# 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, racing driver
* Doug Harrington (musician), 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
* Harold Harrington, American botanist
* 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
* Melissa Harrington (1970-2001), victim of the September 11 attacks
* 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
* Herbert Hastings Harington, British army officier and ornithologist
* 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