Gleeson (surname)

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 (born 1974), 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) (1895–1975), 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
• Jack Gleeson (rugby union), All Blacks 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)