Donovan (name)
Donovan is an English family name that is also a given name .
Origin and meaning
The name goes back to the Irish family name Ó Donnabhain , which means descendant of Donndubhán . As a first name Donndubhán means roughly the little dark brown .
Name bearer
A.
- Anne Donovan (1961–2018), American basketball player and coach
- Arlene Donovan , film producer
- Arthur Donovan (referee) (1891–1980), boxing referee and member of the Boxing Hall of Fame
- Arthur Donovan (1925-2013), American football player, see Art Donovan
B.
- Bernard Donovan (born 1995), Zimbabwean football player
- Billy Donovan (* 1965), American basketball coach
C.
- Casey Donovan (1943-1987), American porn actor, see Calvin Culver
- Chad Donovan (* 1972), American porn actor
- Conor Donovan (actor) (born 1991), American actor
- Conor Donovan (soccer player) (born 1996), American soccer player
D.
- Daisy Donovan (* 1975), British actress, writer and producer
- Dan Donovan (* 1956), American politician
- Dennis D. Donovan (1859–1941), American politician
- Don Donovan (1929-2013), Irish football player and coach
E.
- Edward Donovan (1768-1837), British zoologist
- Elisa Donovan (* 1971), American actress
- Eric Donovan (born 1985), Irish boxer
F.
- FW Donovan , chemist
G
- Gerard Donovan (born 1959), Irish writer
J
- James B. Donovan (1916–1970), American lawyer and officer
- James G. Donovan (1898–1987), American lawyer and politician (Democratic Party)
- James H. Donovan (1923–1990), American politician (Republican Party)
- Jason Donovan (* 1968), Australian singer and actor
- Jeffrey Donovan (* 1968), American actor
- Jeremiah Donovan (1857–1935), American politician
- Jerome F. Donovan (1872–1949), American politician
- Josephine Donovan (* 1941), American author and literary scholar
K
- Kelly Donovan (born 1971), American actor
- Kim Donovan , American actress and voice actress
L.
- Landon Donovan (* 1982), American football player
M.
- Marion Donovan (1917–1998), American architect and inventor
- Martin Donovan (director) (born 1950), Argentine director
- Martin Donovan (born 1957), American actor
- Matt Donovan (born 1990), American ice hockey player
- Mike Donovan (1847-1918), American boxer in the bare knuckle era
P
- Paul Vincent Donovan (1924–2011), American clergyman, Bishop of Kalamazoo
R.
- Raymond J. Donovan (* 1930), American politician and manager
- Richard Donovan (Composer) ( Richard Frank Donovan ; 1891–1970), American composer, musician and music teacher
- Richard Donovan (speed skater) ( Richard Edward Donovan ; 1901–1985), American speed skater
- Robin Donovan (* 1955), British racing car driver
S.
- Shaun Donovan (* 1966), American politician
- Shean Donovan (* 1975), Canadian ice hockey player
T
- TJ Donovan (* 1974), American lawyer and politician
- Tara Donovan (* 1969), American artist
- Tate Donovan (born 1963), American actor
- Terence Donovan (1936–1996), British photographer
- Terence Donovan, Baron Donovan (1898–1971), British politician
- Terry Donovan (born 1958), Irish football player
- Thomas Donovan (1869–1946), American politician
- Trevor Donovan (* 1978), American actor
- Tom Donovan (baseball player) (1873-1933) American baseball player
- Tom Donovan (Director) (1922–2011), American film director and television producer
- Tony Donovan (* 1979), American porn actor
W.
- William J. Donovan (1883–1959), American lawyer and secret service employee
First name
- Donovan Bailey (* 1967), Canadian athlete
- Donovan Germain (* 1952), Jamaican music producer
- Donovan McNabb (born 1976), American football player
- Donovan Phillips Leitch (* 1946), British musician, see Donovan (musician)
- Donovan Ruddock (born 1963), Canadian boxer
- Donovan Slijngard (* 1987), Dutch football player