# Cannon (surname)

Cannon is a surname of Gaelic origin: in Ireland, specifically Tir Chonaill (Donegal) (North West Ireland). It is also a Manx surname, where it arose from the Goidelic "Mac Canann" meaning "son of a whelp or wolf", related to the Anglo-Irish "Mac Connon", "Connon" and similar names.
People with the surname include:
* Abraham H. Cannon (1859–1896), American Mormon leader
* Ace Cannon (1934–2018), American musician
* Aileen Cannon (born 1981), American judge
* Annie Jump Cannon (1863–1941), American astronomer
* Anthony Cannon (born 1984), American football player
* Arik Cannon (born 1981), American wrestler
* Barbara-Kimberly B.K. Cannon (born 1990), American actress
* Ben Cannon (born 1976), American teacher and politician
* Berry L. Cannon (1935–1969), American aquanaut
* Brendan Cannon (born 1973), Australian Rugby Union player.
* Billy Cannon (1937–2018), American football player
* Catríona Cannon (born 1968), librarian and academic
* Cavendish W. Cannon (1895–1962), American diplomat
* Charles Cannon (Manitoba politician) (1866–1951), British-Canadian politician
* Charles Albert Cannon (1892–1971), American politician
* Chris Cannon (born 1950), American politician
* Ciaran Cannon (born 1965), Irish politician and publican
* Clarence Cannon (1879–1964), American politician
* Danny Cannon (born 1968), British screenwriter, director and producer
* David Cannon (disambiguation), multiple people
* Don Cannon (born 1979), American DJ, songwriter, and record producer
* Dottie Cannon, American model
* Drew Cannon (born 1990), American statistical analyst and sports writer
* Dyan Cannon (born 1937), American actress
* Edwin Bennion Cannon (1910–1963), American politician
* Elizabeth Anne Wells Cannon (1859–1942), American politician
* Ellis Cannon (born 1959), American television personality
* Emma Cannon (born 1989), American basketball player for the Israeli team Elitzur Ramla
* Ernestine Cannon (1904–1969), American ceramicist
* Esma Cannon (1905–1972), Australian actress and comedian
* Frank J. Cannon (1859–1933), American politician
* George H. Cannon (1915–1941), American Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
* George Q. Cannon (1827–1901), British-American religious leader and politician
* Glenn Cannon (1932–2013), American actor
* Glyn Cannon (born 1976), British playwright
* Gus Cannon (c. 1883 – 1979), American musician
* Howard Cannon (1912–2002), American politician
* Ida Maud Cannon (1877–1960), American social worker
* J. D. Cannon (1922–2005), American actor
* James Cannon (1740–1782), Scottish-American mathematician
* James Cannon Jr. (1864–1944), American bishop
* James P. Cannon (1890–1974), American politician
* James W. Cannon (born 1943), American mathematician
* James William Cannon (1852–1921), American industrialist
* Jean Cannon (1941–2005), American model
* Jim Cannon (footballer, born 1953) (born 1953), Scottish footballer
* Jimmy Cannon (1909–1973), American sports journalist
* Joe Cannon (soccer) (born 1975), American soccer player
* John Cannon (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jonathan Cannon (born 2000), American baseball player
* Joseph A. Cannon (born 1949), American businessman and politician
* Joseph Gurney Cannon (1836–1926), American politician
* Kessler R. Cannon (1915–1986), American politician
* Kevin Cannon, American cartoonist and illustrator
* Larry Cannon (disambiguation), multiple people
* Lawrence Cannon (born 1947), Canadian politician
* Lawrence A. D. Cannon (1877–1939), Canadian lawyer and politician
* Lawrence John Cannon (1852–1921), Canadian lawyer and judge
* Leslie Cannon (1920–1970), British politician
* Lou Cannon (born 1933), American journalist
* Lucien Cannon (1887–1950), Canadian lawyer and politician
* Marcus Cannon (born 1988), American football player
* Marion Cannon (1834–1920), American politician
* Marion Wadsworth Cannon (1905–1996), American poet, civil rights activist
* Martha Hughes Cannon (1857–1932), Welsh-American politician and physician
* Mary Antoinette Cannon (1884–1962), American social worker
* Max Cannon, American cartoonist
* Michael R. Cannon (born 1953), American businessman
* Newton Cannon (1781–1841), American politician
* Nick Cannon (born 1980), American actor and rapper
* Parker Cannon (born 1992), American singer
* Patrick Cannon (born 1966), American politician
* Peter Cannon (born 1951), American scholar
* Philip Cannon (composer) (1929–2016), British composer
* Philip L. Cannon (1850–1929), American politician
* Reggie Cannon (born 1998), American soccer player
* Robert Cannon (Behram Pasha) (1811–1882), British lieutenant general
* Sean Cannon (born 1940), Irish musician
* Steve Cannon (disambiguation), multiple people
* Sylvester Q. Cannon (1877–1943), American businessman and religious leader
* T. C. Cannon (1946–1978), American artist
* Tina Cannon, American politician
* Thomas Cannon (1720–?), English author
* Thomas Cannon (philanthropist) (1925–2005), American philanthropist
* Trenton Cannon (born 1994), American football player
* Tyrone Cannon, American psychologist
* Walter Bradford Cannon (1871–1945), American physiologist
* William Cannon (disambiguation), multiple people
* Zander Cannon (born 1972), American cartoonist