Donovan (name)

Donovan is a surname and given name of Irish origin. The O'Donovan family takes its name from Donnubán mac Cathail.

Academia and science

 * Charles Donovan (1863–1951), Irish-born Anglo-Indian naturalist
 * Claire Donovan (1948–2019), British historian
 * Edward Donovan (1768–1837), Anglo-Irish zoologist
 * Herman Lee Donovan (1887–1964), President of the University of Kentucky
 * John J. Donovan (born 1943), American professor of management science and entrepreneur
 * Josephine Donovan (born 1941), American scholar
 * Mary Josephine Donovan O'Sullivan (1887–1966), scholar

Arts and entertainment

 * Casey Donovan (actor), (1943–1987), American gay porn star, born John Calvin Culver
 * Casey Donovan (singer), (born 1988), Australian singer
 * Chris Donovan (director), American television director and producer
 * Daisy Donovan (born 1973), English television presenter, actress, and writer
 * Dan Donovan (guitarist) (born 1960), British singer/songwriter
 * Dan Donovan (keyboardist) (born 1962), British rock musician
 * Elisa Donovan (born 1971), American actress, writer, and producer
 * Gerard Donovan (born 1959), Irish novelist and poet
 * Jacquelyn Piro Donovan, American musical theater actress and singer
 * Jason Donovan (born 1968), Australian pop rock singer and actor
 * Lisa Donovan (born 1980), American internet actress
 * Mark Donovan (actor) (born 1958), Welsh actor
 * Martin Donovan (born 1957), American actor
 * Michael Donovan (born 1953), Canadian voice actor and voice director
 * Natasha Donovan, Métis Canadian illustrator
 * Paul Donovan (writer) (born 1954), creator of LEXX
 * Tara Donovan (born 1969), American artist
 * Tate Donovan (born 1963), American actor
 * Terence Donovan (actor) (born 1942), Australian actor
 * Terence Donovan (photographer) (1936–1996), British photographer

Government

 * Bob Donovan (born 1956), Wisconsin politician
 * Christopher G. Donovan (born 1953), Connecticut politician
 * Dan Donovan (politician), American politician
 * Daniel M. Donovan Jr. (born 1956), United States Representative from New York City
 * Francis Patrick Donovan (1922–2012), Australian ambassador to OECD and UN
 * James G. Donovan (1898–1987), Democratic politician, former New York State Senator and US Representative
 * James H. Donovan (1923–1990), Republican politician, former New York State Senator
 * Jeremiah Donovan (1857–1935), Connecticut politician
 * Jerome F. Donovan (1872–1949), US Representative from New York
 * J. J. Donovan (1858–1937), Washington state pioneer and politician
 * Johannah Leddy Donovan (born 1944), American educator and politician
 * John Thomas Donovan (1878–1922), Irish nationalist politician
 * Raymond J. Donovan (1930–2021), American businessman and Secretary of Labor (1981–1985)
 * Shaun Donovan (born 1966), American former US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and director of the Office of Management and Budget
 * Terence Donovan, Baron Donovan (1898–1971), British Labour Party politician and judge

Military and intelligence

 * Edward Westby Donovan (1821–1897), commander of British Troops in China, also colonel of the East Yorkshire Regiment
 * Francis L. Donovan, US Marine Corps general
 * James B. Donovan (1916–1970), American lawyer and sailor
 * Matthew Donovan (born 1958), Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, retired US Air Force colonel
 * William J. Donovan (1883–1959), American lawyer, soldier, and espionage chief

Sport

 * Art Donovan (1924–2013), American football player
 * Bill Donovan (1876–1923), American baseball player and manager
 * Bill Donovan (Boston Braves pitcher) (1916–1997), American baseball player
 * Billy Donovan (born 1965), American basketball coach
 * Brendan Donovan (born 1997), German–born American baseball player
 * Dick Donovan (1927–1997), Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Don Donovan (1929–2013), Irish footballer and manager
 * Kevin Donovan (born 1971), English footballer
 * Landon Donovan (born 1982), American soccer player
 * Professor Mike Donovan (1847–1918), American bare-knuckle boxer and teacher
 * Patsy Donovan (1865–1953), Irish-American professional baseball player
 * Roy Donovan (1903–1972), Australian rules footballer
 * Shean Donovan (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player

Other

 * Allen F. Donovan (1914–1995), American aerospace engineer
 * Carrie Donovan (1928–2001), American fashion magazine editor
 * Daniel Donovan (died 1880), doctor of medicine and author
 * Hedley Donovan (1914–1990), American magazine editor
 * Jean Donovan (1953–1980), American lay missionary
 * Jim Donovan (banker) (born 1967), a managing director at Goldman Sachs
 * John Anthony Donovan (1911–1991), Bishop of Toledo
 * Paul Donovan (economist) (born 1972), UBS Global Chief Economist
 * Paul Vincent Donovan (1924–2011), Bishop of Kalamazoo

Given name

 * Donovan Bailey (born 1967), Jamaican-Canadian sprinter, former 100 metre world record holder
 * Donovan Blake (born 1961), Jamaican-born American cricketer
 * Donovan Clingan (born 2004), American basketball player
 * Donovan Cook (born 1968), American film director, cartoon creator and producer
 * Donovan Fenton, American politician
 * Donavon Frankenreiter (born 1972), American singer-songwriter
 * Donovan Gans (born 1971), American football player
 * Donovan Jeter (born 1998), American football player
 * Donovan Phillips Leitch (born 1946), Scottish folk musician (professionally known simply as Donovan)
 * Donovan Leitch (actor) (born 1967), British-American actor, son of Donovan Phillips Leitch
 * Donovan McNabb (born 1976), American football player
 * Donovan Mitchell (born 1996), American basketball player
 * Donovan Patton (born 1978), American host, actor and singer
 * Donovan Peoples-Jones (born 1999), American football player
 * Donovan Ricketts (born 1977), Jamaican soccer player
 * Donovan Simmonds (born 1988), English football (soccer) player
 * Donovan Solano (born 1987), Colombian baseball second baseman for the San Francisco Giants
 * Donovan Walton (born 1994), American baseball player
 * Donovan Wilson (American football) (born 1995), American football player

Fictional characters

 * Clyde Donovan, one of the fourth graders at South Park elementary, portrayed by Trey Parker
 * Curtis Donovan, a character from Misfits
 * Victor Donovan, main antagonist in the Dead or Alive series
 * Walter Donovan the main antagonist of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
 * W. H. Donovan, in the novel Donovan's Brain by Curt Siodmak
 * Donovan, original name Of Specter Knight in the video game expansion Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment