Quinlan (name) explained

Quinlan is an Irish surname, also used as a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

• Anthony Quinlan (born 1984), English actor
• Arthur Quinlan (1921–2012), Irish journalist
• Bernard Quinlan (1885–1950), Australian cricketer and doctor
• Bernie Quinlan (born 1951), former Australian rules footballer
• Bill Quinlan (1932–2015), American professional football player
• Carrie Quinlan, British actress and comedy writer
• Derek Quinlan (born 1947), Irish businessman
• Frances Quinlan, (born 1986?), American musician
• Jack Quinlan (1927–1965), American sportscaster
• James Quinlan (1833–1906), Union Army officer during the American Civil War
• Jim Quinlan (1922–2003), American professional basketball player
• Jim Quinlan (1934–2020), American screenwriter and author
• Jimmy Quinlan (born 1981), Canadian lacrosse player
• John Quinlan (bishop) (1826–1883), Roman Catholic bishop
• John Quinlan (wrestler) (born 1974)
• Karen Ann Quinlan (1954–1985), figure in the "right to die" debate in the United States
• Karen Louise Quinlan, Australian art gallery director
• Kathleen Quinlan (born 1954), American actress
• Maeve Quinlan (born 1964), American actress
• Michael Quinlan (1930–2009), British permanent secretary to the Ministry of Defence
• Michael Quinlan, Australian musician, active 1986–1990
• Michael R. Quinlan (born 1944), American businessman
• Pat Quinlan (Irish Army officer) (1919–1997), the commanding officer of the Irish UN forces at the Siege of Jadotville
• Patrick Quinlan (author), American author and political activist
• Patrick Quinlan (cricketer) (1891–1935), Australian cricketer
• Patrick Quinlan (politician) (died 2001), Irish academic and politician
• Patrick L. Quinlan (1883–1948), Irish-American radical journalist and political activist
• Peter Quinlan, Chief Justice of Western Australia from 2018
• Quinlan (baseball), baseball player
• Robb Quinlan (born 1977), former Major League Baseball player
• Roberta Quinlan, American musician
• Ross Quinlan, computer scientist
• Thomas Quinlan (impresario) (1881–1951), musical impresario
• Thomas F. Quinlan (died 1970), Irish Roman Catholic bishop in Korea
• Thomas J. Quinlan (1929–2012), Roman Catholic priest
• Timothy Quinlan (1861–1927), Australian politician
• Tom Quinlan (born 1968), former Major League Baseball player
• Will J. Quinlan (1877–1963), American artist

Given name

• Quinlan Terry (born 1937), English architect

Fictional characters

• Quinlan Vos, a Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
• Todd Quinlan, aka "The Todd", a fictional character in the TV series Scrubs