Famous People with Name Kiernan

Benedict F. Kiernan            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Benedict F. Kiernan: "is the Whitney Griswold Professor of History, Professor of International and Area Studies and Director of the Genocide Studies Program at Yale University. He is a prolific writer on the Cambodian genocide.

Caitlín Rebekah Kiernan            Origin/Culture/Country: Irish

Caitlín Rebekah Kiernan: As a small child, she moved to the United States with her mother. Much of her childhood was spent in the small town of Leeds, Alabama, and her early interests included herpetology, paleontology, and fiction writing. As a teenager, she lived in Trussville,

Joe Kiernan            Origin/Culture/Country: Scottish

Joe Kiernan: was a Scottish professional footballer who played most notably for Northampton Town. He played either on the left side of defence or midfield. In 1958, Kiernan joined Sunderland as an apprentice and made two appearances for the first team netting twice in a League cup game verses Oldham Athletic.

Christopher Kiernan            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Christopher Kiernan: was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the early VFL. Kiernan was a Fitzroy local and played for the Maroon in the inaugural VFL season, topping their goalkicking in their first two years, and again in 1900. He played in Fitzroy's 1898 premiership side as well as in two losing grand finals. With his football career over, Kiernan turned his attention to cricket and from 1910 to 1919 played 10 first-class matches for Victoria, three of them in the Sheffield Shield. He scored a total of 366 runs at an average of 24.40 and took six wickets.

Michael Joseph Kiernan            Origin/Culture/Country: Irish

Michael Joseph Kiernan: is a former Ireland international rugby union player. In 1983 he toured New Zealand with the British and Irish Lions and a the time played club rugby for Dolphin RFC. His uncle, Tom Kiernan, was also an Irish rugby union international.