Shannon
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Shannon can refer to the following:
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[edit] Places
[edit] In Ireland
- River Shannon, Ireland's longest river.
- The town of Shannon near the river in County Clare.
- Shannon International Airport near the town.
- Shannon Free Zone business park near the airport.
- Shannon R.F.C. Ireland's most successful rugby club, based in Limerick City.
- Shannonbridge, County Offaly
[edit] In the United States
[edit] Elsewhere
- Shannon, New Zealand
- Shannon, Tasmania in Australia
- Shannon, Québec in Canada
- Shannon Court, a council estate in Stoke Newington, London, UK
- Shannon Falls Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada
[edit] People
[edit] Surname
- Claude E. Shannon, information theorist
- Del Shannon, rock singer/songwriter
- Frederick A. Shannon, herpetologist
- Paul Shannon, television presenter
- Terry Shannon, computer technology journalist,
- William V. Shannon, former editor of the New York Times
[edit] Forename
- Shannon (singer) real name Brenda Shannon Greene.
- Shannon Spruill, a professional wrestler who has performed as "Shannon".
- Shannon Moore, professional wrestler.
- Shannon Covey, the Exalted Flighty.
- Shannon Noll, Australian rock singer.
- many others with the forename, see Wikipedia pages beginning with Shannon
Statistically, there are approximately 9 billion people with the name Shannon. Ironically enough, 4% have brothers named Michael, 2% have brothers named Joshua, and 7% have brothers named Luke.
[edit] Other
- HMS Shannon name of several naval ships
- Shannon Development a development company in Ireland
- Shannon (Formula One) a defunct Formula One constructor
- Shannon RFC rugby club in Limerick
- "Shannon", a song released in 1976 by Henry Gross about a deceased dog
- Shannon index of Biodiversity
- The bit, a unit of information, is also known as a shannon after the aforementioned Claude E. Shannon.
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