Blakeney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Allan Blakeney (1925–2011), Canadian politician
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Antonio Blakeney
Antonio Davon Blakeney (born October 4, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Jiangsu Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the LSU Tigers.
High school career
Born in Watertow ...
(born 1996), American basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...
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Ben Bruce Blakeney (1908–1963), American lawyer
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Edward Blakeney
Field Marshal Sir Edward Blakeney (26 March 1778 – 2 August 1868) was a British Army officer. After serving as a junior officer with the expedition to Dutch Guiana and being taken prisoner by privateers three times suffering great hardship, ...
(1778–1868), British field marshal
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Frederick Blakeney
Frederick Joseph Blakeney (2 July 191316 June 1990) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.
Blakeney joined the Commonwealth Public Service in the Department of External Affairs in 1946. His first post as head of mission at an overseas ...
(1913–1990), Australian diplomat
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Issac Blakeney
Issac Blakeney (born November 18, 1992) is American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Duke University
Professional career
Washington Redskins
Blankeney signed to the practice squad of the Was ...
(born 1992), American football player
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John Blakeney (died 1747)
John Blakeney ( – 21 July/21 August 1747) was an Irish Member of Parliament.
He was born the son of Robert Blakeney and Sarah née Ormsby Blakeney.
He was High Sheriff of County Galway for 1727 and 1738 and then represented Athenry in th ...
, Irish MP for Athenry
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John Blakeney (died 1781)
John Blakeney (12 September 1756 – 23 August 1781) was an Irish Member of Parliament.
The son of Robert Blakeney, he was elected to the Irish House of Commons for the family borough of Athenry in June 1776, sitting until his death at age ...
, Irish MP for Athenry
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John Blakeney (died 1789)
John Blakeney (c. 1729 – 25 July 1789) was an Irish soldier.
He was son of John Blakeney and Grace Perrse, grandson of Robert Blakeney, brother of Robert Blakeney, Theophilus Blakeney and William Blakeney, and uncle of John Blakeney ...
, Irish MP for Athenry
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Justina Blakeney
Justina Blakeney is an American designer, artist, interior designer, writer, and speaker who is well-known by the bright colorful and vibrant bohemian style. She founded a houseware and home decoration brand ''Jungalow''. Her first book, ''The Ne ...
, American writer
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Michael Blakeney
Michael L. Blakeney is a Winthrop Professor of Law at the University of Western Australia. Blakeney is also Visiting Professor of Intellectual Property Law at Queen Mary University of London, and has worked in the World Intellectual Property Organi ...
, British and Australian academic
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Olive Blakeney (1899–1959), American actress
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R.B.D. Blakeney
Robert Byron Drury Blakeney, generally known as R. B. D. Blakeney (18 April 1872 – 13 February 1952), was a British Army officer and fascist politician. After a career with the Royal Engineers, Blakeney went on to serve as President of the B ...
(1872–1952), British Army general and fascist politician
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Robert Blakeney (died 1733), Irish MP for Athenry
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Robert Blakeney (died 1762)
Robert Blakeney (c. 1724 – 30 December 1762) was an Irish Member of Parliament.
He was born the son of John Blakeney and Grace Persse and was the brother of Theophilus, John and William Blakeney.
He sat in the Irish House of Commons fo ...
, Irish MP for Athenry
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Theophilus Blakeney, Irish MP for Athenry, soldier, and High Sheriff of County Galway
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William Blakeney, 1st Baron Blakeney (1672–1761), Irish soldier
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William Theophilus Blakeney
William Theophilus Blakeney (1832–1898) was the Registrar-General of Queensland.
Public life
Having arrived in New South Wales in 1853, Blakeney spent a few years in commerce. He became a public servant in the New South Wales Sheriff's Office ...
(1832–1898), Registrar-General for Queensland
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William Blakeney (died 1804)
Major William Blakeney (1735 – 2 November 1804) was an Irish British Army officer and politician.
He was born the son of Irish MP John Blakeney and Grace Perrse, and was the brother of Robert, John and Theophilus Blakeney.
As a soldier ...
, Irish MP for Athenry
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