Cannon is a surname of Gaelic origin: in Ireland specifically Tir Chonaill (Donegal) (North West Ireland); also a Manx surname Notable people with the surname include:
Abraham H. Cannon, a leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the late 19th centuryAnnie Jump Cannon, astronomerAnthony Cannon, American football linebackerArik Cannon, professional wrestlerBarney Cannon, country music DJBen Cannon, American teacher and politician from OregonBerry L. Cannon, American aquanautBilly Cannon, American football halfbackCavendish W. Cannon, U.S. ambassador to Morocco from 1956 to 1958Charles Cannon (Manitoba politician), Canadian politicianCharles Albert Cannon, president of the Cannon Mills Company from the 1920s to the 1960sCharles Weldon Cannon, Texas saddlemakerChris Cannon, former U.S. Representative (R-UT)Clarence Cannon, Democratic Congressmember from MissouriDanny Cannon, screenwriter, director & producerDavid Cannon (disambiguation)Don CannonDottie CannonDrew Cannon (born 1990), American basketball statistical analystDyan CannonEdwin Bennion CannonElizabeth Anne Wells CannonEllis CannonEsma CannonFrank J. CannonFreddy CannonGeorge H. CannonGeorge Q. CannonGlenn Cannon (1932–2013), American actorGlyn CannonGus CannonHoward CannonJ. D. CannonJames P. Cannon, the first American Trotskyist leaderJames William Cannon, industrialist, founded the Cannon Mills CorporationJames Cannon (1740–1782), Scottish-born mathematician who was one of the principal authors of Pennsylvania's 1776 ConstitutionJames W. Cannon (born 1943), American mathematician working in geometric group theory and low-dimensional topologyBishop James Cannon Jr. (1864–1944), American temperance movement leaderJean CannonJim Cannon (born 1953), Scottish footballerJimmy Cannon (1909-1973), American sports journalistJoe Cannon (soccer)John Cannon (disambiguation)Joseph Adrian Cannon, chairman of the Utah Republican Party and former chairman of Geneva SteelJoseph Gurney Cannon, Speaker of the US House (1903–1911)Kevin CannonLarry Cannon (disambiguation)Lawrence Cannon, Canadian politician from QuébecLawrence A. D. Cannon, former Supreme Court of Canada justice (and great-uncle of the above)Leslie CannonLou CannonLucien CannonMarion CannonMartha Hughes CannonMax CannonMichael R. CannonNewton Cannon, eighth Governor of TennesseeNick Cannon, actorPatrick Cannon, American politicianPatty CannonPeter CannonPhilip Cannon (composer) (born 1929), British composerPhilip L. Cannon (1850–1929), first Lieutenant Governor of DelawarePoppy CannonSean CannonSteve Cannon (disambiguation)Sylvester Q. CannonT. C. CannonThomas Cannon, 18th-century authorThomas Cannon (philanthropist), American philanthropistTommy Cannon (born 1938), British comedianWalter Bradford CannonWilliam Cannon (disambiguation)Zander Cannon