Plunkett 3141398 221213877 2008-06-23T15:22:35Z RussBot 279219 Robot-assisted fix [[WP:DPL|links to disambiguation page]] British '''Plunkett''', a surname originating in [[Ireland]], and of [[Norsemen|Norse]] or [[Normans|Norman]] origin, may be spelled Plunkett, Plunket, Plunkit, Plunkitt, Plonkit, Plonkitt, Plonket, Plonkett, or Plunceid, and may refer to, for example: * [[Lord Dunsany]] - pen name of [[Anglo-Irish]] [[writer]] [[Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany]] (1878-1957) * [[George Noble Plunkett]] (1851-1948), the [[Irish_people|Irish]] [[nationalist]] * [[George Washington Plunkitt]] (1842-1924), [[New York]] [[state_senator|state senator]] * [[Jim Plunkett]], the [[NFL]] [[quarterback]] * [[James Plunkett]], pen name of James Plunkett Kelly (1920-2003), the [[Irish_people|Irish]] [[writer]] * [[Joseph Mary Plunkett]] (1887-1916), the [[Irish_people|Irish]] [[nationalist]] * [[Liam Plunkett]], the [[English_people|English]] [[cricketer]] * [[St Oliver Plunkett]] (1629-1681), the [[Irish_people|Irish]] [[martyr]] * [[Plunkett (Band)]] - The Anglo-Italian indie folk-rock duo * [[Roy Plunkett]] (1910-1994), [[inventor]] of [[Polytetrafluoroethylene|Teflon®]] * [[Thomas Plunket]], an [[Irish_people|Irish]] [[rifleman]] in the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[95th_rifles|95th Regiment of Foot]] circa 1809 * [[Thomas Plunkett]] (1841-1885), [[Sergeant]], [[Company_%28military_unit%29|Company]] E, 21st [[Massachusetts]] [[Infantry]], [[United_States_Army|USA]]. Awarded the [[Medal of Honor]] for his actions at the [[Battle of Fredericksburg]] * Thomas Plunkett - Father-in-law of [[James Dillon (officer)|Sir James Dillon]] * [[Walter Plunkett]] - [[Academy Award]] winning costume designer * [[William Plunkett (highwayman)]] * [[William C. Plunkett]] (1799-1884), [[Lieutenant Governor]] for the [[Massachusetts|Commonwealth of Massachusetts]] from 1854 to 1855 See also: * [[Plunkett, Saskatchewan]] {{disambig}} [[de:Plunkett]]