Fallon

Fallon

Fallon may refer to:

People

Fallon is the name of an Irish family from Connacht, a branch of the royal dynasty of the kingdom of Hy-Many or Ui Maine.

* Mike Fallon, engineer
* Matt Fallon, singer
* Fallon Bowman, guitarist
* Craig Fallon, judoka
* James Fallon, neuroscientist
* Jennifer Fallon, author
* Jimmy Fallon, actor
* Kieren Fallon, jockey
* Michael Fallon, British Conservative politician
* Shannon Fallon, Libertarian author
* Tiffany Fallon, Playmate
* William J. Fallon, U.S. Navy Admiral, Commander of Central Command, resigned effective March 31, 2008.
* Neil Fallon, singer, sometimes rhythm guitarist for the American rock band Clutch.
* Ed Fallon, Iowa politician and activist.
* Fallon Saratovsky, local celebrity
* Christopher G Fallon. lawyer, Massachusetts State Representative
* Fallon Anderson, Celebrity, Rapper/Hip Hop Artist, Group- G.E.M. and PlagueUp
* Richard Fallon,Doctor in Clinton NJ; Marine Officer

Organizations

*Fallon Worldwide, an advertising agency

Fictional characters

*Fallon Carrington Colby, a character in the television series "Dynasty"
*Fallon (Jewel Riders), a cartoon character
*"Fallon", a western novel by Louis L'Amour, in which the main character is named Fallon.
*Bernard Fallon, the alter-ego of Alfred Borden in The Prestige (film)
*Fallon Rogers, a character in the radio series "The Archers"

Places

*In France:
**Fallon, Haute-Saône, a commune
*In the United States:
**Fallon, Montana
**Fallon County, Montana
**Fallon, Nevada
**Fallon Station, Nevada
**Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada
**Fallon, Roanoke, Virginia

Origin

Fallon is an Irish surname and refers to the clan name Ó Fallamháin. The patron of the O'Fallons is Saint Grellan. "Fallon" is also an Irish girl's first name and means "leader" or "granddaughter of a rich king."

ee also

*Folan, surname


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