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Gleeson is an Irish surname. It is an anglicisation of the Irish name Ó Glasáin or Ó Gliasáin. The name is most common in County Tipperary, but originates in East County Cork, in the once-powerful Uí Liatháin kingdom, where the Gleesons were great lords and sometimes kings.
Notable people with the surname include:
Arts and entertainment
Brendan Gleeson (born 1955), Irish actor
Brian Gleeson (actor) (born 1987), son of Brendan
Dave Gleeson (born 1968), Australian rock singer
Domhnall Gleeson (born 1983), Irish actor, son of Brendan
Gabe Gleeson, aka Indian Summer, Australian record producer and musician
Paul Gleeson (magician) (born 1987), Irish TV magician, mentalist and escapologist
Jack Gleeson (born 1992), Irish actor
James Gleeson (1915–2008), Australian surrealist artist, poet, and writer
Johnny Tom Gleeson (1853–1924), Irish poet and songwriter
Seán Gleeson, British actor, director and producer
Simon Gleeson (born 1977), Australian soap opera actor in the UK
Tom Gleeson, Australian stand-up comedian, writer, television and radio presenter
Law
Dermot Gleeson (born 1949), Irish barrister, government adviser, and businessman
Jacqueline Gleeson (born 1966), Australian judge, daughter of Murray Gleeson
John Gleeson (judge) (born 1953), American judge
Justin Gleeson (born 1961), Solicitor-General of Australia 2012–2016
Murray Gleeson (born 1938), Australian jurist, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia
Politics
Hampton Gleeson (1834–1907), Australian miner, pastoralist, politician and brewer
Thomas Gleeson (Australian politician), member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
Thomas Gleeson (American politician), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Sport
= Association football
=Dan Gleeson (born 1985), English football player
Jake Gleeson (born 1990), New Zealand football goalkeeper
Eileen Gleeson (born 1972), Irish football manager
Stephen Gleeson (born 1988), Irish professional football player
= Australian football
=Adrian Gleeson (born 1967), Australian rules football player
Bill Gleeson (1931–1998), Australian rules footballer with St Kilda
Brian Gleeson (Australian rules footballer) (born 1934)
Martin Gleeson (Australian footballer) (born 1994), Australian rules football player
= Hurling
=John Gleeson (hurler) (born 1941), Irish hurler
William Gleeson (hurler, fl. 1880s) (fl. 1880s) Irish hurler who played for Cork
Willie Gleeson (1893–1975), Irish hurler who played for Limerick
= Rugby league
=John Gleeson (rugby league) (1938–2021), Australian rugby league footballer
Martin Gleeson (rugby league) (born 1980), English rugby league player
Sean Gleeson (rugby league) (born 1987), English rugby league player
Tom Gleeson (rugby league), Australian rugby league player
= Other sports
=John Gleeson (cricketer) (1938-2016), Australian cricketer
Keith Gleeson (born 1976), Irish Australian rugby union football player
Paul Gleeson (tennis) (1880–1956), American tennis player
Robert Gleeson (1873–1919), South African cricketer
Tom Gleeson (rugby union), Irish rugby union player
Trevor Gleeson (born 1966), Australian basketball coach
Other fields
Dermot Gleeson (BBC) (born 1949), British governor of BBC
Edward Burton Gleeson (1803–1870), South Australian pioneer, founder of the town of Clare
Irene Gleeson (1944–2013), Australian humanitarian
Maree Gleeson, Australian immunologist
William Gleeson (priest) (1827-1903), Irish-American historian, linguist, and missionary
Fictional characters
Summer Gleeson, character in Batman: The Animated Series
Tiger Gleeson, one of the main protagonists in Round the Twist
See also
Gleason (surname)
Gleeson (disambiguation)
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- Gleeson (surname)
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