Rooney

Rooney can refer to:

• Rooney (band), a five-member band from Los Angeles
  • Rooney (album), debut album by the band named above.
• Rooney Prize for Irish Literature
• Rooney (film), 1958 British film directed by George Pollock.
• William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, son of Robert E. Lee, who was nicknamed Rooney
• Princess Rooney (1980-2008), American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse, first winner of a Breeders' Cup race inducted into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame

Rooney is the family name of various notable people:

in politics

• Francis Rooney, current American Ambassador to the Vatican
• Fred B. Rooney, US Congressman from Pennsylvania
• John Rooney (Irish politician), Irish Farmers's Party TD for Dublin County 1922–1923
• John J. Rooney, US Congressman from New York
• Terry Rooney, Member of Parliament for Bradford North

in sports

• Wayne Rooney, English football player, currently at Manchester United
• Adam Rooney, Irish football player, currently at Stoke City FC
• Art Rooney (1909-1988), founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers
• Dan Rooney, current owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers
• Giaan Rooney (born 1982), Australian swimmer and gold medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics
• John Rooney, American sportscaster
• Martyn Rooney, English sprinter
• Mickey Rooney (footballer), English football player, active in the 1970s in the U.S.
• Sean Rooney (born 1982), American volleyball player
• Jamie Rooney, Rugby League player, currently with Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
• Jamie Rooney (lacrosse player), Lacrosse player
• Anthony Rooney, Football League Player
• Walter Rooney, retired veteran NBA referee, Supervisor, and Union President

in culture

• Cory Rooney, songwriter and producer
• Mickey Rooney, actor
• Neil Rooney, drummer for The Polecats

other

• Andy Rooney, journalist and commentator for CBS
• J. Patrick Rooney, American businessman
• Ed Rooney, fictional character from Ferris Bueller's Day Off