Plunkett

Plunkett, a surname originating in Ireland, and of Norse or Norman origin, may be spelled Plunkett, Plunket, Plunkit, Plunkitt, Plonkit, Plonkitt, Plonket, Plonkett, or Plunceid, and may refer to, for example:

* Baron Plunket, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
* Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (1878-1957), an Anglo-Irish writer. His pen name was Lord Dunsany.
* George Noble Plunkett (1851-1948), the Irish nationalist.
* George Washington Plunkitt (1842-1924), New York state senator.
* Sir Horace Curzon Plunkett, (1854-1932), author and politician.
* Jim Plunkett, the NFL quarterback.
* James Plunkett, pen name of James Plunkett Kelly (1920-2003), the Irish writer.
* Joseph Mary Plunkett (1887-1916), the Irish nationalist.
* Katherine Plunket (1820-1932), supercentenarian.
* Liam Plunkett, the English cricketer.
* Saint Oliver Plunkett (1629-1681), the Irish martyr.
* Plunkett (Band), the Anglo-Italian indie folk-rock duo.
* Reginald Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax (1880-1967), British admiral, sometimes called Reginald Plunkett or Reginald Drax.
* Roy Plunkett (1910-1994), inventor of Teflon®.
* The Royal New Zealand Plunket Society.
* Thomas Plunket, an Irish rifleman in the British 95th Regiment of Foot circa 1809.
* Thomas Plunkett (1841-1885), Sergeant, Company E, 21st Massachusetts Infantry, USA. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Fredericksburg.
* Thomas Plunkett, father-in-law of Sir James Dillon.
* Walter Plunkett (1902-1982), Academy Award-winning costume designer.
* William Plunkett, the highwayman.
* William C. Plunkett (1799-1884), Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1854 to 1855.

See also:
* Plunkett, Saskatchewan