Plunkett

Plunkett, a surname often associated with Ireland, possibly of Norse or Norman origin, may be spelled Plunkett, Plunket, Plunkit, Plunkitt, Plonkit, Plonkitt, Plonket, Plonkett, or Plunceid, and may refer to:

Baron Plunket, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- William Conyngham Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket (1764-1854) Lord Chancellor of Ireland, Whig MP for Dublin University
- Thomas Span Plunket, 2nd Baron Plunket (1792-1866) Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achon
- John Span Plunket, 3rd Baron Plunket (1793-1871) QC
- William Conyngham Plunket, 4th Baron Plunket (1828-1897) Church of Ireland Bishop of Meath and later Archbishop of Dublin
- William Lee Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket (1864-1920) Governor of New Zealand
- Terence Conyngham Plunket, 6th Baron Plunket (1899-1938)
- Patrick Terence William Span Plunket, 7th Baron Plunket (1923-1975)
- Robin Rathmore Plunket, 8th Baron Plunket (1925-2013)
- David Plunket, 1st Baron Rathmore (1838-1919) QC, Conservative MP for Dublin University
- Katherine Plunket (1820–1932), the oldest person in Irish history
Baron of Dunsany family
- Christopher Plunkett, 1st Baron of Dunsany (1410-1463)
- John William Plunkett, 17th Baron of Dunsany (1853-1899)
- Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (1878–1957), an Anglo-Irish writer. His pen name was Lord Dunsany
- Edward John Carlos Plunkett, 20th Baron of Dunsany (b. 1939)
- Sir Horace Curzon Plunkett (1854 – 1932) Irish unionist and agricultural reformer
- George Noble Plunkett (1851–1948), Irish republican
- Joseph Mary Plunkett (1887-1916), Irish republican, son of George Noble Plunkett
- George Oliver Plunkett (1895-1940), Irish republican, son of George Noble Plunkett
- Reginald Plunkett (1880–1967), a British admiral, sometimes called Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, Reginald Plunkett or Reginald Drax
Baron Louth family
- Oliver Plunkett, 1st Baron Louth (d. 1555)
Earl of Fingall family
- Christopher Plunkett, 2nd Earl of Fingall (d. 1649)
- Arthur James Plunkett, 8th Earl of Fingall (1759-1836)
- Arthur James Plunkett, 9th Earl of Fingall(1791-1869)
- Saint Oliver Plunkett (1629–1681), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and martyr
- Sir Nicholas Plunkett (1602–1680), Irish confederate
Charles Peshall Plunkett (1864-1931), US rear admiral
George Thomas Plunkett, Bishop of Elphin from 1814 to 1827
George Washington Plunkitt (1842–1924), a New York state senator
Jim Plunkett, an NFL quarterback
James Plunkett, pen name of James Plunkett Kelly (1920–2003), an Irish writer
Liam Plunkett, an English cricketer
Robert Plunkett (d. 1815), President of Georgetown University
Roy J. Plunkett (1910–1994), inventor of Teflon
Sean Plunket, New Zealand broadcast journalist
Thomas Plunket, an Irish rifleman in the British 95th Regiment of Foot circa 1809
Thomas Plunkett (1841–1885), a United States Army Sergeant, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Fredericksburg
Walter Plunkett (1902–1982), an Academy Award-winning costume designer
William Plunkett, a highwayman
William C. Plunkett (1799–1884), Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1854 to 1855