic actress associated with many of the 18th and 19th century matron roles

Politicians

• Bob Gannon (1959–2017), American businessman and politician

• Tom Gannon (1943–2021), American politician

Sportspeople

• Conor Gannon (born 2002), Irish tennis player

• Jim Gannon (born 1968), English football manager

• Jim Gannon (rugby league) (born 1977), Australian professional rugby league player

• Jonathan Gannon, American football coach

• Kelli Gannon (born 1978), former field hockey midfield player from the United States

• Rich Gannon (born 1965), National Football League quarterback

• Tim Gannon (born 1948), polo player, co-founder of Outback Steakhouse

• Terry Gannon (born 1963), sportscaster for ESPN on ABC and ESPN

Others

• Bryant Illong Gannon (1912–1942), Australian private who was killed in the 1942 Dili massacre

• John D. Gannon (1948–1999, computer scientist, professor at the University of Maryland

• John Mark Gannon (1877–1968), former archbishop of the Diocese of Erie in Pennsylvania

• Kathy Gannon (born 1954), Canadian journalist

• Mary Gannon (1867–1932), co-founder of the architectural firm Gannon and Hands

• Theresa Gannon, British forensic psychologist

See also

• Gannon University, university in Erie, Pennsylvania

• An early romanization/spelling error of Ganon, villain from Nintendo's video game series franchise The Legend of Zelda

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