Crean
Encyclopedia
Crean is an Irish surname
anglicised
‘descendent of Croidheán’ from the Gaelic
, Ó Croidheáin ‘descendent of Croidheán’, and may refer to:
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
anglicised
Anglicisation
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‘descendent of Croidheán’ from the Gaelic
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
, Ó Croidheáin ‘descendent of Croidheán’, and may refer to:
- David CreanDavid CreanDavid Crean is a former Labor member of the Parliament of Tasmania. He is the son of former Deputy Prime Minister Frank Crean and brother to former Australian federal opposition leader Simon Crean....
, Australian politician - Frank CreanFrank CreanFrank Crean was a senior minister in the Australian Labor Party government of Gough Whitlam from 1972 to 1975, and was Deputy Prime Minister for the last six months of the government's term....
(born 1916), Australian politician - Simon CreanSimon CreanSimon Findlay Crean is an Australian politician, and the current Minister for the Arts and Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government in the Australian Federal Government. He was leader of the Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition at the Federal level,...
(born 1949), Australian politician - Thomas Joseph CreanThomas Joseph CreanMajor Dr. Thomas Joseph Crean, VC, DSO was an Irish rugby union player, British Army soldier and doctor. During the Second Boer War, while serving with the Imperial Light Horse, he was awarded the Victoria Cross. His VC medal is displayed at the Army Medical Services Museum...
(1873-1923), Irish soldier - Tom Crean (1877-1938), Irish explorer of the Antarctic
- Tom Crean (basketball coach)Tom Crean (basketball coach)Thomas Aaron "Tom" Crean is an American college basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team...
(born 1966), American college basketball coach