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Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

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 surname include: *

Bill Dooley William Gerald Dooley (May 19, 1934 – August 9, 2016) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1967–1977), Virginia Polytechni ...

(born 1934), American football coach and brother of Vince Dooley *

Billy Dooley William Dooley (born 26 March 1969) is an Irish former hurler who played for Offaly Senior Championship club Seir Kieran. He played for the Offaly senior hurling team for 11 seasons, during which time he usually lined out as a right corner- ...

, Irish hurling player *

Brian Dooley (writer) Brian Dooley (born 16 April 1971) is an English television writer. He is best known for creating the sitcom ''The Smoking Room'', which debuted on BBC Three in 2004, before it was transferred to BBC Two, and for which he received a BAFTA in 20 ...

, British television writer *

Brian J. Dooley Brian J. Dooley (born 1963) is an Irish human rights activist and author. He is Senior Advisor at Washington DC-based NGO Human Rights First. In October 2023 he was made an Honorary Professor of Practice at the Mitchell Institute, Queen's Univer ...

, Irish human rights activist *

Cal Dooley Calvin M. Dooley (born January 11, 1954), American politician, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2005, representing the 17th and 20th districts of California. Early life and education Born in ...

, American politician *

Charlie Dooley Charlie A. Dooley is an American politician. A Democrat, he served as the County Executive of St. Louis County, Missouri until January 1, 2015. Dooley was the first African American to hold this position. Early life and career Dooley grew up ...

, American politician *

Derek Dooley (footballer) Derek Dooley MBE (13 December 1929 – 5 March 2008) was an English football player, manager and chairman. He lived in Sheffield for the majority of his life, taking roles at both Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United. He started his footba ...

, British football player and manager *

Derek Dooley (American football) Derek Dooley (born June 10, 1968) is an American football coach and former player who is a senior offensive analyst for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He served as the head football coach at Louisiana Tech University from 2007 to 2009 and the Univers ...

(born 1968), college football coach; son of Vince Dooley and nephew of Bill Dooley *

Dooley Wilson Arthur "Dooley" Wilson (April 3, 1886 – May 30, 1953) was an American actor, singer and musician who is best remembered for his portrayal of Sam in the 1942 film ''Casablanca (film), Casablanca''. In that romantic drama, he performs its theme ...

, actor and star of ''Casablanca'' *

Edwin B. Dooley Edwin Benedict Dooley (April 13, 1905 – January 25, 1982) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state), New York. Early life Edwin B. "Eddie" Dooley was born in B ...

, American politician * Eliza B. K. Dooley, American artist, writer, government official in Puerto Rico *

Jackie M. Dooley Jackie M. Dooley is an American archivist who has served with the Library of Congress, UC San Diego, the Getty, OCLC Research, and as council member, vice president, and president of the Society of American Archivists. She has published several no ...

, American archivist * James Dooley (disambiguation): **

James Dooley (Australian politician) James Thomas Dooley (26 April 1877 – 2 January 1950) served twice, briefly, as Premier of New South Wales during the early 1920s. Early years Born in the townland of Curracreehan (possibly Currycreaghan), near Ballymahon, County Longford, Ire ...

James Dooley (composer) James Michael "Jim" Dooley (born August 22, 1976) is an American film score composer. Biography Dooley was born in New York City and studied music at New York University, majoring in music composition. After finishing the university he moved ...

, American film score composer **

James H. Dooley James Henry Dooley (January 17, 1841 – November 16, 1922) was a Virginia lawyer, business leader, politician, and philanthropist based in Richmond during Reconstruction and the Gilded Age. He represented Richmond in the Virginia House of Dele ...

, American lawyer *

Jim Dooley James William Dooley (February 8, 1930 – January 8, 2008) was an American football player and coach who is best remembered for his tenures as a player and coach with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). College career Bo ...

, American football player and manager * John Dooley (disambiguation) *

Kevin Dooley Kevin Dooley (born January 7, 1953) is a former editor at DC Comics. Biography During his time at DC, he served as the assistant editor to Andy Helfer, and then took over many of the titles following Helfer's promotion. Dooley edited the various ...

, comics editor *

Kevin J. Dooley Kevin John Dooley is an American scholar, and Professor of Supply Chain Management at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. Biography Dooley studied at the University of Illinois, where he received his BS in Industrial En ...

, American scholar and professor *

Mark Dooley Mark Dooley (born 12 January 1970) is an Irish philosopher, writer and newspaper columnist. A specialist in continental philosophy, theology and the philosophy of religion, he is the author of several books, including ''The Politics of Exodus: K ...

, Irish philosopher and writer *

Michael Dooley Michael Joseph Dooley (born 13 December 1961) is a New Zealand prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was appointed as the 7th Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand on 22 February 2017, ordained bishop on 26 April 2018 and installed on 27 April 201 ...

, Seventh Catholic Bishop of Dunedin (2018–present) *

Mike Dooley Mike Dooley (born 7 February 1961, Orange, California) is a New York Times bestselling author, speaker, and entrepreneur in the philosophical New Thought movement. His teachings contain the premise that our "thoughts become things," an expression ...

, New Zealand musician *

Norval Dooley Norval Henry "Pat" Dooley (3 October 1893 – 1978) was an Australian Army officer and leading solicitor. His service at Gallipoli and in France, and his courtship of nurse Olive Haynes was portrayed in the 2014 ABC Television miniseries ''ANZAC ...

, Australian Army officer and solicitor *

Pat Dooley Patricia "Pat" Dooley (born November 12, 1946) is a member of the House of Representatives in the U.S. state of Georgia. Dooley is a Democrat and has represented District 38, which encompasses parts of Cobb County Cobb County is a county i ...

, Georgia state Representative *

Paul Dooley Paul Dooley (born Paul Brown; February 22, 1928) is an American character actor, writer and comedian. He is known for his roles in ''Breaking Away'', ''Sixteen Candles'', and ''Popeye''. Early life Dooley was born Paul Brown on February 22, 1 ...

, American actor *

Ray Dooley Ray Dooley (born 1953) is a company member at the PlayMakers Repertory Company in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and has performed on Broadway, film and television. He is currently the head of the Professional Actor Training Program (PATP) at the Uni ...

, American actor *

Shaun Dooley Shaun Dooley (born 29 March 1974) is an English actor, narrator and voice-over artist. Early life Dooley was born in Barnsley in Yorkshire. He studied at the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester between 1992 and 1995. Career Dooley's fir ...

, British actor *

Shawn Dooley Shawn C. Dooley is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in the 9th Norfolk district, succeeding Dan Winslow. The 9th Norfolk District constitutes all or pa ...

, Massachusetts state representative *

Stacey Dooley Stacey Jaclyn Dooley (born 9 March 1987) is an English television presenter, journalist, and media personality. She came to prominence in 2008 when she appeared as a participant on ''Blood, Sweat and T-shirts''. Since then, she has made social ...

, British TV journalist *

Taylor Dooley ''The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D'' (also known simply as ''The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl'', or often shortened to ''Sharkboy and Lavagirl''), is a 2005 American 3D superhero adventure film co-written and directed by Rob ...

, American actress *

Thomas Dooley Thomas Dooley (born May 12, 1961) is an American former soccer player and coach. He played as a defender and defensive midfielder and was a long-time member and former captain of the United States national team. Dooley recently served as the ...

(born 1961), German-American soccer player *

Thomas Anthony Dooley Thomas Anthony Dooley III (January 17, 1927 – January 18, 1961) was an American physician who worked in Southeast Asia at the outset of American involvement in the Vietnam War. While serving as a physician in the United States Navy and aft ...

, American physician *

Thomas E. Dooley Thomas E. Dooley was the interim president and CEO of Viacom from August until November 15, 2016. He was named COO in May 2010. He had previously held the position of senior executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief administrativ ...

, American business executive *

Timmy Dooley Timmy Dooley (born 13 February 1969) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as a Seanad Éireann, Senator since June 2020, after being Nominated members of Seanad Éireann, nominated by the Taoiseach, and previously from 2002 to 2007 ...

, Irish politician *

Tom Dooley (editor) Tom Dooley (born 1970) was the founder of Eclectica Magazine along with Chris Lott in 1996. Dooley was born on an island in the Aleutian Chain and attended high school in Tok, Alaska, graduating in 1988. He went to college in Green Bay, Wisconsin ...

, American journalist *

Tom Dooley (American football) Robert Thomas Dooley Jr. (September 15, 1934 – May 9, 2018) was an American football official for 32 years with 14 of those years in the National Football League (NFL) from 1978 to 1992 as a line judge and referee. Dooley was assigned Super B ...

, American football official *

Tyler Dooley Members of the Markle and Ragland families have been related by marriage to the British royal family since the wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in May 2018, when she became the Duchess of Sussex. The couple has two children, Archie ...

, American reality television contestant and nephew of

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (; born Rachel Meghan Markle; August 4, 1981) is an American member of the British royal family and former actress. She is the wife of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, the younger son of King Charles III. Meghan was ...

Vince Dooley Vincent Joseph Dooley (September 4, 1932 – October 28, 2022) was an American college football coach. He was the head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs from 1964 to 1988, as well as the University of Georgia's (UGA) athletic director from 1979 t ...

(born 1932), American football coach, and brother of Bill Dooley and father of Derek Dooley *

Vol Dooley Vol Sevier Dooley Jr. (January 20, 1927 – August 11, 2014), was the sheriff of Bossier Parish in northwestern Louisiana from 1976 until 1988. He was involved in the false conviction of rodeo star Jack Favor in 1967. Early life and career Born ...

(born 1927-2014), Louisiana sheriff *

Wade Dooley Wade Dooley (born 2 October 1957) is a former England rugby union international who played lock forward. He played for his country 55 times and was known as the "Blackpool Tower", as a result of being 6 feet 8 inches tall and a police officer ...

, British rugby player *

Mr. Dooley Mr. Dooley (or Martin J. Dooley) is a fictional Irish immigrant bartender created by American journalist and humorist Finley Peter Dunne. Dooley was the subject of many Dunne columns between 1893 and 1915, and again in 1924 and 1926. Dunne's ess ...

, a fictional bartender in stories by Finley Peter Dunne

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Dooley, Montana Dooley is a ghost town in northeastern Sheridan County, Montana, United States. The town was established as a station stop and one of the first four depots along the Soo Line Railroad branch line to Whitehall. History The town began in 1912 or ...

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