Healy (surname)
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The English-language surname, Healy, is currently in use by three separate ancestral lines of people from Ireland
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When Irish people began to anglicise their names, two separate clans adopted the English surname of "Healy". There was the Ó hÉilidhe clan from Connaught and the Ó hÉalaighthe clan from Munster.
Many different spellings of the surname exist including Haly, Haley
, Haily, Healey, Hely, O'Healey, O'Haly and many more. Famous people bearing the name Healy are as follows:
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When Irish people began to anglicise their names, two separate clans adopted the English surname of "Healy". There was the Ó hÉilidhe clan from Connaught and the Ó hÉalaighthe clan from Munster.
Many different spellings of the surname exist including Haly, Haley
Haley (surname)
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, Haily, Healey, Hely, O'Healey, O'Haly and many more. Famous people bearing the name Healy are as follows:
- Bernadine HealyBernadine HealyBernadine Patricia Healy was an American physician, cardiologist, academic and a former head of the National Institutes of Health . She was a professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University, professor and dean of the College of Medicine and Public Health at the Ohio State University, and served...
(b. 1944), American physician - Cahir HealyCahir HealyCahir Healy was an Irish politician.Born in Mountcharles in County Donegal, he became a journalist working on various local papers. He joined Sinn Féin on its foundation in 1905. He later campaigned against the inclusion of County Fermanagh and County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, arguing that they...
(1877-1970), Irish politician - Cecil HealyCecil HealyCecil Patrick Healy was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1900s and 1910s, who won silver in the 100m freestyle at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. He also won gold in the 4x200m freestyle relay...
(1881-1918), Australian swimmer - Colin HealyColin HealyColin Healy is an international footballer for the Republic of Ireland national football team, currently a free agent after having his contract terminated by mutual consent at Ipswich Town Fc.-Early career:...
(b. 1980), Irish footballer - Daniel HealyDaniel HealyDaniel Healy is a former Australian Rules Footballer, who played for St Kilda in the Australian Football League and for Central District in the South Australian National Football League. Healy was taken in the first round, pick number 6 overall, of the 1995 AFL Draft, and made his debut against...
(b. 1974), former Australian rules footballer - David Healy (astronomer) (b. 1936), American astronomer
- David Healy (footballer)David Healy (footballer)David Jonathan Healy, MBE is a Northern Ireland international footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League champions Rangers...
(b. 1979, Northern Irish footballer - David Healy (psychiatrist)David Healy (psychiatrist)David Healy is an Irish psychiatrist who is currently a professor in Psychological Medicine at Cardiff University School of Medicine, Wales. He is also the director of North Wales School of Psychological Medicine. He became the centre of controversy concerning the influence of the pharmaceutical...
, Irish psychiatrist - Dermot HealyDermot HealyDermot Healy is an Irish novelist, playwright, and poet. He has won the Hennessy Award , the Tom Gallon Award , and the Encore Award...
(b. 1947), Irish novelist and playwright - Don HealyDon HealyMichael Donald Healy is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears and the Dallas Cowboys. He also played professionally in the American Football League for the Buffalo Bills in 1962...
(b. 1936), American footballer - Eamonn HealyEamonn HealyDr. Eamonn F. Healy is a professor of chemistry at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, where his research focuses on the design of structure-activity probes to elucidate enzymatic activity. Targets include HIV-1 integrase, the c-Kit and src-abl proteins, and the metalloproteinases associated...
, American chemistry professor - Eloise Klein HealyEloise Klein HealyEloise Klein Healy is an American poet. She has published five books of poetry and a chapbook. Her collection of poems, Passing, was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in Poetry and the Audre Lorde Lesbian Poetry Prize from The Publishing Triangle...
, American poet - Felix HealyFelix HealyFelix Healy is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played for Coleraine and then became a football manager...
(b. 1955), former Northern Irish footballer - Fran Healy (baseball)Fran Healy (baseball)Francis Xavier Healy , is a former Major League Baseball catcher best known for his long tenure calling television broadcasts for the New York Mets on the MSG Network and Fox Sports Net New York....
(b. 1946), former American baseball player - Francis HealyFrancis HealyFrancis "Fran" Healy is a Scottish musician. He is currently the lead singer and main songwriter of the Scottish band Travis, having written nearly all of the songs on their six studio albums. He is based in Berlin, Germany...
(b. 1973), Scottish musician - Frank HealyFrank HealyFrank Healy was born in Handsworth, Birmingham, UK, he is a former Napalm Death guitarist. Healy also was the bass player for Cerebral Fix. He also played bass in the first live Anaal Nathrakh session for the John Peel show. He is currently the bassist in the band Benediction.-References:...
(b. 1962), English guitarist - George Peter Alexander HealyGeorge Peter Alexander HealyGeorge Peter Alexander Healy was an American painter born in Boston, Massachusetts.Going to Europe in 1835 Healy studied under Baron Gros in Paris and in Rome...
(1813-1894), American painter - Gerry HealyGerry HealyThomas Gerard Healy, known as Gerry Healy , was a political activist, a co-founder of the International Committee of the Fourth International, and, according to former prominent U.S. supporter David North, the leader of the Trotskyist movement in Great Britain between 1950 – 1985...
(1913-1984), Irish Trotskyist activist - Glenn HealyGlenn HealyGlenn Healy is a former ice hockey goaltender who played for 15 years in the National Hockey League. Prior to that, he was a member of the Western Michigan University hockey team, and 1985 graduate of the school. He also served as the director of player affairs for the National Hockey League...
(b. 1962), former Canadian ice hockey player - Henry Healy, who famously appeared on Tubridy TonightTubridy TonightTubridy Tonight is an Irish chat show hosted by Ryan Tubridy that aired for five series on RTÉ One between 2004 and 2009. The programme featured guest interviews , audience participation and live music from both a guest music group and the house band...
after the election of Barack ObamaBarack ObamaBarack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
as U.S. President, claiming to be his Eighth cousin - Howard R. HealyHoward R. HealyCommander Howard R. Healy was an officer of the United States Navy who distinguished himself on board the aircraft carrier Lexington during the Battle of the Coral Sea...
(1899-1942), US Navy officer - Ian HealyIan HealyIan Andrew Healy is a former cricketer who played for Queensland and Australia. A specialist wicketkeeper and useful right-hand middle-order batsman, he made an unheralded entry to international cricket in 1988, after only six first-class games. His work ethic and combativeness was much needed...
(b. 1964), former Australian cricketer - Jackie Healy-RaeJackie Healy-RaeJackie Healy-Rae is a former Irish politician who served as an Independent Teachta Dála for the Kerry South constituency from 1997 to 2011.-Early and private life:...
(b. 1931), Irish politician - James Augustine HealyJames Augustine HealyJames Augustine Healy was the first African-American Roman Catholic priest and the first African-American Roman Catholic bishop in the United States...
(1830-1900), African-American Roman Catholic priest - Jeremy HealyJeremy HealyJeremy Healy is an English DJ and singer. He is a former member of the 1980s pop group, Haysi Fantayzee.-Career:...
(b. 1962), English DJ - Jerramiah HealyJerramiah HealyJerramiah T. Healy is the current mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey. He ran for the unexpired term of the late Glenn D. Cunningham and was elected in November 2004. In the special election, he defeated Acting Mayor L. Harvey Smith...
(b. 1950), Mayor of Jersey City - John Healy (disambiguation)John Healy (disambiguation)John Healy may refer to:* John Healy , 19th century American entrepreneur* John Healy , Irishman who served as Archbishop of Tuam from 1896 until his death* John Healy , Irish hurler...
, multiple people - Julie HealyJulie HealyJulie Healey is an Australian-born model and actress and has won various beauty competitions. Now focusing on acting, she appears in the British television series Dream Team as agent Chloe Tyler.-External links:...
, Australian model - Katherine HealyKatherine HealyKatherine Healy is a former principal ballerina who also had a professional performing career in figure skating.-Biography:...
(b. 1969), American former principal ballerina - Kieran HealyKieran HealyKieran Healy is an Irish sociologist at Duke University and a regular visitor to the Research School in Social Science at the Australian National University. He earned his PhD in sociology from Princeton University having begun his studies at University College Cork, in Ireland. He is married to...
, Irish sociologist - Margaret HealyMargaret HealyMargaret Healy is an Irish singer-songwriter. She specializes in acoustic ballads but also shows the influence of hip-hop and electro in her music....
, Irish singer/songwriter - Matt HealyMatt HealyMatt Healy is a Scottish actor, who grew up in Oldham, Lancashire. He is best-known for his role as Matthew King in the television soap series Emmerdale.-Background:...
(b. 1970), Scottish actor - Michael A. Healy (1839-1904), American seaman
- Michael Healy (statistician)Michael Healy (statistician)Michael John Romer Healy is a British statistician known for his contributions to statistical computing, auxology, laboratory statistics and quality control, and methods for analysing longitudinal data, among other areas. He was professor of medical statistics at the London School of Hygiene and...
(b. 1923), British statistician - Pamela HealyPamela HealyPamela Katherine Healy is a retired female sailor from the United States, who won a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She did so in the 470 class , alongside Jennifer Isler....
(b. 1963), retired American sailor - Patrick Francis HealyPatrick Francis HealyPatrick Francis Healy was the 29th President of Georgetown University known for expanding the school following the American Civil War. He was accepted as and identified as Irish-American. Healy Hall, a National Historic Landmark, was constructed during Healy's tenure and is named after him...
(1830-1910), African-American Jesuit priest - Randolph HealyRandolph HealyRandolph Healy is an Irish poet and publisher.Healy was born in Scotland and moved to Dublin at the age of 18 months. After leaving school at the age of 14 to work in a number of jobs, he returned to full-time education and graduated in mathematical sciences from Trinity College, Dublin. He now...
(b. 1956), Irish poet and publisher - Robert W. HealyRobert W. HealyRobert W. Healy is the city manager of Cambridge, Massachusetts and currently the longest-serving, and highest paid, city manager in the history of the city of Cambridge since a change in law went into effect with the 1941 election. He has served from July 1, 1981 to the present...
, city manager of Cambridge, Massachusetts - Robert Healy (commissioner)Robert Healy (commissioner)Robert Healy, born in Ireland, immigrated to America in 1833 and settled on the South side of Chicago in Bridgeport in 1836. He was a School Director and Highway Commissioner. Healy Elementary School is named for him and has been located in the Bridgeport neighborhood since 1886. Robert Healy died...
(1833-1871), Irish-born Chicago official - Robert Healy (journalist)Robert Healy (journalist)Robert L. Healy was an American journalist.He was a former Executive Editor and Washington Bureau Chief of The Boston Globe. Healy was a World War II veteran and covered the Vietnam War. His work landed him on the master list of Nixon political opponents...
, American political correspondent - Roy HealyRoy HealyRoy Healy was an American rocket scientist. He was a member of the American Rocket Society.During World War II, when the military significance of rockets was recognized, Roy Healy, at the time a civilian engineer, was sent by Dover Air Force Base to Burma...
(1915-1968), American rocket scientist - Scott HealyScott HealyScott Healy is a Los Angeles-based keyboardist and composer best known as the keyboardist for the Jimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable Band on Conan on TBS. His long association with O'Brien dates back to the original Late Night with Conan O'Brien show, and the subsequent The Tonight Show with Conan...
, American musician - Séamus HealySéamus HealySéamus Healy is an Irish politician. He has been a Teachta Dála for Tipperary South since the general election in February 2011,having previously held the seat from 2000 to 2007....
(b. 1950), Irish politician - Ted HealyTed HealyTed Healy was an American vaudeville performer, comedian, and actor. He is chiefly remembered today as the original creator of the Three Stooges, but had a successful stage and film career of his own.- Early life :...
(1896-1937), American vaudeville performer - Timothy Michael HealyTimothy Michael HealyTimothy Michael Healy, KC , also known as Tim Healy, was an Irish nationalist politician, journalist, author, barrister and one of the most controversial Irish Members of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
(1855-1931), Irish politician - Timothy S. HealyTimothy S. HealyRev. Timothy S. Healy, S.J. was a Jesuit priest who straddled the religious and secular life in a career that included the presidency of Georgetown University and finally leadership of the New York Public Library...
(1923-1992), former president of Georgetown UniversityGeorgetown UniversityGeorgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States... - Tim HealyTim Healy (actor)Timothy Malcolm Healy is an English actor. He is best known for playing Dennis Patterson in the television series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. He is married to the actress Denise Welch.-Career:...
(b. 1952), British actor - Una HealyUna HealyUna Theresa Imogene Healy is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician, best known for being one fifth of girl group The Saturdays...
(b. 1981), Irish singer (The SaturdaysThe SaturdaysThe Saturdays are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London, United Kingdom. The group consists of five members Una Healy, Mollie King, Frankie Sandford, Vanessa White and Rochelle Wiseman. In 2007 the band were formed through Fascination Records which gave them an instant record deal with...
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