Conn
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Conn is a surname and a masculine given name meaning "chief" in Irish. As a given name it is also used as a short form of Connor.[1]
People
American
- Billy Conn (1917 – 1993) was a Light-Heavyweight boxing champion famed for his fights with Joe Louis.
- Bobby Conn is a musician from Chicago, Illinois.Conn was born as Jeffrey Stafford in New York
- Charles Paul Conn is an American non-fiction author and university president.
- Charles Gerard Conn was the founder of C. G. Conn Ltd. in the 1800s.
- Charles W. Conn (1920 - 2008) was an American author and former General Overseer of the Church of God.
- Conn Findlay is a four-time Olympic medalist, one of the few to medal in two distinct sports.
- Conn Jackson is a TV host. Presently hosting the Conn Jackson Show and Cafe Central TV.
- Didi Conn is an American film, stage and television actress.
- J. Stephen Conn is a North American religious figure, published writer and entrepreneur.
- Jerome W. Conn, M.D. (1907-1994), was the endocrinologist who first described Conn's syndrome in 1955.
- Nicole Conn is a film director, producer, and screenwriter most famous for her debut feature, the lesbian love story, Claire of the Moon (1992).
- Phoebe Conn is a best-selling American author of over thirty romance novels.
- Roe Conn is an American radio talk show host on The Roe Conn Show which airs on WLS-AM 890 in Chicago, Illinois.
- Junior Conn is an educator and great humanitarian in San Francisco.
Australian
- Daniel Conn is an Australian rugby league player.
- Neil Raymond Conn is a former Administrator of the Northern Territory in Australia from the 17th February 1997 to the 30th October 2000.
English
- Conn Iggulden is a British writer of historical novels.
- David Conn is a sports journalist focusing on football (soccer) for The Guardian a British newspaper.
- Gideon Conn is a singer-songwriter from Manchester.
- John Conn (1764 - 1810) was a senior captain in the Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
- Shelley Conn is an English actress of Anglo-Indian descent.
- Leslie Conn ran Doris Day's music publishing company and wrote and produced "Liza Jane", the first recording to be released as a single by David Bowie (under the name Davie Jones and the King Bees.)
Canadian
- Conn Smythe (1895 – 1980), was a Canadian builder in the National Hockey League best known as the principal owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1927 to 1961 and as the builder of Maple Leaf Gardens.
- Craig Conn, is a lacrosse player for the Arizona Sting in the National Lacrosse League and the New Westminster Salmonbellies of the Western Lacrosse Association.
- Jan Conn, is a Canadian poet and mosquito genetic researcher.
- Michelle Conn, is a Canadian field hockey player.
- Ty Conn (1967 – 1999), born Tyrone Williams Conn, was a Canadian bank robber and is best known for his escape over the wall from the Kingston Penitentiary, one of Canada's most secure and notorious prisons.
Irish
Scottish
- Alfie Conn, Sr., was a Scottish professional footballer (soccer), most commonly remembered as part of the Terrible Trio of the Heart of Midlothian side of the 1950s, along with Willie Bauld and Jimmy Wardhaugh.
- Alfie Conn, Jr., is a former professional footballer, who was the first post-war player to play for both Celtic and Rangers.
- Iain Conn, an executive director of the BP Group.
- Stewart Conn, is a Scottish poet and playwright.
References
- ^ MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Conn