Gleeson (surname)
Gleeson is an Irish surname. It is an anglicisation of the Irish name Ó Glasáin or Ó Gliasáin. The name is most common in County Tipperary but originates in East County Cork, in the once powerful Uí Liatháin kingdom, where the Gleesons were great lords and sometimes kings. Notable people with the surname include:
- Adrian Gleeson (born 1967), Australian rules football player
- Bill Gleeson (1931–1998), Australian rules footballer with St Kilda
- Brendan Gleeson (born 1955), Irish actor
- Brian Gleeson (actor) (born 1987), son of Brendan
- Brian Gleeson (Australian rules footballer) (born 1934)
- Dan Gleeson (born 1985), English football player
- Dave Gleeson (born 1968), Australian rock singer
- Dermot Gleeson (born 1949), Irish barrister, government adviser, and businessman
- Dermot Gleeson (BBC) (born 1949), British governor of BBC
- Domhnall Gleeson (born 1983), Irish actor, son of Brendan
- Edward Burton Gleeson (1803–1870), South Australian pioneer, founder of the town of Clare
- Hampton Gleeson (1834–1907), Australian miner, pastoralist, politician and brewer
- Irene Gleeson (1944–2013), Australian humanitarian
- Jack Gleeson (born 1992), Irish actor
- Jacqueline Gleeson, Australian judge, daughter of Murray Gleeson
- Jake Gleeson (born 1990), New Zealand football goalkeeper
- James Gleeson (born 1915), Australian surrealist artist, poet, and writer
- John Gleeson (disambiguation), multiple people:
- John Gleeson (cricketer) (1938-2016), Australian cricketer
- John Gleeson (hurler) (born 1941), Irish hurler
- John Gleeson (judge) (born 1953), American judge
- John Gleeson (rugby league) (born 1938), Australian rugby league footballer
- Johnny Tom Gleeson (1853–1924), Irish poet and songwriter
- Justin Gleeson the former Solicitor-General of Australia
- Keith Gleeson (born 1976), Irish Australian rugby union football player
- Martin Gleeson (born 1980), English rugby league player
- Martin Gleeson (born 1994), Australian rules football player
- Murray Gleeson (born 1938), Australian jurist, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia
- Paul Gleeson (disambiguation), several people:
- Paul Gleeson (magician) (born 1987), Irish TV magician, mentalist and escapologist
- Paul Gleeson (tennis) (1880–1956), American tennis player
- Robert Gleeson (1873–1919), South African cricketer
- Sean Gleeson (rugby league) (born 1987), English rugby league player
- Seán Gleeson (contemporary), British soap opera actor
- Simon Gleeson (born 1977), Australian soap opera actor in the UK
- Stephen Gleeson (born 1988), Irish professional football player
- Thomas Gleeson (1895-1975), Australian politician
- Thomas Gleeson (Wisconsin politician) (1847-1912), American farmer and politician
- Trevor Gleeson (born 1966), Australian basketball coach
- William Gleeson (disambiguation) several people, including:
- William Gleeson (fl. 1880s) Irish hurler who played for Cork
- William Gleeson (priest) (1827-1903), Irish-American historian, linguist, and missionary
- Willie Gleeson (1893–1975), Irish hurler who played for Limerick
Fictional characters
- Summer Gleeson, character in Batman: The Animated Series
- Tiger Gleeson, one of the main protagonists in Round the Twist
See also
This page lists people with the surname Gleeson.
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