Cannon (surname)

Cannon is a surname of Gaelic origin: in Ireland, specifically Tir Chonaill (Donegal) (North West Ireland). It is also a Manx surname, where it arose from the Goidelic "Mac Canann" meaning "son of a whelp or wolf", related to the Anglo-Irish "Mac Connon", "Connon" and similar names.

Notable people who share the surname "Cannon"

 * Abraham H. Cannon (1859–1896), American Mormon leader
 * Ace Cannon (1934–2018), American musician
 * Aileen Cannon (born 1981), American judge
 * Annie Jump Cannon (1863–1941), American astronomer
 * Anthony Cannon (born 1984), American football player
 * Arik Cannon (born 1981), American wrestler
 * Barbara-Kimberly B.K. Cannon (born 1990), American actress
 * Ben Cannon (born 1976), American teacher and politician
 * Berry L. Cannon (1935–1969), American aquanaut
 * Brendan Cannon (born 1973), Australian Rugby Union player.
 * Billy Cannon (1937–2018), American football player
 * Catríona Cannon (born 1968), librarian and academic
 * Cavendish W. Cannon (1895–1962), American diplomat
 * Charles Cannon (Manitoba politician) (1866–1951), British-Canadian politician
 * Charles Albert Cannon (1892–1971), American politician
 * Chris Cannon (born 1950), American politician
 * Ciaran Cannon (born 1965), Irish politician and publican
 * Clarence Cannon (1879–1964), American politician
 * Danny Cannon (born 1968), British screenwriter, director and producer
 * David Cannon (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Don Cannon (born 1979), American DJ, songwriter, and record producer
 * Dottie Cannon, American model
 * Drew Cannon (born 1990), American statistical analyst and sports writer
 * Dyan Cannon (born 1937), American actress
 * Edwin Bennion Cannon (1910–1963), American politician
 * Elizabeth Anne Wells Cannon (1859–1942), American politician
 * Ellis Cannon (born 1959), American television personality
 * Emma Cannon (born 1989), American basketball player for the Israeli team Elitzur Ramla
 * Ernestine Cannon (1904–1969), American ceramicist
 * Esma Cannon (1905–1972), Australian actress and comedian
 * Frank J. Cannon (1859–1933), American politician
 * George H. Cannon (1915–1941), American Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
 * George Q. Cannon (1827–1901), British-American religious leader and politician
 * Glenn Cannon (1932–2013), American actor
 * Glyn Cannon (born 1976), British playwright
 * Gus Cannon (c. 1883 – 1979), American musician
 * Howard Cannon (1912–2002), American politician
 * Ida Maud Cannon (1877–1960), American social worker
 * J. D. Cannon (1922–2005), American actor
 * James Cannon (1740–1782), Scottish-American mathematician
 * James Cannon Jr. (1864–1944), American bishop
 * James P. Cannon (1890–1974), American politician
 * James W. Cannon (born 1943), American mathematician
 * James William Cannon (1852–1921), American industrialist
 * Jean Cannon (1941–2005), American model
 * Jim Cannon (footballer, born 1953) (born 1953), Scottish footballer
 * Jimmy Cannon (1909–1973), American sports journalist
 * Joe Cannon (soccer) (born 1975), American soccer player
 * John Cannon (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Jonathan Cannon (born 2000), American baseball player
 * Joseph A. Cannon (born 1949), American businessman and politician
 * Joseph Gurney Cannon (1836–1926), American politician
 * Kessler R. Cannon (1915–1986), American politician
 * Kevin Cannon, American cartoonist and illustrator
 * Larry Cannon (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Lawrence Cannon (born 1947), Canadian politician
 * Lawrence A. D. Cannon (1877–1939), Canadian lawyer and politician
 * Lawrence John Cannon (1852–1921), Canadian lawyer and judge
 * Leslie Cannon (1920–1970), British politician
 * Lou Cannon (born 1933), American journalist
 * Lucien Cannon (1887–1950), Canadian lawyer and politician
 * Marcus Cannon (born 1988), American football player
 * Marion Cannon (1834–1920), American politician
 * Martha Hughes Cannon (1857–1932), Welsh-American politician and physician
 * Mary Antoinette Cannon (1884–1962), American social worker
 * Max Cannon, American cartoonist
 * Michael R. Cannon (born 1953), American businessman
 * Newton Cannon (1781–1841), American politician
 * Nick Cannon (born 1980), American actor and rapper
 * Parker Cannon (born 1992), American singer
 * Patrick Cannon (born 1966), American politician
 * Peter Cannon (born 1951), American scholar
 * Philip Cannon (composer) (1929–2016), British composer
 * Philip L. Cannon (1850–1929), American politician
 * Reggie Cannon (born 1998), American soccer player
 * Sean Cannon (born 1940), Irish musician
 * Steve Cannon (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Sylvester Q. Cannon (1877–1943), American businessman and religious leader
 * T. C. Cannon (1946–1978), American artist
 * Thomas Cannon (1720–?), English author
 * Thomas Cannon (philanthropist) (1925–2005), American philanthropist
 * Trenton Cannon (born 1994), American football player
 * Tyrone Cannon, American psychologist
 * Walter Bradford Cannon (1871–1945), American physiologist
 * William Cannon (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Zander Cannon (born 1972), American cartoonist