Gleason (surname)

Gleason is an Irish surname. It is an anglicisation of the Irish name Ó Glasáin or Ó Gliasáin. Most common in County Tipperary but originating in East County Cork, in the once powerful Uí Liatháin kingdom, where the Gleasons were great lords and sometimes kings.

The name may refer to:

People

In arts, entertainment, and media

• Adda Gleason (1888–1971), American actress
• Bill Gleason (1922-2010), panelist on The Sportswriters on TV
• F. Keogh Gleason (1906–1982), American film-set decorator at MGM studios
• Jackie Gleason (1916–1987), American comedian and actor
• James Gleason (1882–1959), American actor, playwright, and screenwriter
• Joanna Gleason (born 1950), Canadian actress
• Madeline Gleason (1909–1973), American poet and dramatist
• Max Gleason, American musician and YouTuber, better known as Smooth McGroove
• Patrick Gleason (artist), contemporary comic book artist
• Paul Gleason (1939–2006), American film and television actor
• Ralph J. Gleason (1917–1975), American jazz and pop music critic
• Russell Gleason (1907 – 1945), American actor
• Vanessa Gleason (born 1979), American model and actress; Playboy Playmate of the Month

In government, law, and politics

• Charles R. Gleason (1830-1907), American politician and businessman
• Herbert P. Gleason (died 2013), American lawyer
• James P. Gleason (1921-2008), American lawyer and politician, legislative assistant to Richard Nixon
• John J. Gleason, American politician
• Lafayette Blanchard Gleason, Secretary of the Republican State Committee
• Mary J. L. Gleason (fl. 1980s–2020s) Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal of Canada
• Patrick Jerome "Battle-Axe" Gleason (1844–1901), Irish-born mayor of Long Island City, New York, US
• Robert A. Gleason Jr. (contemporary), American politician, chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican Party
• Tori M. Gleason (contemporary), Transgender Female Chiropractor, LGBTQ+ Activist, Rural Hospital Board Member of Goodland, Kansas, US
• William E. Gleason (1830s–after 1880), Justice of the Dakota Territorial Supreme Court
• William Henry Gleason (1829–1902), American real-estate developer and politician; cofounder of the city of Eau Gallie, Florida
• William H. H. Gleason (fl. early 20th century), American school administrator of Brevard County School District, Florida

In science and academia

• Andrew Gleason (1921–2008), American mathematician known for Gleason's theorem
• Donald F. Gleason M.D., a pathologist at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Hospital who developed the Gleason Score
• Edward J. Gleason (born 1942), Irish and American Literature professor, musician, and photographer
• Henry Gleason (1882–1975), American ecologist, botanist, and taxonomist
• Jean Berko Gleason (contemporary), American psycholinguist

In sports

• Bill Gleason (1858–1932), American professional baseball player
• Bill Gleason (1868–1893), American professional baseball player
• Erin Gleason (born 1977), American speed skater
• Jimmy Gleason (1898–1931), American Indy 500 racecar driver
• Steve Gleason (born 1977), American professional football player
• Tim Gleason (born 1983), American professional hockey player
• Ben Gleason (born 1998), American professional hockey player
• William J. ”Kid“ Gleason (1866–1933), American professional baseball player and manager

In other fields

• Kate Gleason (1865–1933), American engineer and businesswoman
• Robert Gleason (murderer) (1970–2013), American convicted murderer
• William Henry Gleason (1829–1902), American real-estate developer and politician; cofounder of the city of Eau Gallie, Florida
• William Lansing Gleason (fl. 20th century), cofounder of the town of Indian Harbour Beach, Florida, USA

Fictional characters

• Kirk Gleason, fictional character on the television series Gilmore Girls

See also

• Gleason (disambiguation)
• Gleeson (disambiguation)