Other uses Clan disambiguation A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent . Even if lineage details are unknown, clan members may be organized around a founding member or apical ancestor . The kinship based bonds may be symbolical, whereby the clan shares a stipulated common ancestor that is a symbol of the clan s unity. When this ancestor is not human, it is referred .... The word clan is derived from clann meaning family in the irish language Irish and Scottish Gaelic ...?q clanClan , Online Etymology Dictionary ref The Gaelic term for clan is fine IPA gd fin . Clans ... country. Members may identify with a coat of arms or other symbol to show they are an independent clan. In different cultures and situations, a clan may mean the same thing as other kin based groups, such as tribe s and band society bands . Often, the distinguishing factor is that a clan is a smaller ... Irish clans Irish , Scottish clan Scottish , Chinese clan Chinese , Japanese clans , Rajput clans , Nair Clan or Malayala Kshatriya Clan in India and Pakistan , which exist as kin groups within their respective .... Clans by country Arab Tribes Armenian nobility Armenian clans Clan African Great Lakes Burundian clans Teip Chechen clans Chinese clan , Chinese family name family name and consort clan s Chinese Hong Kong five Great Han Chinese Punti clans Tang Clan Tang , Hou surname Hau , Peng surname Pang , Wen ... Jat clan system Jat clans Khatri Khatri clans Maratha clan system Maratha clans Meenas clan Mukkulathor clan Vellalar clan Rajput clans Tarakh na Tarkhan clans Yadav caste Yadav clan Nair Clan Malayala ... Polish clans Clan African Great Lakes Rwandan clans Scottish clan s Armigerous clan Scottish clan chief Serb clans Somali people Clan and family structure Somali clans Clan African Great Lakes Tanzanian clans Oghuz Turks Traditional tribal organization Turkish clans Clan African Great Lakes Ugandan clans References reflist Category Kinship and descent Clan az El bg cs Klan sn Dzinza da Klan de ... more details
Unreferenced date September 2011 The Clan was a collective name for a group of Motown composers which consisted of R. Dean Taylor , Frank Wilson musician Frank Wilson , Pam Sawyer and Deke Richards assembled in late 1967 to replace the super song writing trio of Holland Dozier Holland . The group s first effort was Love Child song Love Child , a US 1 single for The Supremes Diana Ross and the Supremes in the fall of 1968, followed by I m Livin in Shame the following year. They disbanded in 1969 and themselves were replaced by another hit making songwriting team known as The Corporation Motown , who would go on to produce The Jackson 5 . DEFAULTSORT Clan, The Category American songwriters Category Motown artists ... more details
O Brien is a surname of Irish origin. It may also refer to In people O Brien dynasty O Brien clan , a royal dynasty who ruled from Thomond List of people named O Brien It has many variants in the Irish diaspora worldwide, such as O Bryan, O Brian, O Briant, O Brient, O Bryant, etc., which all claim a O Brien dynasty general common ancestry with the original Gaelic U Briain or Ua Briain In places O Brien, Oregon , United States O Brien County, Iowa , United States In ships USS O Brien disambiguation O Brien, Chilean submarine that was converted into a floating museum on the Calle Calle River , Vadivia, Chile In others Potatoes O Brien , a potato dish made from potatoes, onions and bell peppers United States v. O Brien is a case ruled by the Supreme Court of the United States regarding burning a draft card and the First Amendment s guarantee of free speech O Brien Nineteen Eighty Four , a fictional character in George Orwell s Nineteen Eighty Four . Disambig Category Place name disambiguation pages ca O Brien de O Brien fr O Brien it O Brien nl O Brien ja pl O Brien ru fi O Brien ... more details
Edward Donough Toby O Brien 21 November 1909 9 January 1979 was an Anglo Irish journalist and public relations expert who spearheaded Britain s efforts to counter Nazi Germany propaganda during World War II . Early life and education O Brien was born on the Balochistan region Baluchistan border in India to Colonel Aubrey O Brien an Indian Army officer. The O Brien family is one of the oldest lines of descent in Europe, dating back from much earlier than the Irish High King Brian Boru 941 1014 ref http www.obrienclan.com O Brien Clan ref . At the age of five O Brien was sent to England. Four years later he began attending St Cyprian s School , Eastbourne following his elder brother, Turlough. As his elder brother s initials TOB had given rise to the nickname Toby, he was known as Toby2, leading to subsequent confusion. He became friends with Alaric Jacob , and despite their political differences, O Brien would refer to Jacob as his oldest friend. ref Alaric Jacob, Sharing Orwell s Joys but not his fears in Christopher Norris s Inside the Myth 1984 ref O Brien won a scholarship as one of the first batch of pupils to newly opened Stowe School and then earned a scholarship to Exeter College, Oxford . Before Oxford he spent a term in Germany at Leipzig . At Oxford University he was President of the Oxford Union in 1932 and took part in a transatlantic debate with Harvard University . ref http www.archive.org stream intercollegiated000275mbp Egbert Ray Nichols INTERCOLLEGIATE DEBATES THE YEAR BOOK OF COLLEGE DEBATING VOL XIII 1932 ref Journalism and counter propaganda O Brien became a journalist, working at the Daily Telegraph , initially as assistant and eventually as editor of the Peterborough column. In 1936 he went to Germany ostensibly as a reporter but with a hidden agenda of assessing the Nazi regime and possible opponents of it. In 1938 he was recruited to the British Council as press officer. His duties, which were to secure favourable publicity for the council a ... more details
Niall O Brien may refer to Niall O Brien actor Niall O Brien cricketer Niall O Brien priest , Colombian missionary Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages hndis Obrien, Niall ... more details
Jamie O Brien may refer to Jamie O Brien footballer , Irish professional football player Jamie O Brien beauty queen , Miss Maryland Teen USA Jamie O Brien surfer See also James O Brien disambiguation hndis Obrien, Jamie ... more details
Peter O Brien may refer to Peter O Brien actor Peter O Brien, 1st Baron O Brien Peter O Brien filmmaker Peter O Brien politician Pete O Brien first baseman born 1958 , MLB first baseman, 1982 1993 Pete O Brien 1900s second baseman 1877 1917 , MLB second baseman, 1901 1907 Pete O Brien 1890s second baseman 1867 1937 , MLB second baseman, 1887 1890 See also Peter O Brian disambiguation hndis Obrien, Peter ... more details
Clan of Amazons may refer to Clan of Amazons 1978 film Clan of Amazons 1978 film , a 1978 Hong Kong film Clan of Amazons 1996 film , a 1996 Hong Kong film disambiguation ... more details
unreferenced date May 2011 The Sagara clan was a Japanese clans Japanese clan during the Sengoku period . It was a Military alliance tactical ally of the Shimazu clan . Category Feudal Japan Japan clan stub ... more details
Murrough O Brien may refer to Murrough O Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond d. 1551 Murrough O Brien, 4th Baron Inchiquin d. 1597 Murrough O Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin c.1618 1674 Murrough O Brien, 1st Marquess of Thomond 1726 1808 hndis Obrien, Murrough fr Murrough O Brien ... more details
Mick O Brien may refer to Mick O Brien goalkeeper , Irish footballer Mick O Brien footballer born 1893 another Irish footballer Mick O Brien footballer born 1979 , English footballer Mick O Brien musician born 1961 , Irish musician See also Michael O Brien disambiguation hndis name Obrien, Mick ... more details
Erin O Brien may refer to Erin O Brien actress born 1934 , American actress Erin O Brien writer born 1965 , American writer See also Erin O Brien Moore 1902 1979 , American actress hndis Obrien, Erin ... more details
Justice O Brien may refer to Charles H. O Brien , an Associate Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court Denis O Brien New York Politician , a Judge of the New York Court of Appeals John F. O Brien , a Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals disambig ... more details
Chris O Brien may refer to Chris O Brien American football , former owner of the Chicago Cardinals and a co founder of the National Football League Chris O Brien surgeon , Australian oncologist and surgeon See also Christopher O Brien disambiguation hndis Obrien, Chris ... more details
Incoming links date February 2012 Shane O Brien may refer to Shane O Brien ice hockey Shane O Brien rower hndis Obrien, Shane de Shane O Brien fr Shane O Brien ... more details
Jock O Brien may refer to Jock O Brien footballer born 1909 , Australian rules footballer for Essendon Jock O Brien footballer born 1937 , Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne See also John O Brien hndis name OBrien, Jock ... more details
Sylvia O Brien may refer to Sylvia O Brien actress Sylvia O Brien soprano Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages hndis name Obrien, Sylvia Category Article Feedback 5 ... more details
Kevin O& 39 Brien may refer to Kevin O Brien actor , American actor Kevin O Brien author , railroad inspector and novelist Kevin O Brien cricketer born 1984 , Irish cricketer Kevin O Brien Nunavut politician , Nunavut and Northwest Territories MLA Kevin O Brien Newfoundland and Labrador politician , Newfoundland and Labrador MHA Kevin O Brien Texas pastor 1955 2008 , Independent Baptist clergyman Kevin O Brien director , American director and storyboard artist Kevin O Brien American football born 1970 , American football player Kevin O Brien Irish football , Irish football player Kevin O Brien jockey , 1990s UK and Ireland steeplechase rider Kevin O Brien rugby union born 1955 , 1980s Ireland rugby union international hndis Obrien, Kevin fr Kevin O Brien ... more details
Tim O& 39 Brien may refer to Tim O Brien author born 1946 , American author Timothy O Brien endocrinologist , Irish professor Timothy L. O Brien born 1961 , American journalist Tim O Brien musician born 1954 , American musician Sir Tim O Brien, 3rd Baronet 1861 1948 , Irish born cricketer Tim O Brien politician born 1968 , legislator in the Connecticut House of Representatives Tim O Brien illustrator born 1964 , American artist Timothy O Brien theatre designer born 1929 , British theatre designer Hndis Obrien, Tim it Tim O Brien nl Tim O Brien sh Tim O Brien ... more details
Miles O Brien may refer to Miles M. O Brien 1852 1910 , banker and former president of the New York City Board of Education Miles W. O Brien, co founder of the South Bend Lathe Works Miles O Brien journalist born 1959 , news journalist Miles O Brien Star Trek Miles O Brien Star Trek , a fictional character from Star Trek The Next Generation and Star Trek Deep Space Nine Hndis Obrien, Miles fr Miles O Brien homonymie ... more details
The nihongo Hayashi clan Hayashi shi was the name of several Japanese clan s, of varying origin. Hayashi clan Owari of Owari Province a branch of the Inaba clan Hayashi clan Confucian scholars of Confucian scholars founded by Hayashi Razan, came to prominence in the early Edo period, scholarly advisors to Tokugawa Ieyasu Hayashi clan J zai of the J zai Domain descended from the Ogasawara clan disambiguation fr Clan Hayashi pt Cl Hayashi ... more details
The Baba clan refers to two families of the 16th century Sengoku period of History of Japan Japanese history Baba clan Kai Baba clan Shinano Disambig ... more details
Daniel O& 39 Brien may refer to Daniel O Brien, 1st Viscount Clare died 1666 , MP for County Clare, younger son of Connor O Brien, 3rd Earl of Thomond Daniel O Brien, 3rd Viscount Clare , son of Connor O Brien, 2nd Viscount Clare Daniel O Brien, 4th Viscount Clare died 1693 , son of Daniel O Brien, 3rd Viscount Clare Dan O Brien born 1966 , decathlete Dan O Brien author born 1947 , author and rancher Dan O Brien baseball executive , former general manager of Major League Baseball s Cincinnati Reds Dan O Brien pitcher born 1958 , American baseball player Dan O Brien, Sr. , former front office executive in Major League and minor league baseball Dan O Brien playwright , American playwright Dan O Brien sports journalist , sports journalist, author and screenwriter Danny O Brien born 1969 , English technology journalist Danny O Brien American football , American college football quarterback Daniel O Brien comedian born 1986 , internet comedian and Senior Writer for Cracked Dan O Brien soccer born 1986 , American soccer player hndis Obrien, Daniel DEFAULTSORT Obrien, Daniel fr Daniel O Brien ... more details
Dennis O Brien may refer to Denis O Brien New York politician , former New York State Attorney General Denis O Brien , Irish entrepreneur Denis O Brien producer , co founder of HandMade Films with George Harrison Denis Patrick O Brien , English economist Dennis M. O Brien , former Speaker, PA House of Representatives, and member, 167th District Dennis O Brien ice hockey , professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League Dennis O Brien policeman , veteran of the Easter Rising and the Irish Republican Army Denny O Brien journalist G. Dennis O Brien , former president of the University of Rochester hndis Obrien, Dennis DEFAULTSORT Obrien, Dennis ... more details
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