Harrington (surname)

Harrington (or Harington) is an English habitational name from places in Cumbria, Lincolnshire, and Northamptonshire. It is also a common surname in southwest Ireland, where it was adopted as an Anglicized form of the Gaelic surnames Ó hArrachtáin and Ó hIongardail. Notable people with the surname include:

Harrington

 * Adam Harrington (disambiguation)
 * Al Harrington, American basketball player
 * Al Harrington (1935–2021), Samoan-American actor
 * Alan Harrington, Welsh footballer
 * Anna Short Harrington, actress portraying Aunt Jemima
 * Anthony David Harrington aka Anthony David, American R&B singer
 * Baron Harrington of Aldingham
 * Bernard Joseph Harrington, American clergyman
 * Beth Harrington, American filmmaker and musician
 * Betty Jean Harrington, American gymnast
 * Brette Harrington, American professional rock climber and alpinist
 * Brooke Harrington, American economic sociologist
 * Celestine Tate Harrington, street musician
 * Cheryl Francis Harrington, actress
 * Chris Harrington may refer to:
 * Chris Harrington (American football), American football player
 * Chris Harrington (ice hockey), ice hockey player
 * Conrad Harrington, Canadian businessman
 * Curtis Harrington, American film director
 * Dan Harrington may refer to :
 * Dan Harrington, poker player
 * Dan Harrington (Montana politician)
 * Daniel J. Harrington (1940–2014), American biblical scholar
 * David C. Harrington, American politician
 * The de Harringtons, English Barons of Muchland
 * Dedrick Harrington, American football player
 * Desmond Harrington, American actor
 * Donald J. Harrington, president of St. John's University in New York
 * Donald S. Harrington, American politician and religious leader
 * Doris Harrington, American baseball player
 * Doug Harrington, guitarist
 * Earl of Harrington
 * Ed Harrington, Canadian football player
 * Edith Marguerite Harrington, grandmother of the Duchess of Cornwall
 * Edward Harrington (disambiguation)
 * Edward Harrington, aka Eddy Clearwater, American blues musician
 * Emerson Harrington, American politician
 * Emily Harrington, American professional rock climber and adventurer
 * Eric Harrington, Canadian businessman
 * Ethel Harrington, American sprinter
 * Fred Harvey Harrington, American educator
 * George Harrington may refer to:
 * George Christy, American minstrel performer born George Harrington
 * George P. Harrington, American politician from Wisconsin
 * Gerry Harrington, Irish Gaelic athletics chairman
 * Gordon Sidney Harrington, Canadian politician
 * Hago Harrington, American ice-hockey player
 * Henry F. Harrington, American newspaper editor
 * Henry Moore Harrington, American military officer
 * Henry W. Harrington, American politician
 * Illtyd Harrington (1931–2015), British politician
 * Jack Harrington (Australian footballer)
 * Jack Harrington (English footballer)
 * James Harrington may refer to :
 * James Harrington (Yorkist knight)
 * James Harrington (author) (1611–1677), usually spelled Harington, English political philosopher
 * Major-General Sir James Harrington, 3rd Baronet, officer in the New Model Army
 * Jay Harrington, American actor
 * Jessica Harrington, Irish racehorse trainer
 * Jeremy Harrington, American YouTuber and voice actor
 * J. J. Harrington, American politician
 * Joe Harrington (baseball)
 * Joey Harrington, American football player
 * John Harrington may refer to:
 * John Peabody Harrington (1884–1961), American linguist and ethnologist
 * John Harrington (American football) (1921–1992), American football player
 * John Harrington (baseball) (born c. late 1930s), American business manager
 * John Harrington (ice hockey) (born 1957), American ice hockey player
 * Joseph Harrington may refer to:
 * Joseph Julian Harrington, North Carolina politician
 * Josh Harrington, American BMX rider
 * Kate Harrington, American actress
 * Kate Harrington (poet)
 * Kellie Harrington, Irish boxer
 * Kevin Harrington (actor), Australian actor
 * Laura Harrington, American actress
 * Laurence Harrington, British actor
 * Leo Harrington, American mathematician
 * Lorinza Harrington, American basketball player
 * Mae Harrington, American centenarian
 * Margaret Harrington, Canadian politician
 * Mark Harrington (disambiguation)
 * Martin Harrington, British songwriter and record producer
 * Maura Harrington, Irish activist
 * Michael Harrington may refer to:
 * Michael Harrington, American socialist
 * Michael J. Harrington, American politician
 * Michael Harrington (soccer)
 * Michael Harrington (Canadian writer), Canadian writer and editor
 * Mike Harrington, computer game developer
 * Nancy Harrington (1926–2020), American politician
 * Ollie Harrington, American cartoonist
 * Othella Harrington, American basketball player
 * Paddy Harrington (1933–2005), Irish sportsman, father of Pádraig
 * Pádraig Harrington, Irish golfer
 * Pat Harrington may refer to:
 * Pat Harrington, Sr., Canadian actor
 * Pat Harrington, Jr., his son, American actor
 * Pat Harrington (soccer), Canadian soccer player
 * Peter Harrington, British government official and businessman
 * Patrick Harrington (disambiguation):
 * Patrick Harrington (activist), British far right politician
 * Patrick Harrington (Roman Catholic Bishop), Kenyan bishop
 * Paul Harrington (musician), Irish musician
 * Paul Randall Harrington, American orthopaedic surgeon and designer of the Harrington Rod
 * Perry Harrington, American football player
 * Perry G. Harrington, American politician
 * Phil Harrington, Welsh footballer
 * Rex Harrington, Canadian ballet dancer
 * Sir Richard Harington, 11th Baronet (1835–1911), British barrister and judge
 * Sir Richard Harington, 12th Baronet (1861–1931) British barrister and judge.
 * Richard Harrington (photographer) (1911–2005), German-Canadian photographer
 * Richard Harrington (actor) (born 1975), Welsh actor
 * Richard Harrington (politician) (born 1957), former UK MP, now Minister of State for Refugees
 * Richard C. Harrington, British physician and psychologist
 * Robert Harrington may refer to:
 * Robert George Harrington (1904–1987), astronomer, worked at Palomar Observatory
 * Robert Sutton Harrington (1942–1993), astronomer, worked at the US Naval Observatory
 * Rod Harrington, English darts player
 * Roger F. Harrington, American electrical engineer and academic
 * Rowdy L. Harrington, American film director
 * Samuel M. Harrington (1882–1948), American marine officer
 * Samuel M. Harrington (politician), see List of justices of the Delaware Supreme Court
 * Sara Leland (1941–2020), American ballet dancer and répétiteur born Sally Harrington
 * Sarah Harrington, British artist
 * Scott Harrington may refer to:
 * Scott Harrington (racing driver) (born 1963), American racing driver
 * Scott Harrington (ice hockey) (born 1993), Canadian ice hockey player
 * S. W. Harrington, American physician, football player and coach
 * Steven Harrington aka Steve Strange, Welsh pop singer
 * Sybil B. Harrington (1908–1998), American philanthropist
 * Theophilus Harrington, American jurist
 * Thomas Harrington (disambiguation), including Tom
 * Tim Harrington, founding member of hard rock group Masters of Reality
 * Timothy Charles Harrington, Irish politician
 * Ty Harrington, American college baseball coach
 * Vincent F. Harrington, American politician
 * Wilfred Harrington, Irish priest
 * William Harrington (disambiguation), including Bill

Harington

 * Audrey Harington, aka Ethelreda, alleged illegitimate daughter of Henry VIII of England and the royal laundress
 * Bridget Harington (1579–1609), British courtier
 * Charles Harington (disambiguation) may refer to :
 * Sir Charles Harington (chemist), Welsh chemist
 * General Sir Charles Harington (British Army officer, born 1872), British army officer
 * General Sir Charles Harington (British Army officer, born 1910), British army officer
 * Donald Harington (writer), American novelist
 * Edward Harington of Ridlington (died 1652), English landowner
 * Hastings Edward Harington, English VC recipient
 * Henry Harington (d. 1613), English soldier
 * Herbert Harington, English soldier and cricketer
 * James Harington (1611–1677), English author
 * James Harington (lawyer) (died 1592) English landowner
 * James Harington (1542–1614) of Ridlington, English landowner
 * Sir James Harington, 3rd Baronet of Ridlington (1607–1680), English landowner
 * John Harington, 2nd Baron Harington of Exton (1592–1614), English courtier
 * John Harington, 1st Baron Harington of Exton (1539–1613), British politician
 * John Harington (treasurer), official of Henry VIII
 * John Harington (writer) (1561–1612), British writer, son of the treasurer and inventor of the flushable toilet
 * Kit Harington (born 1986), English actor
 * Lucy Harington, English Countess
 * Mabel Harington (died 1603), English courtier
 * Margaret Harington (died 1601), English courtier
 * Odile Harington, alleged South African agent
 * Sarah Harington (1565–1629), English courtier
 * Theodosia Harington (died 1649), English courtier