Hickey (surname)

Hickey is a common surname of Irish origin. The original form is Ó hÍceadha, which is still used in Ireland. Notable people with the surname include:

People

Arts and entertainment

• Adam Hickey (born 1997), English cricketer
• Cheryl Hickey (born 1976), entertainment reporter for the Global Television Network
• Dale Hickey (born 1937), Australian artist
• Dave Hickey (born 1940), American art critic, author of Air Guitar: Essays on Art & Democracy (1998)
• Eddie Hickey, US sportsman
• Emily Henrietta Hickey, Irish author and translator
• Ersel Hickey, rockabilly singer
• James Harden-Hickey, 19th-century American writer
• John Benjamin Hickey, American actor
• Kenny Hickey, American musician
• Michael Hickey, American screenwriter
• Rich Hickey, Creator of the Clojure programming language
• Steve Hickey (footballer), (born 1965) former Australian rules footballer
• Tom Hickey, Irish actor, famous for his role in The Riordans
• Thomas Hickey, 1741–1842, Irish painter
• William Hickey (actor)
• William Hickey (memoirist)
• May Wynn, actress, born Donna Lee Hickey before taking the stage name "May Wynn," after playing a character by that name in The Caine Mutiny

History and current affairs

• Colonel James Hickey (soldier), in charge of the US special forces team which captured Saddam Hussein
• Elizabeth Hickey historian and writer
• Jim Hickey (weather presenter)
• Thomas Hickey (soldier), executed for mutiny during the American Revolutionary War

Politics and law

• Bonnie Hickey, Canadian politician
• Eileen Hickey (New York) (1945–1999), New York politician
• Eileen M. Hickey (1886–1960), Northern Irish politician
• Huhana Hickey, New Zealand Māori lawyer and disability advocate
• James Hickey (Irish politician)
• James Hickey c1837–c1885, Irish Fenian and Land Leaguer
• Jimmy Hickey Jr., American politician
• John J. Hickey, American politician
• Maggie Hickey, Australian politician
• Theodore M. Hickey, American politician
• Vivian Hickey (1916-2016), American politician and educator
• William J. Hickey, New York politician and judge

Religion

• Antony Hickey, born 1586, Irish Franciscan theologian
• David Francis Hickey (1882–1973), American-born Catholic bishop in Belize
• Steve Hickey, (born 1967) American pastor and politician
• Rev. William Hickey (1787-1875), Irish priest, writer and philanthropist

Science and academics

• Barbara Hickey, Canadian-born American oceanographer
• Joseph Hickey (1907-1993), American ornithologist
• Raymond Hickey, Irish linguist

Sports

• Ambrose Hickey (1945–2016), Irish Gaelic footballer
• Anthony Hickey (born 1992), American basketball player
• Charles Hickey (cricketer) (1880–1919), New Zealand cricketer
• Charlie Hickey (born 1964), American college baseball coach
• Colin Hickey (1931–1999), Australian speed skater
• Denis Hickie, Irish international in Rugby union
• Jack Hickey (rugby) (1887–1950), Australian dual internationalist in Rugby union and Rugby league
• Jarrad Hickey, born 1985, Australian Rugby league player
• Jim Hickey (American football) (1920–1997)
• Jim Hickey (baseball coach) (born 1961)
• Jimmy Hickie (1915–1973), Scottish footballer (Clyde, Asturias)
• Joe Hickey (born 1929), Australian rules footballer
• Miriam Hickey, American soccer player
• Noah Hickey (born 1978), New Zealand football player
• Noel Hickey, Irish sportsman
• Pat Hickey (born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player
• Pat Hickey (sports administrator) (born 1945), Irish sports administrator
• Red Hickey (1917–2006), athlete, played American Football
• Reg Hickey (1906–1973), player and coach for Geelong in Australian rules football
• Thomas Hickey, professional ice hockey player, L.A. Kings

Fictional characters

• Cornelius Hickey, fictional character in Dan Simmons' book and its TV adaptation, both titled The Terror
• Earl Hickey, fictional character in the NBC show My Name Is Earl
• Randy Hickey, fictional character in the NBC show My Name Is Earl

See also

• Hickey (disambiguation)
• Irish medical families
• Ó hÍceadha