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, English cricketer
- Cheryl Hickey, entertainment reporter for the Global Television Network
- Dale Hickey, Australian artist
- Dave Hickey, American art critic, author of Air Guitar: Essays on Art & Democracy
- 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, former Australian rules footballer
- Tom Hickey, Irish actor, famous for his role in The Riordans
- Thomas Hickey, 1741–1842, Irish painter
- William Hickey
- William Hickey
- 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, in charge of the US special forces team which captured Saddam Hussein
- Elizabeth Hickey historian and writer
- Jim Hickey
- Thomas Hickey, executed for mutiny during the American Revolutionary War
Politics and law
- Bonnie Hickey, Canadian politician
- Eileen Hickey , New York politician
- Eileen M. Hickey, Northern Irish politician
- Huhana Hickey, New Zealand Māori lawyer and disability advocate
- James Hickey
- 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, American politician and educator
- William J. Hickey, New York politician and judge
Religion
- Antony Hickey, born 1586, Irish Franciscan theologian
- David Francis Hickey, American-born Catholic bishop in Belize
- Steve Hickey, American pastor and politician
- Rev. William Hickey, Irish priest, writer and philanthropist
Science and academics
- Barbara Hickey, Canadian-born American oceanographer
- Joseph Hickey, American ornithologist
- Raymond Hickey, Irish linguist
Sports
- Ambrose Hickey, Irish Gaelic footballer
- Anthony Hickey, American basketball player
- Charles Hickey , New Zealand cricketer
- Charlie Hickey, American college baseball coach
- Colin Hickey, Australian speed skater
- Denis Hickie, Irish international in Rugby union
- Jack Hickey , Australian dual internationalist in Rugby union and Rugby league
- Jarrad Hickey, born 1985, Australian Rugby league player
- Jim Hickey
- Jim Hickey
- Joe Hickey, Australian rules footballer
- Miriam Hickey, American soccer player
- Noah Hickey, New Zealand football player
- Noel Hickey, Irish sportsman
- Pat Hickey, Canadian ice hockey player
- Pat Hickey , Irish sports administrator
- Red Hickey, athlete, played American Football
- Reg Hickey, 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
