Harrington (or Harington) is an English habitational name from places in Cumbria, Lincolnshire, and Northamptonshire. It is also a common surname in southwest Ireland, where it was adopted as an Anglicized form of the Gaelic surnames Ó hArrachtáin and Ó hIongardail. Notable people with the surname include:
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Adam Harrington (disambiguation)
Al Harrington, American basketball player
Al Harrington (1935–2021), Samoan-American actor
Alan Harrington, Welsh footballer
Anna Short Harrington, actress portraying Aunt Jemima
Anthony David Harrington aka Anthony David, American R&B singer
Baron Harrington of Aldingham
Bernard Joseph Harrington, American clergyman
Beth Harrington, American filmmaker and musician
Betty Jean Harrington, American gymnast
Brette Harrington, American professional rock climber and alpinist
Brooke Harrington, American economic sociologist
Celestine Tate Harrington, street musician
Cheryl Francis Harrington, actress
Chris Harrington may refer to:
Chris Harrington (American football), American football player
Chris Harrington (ice hockey), ice hockey player
Conrad Harrington, Canadian businessman
Curtis Harrington, American film director
Dan Harrington may refer to:
Dan Harrington, poker player
Dan Harrington (politician)
Daniel J. Harrington (1940–2014), American biblical scholar
David C. Harrington, American politician
The de Harringtons, English Barons of Muchland
Dedrick Harrington, American football player
Desmond Harrington, American actor
Donald J. Harrington, president of St. John's University in New York
Donald S. Harrington, American politician and religious leader
Doug Harrington, racing driver
Doug Harrington (musician), guitarist
Earl of Harrington
Ed Harrington, Canadian football player
Edith Marguerite Harrington, grandmother of the Duchess of Cornwall
Edward Harrington (disambiguation)
Edward Harrington, aka Eddy Clearwater, American blues musician
Emerson Harrington, American politician
Emily Harrington, American professional rock climber and adventurer
Eric Harrington, Canadian businessman
Ethel Harrington, American sprinter
Fred Harvey Harrington, American educator
George Harrington may refer to:
George Christy, American minstrel performer born George Harrington
George P. Harrington, American politician from Wisconsin
Gerry Harrington, Irish Gaelic athletics chairman
Gordon Sidney Harrington, Canadian politician
Hago Harrington, American ice-hockey player
Harold Harrington, American botanist
Henry F. Harrington, American newspaper editor
Henry Moore Harrington, American military officer
Henry W. Harrington, American politician
Illtyd Harrington (1931–2015), British politician
Jack Harrington (Australian footballer)
Jack Harrington (English footballer)
James Harrington may refer to:
James C. Harrington, American civil rights attorney
James Harrington (author) (1611–1677), usually spelled Harington, English political philosopher
Major-General Sir James Harrington, 3rd Baronet, officer in the New Model Army
Jay Harrington, American actor
Jessica Harrington, Irish racehorse trainer
Jeremy Harrington, American YouTuber and voice actor
J. J. Harrington, American politician from North Carolina
Joe Harrington (baseball)
Joey Harrington, American football player
John Harrington may refer to:
John Peabody Harrington (1884–1961), American linguist and ethnologist
John Harrington (American football) (1921–1992), American football player
John Harrington (baseball) (born c. late 1930s), American business manager
John Harrington (ice hockey) (born 1957), American ice hockey player
Joseph Harrington
Joseph B. Harrington (1908–1964), American politician from Massachusetts
Josh Harrington, American BMX rider
Kate Harrington, American actress
Kate Harrington (poet)
Kellie Harrington, Irish boxer
Kevin Harrington (actor), Australian actor
Laura Harrington, American actress
Laurence Harrington, British actor
Leo Harrington, American mathematician
Levi Harrington (died 1882), American victim of lynching
Lisa Harrington (born 1965), Canadian writer
Lorinza Harrington, American basketball player
Luca Harrington (born 2004), New Zealand freestyle skier
Mae Harrington, American centenarian
Margaret Harrington, Canadian politician
Mark Harrington (disambiguation)
Martin Harrington, British songwriter and record producer
Maura Harrington, Irish activist
Melissa Harrington (1970–2001), victim of the September 11 attacks
Michael Harrington may refer to:
Michael Harrington, American socialist
Michael J. Harrington, American politician
Michael Harrington (soccer)
Michael Harrington (Canadian writer), Canadian writer and editor
Mike Harrington, computer game developer
Nancey Harrington (born 1953), American politician from Kansas
Nancy Harrington (1926–2020), American politician
Neil (Harrington) O Leary, Lucan Sarsfield player of the year 2025
Ollie Harrington, American cartoonist
Othella Harrington, American basketball player
Paddy Harrington (1933–2005), Irish sportsman, father of Pádraig
Pádraig Harrington, Irish golfer
Pat Harrington may refer to:
Pat Harrington, Sr., Canadian actor
Pat Harrington, Jr., his son, American actor
Pat Harrington (soccer), Canadian soccer player
Peter Harrington, British government official and businessman
Patrick Harrington (disambiguation):
Patrick Harrington (activist), British far right politician
Patrick Harrington (Roman Catholic Bishop), Kenyan bishop
Paul Harrington (musician), Irish musician
Paul Randall Harrington, American orthopaedic surgeon and designer of the Harrington Rod
Perry Harrington, American football player
Perry G. Harrington, American politician
Phil Harrington, Welsh footballer
Ray Harrington, American comedian
Rex Harrington, Canadian ballet dancer
Sir Richard Harington, 11th Baronet (1835–1911), British barrister and judge
Sir Richard Harington, 12th Baronet (1861–1931) British barrister and judge.
Richard Harrington (photographer) (1911–2005), German-Canadian photographer
Richard Harrington (actor) (born 1975), Welsh actor
Richard Harrington (politician) (born 1957), former UK MP, now Minister of State for Refugees
Richard C. Harrington, British physician and psychologist
Robert Harrington may refer to:
Robert George Harrington (1904–1987), astronomer, worked at Palomar Observatory
Robert Sutton Harrington (1942–1993), astronomer, worked at the US Naval Observatory
Rod Harrington, English darts player
Roger F. Harrington, American electrical engineer and academic
Rowdy L. Harrington, American film director
Samuel M. Harrington (1882–1948), American marine officer
Samuel M. Harrington (politician), see List of justices of the Delaware Supreme Court
Sara Leland (1941–2020), American ballet dancer and répétiteur born Sally Harrington
Sarah Harrington, British artist
Scott Harrington may refer to:
Scott Harrington (racing driver) (born 1963), American racing driver
Scott Harrington (ice hockey) (born 1993), Canadian ice hockey player
S. W. Harrington, American physician, football player and coach
Steven Harrington aka Steve Strange, Welsh pop singer
Sybil B. Harrington (1908–1998), American philanthropist
Theophilus Harrington, American jurist
Thomas Harrington (disambiguation), including Tom
Tim Harrington, founding member of hard rock group Masters of Reality
Timothy Charles Harrington, Irish politician
Ty Harrington, American college baseball coach
Vincent F. Harrington, American politician
Wilfred Harrington, Irish priest
William Harrington (disambiguation), including Bill