Callahan (surname)

Callahan is an Irish surname, anglicized from Ó Ceallacháin. Those bearing it include:

In military

 * John H. Callahan, Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient

In sports

 * Ben Callahan, baseball player
 * Bill Callahan (football coach), American football coach
 * Bryce Callahan, American football player
 * Gerry Callahan, sports writer
 * Henry Callahan, ultimate (frisbee) player
 * Jamie Callahan, American baseball player
 * Joe Callahan, American football player
 * Nixey Callahan, baseball player and manager
 * Ryan Callahan, hockey player

In politics and law

 * Bob Callahan (politician), Canadian politician
 * Consuelo Callahan, American judge
 * Deb Callahan, former president of the League of Conservation Voters
 * Dennis Callahan, ran in the 2006 Maryland county executive elections
 * Donald A. Callahan, 1938 Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate seat in Idaho
 * Ed Callahan, former Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
 * James Yancy Callahan, former Delegate from the Oklahoma Territory to the U.S. House of Representatives
 * John B. Callahan, mayor of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
 * Joseph R. Callahan (1892–1977), American politician, farmer, and businessman
 * Michael J. Callahan (New York politician) (1858–1902), American saloonkeeper and politician
 * Laura Callahan, former senior director at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
 * Sonny Callahan, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Mobile, Alabama
 * Victor Callahan, American politician

In music

 * Bill Callahan (musician), US-American singer-songwriter
 * Mat Callahan, US-American musician, author, songwriter, activist, music producer and engineer
 * Sam Callahan, English singer

In show business

 * Bill Callahan (producer), producer and writer of Scrubs
 * John Callahan (actor), actor in All My Children
 * Noel Callahan, actor in Romeo!
 * Dennis Callahan, choreographer
 * Mars Callahan, actor, director, producer and writer
 * E. J. Callahan, actor, known for his roles in Wild Wild West (1999) and Friends

Others

 * Americus Callahan, American inventor
 * Daniel Callahan, American philosopher
 * David Callahan, American writer
 * Gene Callahan
 * Harry Callahan (photographer), American photographer
 * Jason Callahan, former unidentified decedent
 * John Callahan (disambiguation)
 * John Ross Callahan, American dental researcher
 * Kenneth Callahan, American artist
 * North Callahan, American historian
 * William P. Callahan, American Roman Catholic bishop

As a given name

 * Callahan Bright, American football player
 * Callahan Walsh, son of television personality John Walsh

Calahan

 * Cody Calahan, Canadian filmmaker
 * Edward A. Calahan, American inventor
 * Harold Augustin Calahan, American Navy Lieutenant Commander
 * Sharon Calahan, American cinematographer

As a given name

 * Cal O'Reilly, Canadian ice hockey player
 * Calahan Skogman, American actor and athlete