Monahan

Monahan, and close variants, is a name of Gaelic origin, derived from manachán, a diminutive of Manach Monachus, a monk. It may refer to:

Saints

 * See Mainchín

Entertainment

 * Dan Monahan (born 1955), American actor
 * Darren Monahan, American Chief Information Officer and Producer, Obsidian Entertainment
 * David Monahan (born 1971), American actor
 * Gordon Monahan (born 1956), Canadian musician and composer
 * Matthew Monahan (born 1972), American artist based in Los Angeles
 * Meghan Monahan (born 2001), American artist
 * Pat Monahan (born 1969), American lead singer and songwriter for Train
 * Patrick Monahan (comedian) (born 1976), Irish-Iranian stand-up comedian
 * Sarah Monahan (born 1977), Australian actress
 * William Monahan (born 1960), American screenwriter

Sports

 * Garry Monahan (born 1946), retired Canadian professional ice hockey center
 * Hartland Monahan (born 1951), retired Canadian ice hockey player
 * Leo Monahan (journalist) (1926–2013), American sports journalist
 * Rinty Monahan (1928–2003), Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Sean Monahan (born 1994), Canadian professional ice hockey player
 * Shane Monahan (born 1974), former Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter
 * Shane Monahan (rugby union), Irish professional rugby union player

Other

 * Alfred Monahan (1877–1945), Anglican bishop of Monmouth
 * Brian Monahan, Attending physician of the United States Congress
 * Haven Monahan, the alleged perpetrator of the sexual assault in the now-retracted Rolling Stone article "A Rape on Campus"
 * J. C. Monahan, American meteorologist and TV presenter
 * James G. Monahan (1855–1923), U.S. representative from Wisconsin
 * Jay Monahan (born 1970) The Commissioner of the PGA Tour
 * Patrick J. Monahan (born 1954), Dean of Osgoode Hall Law School of York University in Toronto,