# Gleeson (surname)

Gleeson is an Irish surname. It is an anglicisation of the Irish name Ó Glasáin or Ó Gliasáin. The name is most common in County Tipperary, but originates in East County Cork, in the once-powerful Uí Liatháin kingdom, where the Gleesons were great lords and sometimes kings.[citation needed]
Notable people with the surname include:

## Arts and entertainment

* Brendan Gleeson (born 1955), Irish actor
* Brian Gleeson (actor) (born 1987), son of Brendan
* Dave Gleeson (born 1968), Australian rock singer
* Domhnall Gleeson (born 1983), Irish actor, son of Brendan
* Gabe Gleeson, aka Indian Summer, Australian record producer and musician
* Paul Gleeson (magician) (born 1987), Irish TV magician, mentalist and escapologist
* Jack Gleeson (born 1992), Irish actor
* James Gleeson (1915–2008), Australian surrealist artist, poet, and writer
* Johnny Tom Gleeson (1853–1924), Irish poet and songwriter
* Seán Gleeson, British actor, director and producer
* Simon Gleeson (born 1977), Australian soap opera actor in the UK
* Tom Gleeson, Australian stand-up comedian, writer, television and radio presenter

## Law

* Dermot Gleeson (born 1949), Irish barrister, government adviser, and businessman
* Jacqueline Gleeson (born 1966), Australian judge, daughter of Murray Gleeson
* John Gleeson (judge) (born 1953), American judge
* Justin Gleeson (born 1961), Solicitor-General of Australia 2012–2016
* Murray Gleeson (born 1938), Australian jurist, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia

## Politics

* Hampton Gleeson (1834–1907), Australian miner, pastoralist, politician and brewer
* Thomas Gleeson (Australian politician), member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
* Thomas Gleeson (American politician), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

## Sport
### Association football

* Dan Gleeson (born 1985), English football player
* Jake Gleeson (born 1990), New Zealand football goalkeeper
* Eileen Gleeson (born 1972), Irish football manager
* Stephen Gleeson (born 1988), Irish professional football player

### Australian football

* Adrian Gleeson (born 1967), Australian rules football player
* Bill Gleeson (1931–1998), Australian rules footballer with St Kilda
* Brian Gleeson (Australian rules footballer) (born 1934)
* Martin Gleeson (Australian footballer) (born 1994), Australian rules football player

### Hurling

* John Gleeson (hurler) (born 1941), Irish hurler
* William Gleeson (hurler, fl. 1880s) (fl. 1880s) Irish hurler who played for Cork
* Willie Gleeson (1893–1975), Irish hurler who played for Limerick

### Rugby league

* John Gleeson (rugby league) (1938–2021), Australian rugby league footballer
* Martin Gleeson (rugby league) (born 1980), English rugby league player
* Sean Gleeson (rugby league) (born 1987), English rugby league player
* Tom Gleeson (rugby league), Australian rugby league player

### Other sports

* John Gleeson (cricketer) (1938-2016), Australian cricketer
* Keith Gleeson (born 1976), Irish Australian rugby union football player
* Paul Gleeson (tennis) (1880–1956), American tennis player
* Robert Gleeson (1873–1919), South African cricketer
* Tom Gleeson (rugby union), Irish rugby union player
* Trevor Gleeson (born 1966), Australian basketball coach

## Other fields

* Dermot Gleeson (BBC) (born 1949), British governor of BBC
* Edward Burton Gleeson (1803–1870), South Australian pioneer, founder of the town of Clare
* Irene Gleeson (1944–2013), Australian humanitarian
* Maree Gleeson, Australian immunologist
* William Gleeson (priest) (1827-1903), Irish-American historian, linguist, and missionary

## Fictional characters

* Summer Gleeson, character in Batman: The Animated Series
* Tiger Gleeson, one of the main protagonists in Round the Twist