Cullen (surname)

Cullen is an Irish surname. It is an Anglicised form of Gaelic Ó Cuileáin 'descendant of Cuileán', a name meaning 'wolfhound whelp', 'young hound'. It is also considered by some to mean the 'handsome one'. The Uí Cuileáin of County Tyrone were erenaghs of Clogher. According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Cullanes were one of the chiefly families of the Uí Fidgenti who were a tribe of the Erainn who were the second wave of Celts to settle in Ireland between about 500 and 100 BC. Cullen is also found as a surname in Scotland and England; an example being the Cullen baronets.

A

 * Adam Cullen, Australian artist
 * Alexander Lamb Cullen (1920–2013), British electrical engineer
 * Alice Cullen (politician), UK politician
 * Archibald Howard Cullen, bishop of Grahamstown, South Africa

B

 * Bill Cullen, American game show host
 * Bill Cullen (businessman), Irish businessman and philanthropist
 * Brett Cullen, American actor
 * Bud Cullen, Canadian Federal Court judge

C

 * Charles Cullen, nurse and serial killer
 * Christian Cullen, New Zealand rugby player
 * Countee Cullen, African American poet of the Harlem Renaissance

D

 * Dan Cullen, Australian cricketer
 * Danny Cullen, Irish hurler
 * Domingo Cullen (1791–1839), Argentine politician

E

 * Edgar M. Cullen, Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, 1904–1913
 * Eric Cullen, Scottish comedy actor

F

 * Francis Cullen, American criminologist

G

 * Geoff Cullen (born 1977), Australian cricketer
 * Gordon Cullen, English architect

H

 * Helen F. Cullen (1919–2007), American mathematician
 * Hugh Roy Cullen, American oil businessman and philanthropist

I

 * Ian Cullen (1939–2019), British actor

J

 * Jack Cullen, American baseball pitcher
 * James Cullen (mathematician), described Cullen numbers
 * James Cullen (PTAA), founder of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association
 * James P. Cullen, US brigadier general
 * Jane Lunnon, maiden name Cullen (born 1969), English headmistress
 * Joe Cullen (American football), American football coach
 * Joe Cullen (darts player) (born 1989), English darts player
 * John Cullen (disambiguation), several people
 * John Michael Cullen, Australian ornithologist
 * Jonathan Cullen, English actor
 * Joseph Cullen, Australian politician

L

 * Leo Cullen (rugby union), Irish rugby player
 * Lori Cullen, Canadian singer-songwriter

M

 * Matt Cullen, NHL hockey player
 * Martin Cullen, Irish politician
 * Maurice Cullen (boxer), English boxer
 * Michael Cullen (disambiguation), several people
 * Mick Cullen, Scottish footballer
 * Mortimer A. Cullen (1891–1954), New York politician

N

 * Nathan Cullen, Canadian Member of Parliament
 * Nigel Cullen (1917–1941), Australian fighter ace
 * Nora Cullen (1905–1990), Argentine actress

P

 * Patricio Cullen (1826–1877), Argentine politician
 * Paul Cullen (bishop), 19th-century Irish cardinal
 * Paul Cullen (rugby league), rugby coach
 * Peter Cullen, voice actor, Optimus Prime in Transformers
 * Philippa Cullen, Australian performance artist

R

 * Robert Cullen (footballer), Irish-Japanese football player

S

 * Sarah Cullen, British television journalist
 * Seán Cullen, Canadian comedian

T

 * Thomas H. Cullen, United States Representative
 * Tim Cullen, American baseball player
 * Timothy Cullen (Wisconsin politician), American state senator
 * Tina Cullen, English hockey player

W

 * William Cullen, Baron Cullen of Whitekirk (born 1935), Lord President of Scotland's Court of Session

Fictional characters

 * Edward Cullen, character in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
 * Linden Cullen, character from Holby City series
 * Emma Cullen, character in the 2016 film "The Magnificent Seven"
 * Cullen Rutherford, character in the fantasy role-playing video game Dragon Age
 * Cullen Bohannon, character in the western drama Hell on Wheels