Conn (name)

People

American

• Archie Conn, American religious leader
• Billy Conn, American boxer
• Bobby Conn, American musician
• Canary Conn, American musician and non-fiction author
• Charles Paul Conn, American non-fiction author and university president
• Charles Gerard Conn, American founder of C.G. Conn Ltd.
• Charles W. Conn, American author, former General Overseer of the Church of God
• Conn Findlay, American Olympic rower and sailor
• Didi Conn, American film, stage and television actress.
• Herb and Jan Conn, American climbing and caving pioneers
• Herbert William Conn, American bacteriologist and educator
• Jerome W. Conn, American endocrinologist, first described Conn's syndrome
• Mark Stephen Conn, American author, pastor, and university professor
• Nicole Conn, American film director, producer, and screenwriter
• Phoebe Conn, American author
• Roe Conn, American radio talk show host, The Roe Conn Show

  Australian

• Daniel Conn is an Australian rugby league player.
• Neil Raymond Conn is a former Administrator of the Northern Territory in Australia from 17 February 1997 to 30 October 2000.

  English

• Conn Iggulden is a British writer of historical novels.
• David Conn is a sports journalist focusing on football for The Guardian a British newspaper.
• Gideon Conn is a singer-songwriter from Manchester.
• John Conn 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.

  Canadian

• Conn Smythe, 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, 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

• Conn of the Hundred Battles, former High King of Ireland and the ancestor of the Connachta
• Conn O'Neill, was the 1st Earl of Tyrone in Ireland during the 16th century.
• Conn Ward, born Francis Constantine Ward, was an Irish Fianna Fáil party politician.
• Hugh Conn McCall, was an Irish cricketer.
• Adam Conn, veterinary surgeon
• Conn McCluskey, Irish civil rights activist and medical doctor.

  Scottish

• Alfie Conn, Sr., was a Scottish professional footballer, 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.
• Karen Conn, is a receptionist for Arkell's Brewery in Swindon.

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