Finucane
Appearance
Finucane (/fɪˈnuːkən/ fin-OO-kən) is an Irish surname (Anglicized form of the Gaelic Ó Fionnmhacáin, meaning "descendant of Fionnmhacán". Fionnmhacán is a name meaning "fionn ‘fair, white’ + the diminutive of mac ‘son’") and may refer to:
People
[edit]- Al Finucane (born 1943), Irish football player
- Anne Finucane, American banker
- Brendan Finucane (1920–1942), also known as Paddy Finucane, Second World War Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot
- Charles C. Finucane (1905–1983), American government official, banking and investments executive
- Dale Finucane (born 1991), Australian rugby league footballer
- Eddie Finucane (1916–1991), Australian rugby league footballer
- Emma Finucane (born 2002), British track cyclist
- Hilary Finucane, American computational biologist
- John Finucane (born 1980), Irish politician and UK Member of Parliament (Sinn Féin) for Belfast North
- John Finucane (Limerick politician) (1843–1902), Irish politician, MP for County Limerick East 1885–1900
- Kirsten Finucane, New Zealand pediatric cardiologist
- Marian Finucane (1950–2020), Irish broadcaster
- Matthias Finucane (1737–1814), Irish judge
- Michael Finucane (born 1943), Irish Fine Gael politician
- Mick Finucane (1922–2016), Irish Gaelic football player
- Moira Finucane, Australian actor and performer
- Paddy Finucane (1920–1942), Second World War UK Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot and flying ace
- Pat Finucane (1949–1989), Irish human rights lawyer killed by loyalist paramilitaries
- Patrick Finucane (Irish politician) (1890–1984), Irish Clann na Talmhan TD for Kerry North
- William S. Finucane (1888–1951), American politician and business
Others
[edit]- Finucane Island, an island in the Pilbara region of Western Australia
- Pat Finucane Centre (PFC), a human rights advocacy and lobbying entity in Northern Ireland