O'Hara () is a surname. The death of the eponym – Eaghra Poprigh mac Saorghus, lord of Luighne, in Connaught – is mentioned in the Annals of the Four Masters in 926. According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Haras were one of the chiefly families of the "race of Luighne" or "Lugh" who came from the tribe of Cianacht who in turn were from the Dumnonii or Laigin who were the third wave of Celts to settle in Ireland during the first century BC.
Notable people with the surname include:
Aidan O'Hara (born 1964), Irish diplomat Sr. Ann Margaret O'Hara, SP (born 1937), American former Superior General of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Annie O'Hara (1869–1897), Australian physician Barratt O'Hara (1882–1969), American politician Catherine O'Hara (1954–2026), Canadian and American actress Charles O'Hara (1740–1802), British military officer Charles O'Hara (politician) (1746–1822), Irish landowner and politician Charles O'Hara, 1st Baron Tyrawley (1650–1724), Irish soldier Cole O'Hara (born 2002), Canadian ice hockey player Dane O'Hara, New Zealand rugby league footballer David O'Hara (born 1965), British actor Dorothea Warren O'Hara (1873–1972), American ceramic artist Eddie O'Hara (politician) (1937–2016), British politician Edwin Vincent O'Hara (1881–1956), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church Éilis Ni Dhuibhne (Elisabeth O'Hara; born 1954), Irish novelist Elizabeth O'Hara (medical doctor) (1866–1942), Australian physician Eva O'Hara, British actress Francis or Frank O'Hara, several people Gerald Patrick Aloysius O'Hara (1895–1963), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church Geoffrey O'Hara (1882–1967), Canadian American composer, singer and music professor George O'Hara (actor) (1899–1966), American actor and screenwriter Gerry O'Hara (1924–2023), British film and television director Glen O'Hara (born 1974), British academic historian Harry Fusao O'Hara (1891–1951), Japanese WWI pilot, first and only known Japanese pilot in the British Royal Flying Corps Helen O'Hara (born 1955), British musician, violinist James O'Hara, several people Jamie O'Hara (footballer) (born 1986), British football player Jean O'Hara (1913–1973), American prostitute Joan O'Hara (1930–2007), Irish actress John O'Hara, several people Joseph O'Hara, several people Justice O'Hara, several people Kane O'Hara (c.1711–1782), Irish composer Kelley O'Hara (born 1988), American footballer Kelli O'Hara (born 1977), American actress and singer Kid O'Hara (1875–1954), American baseball player Loral O'Hara (born 1983), American engineer and NASA astronaut Maggie Blue O'Hara (born 1975), Canadian actress Mario O'Hara (1946–2012), Filipino film director, film producer and screenwriter Mark O'Hara (born 1995), Scottish footballer Mary O'Hara, several people Maureen O'Hara (1920–2015), Irish-American actress Michael O'Hara, several people Paige O'Hara (born 1956), American singer and actress Patsy O'Hara (1957–1981), Irish Republican hunger striker Patrick O'Hara, several people Quinn O'Hara (1941–2017), Scottish-born American actress Sally Brice-O'Hara (born 1953), American 27th Vice-Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard Shaun O'Hara (born 1977), American football player Theodore O'Hara (1820–1867), American poet and Confederate colonel Thomas O'Hara, several people Tom O'Hara, several people Valentine O'Hara (1875–1941), Irish author and authority on Russia Colonel Walter O'Hara (1789–1874), British army officer
Other individuals who use the name O'Hara Asia O'Hara (born 1982), American drag queen Eureka O'Hara (born 1990), American drag queen Robert O'Hara Burke (1820–1861), Irish soldier, policeman and explorer Pat O'Hara Wood (1891–1961), Australian tennis player Phi Phi O'Hara (born 1985), American drag queen Julia O'Hara Stiles (born 1981), American actress
Fictional characters Chief O'Hara (Disney Comics), Disney comic book character Chief Miles O'Hara, character from the Batman TV show Jack "Butcher" O'Hara, the Green Beret in the game series Commandos O'Hara, a major villainous underling from Bruce Lee film Enter the Dragon, played by Karateka Robert Wall Juliet O'Hara, a main character in the American comedy-drama television series Psych Kimball O'Hara, protagonist of Rudyard Kipling's novel Kim Miguel O'Hara is an alternative futuristic version of the comic book superhero Spider-Man Neely O'Hara, character in Valley of the Dolls Scarlett O'Hara, literary protagonist in Margaret Mitchell's novel Gone with the Wind Scarlett (G.I. Joe), a female character whose actual name is Shana O'Hara Dr Eleanor O'Hara, a female main character from American medical comedy-drama TV series Nurse Jackie, referred to mostly as just O'Hara Spike O'Hara, the main character in the NES game Ghoul School Moira O'Hara, a female side character in American Horror Story: Murder House
See also
O'Hara (disambiguation) O'Hare Irish clans
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