Madden (name)
Madden is the Anglicized surname of Madadhan of Irish origin, meaning "hound". It is also a less popular, gender-neutral given name. According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Maddens were a chiefly family of the Uí Mháine tribe who in turn were from the Dumnonii or Laigin who were the third wave of Celts to settle in Ireland during the first century BC.
Notable people with the surname "Madden" include
A
- Alexander Madden, English naval officer
- Alf Madden, Australian rugby league footballer
- Ambrose Madden, Irish soldier
- Anita Madden, American sportswoman
- Anne Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
- Aodhán Madden, Irish playwright
B
- Beezie Madden, American equestrian
- Benji Madden, American guitarist
- Bill Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
- Billy Madden, American boxer
- Bobby Madden, Scottish football referee
- Brett Madden, American voice actress, actress and producer
- Bunny Madden, American baseball player
C
- Cain Madden, American football player
- Cecil Madden, English television producer
- Charles Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
- Chris Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ciaran Madden, English actress
- Cian Madden, Irish Gaelic footballer
- Cicely Madden, American rower
- Claire Madden, Irish librarian
- Conor Madden, Irish Gaelic footballer
- Craig Madden, English footballer
D
- Dave Madden, Canadian-American actor
- David Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
- Deirdre Madden, Irish writer
- Denis Madden, Irish soldier
- Denis J. Madden, American bishop
- Dennis Madden, Welsh rugby union footballer
- Diane Madden, American dancer
- Dodgson Hamilton Madden, Irish politician
- Donald Madden, American actor
E
- Ed Madden, American poet
- Edward Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
- Elaine Madden, Belgian-British soldier
- Etain Madden, Irish political activist
- Eva Anne Madden, American educator
F
- Frank Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
- Frederic Madden, English palaeographer
- Fred H. Madden, American politician
G
- Gene Madden, American baseball player
- George Peter Madden, American lawyer and politician
- Golda Madden, American actress
- Gerard Madden, Irish author
- Grace Madden, American figure skater
H
- Harry Dennis Madden, Canadian politician
J
- Jack Madden, American basketball referee
- James Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jeanne Madden, American singer
- Jeff Madden, American strength coach
- Jim Madden, Australian politician
- J. Lester Madden, American figure skater
- Joanie Madden, American musician
- Jock Madden, Australian rugby league footballer
- Joel Madden, American singer and record producer
- John Madden, American football coach and sportscaster
- John Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
- Johnny Madden, Scottish footballer
- Justin Madden, Australian rules footballer and politician
- J. Warren Madden, American lawyer and judge
K
- Kathleen Madden, American mathematician
- Kerry Madden, American author
- Kevin Madden, American pundit
- Kid Madden, American baseball player
L
- Lawrie Madden, English footballer
- Lee Madden, American film director
- Len Madden, American baseball player
- Liam Madden, American soldier and entrepreneur
- Lisa Madden, Irish model
- Lloyd Madden, American football player
M
- Madeleine Madden, Australian actress
- Mark Madden, American journalist and broadcaster
- Martin Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
- Martyn Madden, Welsh rugby union footballer
- Mathilde Madden, British author
- Matt Madden, American writer
- Maureen Madden, American politician
- Max Madden, British politician
- Miah Madden, Australian actress
- Michael Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mick Madden (Australian footballer), Australian rules footballer
- Mickey Madden, American musician
- Mike Madden (baseball), American baseball player
- Morgan Madden, Irish hurler
- Morris Madden, American baseball player
N
- Niall Madden, Irish jockey
O
- Owen Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
- Owney Madden, American gangster
P
- Paddy Madden, Irish footballer
- Paige Madden, American swimmer
- Patrick Madden (essayist), American writer
- Paul Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
- Peter Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
R
- Rashad Madden, American basketball player
- Ray Madden, American politician
- Richard Madden, Scottish actor
- Richard Robert Madden, Irish physician and historian
- Roland Madden, American meteorologist
- Ron Madden, Australian rugby league footballer
- Russell Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
S
- Samuel Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
- Simon Madden, Australian rules footballer
- Simon Madden (Irish footballer), Irish footballer
- Sinéad Madden, Irish singer-songwriter
- Stacey Madden, Canadian writer
- Stella Madden, English actress
- Steve Madden, American businessman
- Suzanne Madden, American astronomer
T
- Tamara Natalie Madden, Jamaican-American painter
- Thomas Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tim Madden, Australian disc jockey
- Timothy Madden, American politician
- T Kira Madden, American writer
- Tommy Madden, American baseball player
- Travois Madden, American Electrician
- Tre Madden, American football player
- Ty Madden, American baseball player
- Tyler Madden, American ice hockey player
W
- Walter Madden, Australian politician
- W. C. Madden, American journalist
- William Madden (disambiguation), multiple people