A–C •
Aaron Cunningham (born 1986), American baseball player •
Abe Cunningham (born 1973), American drummer •
Adrian Cunningham (born 1960), Australian archivist •
Alan Cunningham, British Second World War general •
Alexander Cunningham (1814–1893), British archaeologist, father of the Archaeological Survey of India •
Alexander Cunningham, 1st Earl of Glencairn (1426–1488), a Scottish nobleman •
Alexander Cunningham, 5th Earl of Glencairn (died 1574), a Scottish nobleman and covenanter •
Alfred Austell Cunningham, American aviation pioneer •
Allan Cunningham (disambiguation) or Allen Cunningham, several people •
Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, British Second World War admiral •
Andrew Cunningham (disambiguation) or Andy Cunningham, several people •
Archibald Cunningham (1879–1915), Scottish footballer •
Bert Cunningham (1865–1962), American baseball player •
Bertram Cunningham, British Anglican priest and academic •
Bill Cunningham (disambiguation), several people •
Bill Cunningham (talk show host), American radio talk show host •
Billy Cunningham, American basketball player and coach •
Birgit Cunningham, Anglo-American activist •
Bob Cunningham (disambiguation), several people •
Briggs Cunningham, American racing driver and team owner, sports car designer and manufacturer •
Brysson Cunningham, Scottish harbour engineer and author on dock and harbour engineering and operation •
Cade Cunningham (born 2001), American basketball player •
Cara Cunningham (born 1987), American singer-songwriter •
Cal Cunningham (born 1973), Democratic state senator in North Carolina •
Charles Cunningham (disambiguation), several people, including: •
Charles Cunningham, Royal Navy admiral •
Charles Milton Cunningham, American newspaper editor and politician •
Chris Cunningham, British director and video artist •
Christian Cunningham (born 1997), American basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League •
Clare Cunningham (athlete), British athlete •
Claire Cunningham, British choreographer •
Colin Cunningham (swimmer), British swimmer
D–J •
Daniel John Cunningham, Scottish anatomist •
Darryl Cunningham, English cartoonist • Darren J. Cunningham, known professionally as
Actress, British electronic music producer •
David Cunningham (disambiguation), several people •
David Loren Cunningham, film producer •
Dominick Cunningham (born 1995), British artistic gymnast •
Donnell L. Cunningham (1866–1947), chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court •
Duke Cunningham (1941–2025), American convicted politician •
Ebenezer Cunningham, British mathematician •
Edward Francis Cunningham, Scottish painter •
Edwin Cunningham (disambiguation), several people •
Elaine Cunningham, American fantasy and science-fiction author •
Elmer T. Cunningham, American entrepreneur and businessman, specializing in vacuum tubes and radio manufacturing • E. V. Cunningham, pseudonym of
Howard Fast, an American writer •
Francine Cunningham, Indigenous writer, artist, and educator •
Francis Cunningham (painter) •
Gary Cunningham (born 1940/1941), American basketball coach and athletic director •
George Godfrey Cunningham (c. 1802–1860), Scottish writer •
Glenn Cunningham (disambiguation), several people •
Gordon Cunningham (golfer), Scottish golfer •
Graeme Cunningham (cricketer), Australian cricketer •
Graeme Cunningham (Scottish footballer), Scottish footballer •
Harry Cunningham (disambiguation), several people •
Hugh Cunningham (disambiguation), several people •
Ian Cunningham, American football executive and former player •
Imogen Cunningham (1883–1976), American photographer •
J. V. Cunningham, American poet •
Jack Cunningham (disambiguation), several people •
James Cunningham (disambiguation), several people •
Jason D. Cunningham, US Air Force pararescue medic •
Jason Cunningham, English boxer •
Jean Wooden Cunningham, American politician and lawyer •
Jeff Cunningham, American association football player •
Jim Cunningham (disambiguation), several people •
John Cunningham (disambiguation) or Johnny Cunningham, several people •
Joseph Cunningham (disambiguation) or Joe Cunningham, several people
K–Z •
Kayson Cunningham (born 2006), American baseball player •
Keiron Cunningham, British rugby league player •
Kenny Cunningham, Irish footballer •
Korey Cunningham (1995–2024), American football player •
Kristan Cunningham, American interior designer and television personality •
Larry Cunningham (1938–2012), Irish country music singer • Larry Cunningham (1951–2019), American R&B singer, member of the vocal group
The Floaters •
Laurie Cunningham, English former footballer •
Leland Cunningham, American astronomer and electronic computing authority •
Liam Cunningham, an Irish actor •
Loren Cunningham (1935–2023), American-born missions statesman and founder of Youth With A Mission •
Malik Cunningham (born 1998), American football player •
Marta Cunningham (1869–1937), American-born European-based soprano-singer and philanthropist •
Martha Jane Cunningham (1856–1916), Canadian missionary educator in Japan •
Mary Ann Cunningham (1841–1930), Canadian temperance activist •
Melvin Cunningham (born 1973), American football player •
Merce Cunningham (1919–2009), American choreographer •
Michael Cunningham, American novelist, author of
The Hours •
Michael R. Cunningham, Chancellor National University System •
Milton Joseph Cunningham, American politician •
Minnie Fisher Cunningham, American suffrage politician •
Myrna Cunningham, Miskita feminist and indigenous rights activist from Nicaragua •
Owen Cunningham, Australian rugby league footballer •
Patrick Cunningham (politician) (1878–1960), Irish politician •
Paul Cunningham (disambiguation), several people •
Phil Cunningham (folk musician), Scottish accordionist with the folk group Silly Wizard •
Phil Cunningham (rock musician), English musician •
Ralph E. Cunningham Jr. (1925–2007), American politician •
Randall Duke Cunningham (1941–2025), American convicted politician •
Randall Cunningham, American football player •
Redmond Cunningham, Irish officer in the British Army •
Richie Cunningham (American football) (born 1970), American football placekicker •
Robert Cunningham (disambiguation), any of several people •
Ross Cunningham, Scottish footballer • Roy Cunningham, the defendant in
R v Cunningham •
Samuel Cunningham (born 1989), Thai footballer •
Scott Cunningham (1956–1993), American writer •
Sean S. Cunningham, film producer and director •
Sederrik Cunningham, American football player •
Sophie Cunningham (born 1996), American basketball player •
Sophie Cunningham (writer) (born 1963), Australian writer and editor •
Stacey Cunningham, 67th President of the New York Stock Exchange •
Sumner Archibald Cunningham (1843–1913), American Confederate veteran and newspaper editor •
Tony Cunningham (footballer), Jamaican former footballer •
Timothy J. Cunningham (1982–2018), American epidemiologist •
Walter Cunningham (1932–2023), American astronaut, Apollo 7 crew member •
Walterina Cunningham (died 1837), Scottish author and poet •
Wade Cunningham, New Zealand racing driver •
Ward Cunningham, American computer programmer, developer of the first wiki •
William Cunningham (disambiguation), several people •
Zach Cunningham (born 1994), American football player ==Notable fictional characters sharing this surname==