Hugh O'Neill

Hugh O'Neill may refer to:

  • Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone (c. 1550–1616), Irish chieftain who resisted the annexation of Ireland by Elizabeth I of England
  • Hugh O'Neill, 1st Baron Rathcavan (1883–1982), Ulster Unionist politician who served as Father of the House of Commons
  • Hugh Dubh O'Neill (1611–1660), Irish soldier who commanded the defenders in the Siege of Clonmel and Siege of Limerick
  • Hugh O'Neil (born 1936), Canadian politician
  • Hugh O'Neil (baseball), 19th-century baseball player
  • Hugh O'Neill (artist) (1784–1824), English artist
  • Hugh O'Neill (soccer) (born 1954), American soccer player
  • Hugh John O'Neill (1898–1955), coadjutor bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand, 1943–1946
  • Hugh O'Neill (Canadian football) (born 1990), professional Canadian football punter and placekicker

Famous quotes containing the word hugh:

    He kicked the ball with his right foot,
    And catched it with his knee,
    And through and through the Jew’s window
    He gared the bonny ball flee.
    —Unknown. Hugh of Lincoln (l. 5–8)