McMahon clans

McMahon, or "Son of Bear" in Irish Gaelic. The McMahon's rose to power in 1250 AD, in the Kingdom of Airgíalla, which roughly evolved into the present day County Monaghan. They where chieftains of the territory for nearly 400 years.

It is the family name of the following list of historical, cultural and sports people:

People

Chieftains

• Niall McMahon (Ladrannaibh, or the bandit), (early 1100's)
• Ross Bui McMahon (late 1500's)
• Brian Mac Hugh Og of the Dartrey MacMahons (late 1500's)

Politics

• Brien McMahon (born 1903), Democratic Senator
• Sir Henry McMahon (1862–1949), British soldier and High Commissioner in Egypt
• Sir William McMahon (1908–1988), politician, 20th Prime Minister of Australia, father of Julian

Culture

• Andrew McMahon (born 1982), of the rock bands Jack's Mannequin and Something Corporate
• Ed McMahon (born 1923), entertainer known for his work on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
• Geraldine McMahon, British-born harpist and singer of Irish descent
• Henry McMahon (musician), Irish musician
• Jamie McMahon (Educator), Influential Anglo-Irish Teacher of Business, Economics and Commerce. Respected in the England & Wales, Scotland & All-Ireland.
• James McMahon, American amateur astronomer
• Jennifer McMahon (born 1968), American novelist
• Julian McMahon (born 1968), actor, the third son of former Australian Prime Minister William McMahon
• Raymond McMahon Irish Poet
• Robert McMahon, Lufthansa cargo foreman and Lufthansa heist suspect
• C. Matthew McMahon (theologian) - American Puritan author and web designer

Sports

• Brian McMahon (born 1961), Canadian coxswain
• Brigitte McMahon (born 1967), Swiss Triathlete
• Doc McMahon (1886–1929), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Don McMahon (1930–1987), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Jim McMahon (born 1959), American football player
• Kevin McMahon (born 1972), American hammer thrower
• Mike McMahon, a disambiguation page
• Sadie McMahon (1867–1964), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Tony McMahon, Middlesbrough F.C. defender

The McMahon family of World Wrestling Entertainment fame:

• Roderick James "Jess" McMahon (1882–1954), Boxing and Wrestling promoter, and father of Vincent James McMahon and grandfather of current chairman Vincent Kennedy McMahon.
• Vincent J. McMahon (1914–1984), Professional wrestling promoter and founder of Capitol Wrestling Corporation and the World Wide Wrestling Federation.
• Vincent Kennedy McMahon (b. 1945), Chairman of the Board, and majority shareholder of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
• Linda McMahon (b. 1948), wife of Vincent K. and CEO of WWE.
• Shane McMahon (b. 1970), son of Vincent K. and Executive President of WWE Global Media.
  • Marissa Mazzola-McMahon (b. 1973), wife of Shane.
• Stephanie McMahon (b. 1976), daughter of Vincent K. and Senior Vice President of Creative Writing for WWE.
  • Paul Levesque aka Triple H (b. 1969) wrestler and husband of Stephanie.

Other uses

• McMahon Stadium in Calgary.
• McMahon Act or the Atomic Energy Act of 1946.
• McMahon-Hussein Correspondence, an exchange of letters during World War I concerning the fate of the Middle East.
• McMahon Line, a border between the Tibet and India agreed to at the 1914 Simla Convention
• McMahon system, a tournament pairing system invented for go competitions.
• Patrice de Mac-Mahon, duc de Magenta, French politician

See also

• MacMahon

External links

• McMahon Genealogy
• The McMahon Story, The Meaning of the name McMahon