Cassady is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

and

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

. Notable people with the name include: *

Cassady McClincy Cassady Marie McClincy is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Lydia on the AMC horror-drama television series '' The Walking Dead'' since 2019. Life and career McClincy was born in Ohio and raised in Georgia. She got an agent ...

(born 2000), American actress *

Carolyn Cassady Carolyn Elizabeth Robinson Cassady (April 28, 1923 – September 20, 2013) was an American writer and associated with the Beat Generation through her marriage to Neal Cassady and her friendships with Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and other promin ...

(1923–2013), American writer *

John Cassaday John Cassaday (; born 1971) is an American comic book artist, writer, and television director. He is best known for his work on the critically acclaimed '' Planetary'' with writer Warren Ellis, ''Astonishing X-Men'' with Joss Whedon, '' Captain ...

, American comic book writer-artist *

Harry Cassady Harry Delbert Cassady (''born Harry Delbert Cassaday'') (July 20, 1880 – April 19, 1969) was an American professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues for the 1904 Pittsburgh Pirates and 1905 Washington Senators. He wen ...

, American baseball player *

Howard Cassady Howard Albert "Hopalong" Cassady (March 2, 1934 – September 20, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a halfback and split end. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1955, and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame ...

, American football player * John H. Cassady, American admiral *

Neal Cassady Neal Leon Cassady (February 8, 1926 – February 4, 1968) was a major figure of the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the psychedelic and counterculture movements of the 1960s. He was prominently featured as himself in the "scroll" (first d ...

, American writer *

Thomas Cassady Captain Thomas Gantz Cassady (1896-1972) was an American fighter pilot who served in two World Wars, and was successful in business during peacetime. World War I Cassady graduated from Chicago University and went to France in the Ambulance Corps d ...

, American soldier and flying ace

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