Fanning is a surname of Irish origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Bede Fanning (1885–1970), Australian public servant Bernard Fanning (born 1969), Australian musician, best known for his role as the lead singer of the Australian rock band Powderfinger Buist M. Fanning (born 1949), American biblical Greek scholar Dakota Fanning (born 1994), American actress and older sister of Elle Dave Fanning, Irish television and radio host Edmund Fanning (1769–1841), American explorer Edmund Fanning (colonial administrator) (1739–1818), American-born administrator for the British government in New York and Loyalist; later a governor in Canada Elle Fanning (born 1998), American actress and younger sister of Dakota Ellen Fanning, Australian TV journalist Eric Kenneth Fanning (born 1968), United States Secretary of the Army Fred Fanning (1921–1993), Australian rules footballer Jim Fanning (1927–2015), catcher, manager and front office executive in Major League Baseball Jimmy Valiant (born James Harold Fanning, 1942), American retired professional wrestler Juan Fanning (1824–1881), Peruvian naval officer and war hero Kay Fanning (1927–2000), American newspaper editor and publisher, first American woman to edit a national newspaper Ken Fanning (born 1947), American wilderness guide and retired politician Mick Fanning (born 1981), Australian professional surfer Mike Fanning (American football) (1953–2022), American football player Nathaniel Fanning (1755–1804), American naval officer and war hero Ronan Fanning (1941–2017), Irish historian Shawn Fanning (born 1980), computer programmer and creator of the original Napster application Thomas A. Fanning (a.k.a. Tom Fanning), American chief executive. Vincent Fanning, Irish, first manager of Cork Airport (1961).
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