# Sullivan (surname)

Sullivan is a surname of Irish origin. An approximate 78 percent of Sullivans are located in the United States as it is the 105th most common surname according to the 2010 US census.

## History

The name is an anglicised form of O'Sullivan. Due to immigration out of Ireland, is most common in North America, and also found in Australia, as well as Britain.

## People with surname

* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

### A

* Alexander Martin Sullivan, Irish politician
* Andi Sullivan, American soccer player
* Andrew Sullivan, conservative author and political commentator
* Ann Sullivan (animator) (1929–2020), American animator
* Anne Sullivan, teacher and mentor to Helen Keller
* Anton Sullivan (born 1991/1992), Offaly Gaelic footballer
* Arthur Sullivan, the composer, best known for his work as part of Gilbert and Sullivan
* Ashlee Sullivan, American artistic gymnast

### B

* Barry Sullivan (American actor) (1912–1994), American actor
* Barry F. Sullivan (1930–2016), American financier
* Becky Sullivan, sound editor
* Billy Sullivan (1891–1946), American character actor
* Brian Sullivan, various people
* Brittany McKey Sullivan, winner of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 11

### C

* Cavan Sullivan (born 2009), American soccer player; younger brother of Quinn (nelow)
* Chandon Sullivan (born 1996), American football player
* Charles L. Sullivan, American politician
* Charles P. Sullivan, American lawyer and politician
* Charles Sullivan, American character actor
* Charles Thompson Sullivan (1884–1948), Canadian mathematician
* Christopher D. Sullivan, US Representative from New York from 1917 to 1941
* Chub Sullivan, Major League Baseball first baseman
* Con Sullivan, New Zealand-Australian rugby league footballer
* Cory Sullivan, Major League Baseball outfielder

### D

* Dan Sullivan (United States Senator, R-AK) (born 1964), United States Senator from Alaska
* Dan Sullivan (Mayor of Anchorage) (born 1951), mayor of Anchorage, Alaska
* Daniel "Horse-Whisperer" Sullivan, horse tamer
* Danny Sullivan, race car driver and former winner of the Indianapolis 500
* Danny Sullivan (technologist) (born 1965), expert in search engine optimization
* Dean Sullivan (1955–2023), English actor
* Dennis Sullivan, American mathematician
* Dennis Michael Sullivan, American engineer
* Denny Sullivan, American baseball player
* Denny Sullivan (third baseman), American baseball player

### E

* Eamon Sullivan, Australian Olympic swimmer
* Ed Sullivan, American entertainment writer who hosted a CBS-TV variety show, The Ed Sullivan Show.
* Edmund Joseph Sullivan (1869–1933), British book illustrator
* Elijah Sullivan (born 1997), American football player
* Elizabeth Higgins Sullivan (1872–1953), American writer
* Eleanore Sullivan
* Sir Edward Sullivan, 1st Baronet
* Erik Per Sullivan, American actor, most known as Dewey on Malcolm in the Middle

### F

* Fleury Sullivan (1862–1897), American baseball player
* Fleury F. Sullivan (1870–1951), American politician
* Francis L. Sullivan (1903-1956), Tony Award-winning Anglo-American actor
* Frances T. Sullivan, New York state assemblywoman 1991–2002
* Francis Stoughton Sullivan (1715–1766), Irish lawyer and Irish culture enthusiast.

### G

* Gordon R. Sullivan (1937–2024), American general
* Grant Sullivan (1924–2011), American actor

### H

* Harry Sullivan (baseball) (1818–1919), Major League Baseball pitcher
* Harry Stack Sullivan, American psychologist and psychoanalyst

### J

* J. W. N. Sullivan, journalist and writer of popular science
* Jake Sullivan, American lawyer and politician
* James Sullivan, various people
* Jeremiah C. Sullivan, American Civil War general in the Union Army
* Jim Sullivan, various people
* Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan (1981–2009), American musician, composer and songwriter of California metal band Avenged Sevenfold
* John Sullivan, British writer
* John Sullivan, general in the American Revolution and Governor of New Hampshire
* John Sullivan (British governor) (1788–1855)
* John L. Sullivan, American prize-fighter
* Jonathan Sullivan, China specialist and political scientist.
* Joseph Sullivan, various people
* Justin Sullivan, frontman and lyricist of the British rock band New Model Army

### K

* Kevin Sullivan (wrestler), American pro wrestler
* Kevin J. Sullivan (mayor), mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts
* Kate Sullivan, Chicago news anchor
* Kathryn D. Sullivan, first American woman astronaut to walk in space
* Kyle Sullivan, American actor

### L

* Larry Sullivan (born 1970), American actor
* Larry Sullivan (born c. 1952), American soccer coach; grandfather of Cavan and Quinn
* Lauren Sullivan, British politician
* Liam Kyle Sullivan (born 1973), American comedian/actor
* Lillie Sullivan (1855–1903), American scientific illustrator
* Lily Sullivan, Australian actress
* Louis Sullivan (1856–1924), American architect

### M

* Margaret Frances Sullivan (1848–1903), Irish-American writer, journalist, editor
* Mark T. Sullivan, American author
* Maud Durlin Sullivan (1870–1943), American librarian
* Maxine Sullivan (1911–1987), American jazz singer
* Mecca Jamilah Sullivan, American author and professor
* Michael Sullivan (disambiguation)
* Mick Sullivan, English rugby league footballer
* Mike Sullivan (Canadian politician), Canadian Member of Parliament
* Mike Sullivan (governor)
* Mark Sullivan, American podcaster and founder of Snowboard Magazine
* Morris Sullivan, businessman and co-founder of Sullivan Bluth Studios, an animation studio

### N

* Nancy Sullivan (disambiguation), multiple people
* Nicole Sullivan, American actress, voice actress, comedian
* Niki Sullivan (1937–2004), American rock and roll guitarist

### P

* Pat Sullivan (1950–2019), American football quarterback and winner of the 1971 Heisman Trophy
* Patrick Sullivan (American football executive)
* Patrick J. Sullivan (Pennsylvania politician), Pennsylvania congressman
* Patrick Joseph Sullivan, Wyoming senator

### Q

* Quinn Sullivan (born 2004), American soccer player; older brother of Cavan (above)

### R

* Robert Baldwin Sullivan, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician who became the second mayor of Toronto
* Rosemary Sullivan, Canadian writer (1947- )
* Roy Sullivan, American park ranger

### S

* Sam Sullivan, mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia
* Sasha "Magi" Sullivan, American professional video game player
* Stephen Sullivan (disambiguation), multiple people
* Stephanie S. Sullivan, United States Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo
* Steve Sullivan, North American NHL hockey player
* Susan Sullivan, various people

### T

* Teresa Sullivan, president of University of Virginia
* Tim or Timothy Sullivan, various people

### W

* William H. Sullivan, US Ambassador