Donovan

People

Academia and science

Charles Donovan (1863–1951), Irish-born Anglo-Indian naturalist

Claire Donovan (1948–2019), British historian

Edward Donovan (1768–1837), Anglo-Irish zoologist

Herman Lee Donovan (1887–1964), President of the University of Kentucky

James Donovan (forensic scientist) (1944–2025), Irish forensic scientist

John J. Donovan (born 1943), American professor of management science and entrepreneur

Josephine Donovan (born 1941), American scholar

Mary Josephine Donovan O'Sullivan (1887–1966), née Donovan, Irish scholar

Arts and entertainment

Casey Donovan (actor), (1943–1987), American gay porn star born John Calvin Culver

Casey Donovan (singer), (born 1988), Australian singer

Chris Donovan (director), American television director and producer

Daisy Donovan (born 1973), English television presenter, actress, and writer

Dan Donovan (guitarist) (born 1960), British singer/songwriter

Dan Donovan (keyboardist) (born 1962), British rock musician

Ed Donovan (1931–2025), American actor and editor

Elisa Donovan (born 1971), American actress, writer, and producer

Gerard Donovan (born 1959), Irish novelist and poet

Jacquelyn Piro Donovan, American musical theater actress and singer

Jason Donovan (born 1968), Australian pop rock singer and actor

Lisa Donovan (born 1980), American internet actress

Mark Donovan (actor) (born 1958), Welsh actor

Martin Donovan (born 1957), American actor

Michael Donovan (1953–2026), Canadian voice actor and voice director

Natasha Donovan, Métis Canadian illustrator

Government

Bob Donovan (born 1956), Wisconsin politician

Christopher G. Donovan (born 1953), Connecticut politician

Dan Donovan (politician), American politician

Daniel M. Donovan Jr. (born 1956), United States Representative from New York City

Francis Patrick Donovan (1922–2012), Australian ambassador to OECD and UN

James G. Donovan (1898–1987), Democratic politician, former New York State Senator and US Representative

James H. Donovan (1923–1990), Republican politician, former New York State Senator

Jeremiah Donovan (1857–1935), Connecticut politician

Jerome F. Donovan (1872–1949), US Representative from New York

J. J. Donovan (1858–1937), Washington state pioneer and politician

Johannah Leddy Donovan (born 1944), American educator and politician

John Donovan (Irish politician) (1878–1922), Irish nationalist politician

Raymond J. Donovan (1930–2021), American businessman and Secretary of Labor (1981–1985)

Shaun Donovan (born 1966), American former US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and director of the Office of Management and Budget

Terence Donovan, Baron Donovan (1898–1971), British Labour Party politician and judge

Military and intelligence

Edward Westby Donovan (1821–1897), commander of British troops in China, also colonel of the East Yorkshire Regiment

Francis L. Donovan, US Marine Corps general

James B. Donovan (1916–1970), American lawyer, US Navy officer, and member of the Office of Strategic Services

Matthew Donovan (born 1958), Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, retired US Air Force colonel

William J. Donovan (1883–1959), American lawyer, soldier, and espionage chief

Sports

Alun Donovan (born 1955), Welsh rugby player

Art Donovan (1924–2013), American football player

Bill Donovan (1876–1923), American baseball player and manager

Bill Donovan (Boston Braves pitcher) (1916–1997), American baseball player

Billy Donovan (born 1965), American basketball coach

Brendan Donovan (born 1997), German–born American baseball player

Colby Donovan (born 2006), Scottish footballer

Dick Donovan (1927–1997), Major League Baseball pitcher

Don Donovan (1929–2013), Irish footballer and manager

Joshua Donovan (born 1999), American football player

Kevin Donovan (born 1971), English footballer

Landon Donovan (born 1982), American soccer player

Larry Donovan (1941–2025), American football coach

Professor Mike Donovan (1847–1918), American bare-knuckle boxer and teacher

Patsy Donovan (1865–1953), Irish-American professional baseball player

Roy Donovan (1903–1972), Australian rules footballer

Shean Donovan (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player

Other fields

Allen F. Donovan (1914–1995), American aerospace engineer

Carrie Donovan (1928–2001), American fashion magazine editor

Daniel Donovan (doctor) (died 1880), doctor of medicine and author

Ed Donovan (engine builder) (1928–1989), American racing engine and parts builder

Hedley Donovan (1914–1990), American magazine editor

Jean Donovan (1953–1980), American lay missionary

Jim Donovan (banker) (born 1967), American banker

John Anthony Donovan (1911–1991), Bishop of Toledo

Larry Donovan (bridge jumper) (1862–1888), American typesetter who jumped from bridges

Paul Donovan (economist) (born 1972), UBS Global Chief Economist

Paul Vincent Donovan (1924–2011), Bishop of Kalamazoo

Fictional characters

Clyde Donovan, a character from South Park

Roger Donovan, Clyde's father

Betsy Donovan, Clyde's mother

Curtis Donovan, from the British TV series Misfits

Mike Donovan, one of the main characters of the original V franchise

Victor Donovan, main antagonist in the Dead or Alive series

Walter Donovan the main antagonist of the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

W. H. Donovan, in the novel Donovan's Brain by Curt Siodmak