title: Pennefather
text: # Pennefather
  
  Pennefather is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Alice Pennefather (1902–1983), Singaporean sportswoman
  * David Pennefather (born 1945), British military figure; former Commandant General, Royal Marines
  * Edward Pennefather (1775–1847), Irish judge
  * Joan Pennefather, Canadian film and cultural executive
  * Sir John Pennefather (1798–1872), British soldier who won two very remarkable victories
  * Sir John Pennefather, 1st Baronet (1856–1933), British cotton merchant and Conservative politician
  * Richard Pennefather (judge) (1773–1859), Irish judge who conducted the Doneraile Conspiracy Trials of 1829
  * Richard Pennefather (Australian politician) (1851–1914), 9th Attorney-General of Western Australia
  * Rupert Pennefather, English dancer; principal dancer in the Royal Ballet Company
  * Shelly Pennefather (born c. 1966), American former professional basketball player, now a member of the Order of Saint Clare
  * William Pennefather (1816–1873), British missionary
  