Disambiguation · entry I

Notable Cunninghams

A short list of well-documented bearers of the surname, across centuries, fields and countries. One line each, with a public source for verification. Not exhaustive; not ranked.

I. Statesmen, soldiers and seafarers

  • Alexander Cunningham, 1st Earl of Glencairn (1426–1488) — Scottish nobleman, head of Clan Cunningham; created the first Earl of Glencairn in 1488. Wikipedia
  • Alexander Cunningham, 5th Earl of Glencairn (d. 1574) — Scottish covenanter and a leading figure in the Reformation in Scotland. Wikipedia
  • Sir Alan Cunningham (1887–1983) — British general; commanded Allied forces in the East Africa campaign in the Second World War. Wikipedia
  • Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope (1883–1963) — Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet; commanded Mediterranean operations in the Second World War. Wikipedia

II. The sciences

  • Allan Cunningham (1791–1839) — English botanist and explorer; collected extensively in eastern Australia, where Cunningham's Gap and other features bear his name. Wikipedia
  • Sir Alexander Cunningham (1814–1893) — British army engineer and archaeologist; founder and first director of the Archaeological Survey of India. Wikipedia
  • Daniel John Cunningham (1850–1909) — Scottish anatomist; author of the standard Manual of Practical Anatomy, used in medical training for a century. Wikipedia
  • Walter Cunningham (1932–2023) — American Apollo programme astronaut; lunar-module pilot on Apollo 7, the first crewed Apollo mission. Wikipedia

III. Letters and the arts

  • Edward Francis Cunningham (c. 1741–1793) — Scottish portrait painter; worked across the courts of Continental Europe in the late eighteenth century. Wikipedia
  • Imogen Cunningham (1883–1976) — American photographer, founding member of Group f/64; one of the central figures of twentieth-century American photography. Wikipedia
  • Merce Cunningham (1919–2009) — American choreographer, founder of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company; one of the most-cited choreographers of the twentieth century. Wikipedia
  • J. V. Cunningham (1911–1985) — American poet and academic; long associated with Brandeis University. Wikipedia
  • Bill Cunningham (1929–2016) — American street-fashion photographer for The New York Times for over four decades. Wikipedia
  • Michael Cunningham (b. 1952) — American novelist; awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1999 for The Hours. Wikipedia
  • Liam Cunningham (b. 1961) — Irish actor; long career in stage and screen, known internationally for the television series Game of Thrones. Wikipedia

IV. Sport

  • Billy Cunningham (b. 1943) — American basketball player and coach; member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Wikipedia
  • Laurie Cunningham (1956–1989) — English footballer; first English-born black player to represent England at any level, and the first to play for Real Madrid. Wikipedia
  • Kenny Cunningham (b. 1971) — Irish international footballer; over seventy caps for the Republic of Ireland. Wikipedia
  • Briggs Cunningham (1907–2003) — American racing driver and constructor; led the American teams at Le Mans through the 1950s. Wikipedia

V. Notes

Entries above are intended as a short representative selection, not an exhaustive list. The full Wikipedia disambiguation page for the surname carries hundreds of further entries and is the best onward reference. Corrections of fact may be sent to info@jennifercunningham.ie.

The companion list of well-documented people who carry both the forename Jennifer and the surname Cunningham is at People named Jennifer Cunningham.