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Gleason (surname)

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Gleason is an Irish surname. It is an anglicisation of the Irish name Ó Glasáin or Ó Gliasáin. Most common in County Tipperary but originating in East County Cork, in the once powerful Uí Liatháin kingdom, where the Gleasons were great lords and sometimes kings.

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The name may refer to several people:

In arts and entertainment

  • Adda Gleason (1888–1971), American actress
  • Bill Gleason (1922-2010), panelist on The Sportswriters on TV
  • F. Keogh Gleason (1906–1982), American film-set decorator at MGM studios
  • Jackie Gleason (1916–1987), American comedian and actor
  • James Gleason (1882–1959), American actor, playwright, and screenwriter
  • Joanna Gleason (born 1950), Canadian actress
  • Madeline Gleason (1909–1973), American poet and dramatist
  • Max Gleason, American musician and YouTuber, better known as Smooth McGroove
  • Patrick Gleason (contemporary), comic-book artist
  • Paul Gleason (1939–2006), American film and television actor
  • Ralph J. Gleason (1917–1975), American jazz and pop music critic
  • Vanessa Gleason (born 1979), American model and actress; Playboy Playmate of the Month

    • In government, law, and politics

  • Herbert P. Gleason (died 2013), American lawyer
  • James P. Gleason (1921-2008), American lawyer and politician, legislative assistant to Richard Nixon
  • Lafayette Blanchard Gleason, Secretary of the Republican State Committee
  • Patrick Jerome "Battle-Axe" Gleason (1844–1901), Irish-born mayor of Long Island City, New York, US
  • Robert A. Gleason Jr. (contemporary), American politician, chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican Party
  • William Henry Gleason (1829–1902), American real-estate developer and politician; cofounder of the city of Eau Gallie, Florida
  • William H. H. Gleason (fl. early 20th century), American school administrator of Brevard County School District, Florida

    • In science and academia

  • Andrew Gleason (1921–2008), American mathematician known for Gleason's theorem
  • Donald F. Gleason M.D., a pathologist at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Hospital who developed the Gleason Score
  • Henry Gleason (1882–1975), American ecologist, botanist, and taxonomist
  • Jean Berko Gleason (contemporary), American psycholinguist

    • In sport

  • Bill Gleason (1858–1932), American professional baseball player
  • Bill Gleason (1868–1893), American professional baseball player
  • Jimmy Gleason (1898–1931), American Indy 500 racecar driver
  • Steve Gleason (born 1977), American professional football player
  • Tim Gleason (born 1983), American professional hockey player
  • William J. ”Kid“ Gleason (1866–1933), American professional baseball player and manager

    • In other fields

  • Kate Gleason (1865–1933), American engineer and businesswoman
  • William Henry Gleason (1829–1902), American real-estate developer and politician; cofounder of the city of Eau Gallie, Florida
  • William Lansing Gleason (fl. 20th century), cofounder of the town of Indian Harbour Beach, Florida, USA

    • References

    Gleason (surname) Wikipedia
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