Daley, originally an Irish family name derived from the Gaelic

Ó Dálaigh The Ó Dálaigh () were a learned Irish Bardic poetry, bardic family who first came to prominence early in the 12th century, when Cú Connacht Ó Dálaigh was described as "The first ''Ollamh'' of poetry in all Ireland" (''ollamh'' is the title g ...

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* Daley Blind (born 1990), Dutch footballer *

Daley Mena Daley Yesid Mena Palomeque (born 7 February 1985) is a Colombian professional footballer, who plays as a striker. Mena began his playing career in Uruguay with Danubio, in 2009 he joined Colón de Santa Fe of Argentina but returned to Danubio ...

(born 1985), Colombian footballer * Daley Ojuederie (born 1985), professional boxer featured on the British TV show '' Big Brother 14'' *

Hot Since 82 Daley Padley, also known as Hot Since 82, is a British DJ, house music producer and DJ Awards winner currently based in Leeds, UK. He has been releasing music under the ''Hot Since 82'' moniker since 2012. Personal life Padley entered the el ...

, real name Daley Padley, British DJ *

Daley Peters Daley Peters (born September 18, 1984) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He currently plays third on Team Corey Chambers. Career Peters was a back to back Manitoba Junior curling champion in 2004 and 2005, the first Junior Men's ski ...

(born 1984), Canadian curler *

Daley Sinkgraven Daley Sinkgraven (born 4 July 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Bayer Leverkusen. Club career Heerenveen Sinkgraven started playing football with MVV Alcides from his hometown Meppel. He ended up in th ...

(born 1995), Dutch footballer *

Daley Thompson Francis Morgan Ayodélé Thompson, (born 30 July 1958), better known as Daley Thompson, is a British former decathlete. He won the decathlon gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984, and broke the world record for the event four tim ...

(born 1958), British decathlete, born Francis Morgan Thompson *

Daley Williams Daley Williams (born 15 May 1986) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the London Skolars in the RFL League 1. He previously played for Salford in the Super League, Hunslet, Keighley Cougars, Batley Bulldogs, Dewsbur ...

(born 1986), rugby league footballer

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Arthur Daley (sportswriter) Arthur John Daley (July 31, 1904 – January 3, 1974) was an American sports journalist. As a reporter and columnist, he wrote for ''The New York Times'' for almost fifty years. In 1956, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for reporting and commenta ...

(1904–1974), columnist for ''The New York Times'' *

Ben Daley Ben Daley (born 27 June 1988) is a former national representative ’Wallabies’ rugby union footballer who played professionally for the Melbourne Rebels. Daley also previously played for the Queensland Reds and Western Force. His playing pos ...

(born 1988), Australian Rugby League player *

Brian Daley Brian Charles Daley (December 22, 1947 – February 11, 1996) was an American science fiction novelist. He also adapted for radio the ''Star Wars'' radio dramas and wrote all of its episodes. Biography Daley was born in Englewood, New Jersey ...

(1947–1996), American science fiction novelist *

Brian E. Daley Brian Edward Daley, S.J. (born in 1940) is an American Catholic priest, Jesuit, and theologian. He is currently the Catherine F. Huisking Professor of Theology (Emeritus) at the University of Notre Dame and was the recipient of a Ratzinger Pri ...

(born 1940), American Jesuit and theologian *

Bud Daley Leavitt Leo "Bud" Daley (born October 7, 1932), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1955 to 1964. Leavitt was his father's name. Leo was for St. Leo from his mother's Catholicism. He was called Bud beca ...

(born 1932), American professional Major League baseball pitcher * Cass Daley (1915–1975), American radio and movie actress * Clayton Daley (born 1951), chief financial officer of The Procter & Gamble Company *

Debra Daley Debra Daley is a New Zealand author. Daley was born in New Zealand and is of Irish heritage. She grew up in the west of Auckland and graduated from the University of Auckland with an MA in English Literature. She currently lives in the Bay of P ...

, New Zealand author *

Denise Daley Joyce Denise Daley is a Jamaican politician from the People's National Party. She is a member of the Shadow Cabinet of Jamaica, shadow cabinet. References

Living people 21st-century Jamaican women politicians 21st-century Jamaican politi ...

, Jamaican politician *

Dennis Daley Dennis Daley (born August 7, 1996) is an American football offensive tackle for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina. Professional career Carolina Panthers Daley was draft ...

(born 1996), American football player *

Earl Daley Earl Sixteen (b. Earl John Daley, 9 May 1958, Kingston, Jamaica)Gregory, Andy (2002) ''International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002'', Europa, , p. 152 is a reggae singer whose career began in the mid-1970s. Biography Daley grew up in Waltham ...

(born 1958), Jamaican reggae singer better known as Earl Sixteen * Eleanor Daley (composer) (born 1955), Canadian composer *

Eleanor "Sis" Daley Eleanor Daley (née Guilfoyle; March 4, 1907 – February 16, 2003), better known as Sis Daley, was the wife of former Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley and the mother of former mayor Richard M. Daley. Daley served as first lady of the City of C ...

(1907–2003), wife of former Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley and mother of former mayor Richard M. Daley * Gareth Daley (born 1989), English musician and soul singer * George W. Daley (1875–1952), American newspaper editor, sports writer, and syndicated author *

Grace Daley Grace Elizabeth Daley (born June 26, 1978) is a retired African American professional women's basketball player, who is now an English teacher at Trinity Catholic High School in Ocala, Florida. Daley was born in Miami, Florida, and attended T ...

(born 1978), professional basketball player *

Harry Daley Sergeant Harry Daley (14 November 1901 – 1971) was the first openly gay British policeman. Born in Lowestoft he later moved to Dorking and, in 1925, to London where he joined the Metropolitan Police. Soon after joining the police, he met gay ...

, (1901–1971), the first openly gay British police officer *

Jim Daley Jim Daley (born 1951/1952) is a Canadian football coach, who currently serves as the special teams coordinator for the St. Francis Xavier X-Men. Daley is a longtime coach who served in the Canadian Football League from 1990 to 2014. Daley starte ...

(born 1953), coach in the Canadian Football League *

Jimmy Daley Jimmy Daley (born 24 September 1973) is a retired English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-hand medium-pace bowler. Born in Sunderland, Daley's debut came during the 1992 season, for Durham. He holds a top score of 159* wh ...

(born 1973), English cricketer * John P. Daley (born 1946), American Committeeman in Chicago *

Kevin Daley Kevin "Special K" Daley (born October 7, 1976) is a Panamanian former basketball player for the Harlem Globetrotters. He also played on the Panama national team. Early life Daley was born in Panama City. He grew up in Los Angeles County ...

(born 1976), Panamanian basketball player *

Kevin Daley (politician) Kevin Daley (born August 10, 1957) is an American politician in the state of Michigan. He currently serves in the Michigan Senate for the 26th district. He previously represented the 31st district. He served in the Michigan House of Representat ...

(born 1957), American politician * Laurie Daley (born 1969), Australian rugby league football commentator and former player * Lloyd Daley (born 1939), Jamaican electronic technician, sound system pioneer and reggae producer * Louis P. Daley (1868–1930), American politician and farmer *

Michael Daley Michael John Daley (born 1 November 1965) is an Australian politician who was the Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of New South Wales from November 2018 to March 2019. He is currently a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assemb ...

(born 1965), Australian politician * Omar Daley (born 1981), Jamaican footballer * Patricia Daley, Jamaican human geographer and academic *

Pete Daley Peter Harvey Daley (born January 14, 1930) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball. From 1955 through 1961, Daley played for the Boston Red Sox (1955–59), Kansas City Athletics (1960) and Washington Senators (1961). He batted and threw rig ...

(born 1930), American catcher in Major League Baseball *

Richard J. Daley Richard Joseph Daley (May 15, 1902 – December 20, 1976) was an American politician who served as the Mayor of Chicago from 1955 and the chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party Central Committee from 1953 until his death. He has been cal ...

(1902–1976), American Mayor of Chicago, father of Richard M. Daley *

Richard M. Daley Richard Michael Daley (born April 24, 1942) is an American politician who served as the 54th mayor of Chicago, Illinois, from 1989 to 2011. Daley was elected mayor in 1989 and was reelected five times until declining to run for a seventh term ...

(born 1942), American Mayor of Chicago, son of Richard J. Daley *

Spencer Weir-Daley Spencer James Andrew Weir-Daley (born 5 September 1985) is a footballer who plays as a striker for Anstey Nomads and the Montserrat national team. He notably played in the Football League for Nottingham Forest, Macclesfield Town, Lincoln Ci ...

, (born 1953), English footballer *

Steve Daley Steve Daley (born 15 April 1953) is an English former footballer, who played as a midfielder. His English record transfer to Manchester City in 1979 was later described as "the biggest waste of money in football history".Irish, Oliver"The 10 big ...

(born 1953), English footballer * Tom Daley (diver) (born 1994), British Olympic diver *

Tony Daley Anthony Mark Daley (born 18 October 1967) is an English former footballer, who made the vast majority of his appearances for Aston Villa, playing mainly as a winger, well known for his pace. Playing career Daley joined hometown club Aston ...

(born 1967), English footballer *

Trevor Daley Trevor Daley (born October 9, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Florida Everblades of the ECHL and also serves as a hockey operations advisor for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played ...

(born 1983), Canadian professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League * Troy Cassar-Daley (born 1952), Maltese-Australian and Aboriginal country musician *

Vi Daley Vi Daley was an alderman in the Chicago City Council, representing Chicago's 43rd ward. The 43rd ward includes much of the Lincoln Park and a small portions of the Near North Side Community areas. Daley was elected to three four-year terms, ...

, alderman in the Chicago City Council 1999–2011 * Victor Daley (1858–1905), Australian poet *

William M. Daley William Michael Daley (born August 8, 1948) is an American lawyer, politician and former banker. He served as White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama, from January 2011 to January 2012. He also served as U.S. Secretary of Commerc ...

(born 1948), White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama, United States Secretary of Commerce, brother of Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley

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Daley family The Daley family is an American political family from Chicago that is deeply entrenched in the vast political machine system of Illinois. Two family members have held the office of the Mayor of Chicago for a combined 43 years. Some members of the ...

, powerful political family in Illinois, U.S.

Fictional characters

Daley Marin ''Flight 29 Down'' is an American adventure comedy-drama television series about a group of teenagers who are stranded on an island. It was produced by Discovery Kids. The show was created by Stan Rogow (''Lizzie McGuire'', ''Darcy's Wild Life'') ...

, from the American TV series '' Flight 29 Down'', played by Hallee Hirsh * Daley Wong, from the OVA series ''

Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 is an anime series produced by Anime International Company, AIC. It is a reboot of the 1987 original video animation, OVA series ''Bubblegum Crisis'', which focuses on the Knight Sabers, a rogue vigilante group made up of four women who use pow ...

'', voiced by Chris Patton * Arthur Daley, fictional character in the British TV series '' Minder'' * Larry Daley, from the film franchise '' Night at the Museum'', played by Ben Stiller

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