Dineen

Dineen is an Irish surname. It is derived from the Gaelic Ó Duinnín ‘descendant of Duinnín', a diminutive of Donn 'dark, brown'. The Ó Duinnín were hereditary historians to the MacCarthy Mór. People with the surname include:

  • Bill Dineen (1932–2016), professional ice hockey player and head coach
  • Bobby Dineen (1919–1984), Irish sportsperson
  • Carolyn Dineen King (born 1938), judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • David Dineen-Porter (born 1979), actor, comedian and musician from Toronto, Canada
  • Donal Dineen (born 1969), Irish radio presenter, photographer, film maker and former television presenter
  • Gary Dineen (1943–2006), Canadian Olympian and top developer of hockey talent in the Springfield area
  • Gord Dineen (born 1962), coach in professional ice hockey and retired NHL defenceman
  • Hannah Dineen, former camogie player, captain of the All Ireland Camogie Championship winning team in 1972
  • James Owen Dineen (1920–1975), Canadian engineer and university administrator
  • Kerry Dineen (born 1952), former Major League Baseball outfielder
  • Kevin Dineen (born 1963), retired professional ice hockey player, former head coach of the Portland Pirates, assistant coach of Chicago Blackhawks
  • Molly Dineen (born 1959), BAFTA and Royal Television Society award-winning UK television documentary director, cinematographer and producer
  • Patricia Dineen (1936–1961), American figure skater who competed in ice dancing with her husband Robert Dineen
  • Patrick Dineen (born 1938), former Irish cricketer
  • Peter Dineen (born 1960), Canadian-born and Seattle, Washington-raised professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League
  • Robert Dineen (1937–1961), American figure skater who competed in ice dancing with his wife Patricia Dineen
  • Seán Dineen (born 1944), Irish mathematician specialising in complex analysis

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