O’Bannon is an Irish surname. Notable people with the name include: Charles O’Bannon (born 1975), American basketball player Chuck O'Bannon Jr. (born 1999), American basketball player Dan O’Bannon (1946-2009), American screenwriter and film director Ed O’Bannon (born 1972), American basketball player and 1995 NCAA Tournament MOP Frank O’Bannon (1930–2003), American politician, Governor of Indiana 1997–2003 Helen O’Bannon (1939–1988), American academic and economist Presley O’Bannon (1776–1850), U.S. Marine Corps officer, famous for his exploits in the First Barbary War Rockne S. O’Bannon (born 1955), American television writer and producer See also Bannon, surname