McHugh

McHugh is a common surname of Irish origin. People having this surname include:

• Bob McHugh, American pianist and composer
• Brendan McHugh (born 1990), American swimmer
• Chris McHugh (born 1964), drummer of Christian rock band White Heart
• Collin McHugh (born 1987), American baseball player
• Edward McHugh (1853-1915), social reformer
• Francis McHugh (born 1925), Yorkshire-born Gloucestershire cricketer with the lowest batting average of any regular first-class player
• Frank McHugh (1898-1981), American film and television actor
• Frazer McHugh (born 1981), professional footballer
• Gerry McHugh (21st century), nationalist politician in Northern Ireland
• Godfrey McHugh (1911-1997) US Air Force General and aide to President John F. Kennedy
• Heather McHugh (born 1948), American poet
• James M. McHugh (born 1922), United States Marine Corps officer
• James T. McHugh (1932-2000), third bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre
• Jason McHugh (born 1968), American television producer and actor
• Jeannette McHugh (born 1934), Australian politician
• Jimmy McHugh (1894-1969), American composer
• Joe McHugh (born 1971), Irish Fine Gael politician
• John M. McHugh (born 1948), Irish-American politician
• John McHugh (musician) (born 1957), Irish musician
• John McHugh (tenor) (1912-2004), tenor from Wolverhampton
• Kevin McHugh (born 1980), Irish football (soccer) player
• Kevin McHugh (musician) (born 1982), American pianist
• Matthew F. McHugh (born 1938), former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York
• Maureen F. McHugh (born 1959), science fiction and fantasy writer
• Michael McHugh (born 1935), former justice of the High Court of Australia
• Mike McHugh (born 1965), former National Hockey League left wing
• Paddy McHugh (born 1953), Irish independent politician
• Paul McHugh (born 1958), New Zealand academic lawyer
• Paul R. McHugh (born 1931), Lowell, Massachusetts psychiatrist, educator, author
• Robert McHugh (born 1991), professional footballer.
• Rusty McHugh (1947-2005), musician
• Sean McHugh (born 1982), American football tight end
• Terry McHugh (born 1963), retired Irish javelin thrower
• Thomas J. McHugh (1919-2000), recipient of the Purple Heart medal
• Tom Ed McHugh (born 1943), former Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Fictional characters with this surname include:

• Benji McHugh, a fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs
• Nathan McHugh, a fictional character of Flight 29 Down

By Dean Hanley