Hickey (surname)

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

People[edit]

Arts and entertainment[edit]

Adam Hickey (born 1997), English cricketer
Cheryl Hickey (born 1976), Canadian entertainment reporter for the Global Television Network
Chris Hickey (singer-songwriter), American singer-songwriter
Dale Hickey (born 1937), Australian artist
Dave Hickey (1938–2021), American art critic, author of Air Guitar: Essays on Art & Democracy (1998)
Eddie Hickey (1902–1980), American sportsman
Emily Henrietta Hickey, Irish author and translator
Ersel Hickey, American rockabilly singer
James Harden-Hickey, 19th-century American writer
John Benjamin Hickey, American actor
Kenny Hickey, American musician
Kirsty Hickey (born 1996), English actress
Michael Hickey, American screenwriter
Rich Hickey, American computer programmer, creator of the Clojure programming language
Steve Hickey (footballer) (born 1965), Australian rules footballer
Tamara Hickey, Canadian actress
Tom Hickey, Irish actor, known for his role in The Riordans
Thomas Hickey, 1741–1842, Irish painter
William Hickey (actor), American actor
William Hickey (memoirist) (1749–1830), English lawyer and memoirist
William Hickey (columnist), pseudonymous byline of a gossip column published in the Daily Express
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[edit]

Charles Hickey (1897–1918), Canadian World War I flying ace
Colonel James Hickey (soldier), in charge of the US special forces team which captured Saddam Hussein
Elizabeth Hickey (1917–1999), Scottish-born Irish historian and writer
Jim Hickey (broadcaster), New Zealand television presenter
Thomas Hickey (soldier), executed for mutiny during the American Revolutionary War
Michael O'Hickey (1860–1916), vice president of the Gaelic League and Chair of Irish at Maynooth

Politics and law[edit]

Bonnie Hickey, Canadian politician
Eileen Hickey (New York politician) (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) (c. 1886 – 1966), Labour TD and Lord Mayor of Cork
James Hickey (c.1837 – c.1885, Irish Fenian and Land Leaguer
Joe Hickey (politician), American politician
Maggie Hickey, Australian politician
Stephen Hickey, British diplomat
Vivian Hickey (1916–2016), American politician and educator
William J. Hickey, New York politician and judge

Religion[edit]

Antony Hickey (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[edit]

Barbara Hickey, Canadian-born American oceanographer
Joseph Hickey (ornithologist) (1907–1993), American ornithologist
Raymond Hickey, Irish linguist
Timothy J. Hickey, a professor of computer science

Sports[edit]

Ambrose Hickey (1945–2016), Irish Gaelic footballer
Anthony Hickey (born 1992), American basketball player, the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Charles Hickey (cricketer) (1880–1919), New Zealand cricketer
Charlie Hickey (coach) (born 1964), American college baseball coach
Chris Hickey, Australian rugby union 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), American
Jim Hickey (baseball coach) (born 1961), American
Jimmy Hickie (1915–1973), Scottish footballer (Clyde, Asturias)
Joe Hickey (footballer) (1929–2021), 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), American athlete, played American football
Reg Hickey (1906–1973), player and coach for Geelong in Australian rules football
Thomas Hickey, Canadian ice hockey player, L.A. Kings

Fictional characters[edit]

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