Famous People with Name Cronin

Vincent Cronin            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Vincent Cronin: is a British historical, cultural, and biographical writer whose works have been widely translated into European languages. He is known for his biographies of Louis XIV, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, Catherine the Great, and Napoleon, as well as for his books on the Renaissance.Cronin was educated at Ampleforth College, Harvard University, and Trinity College, Oxford, from which he graduated with honours in 1947. During the Second World War, he served as a lieutenant in the British Army. In 1949, he married Chantal de Rolland, and they have five children. The Cronins are long-time residents of London, Marbella, and Dragey, in Avranches, Basse-Normandie, where they live at the Manoir de Brion.

James Watson Cronin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Watson Cronin: is an American nuclear physicist.Cronin was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.

M. T. C. Cronin            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

M. T. C. Cronin: a contemporary Australian poet, lawyer and academic.Cronin Lives in Maleny, Queensland and has taught creative writing and worked as a lawyer. She has published numerous collections of poetry and been translated into many languages. Among her accolades are the Adelaide Festival Award for Innovation in Writing (2005) and the Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize in 1997 and the C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry (2005).

Jeremy Cronin            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Jeremy Cronin: is a South African communist, writer, author, and noted poet. Cronin is a member of the South African Communist Party and he is also the National Executive Committee member of the African National Congress. He presently serves as the South African Deputy Minister of Transport. [1]Cronin's work in the propaganda unit of the SACP brought him to the attention of the South African Bureau of State Security; he was arrested on charges under the Terrorism and Internal Security Acts and tried in the Cape Town Supreme Court in September 1976. The charges included conspiring with members of the African National Congress (also a banned organisation) and the SACP, and preparing and distributing pamphlets on these organisations' behalf. Cronin pleaded guilty to all charges and was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment (1976-1983), which he served in Pretoria.[1] His wife Anne Marie died of a brain tumour during his imprisonment.

Michael Cronin            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Michael Cronin: was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who played for Shropshire. He was born in Bromyard, Herefordshire. Cronin, who represented Shropshire in the Minor Counties Championship in 1988 and 1989, made a single List A appearance for the team, in the 1992 NatWest Trophy. From the tailend, he scored a single run, and took one wicket.