Tiernan (Irish: MacTiarnaigh or Ó Tiarnáin; also spelled Tirnan, Tierney) is an Irish surname. Tiernan is also an anglicisation of Tiarnán, a given name derived from the Irish word tiarna "lord" + -án (diminutive suffix).[1]
Notable people with the surname Tiernan include:
Andrew Tiernan (born 1965), English actor
Dan Tiernan (born 1996), English stand-up comedian
Bob Tiernan, American politician
Cate Tiernan (born 1961), pen name of Gabrielle Charbonnet, American author
Fergus Tiernan (born 1982), Scottish football midfielder
Frances Christine Fisher Tiernan (1846–1920), pen name "Christian Reid", American novelist, author
Greg Tiernan (born 1965), Irish-born-Canadian-based animator, director, voice actor
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (born 1984), British cyclist
Mary Spear Nicholas Tiernan (1835–1891), American writer
Mike Tiernan (1867–1918), American professional baseball player
Robert Tiernan (1929–2014), American lawyer, politician
Sonja Tiernan, Irish historian
Tommy Tiernan (born 1969), Irish comedian, actor, writer, presenter
Notable people with the forename Tiernan include:
Tiernan Brady, Irish-Australian LGBT rights campaigner
Tiernan Killeen (born 2003), Irish hurler
Tiernan McCann (born 1991), Irish Gaelic footballer
Tiernan O'Halloran (born 1991), Irish rugby player
with the surname Tiernan include: Andrew Tiernan (born 1965), English actor Dan Tiernan (born 1996), English stand-up comedian Bob Tiernan, American politician...
Tommy Tiernan (/ˈtɪərnən/;) is an Irish comedian, actor, and writer. He is best known for his stand-up career, hosting The Tommy Tiernan Show (2017–present)...
Dan Tiernan (born 1996) is a British stand-up comedian and actor from Stockport. In 2022, he was named "British Comedian of the Year", and won the BBC...
Andrew James Tiernan (born 30 November 1965) is a British actor and director. Tiernan began acting with the Birmingham Youth Theatre and moved to London...
Eleanor Tiernan (born 1976) is an Irish stand-up comedian, writer, and actress. Tiernan is from the County Roscommon side of Athlone. She studied engineering...
The Tommy Tiernan Show is an Irish chat show presented by Tommy Tiernan. It was first broadcast on RTÉ One on 5 January 2017. The first two series aired...
Gregory Tiernan (born June 19, 1965) is an Irish-born, Canadian-based animator, director and voice artist. Along with his wife Nicole Stinn, he founded...
Cate Tiernan (born July 24, 1961) is the pen name of Gabrielle Charbonnet, an American author. Writing as Cate Tiernan, she is best known for her Sweep...
The murder of Leanne Tiernan was a high-profile English child murder involving a 16-year-old schoolgirl who was abducted less than one mile from her home...
Mary Jane "Kip" Tiernan (June 17, 1926 – July 2, 2011) was an American social activist. Tiernan was born in West Haven, Connecticut. Her father, a World...
Tiernan Brooks (born 17 June 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National League club Rochdale on loan from EFL League Two...
Patrick Tiernan (born 11 September 1994) is an Australian long-distance runner. While competing for Vilanova University, he won the 2016 NCAA Division...
Dervla McTiernan is an Irish crime novelist. Dervla McTiernan was born in County Cork, growing up initially in Carrigaline and Douglas before her father's...
Phil Tiernan is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played for Illawarra and Parramatta in...
Robert Owens Tiernan (February 24, 1929 – October 15, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician from Rhode Island. He served in the Rhode Island State...
Tiernan Brady is an Irish-Australian political and LGBT rights campaigner who was involved in the campaigns to allow same-sex marriage in Ireland and...
Patrick Joseph Tiernan (8 March 1942 – 31 March 1994) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Torrens...
John Campbell McTiernan Jr. (born January 8, 1951) is an American retired filmmaker. He is best known for his action films, including Predator (1987)...
Sonja Tiernan is an Irish–New Zealand academic, and is a full professor at the University of Otago, specialising in modern Irish history and gender politics...
Michael Joseph Tiernan (January 21, 1867 – November 7, 1918), nicknamed "Silent Mike", was an American professional baseball right fielder. He played...
which he co wrote as well as supplying several voices. Vernon and Greg Tiernan co-directed the adult animated comedy Sausage Party (2016), from a story...
Professor Anne Tiernan is from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Tiernan is a writer, educator, political scientist, and consultant in areas of public administration...
Mary Spear Tiernan (née, Nicholas; February 14, 1835 - January 13, 1891) was a 19th-century American writer. Her earliest contributions to literature...
The cast featured Stephanie J. Block as Grace O'Malley, Hadley Fraser as Tiernan and Linda Balgord, who was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for her performance...
re-printed in The Irish Times. She appeared as a guest on RTÉ One's The Tommy Tiernan Show in January 2017 where she talked about the show. McNally performed...
McTiernan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Edward McTiernan (1892–1990), Australian jurist, lawyer and politician John McTiernan (born...
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