McNamara
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McNamara is a surname of Irish origin. It originated from the region of County Clare. The name began with the chieftain Cumara, of Maghadhair in county Clare. Cumara is a contracted form of Conmara - hound of the sea. His son, Domhnall, who died in 1099, adopted the surname Mac Conmara, or son of Cumara, thus becoming the very first MacNamara. The name has survived relatively unmodified as MacConmara in Irish and Mac (or Mc) Namara in English, to this day.
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McNamara is the surname of:
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- A. J. McNamaraA. J. McNamaraAbel J. "Buddy" McNamara , usually known as A.J. McNamara, is a former Louisiana politician and judge of the New Orleans-based United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, who served full-time from June 21, 1982, until the fall of 2001, when he assumed senior status.The New...
(b. 1936), American jurist from Louisiana - Andrew McNamaraAndrew McNamaraAndrew Ian McNamara is an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2009, representing the district of Hervey Bay...
(contemporary), Australian politician from Queensland - Andy McNamaraAndy McNamaraAndrew Michael McNamara is an American sportscaster, most known for his work as a soccer play-by-play announcer...
(b. 1969), American radio sports announcer - Barbara McNamaraBarbara McNamaraBarbara A. McNamara was the NSA's Deputy Director from October 1997 until June 2000, prior to becoming NSA's Senior U.S. Liaison Officer in London, England After joining the agency in 1963 as a Chinese linguist, she rose through a number of analytic, operational, and managerial positions before...
(contemporary), American linguist, former deputy director of the National Security Agency - Bob McNamara (disambiguation)
- Brad McNamaraBrad McNamaraBradley Edward McNamara is an Australian cricketer who has played first-class cricket for New South Wales and also List A cricket once for the Middlesex Cricket Board versus Cumberland at Southgate in 1999....
(b. 1965), Australian professional cricketer - Brian McNamaraBrian McNamaraBrian McNamara is an American actor, known for his portrayal of Dean Karny in the TV Movie Billionaire Boys Club for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a supporting role.-Biography:...
(b. 1960), American actor - Chad McNamaraChad McNamaraChad McNamara was born on May 4, 1982, in Ottawa, Ontario and is a Canadian actor best known for portraying Rooney Doodle on the children's show The Doodlebops. He also made an appearance in the fifth episode of the fifth season of the TV show Queer As Folk...
(b. 1982), Canadian actor - Conor McNamaraConor McNamaraConor McNamara is an association football commentator who lives in Limerick, Ireland. He works for BBC Radio 5 Live.McNamara studied at the Marquette University. He holds a post-graduate diploma in Business Studies from University College Dublin...
(contemporary), Irish football commentator - Dan McNamaraDan McNamaraDan McNamara is an American artist and comedian who works mostly with video and special effects.McNamara's first TV Pilot, The Calderons, was released in 2006 and screened as an official selection at that year's New York Television Festival. His second pilot, Redeeming Rainbow, was completed in...
(b. 1984), American comedian and special effects artist - Danny McNamaraDanny McNamaraDanny McNamara is the lead singer of English band Embrace.-Early years:...
(b. 1970), English rock singer; brother of Richard McNamara - Dave McNamaraDave McNamaraDavid J. "Dave" McNamara was a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .McNamara played with St Kilda as a Centre Half-Forward....
(1887–1967), Australian Rules footballer - Dinny McNamaraDinny McNamara-External links:...
(1905–1936), American professional baseball player and coach - Edward H. McNamaraEdward H. McNamaraEdward H. McNamara served as Wayne County, Michigan County Executive from 1987-2002, and also served as mayor of Livonia, Michigan, from 1970-1986, and as a member of Livonia City Council from 1962 to 1970. He is probably best known for overseeing the $1.6 billion expansion of Detroit Metropolitan...
(d. 2006), American politician from Wayne County, Michigan; mayor of Livonia 1970–1986 - Eileen McNamaraEileen McNamaraEileen McNamara, is a columnist for Boston_ and a journalism professor at Brandeis University. She is a former Boston Globe columnist, where she won the Pulitzer Prize....
(contemporary), American journalist, professor, and author - Eugene McNamaraEugene McNamaraEugene McNamara is a poet, author and teacher, and a Professor Emeritus in the Department of English at the University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario. He founded and edited the University of Windsor Review from 1965 to 1987....
(contemporary), Canadian poet, author and professor. - Frank Hubert McNamaraFrank Hubert McNamaraAir Vice Marshal Francis Hubert McNamara VC, CB, CBE was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for valour in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to a member of the British and Commonwealth forces...
(1894–1961), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross - Frank McNamaraFrank McNamara (musician)Frank McNamara is an internationally known arranger, conductor, composer, and pianist from Ireland.-Biography:His career began at the age of 11, when he first appeared on Irish national television. Frank attended Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated with music honors...
(contemporary), Irish musician - George McNamaraGeorge McNamaraGeorge Andrew McNamara was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman.When George was a youngster, his family moved to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and it was in the Soo that he first learned the game of hockey. McNamara made his professional hockey debut playing with The Sault Ste...
(1886–1952), Canadian professional ice hockey player; brother of Harold and Howard McNamara - Gerard McNamaraGerard McNamaraGerard McNamara is an author and academic at Dublin City University.-Published works:Books by Gerard McNamara include:* Straight Talk:Researching Gay and Lesbian Issues in the School Curriculum, The Gender Equality Unit of the Dept of Education and Science, 2006.* Vision in the Curriculum:An...
(contemporary), Irish author and academic - Gerry McNamaraGerry McNamara (ice hockey)Gerald Lionel McNamara is a former scout and general manager with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. Prior to that, McNamara was also a minor league goaltender, but made seven total game appearances with the Maple Leafs.-Awards and achievements:*OHA-Sr. First All-Star Team...
(b. 1934), Canadian professional hockey player - Gerry McNamaraGerry McNamaraGerry McNamara Sucks because he did not get drafted into the NBA.Gerry McNamara is a former American basketball player and current graduate assistant coach. He is a former guard for the Syracuse University men's team, from 2002 to 2006...
(b. 1983), American professional basketball player - Greg McNamaraGreg McNamaraGreg McNamara was an Australian Boxer. He was born in Tamworth, New South Wales and was Australian Light-Heavyweight Boxing Champion.- External links :*...
(1950–1997), Australian professional boxer - H. McNamaraH. McNamaraH. McNamara was a rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby League .McNamara played with Eastern Suburbs in the 1914 season.-References:*The Eastern Suburbs website...
(fl. early 20th c.), Australian rugby league footballer - Harold McNamaraHarold McNamaraHarold Joseph "Hal" McNamara was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, as a defenceman. He had two professional ice hockey playing brothers George and Howard. Born in Randolph, Ontario, Canada, he lived until 1937 before dying in Peru.-Playing career:He started as a professional with the...
(1889–1937), Canadian professional ice hockey player; brother of George and Howard McNamara - Henry McNamaraHenry McNamaraHenry P. McNamara is an American Republican Party politician, who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1985 to 2008, where he represented the 40th Legislative District. In the Senate, he was Minority Whip from 1990 to 1991...
(b. 1934), American politician from New Jersey - Howard McNamaraHoward McNamaraHoward Dennis McNamara was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He played professionally from 1908 to 1920, including two seasons with the Montreal Canadiens, including the 1916 Stanley Cup champions...
(1890–1940), Canadian professional ice hockey player; brother of George and Harold McNamara - Ian McNamara, Australian radio personality
- Jackie McNamara, Sr.Jackie McNamara, Sr.Jackie McNamara is a retired Scottish professional footballer who played for Cumbernauld United, Celtic, Hibernian and Greenock Morton. His son – Jackie McNamara, Jr...
(b. 1952), Scottish professional footballer - Jackie McNamaraJackie McNamaraJackie McNamara is a Scottish football player and manager who currently manages Partick Thistle. He is a former Scottish international and has filled a variety of defensive roles in his career and captained Celtic under the management of Martin O'Neill.-Dunfermline Athletic:The son of former...
(b. 1973), Scottish professional footballer - James A. McNamaraJames A. McNamaraJames A. McNamara, Jr. is an American-trained board certified orthodontist well known for his contribution to the field of cephalometry with the form of cephalometric analysis that bears his name.-Training:...
, distinguished professor of orthodonticsOrthodonticsOrthodontics, orthodontia, or orthodonture is the first specialty of dentistry that is concerned with the study and treatment of malocclusions , which may be a result of tooth irregularity, disproportionate jaw relationships, or both...
at University of Michigan Dental School - Jim McNamaraJim McNamaraJames Patrick McNamara is a former professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the San Francisco Giants in 1992-93.- Career :...
(b. 1965), American professional baseball player - John McNamaraJohn McNamara (artist)John McNamara is an American artist who was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art in 1971 with a BFA in painting and in 1977 with an MFA. In 1975, he began teaching painting at the Massachusetts College of Art and remained there until 1983. He...
(born 1950), an American artist - John McNamaraJohn McNamara (baseball)John Francis McNamara is a former manager and coach in Major League Baseball. He managed six major league teams, directing the 1986 Boston Red Sox to the American League pennant, only to experience an excruciating defeat in that season's World Series at the hands of the New York Mets.-Playing,...
, a baseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
manager - John McNamaraJohn McNamara (VC)John McNamara VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
, a recipient of the Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
. - John McNamaraJohn McNamara (writer)John McNamara is an American writer and television producer. He attended East Grand Rapids High School located in Michigan and attended the University of Michigan...
, co-creator of Profit (TV series)Profit (TV series)Profit is an American television series that originally aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company in 1996. The series was created by David Greenwalt and John McNamara, and starred Adrian Pasdar as the titular character, Jim Profit. In February 2008, episodes began airing on Chiller in the USA... - John McNamara, one of the McNamara brothers who bombed the office of the Los Angeles Times in 1910
- John J. McNamaraJohn J. McNamara (author)John Joseph McNamara, Jr. , banker, athlete, author, won bronze medal for sailing in the 1964 Summer Olympics.-Biography:...
, banker, author, Olympic medal winner - Joseph McNamaraJoseph McNamaraJoseph McNamara was an Ontario political figure. He represented Riverdale in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1919 to 1923 as the only member of the Soldier Party and supported the United Farmers of Ontario-Independent Labour Party government of E.C. Drury that took office following the...
(b. 1888, d. unknown), English-Canadian politician and RCMP officer - Julianne McNamaraJulianne McNamaraJulianne Lyn McNamara was an American artistic gymnast, who was born to Australian parents. She was the winner of the U.S. women's first individual event gold medal in Olympic history....
(b. 1965), American artistic gymnast; 1980 and 1984 Olympic contestant - Kevin McNamaraKevin McNamara (archbishop)Kevin McNamara was a senior Roman Catholic academic and bishop who in the early 1980s was seen as one of the most outspoken members of the Irish hierarchy on issues such as abortion and divorce...
(1926–1987), Irish Roman Catholic bishop and academic; Archbishop of Dublin 1984–87 - Kevin McNamaraKevin McNamara (politician)Dr. Joseph Kevin McNamara, KSG is a British Labour Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament for almost 40 years.-Early life:...
(b. 1934), British politician and MP - Lynne McNamaraLynne McNamaraLynne McNamara is a Canadian journalist. She was born in Duncan, British Columbia. As a young girl in the 1950s, inspired by the actress Betty Hutton in the Cecil B. DeMille epic, The Greatest Show on Earth, Lynne dreamed of becoming a movie star when she grew up. But, as the peripatetic daughter...
(contemporary), Canadian journalist from British Columbia - Maggie McNamaraMaggie McNamaraMarguerite "Maggie" McNamara was an American stage, film, and television actress.-Early life:Born in New York City, McNamara was one of four children born to Irish American parents. Her mother was born in England to Irish parents. She attended Textile High School in New York and worked as a teen...
(1928–1978), American actress - Margaret McNamaraMargaret McNamaraMargaret Craig McNamara was the founder of the nonprofit children's literacy organization Reading is Fundamental....
(d. 1981), American teacher; founder of Reading is Fundamental; wife of Robert S. McNamara - Mark McNamaraMark McNamaraMark McNamara , is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1st round of the 1982 NBA Draft....
(b. 1959), American professional basketball player - Michael McNamara (disambiguation)
- Mike McNamaraMike McNamaraMichael "Mike" McNamara is a retired Irish hurling manager and former player. He played hurling with his local club Scariff from the 1960s until the 1980s...
(contemporary), Irish hurling manager - Neville McNamaraNeville McNamaraAir Chief Marshal Sir Neville Patrick McNamara KBE, AO, AFC, AE is a retired senior commander of the Royal Australian Air Force . He served as Chief of the Air Staff , the RAAF's highest-ranking position, from 1979 until 1982, and as Chief of the Defence Force Staff , Australia's top military role...
(b. 1923), Australian Air Force commander - Noel McNamaraNoel McNamaraNoel John McNamara is an Australian campaigner for victims of crime and outspoken critic of the Australian justice system. In 1993 Noel established the Crime Victims Support Association with his wife Bev McNamara...
(b. 1938), Australian campaigner for victims of crime - Pat McNamaraPat McNamaraPatrick John McNamara , Australian politician, is a former member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, representing Benalla for the National Party from 1982 to 2000...
(b. 1949), Australian politician from Victoria - Patrick V. McNamaraPatrick V. McNamaraPatrick Vincent McNamara was a Democratic United States Senator from the state of Michigan.McNamara was born in North Weymouth, Massachusetts and attended the public schools in nearby Weymouth and the Fore River Apprentice School in Quincy. He moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1921, and became active...
(1894–1966), American politician from Michigan; U.S. Senator 1954–66 - Percy McNamaraPercy McNamaraPercy McNamara was a was a rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership. He played with the Eastern Suburbs club in the codes innaugral season - 1908....
(fl. early 20th c.), Australian rugby league player - Peter McNamaraPeter McNamaraPeter McNamara is a retired Australian tennis player.He won five singles and nineteen doubles titles during his professional career. A right-hander, McNamara reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 14 March 1983 when he became World number 7...
(b. 1955), Australian professional tennis player - Richard McNamaraRichard McNamaraRichard McNamara is the guitarist for the English band Embrace. He and his older brother, Danny, grew up in the village of Bailiff Bridge, near Bradford, in West Yorkshire....
(b. 1972), English rock guitarist and drummer; brother of Danny McNamara - Robert McNamaraRobert McNamaraRobert Strange McNamara was an American business executive and the eighth Secretary of Defense, serving under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson from 1961 to 1968, during which time he played a large role in escalating the United States involvement in the Vietnam War...
(1916-2009), American businessman, U.S. Secretary of Defense under John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson; president of the World Bank - Robert McNamaraRobert McNamara (figure skater)Robert McNamara is an Australian figure skater. He is a two time Junior National Champion and the 2007-2008 national bronze medalist.-Competitive highlights:* J = Junior level-External links:*...
(b. 1987), Australian figure skater - Robin McNamaraRobin McNamaraRobin McNamara is an American singer, songwriter and musician.In 1963, while in tenth grade, McNamara formed a rock and roll group with a few school mates; they christened their band Robin and the Hoods, performing locally in the New England area with McNamara as the lead vocalist...
(b. 1947), American singer, songwriter, and musician - Sean McNamaraSean McNamara (businessman)Sean McNamara is a co-founder and managing director of Roundstone Advisors.McNamara has served as a board of director for New York Stock Exchange’s Futures subsidiary and chairman of FINEX Europe and FINEX ....
(contemporary), American businessman - Sean McNamaraSean McNamara (director)Sean Patrick Michael McNamara is an American film director, film producer, actor, and screenwriter.McNamara was born in Burbank, California. He is best known for his feature film Soul Surfer and in the preteen film market, having worked with Jessica Alba, Hilary Duff, Shia LaBeouf, Christy...
(b. 1962), American film writer, director, and producer - Shane McNamaraShane McNamaraShane McNamara is an Australian television and film actor who is best known for his many appearances in the recurring role of Gino Esposito in the Australian soap opera Neighbours....
(contemporary), Australian television and film actor - Steve McNamaraSteve McNamaraSteve McNamara is an English professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is currently coach of the England national team.-International honours:...
(b. 1971), English rugby league coach - The McNamara brothers (James and John) (fl. early 20th c.), American trade unionists, bombed the office of the Los Angeles Times 1910
- Tom McNamara (disambiguation)
- William McNamaraWilliam McNamara (politician)William James McNamara was a politician in Alberta, Canada, a mayor of both Edmonton and Wetaskiwin, Alberta, and the first mayor of Edmonton to be forced from office over a scandal.-Biography:...
(1879-1947), Canadian politician from Alberta; expelled from mayorship 1914 - William McNamaraWilliam McNamaraWilliam West McNamara is an American actor.-Early life:Born in Dallas, Texas, McNamara is the son of a professional race car driver for the Ford Motor Company and an interior designer. He attended Columbia University and studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute...
(b. 1965), American actor
Fictional characters
- Annie McNamaraAnnie McNamaraAnne Katherine "Annie" McNamara is a fictional character on the American television series Nip/Tuck. Annie is played by Kelsey Batelaan.-Character history:...
, character in the U.S. television series Nip/Tuck - Julia McNamaraJulia McNamaraJulia McNamara is a fictional character in the American television series Nip/Tuck, portrayed by Joely Richardson.-Character history:...
, character in the U.S. television series Nip/Tuck - Matt McNamaraMatt McNamaraMatthew "Matt" McNamara is a fictional character on the American television series Nip/Tuck, portrayed by John Hensley.-Character history:...
, character in the U.S. television series Nip/Tuck - Sean McNamara, character in the U.S. television series Nip/Tuck
- Tank McNamaraTank McNamaraTank McNamara is a daily syndicated comic strip written by Jeff Millar and illustrated by Bill Hinds. The strip debuted in 1974.The title character is a local sports television reporter who used to be a defensive lineman in the National Football League, hence his name...
, the titular character of the syndicated comic strip