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Conn is a surname and a masculine given name meaning "chief" in Irish. As a given name it is also used as a short form of Connor.^[1]

People[link]

American[link]

• Amiee Conn is an American film, stage and television actress and singer/songwriter.
• Billy Conn (1917 – 1993) was a Light-Heavyweight boxing champion famed for his fights with Joe Louis.
• Bobby Conn is a musician from Chicago, Illinois.Conn was born as Jeffrey Stafford in New York
• Charles Paul Conn is an American non-fiction author and university president.
• Charles Gerard Conn was the founder of C.G. Conn Ltd. in the 1800s.
• Charles W. Conn (1920 - 2008) was an American author and former General Overseer of the Church of God.
• Conn Findlay is a four-time Olympic medalist, one of the few to medal in two distinct sports.
• Conn Jackson is a TV host. Presently hosting the Conn Jackson Show and Cafe Central TV.
• Didi Conn is an American film, stage and television actress.
• J. Stephen Conn is a North American religious figure, published writer and entrepreneur.
• Jerome W. Conn, M.D. (1907-1994), was the endocrinologist who first described Conn's syndrome in 1955.
• Nicole Conn is a film director, producer, and screenwriter most famous for her debut feature, the lesbian love story, Claire of the Moon (1992).
• Phoebe Conn is a best-selling American author of over thirty romance novels.
• Roe Conn is an American radio talk show host on The Roe Conn Show which airs on WLS-AM 890 in Chicago, Illinois.
• Junior Conn is an educator and great humanitarian in San Francisco.

Australian[link]

• Daniel Conn is an Australian rugby league player.
• Neil Raymond Conn is a former Administrator of the Northern Territory in Australia from the 17th February 1997 to the 30th October 2000.

English[link]

• Conn Iggulden is a British writer of historical novels.
• David Conn is a sports journalist focusing on football (soccer) for The Guardian a British newspaper.
• Gideon Conn is a singer-songwriter from Manchester.
• John Conn (1764 - 1810) was a senior captain in the Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
• Shelley Conn is an English actress of Anglo-Indian descent.
• Leslie Conn ran Doris Day's music publishing company and wrote and produced "Liza Jane", the first recording to be released as a single by David Bowie (under the name Davie Jones and the King Bees.)

Canadian[link]

• Conn Smythe (1895 – 1980), was a Canadian builder in the National Hockey League best known as the principal owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1927 to 1961 and as the builder of Maple Leaf Gardens.
• Craig Conn, is a lacrosse player for the Arizona Sting in the National Lacrosse League and the New Westminster Salmonbellies of the Western Lacrosse Association.
• Jan Conn, is a Canadian poet and mosquito genetic researcher.
• Michelle Conn, is a Canadian field hockey player.
• Ty Conn (1967 – 1999), born Tyrone Williams Conn, was a Canadian bank robber and is best known for his escape over the wall from the Kingston Penitentiary, one of Canada's most secure and notorious prisons.

Irish[link]

• Conn of the Hundred Battles, former High King of Ireland and the ancestor of the Connachta
• Conn O'Neill (1480 - 1559), was the 1st Earl of Tyrone in Ireland during the 16th century.
• Conn Ward (1890 – 1966), born Francis Constantine Ward, was an Irish Fianna Fáil party politician.
• Hugh Conn McCall (1940 - 2002), was an Irish cricketer.

Scottish[link]

• Alfie Conn, Sr., was a Scottish professional footballer (soccer), most commonly remembered as part of the Terrible Trio of the Heart of Midlothian side of the 1950s, along with Willie Bauld and Jimmy Wardhaugh.
• Alfie Conn, Jr., is a former professional footballer, who was the first post-war player to play for both Celtic and Rangers.
• Iain Conn, an executive director of the BP Group.
• Stewart Conn, is a Scottish poet and playwright.

References[link]

1. ^ MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Conn

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David Conn is a sports journalist and writer who focuses predominantly on football. He writes for The Guardian.

He has written two books, The Football Business: Fair Game in the '90s? (1998) and The Beautiful Game?: Searching the Soul of Football (2005). Both focus on the influence of money on modern day football.

He also ghost written the biographies for Colin Jackson and Lee Sharpe.

He is a supporter of Manchester City F.C..

Bibliography[link]

• The Football Business: Fair Game in the '90s? (1998) ISBN 1-84018-101-X
• The Beautiful Game?: Searching the Soul of Football (2005) ISBN 0-224-06436-3

External links[link]

• '20 Questions' Interview with David Conn
• Journalisted - Articles by David Conn

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Rita Rudner
Rita Rudner in August 2011
Born	(1953-09-17) September 17, 1953 (age 58) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Medium	Stand-up comedy
Nationality	American
Years active	1968–present (dancing) 1980–present (comedy) 1988–present (acting)
Influences	Woody Allen, Jack Benny
Spouse	Martin Bergman
Website	ritafunny.com
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Rita Rudner (born September 17, 1953) is an American comedienne, writer and actress.

Early life[link]

Rudner was born in Miami, Florida, the daughter of Frances, a homemaker, and Abe Rudner, a lawyer.^[1] Her mother died when she was 13. After graduating from high school at 15, Rudner left Miami and headed to New York City to embark on a career as a dancer.^[2] She appeared in several Broadway shows, including the now-legendary original productions of Follies and Mack & Mabel.

Rudner did not turn to comedy until she was 25, after observing how few female comedians there were compared to the number of female dancers. She spent many hours researching her favorite comedians, including Woody Allen and Jack Benny. She enjoys Jewish humor, but reserves her Jewish jokes for Jewish audiences.^[2]

Career[link]

Rudner has appeared in several television shows both in the US and the UK (recording a six-part series on BBC2 in 1990 in the latter), and she appeared often on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. She has recorded several award-winning comedy specials, most notably Rita Rudner: Born to Be Mild and Rita Rudner: Married Without Children for HBO and Rita Rudner: Live From Las Vegas for PBS in 2008 (now available on DVD). She also appeared on the Tales from the Crypt episode "Whirlpool".

Rudner and her husband and producer, Martin Bergman, wrote the screenplay of the film Peter's Friends, in which she also acted. Rudner also has a role as the character Bunny in her husband's 2011 film Thanks,^[3] which had its world premiere at the 2011 Palm Springs Film Festival.

Rudner is the author of the books I Still Have It; I Just Can't Remember Where I Put It, Naked Beneath My Clothes and the novels Tickled Pink and Turning The Tables. She has written several screenplays with her husband and a play called Room 776 which premiered in Las Vegas in 2008.

Since 2001, Rudner has performed almost exclusively in Las Vegas, selling over one million tickets. She moved to a larger theater at The Venetian in January 2011. She also created and hosted the syndicated improvisational comedy show Ask Rita, which mimicked the format of a talk/advice show. For this she received a Gracie Allen Award from the American Women in Television and Radio. In May 2009 she performed for Senator Harry Reid and President Barack Obama at Caesars Palace alongside Bette Midler and Sheryl Crow; a video of some of this performance can be found on Rita's Facebook page or YouTube.

Rudner and her husband adopted a daughter, Molly, in 2002. They have homes in Las Vegas and Southern California.

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External links[link]

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