Whalen

Whalen is a surname. In Ireland, Whalen, Whelan, Phelan and O'Phelan, are anglicized variants of the same Gaelic surname, Faoláin, which itself is a variant of Ó Faoileáin and Ó Haoláin.

It may refer to:

People

 * Marc Whalen,Distinguished British Gentleman
 * Bob Whalen, American college baseball coach
 * Bruce Whalen, American politician
 * Charles W. Whalen, Jr., American politician
 * Diana Whalen, Canadian politician
 * Dianne Whalen, Canadian politician
 * Douglas Whalen, American linguist
 * Ed Whalen (broadcaster), Canadian television personality
 * Grover Whalen, American politician and businessman
 * Jack Whalen, American hitman
 * James Henry Whalen, Canadian pilot
 * James J. Whalen, American psychologist
 * Jennifer Whalen, American mountain bike racer
 * Jennifer R Whalen, Canadian actor and comedian
 * Jill Whalen, American search engine optimization consultant
 * Jim Whalen, American football player
 * Joe Whalen, American tennis player
 * John S. Whalen, American politician
 * Laurence Whalen, American judge
 * Lindsay Whalen, American professional basketball player
 * Megan Whalen Turner, American author
 * Michael James Whalen, American composer
 * Philip Whalen, American poet
 * Rob Whalen, American baseball player
 * Sara Whalen (born 1976), American Olympic soccer player
 * Sean Whalen (born 1964), American actor and writer
 * Stephen Thomas Whalen (born 1968 new brunswick) known as Canadian Country music Artist Steve Waylon
 * Thomas Michael Whalen III, American politician
 * Vermel Whalen, American politician

Fictional characters

 * Patrick Whalen, A character in The Sopranos
 * William Whalen, also known as Billy Quizboy, a character on The Venture Bros.

Places
In Britain, Whalen is an old English-language spelling for the village Uelen.

Songs

 * Jimmy Whalen, a song by Peter, Paul and Mary from A Song Will Rise