Fahey is a surname. Alternate spellings include

Fahie Fahie (normally ) is a surname derived from the Irish language, Irish surname Ó Fathaigh. Alternative derivations include Fahey, Fahy (surname), Fahy and Fay (surname), Fay. People named Fahie include: * Andrew Fahie (born 1970), Premier of the B ...

Fahy Fahy is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. History It was mentioned in 1177 as ''Fahyl'' when it was one of the possessions of the priory of Lanthenans. In 1477, the bishop of Basel affirmed th ...

and

Fay A fairy (also fay, fae, fey, fair folk, or faerie) is a type of mythical being or legendary creature found in the folklore of multiple European cultures (including Celtic, Slavic, Germanic, English, and French folklore), a form of spirit, o ...

. Notable people with the surname include: * Brandon Fahey, American baseball player * Brian Fahey (composer), British musical director * Brian Fahey (ice hockey), American ice hockey player * Charles P. Fahey (c. 1860 – 1913) American labor leader and politician * Claire Fahey (born 1991), British real tennis player * David M. Fahey, American professor of history *

Denis Fahey Denis Fahey, C.S.Sp. (3 July 1883 – 21 January 1954) was an Irish Catholic priest. Fahey promoted the Catholic social teaching of Christ the King, and was involved in Irish politics through his organisation Maria Duce. Fahey firmly believed t ...

, Catholic priest * Edward Henry Fahey (1844–1907), English artist * Eugene M. Fahey (born 1951), American judge * Frank Fahey, Irish politician *

James Charles Fahey James Charles Fahey (1903–1974) was an American writer best remembered as the original compiler and publisher of the popular American reference ''The Ships and Aircraft of the United States Fleet''. ''The Ships and Aircraft of the United State ...

(1903–1974), American author and publisher *

Jeff Fahey Jeffrey David Fahey (, born November 29, 1952) is an American film and television actor. He has portrayed Captain Frank Lapidus on the ABC series ''Lost'' and the title role of Deputy Marshal Winston MacBride on ''The Marshal''. Early life and ...

, American actor *

John Fahey (musician) John Aloysius Fahey ( ; February 28, 1939 – February 22, 2001) was an American fingerstyle guitarist and composer who played the steel-string acoustic guitar as a solo instrument. His style has been enormously influential and has been describ ...

, American guitarist and composer *

John Fahey (politician) John Joseph Fahey AC (10 January 194512 September 2020) was an Australian politician who served as Premier of New South Wales from 1992 to 1995 and as the federal Minister for Finance from 1996 to 2001. He was a member of the New South Wales L ...

, Australian politician *

John M. Fahey, Jr. John M. Fahey is chairman emeritus of the National Geographic Society. He was chief executive officer of the National Geographic Society from March 1998 to December 2013 and president of the organization from March 1998 to December 2010. ''Nation ...

, president and chief executive officer of the National Geographic Society * Joseph Fahey, American Roman Catholic theologian * Julie Fahey, American politician * Katie Fahey, American activist *

Keith Fahey Keith Declan Fahey (born 15 January 1983) is an Irish former footballer, who played most of his career with League of Ireland side St Patrick's Athletic, as well as English club Birmingham City. He played predominantly as a central midfielder, ...

(born 1983), Irish footballer *

Mary-Anne Fahey Mary-Anne Fahey (born 19 August 1955 as Mary-Anne Waterman) is an Australian actress, comedian and writer. Biography Fahey has starred in and written for numerous comedy programs including ''The Comedy Company'', ''Kittson Fahey'' (the first Au ...

, Australian actor, comedian and writer *

Mike Fahey Michael Gahan Fahey (born December 20, 1943) is an American businessman who served as the 49th mayor of Omaha, Nebraska. He first took office on June 11, 2001. Fahey won his second term as mayor in the May 10, 2005 election. He is a member of the ...

, American mayor *

Myrna Fahey Myrna Fahey (March 12, 1933 – May 6, 1973) was an American actress known for her role as Maria Crespo in '' Walt Disney's Zorro'' and as Madeline Usher in ''The Fall of the House of Usher''. She appeared in episodes of 37 television series f ...

(1933–1973), American actress *

Nancy Fahey Nancy Fahey (born November 3, 1958) is an American retired head women's basketball coach. She coached at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, University of Illinois, and she also served as head coach at Washington University in St. L ...

(born 1958), American basketball coach *

Robert Fahey The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

, Australian real tennis player *

Siobhan Fahey Siobhan Maire Fahey (; born 10 September 1958) is an Irish singer whose vocal range is a light contralto. She was a founding member of the group Bananarama, who have had ten top-10 hits including the US number one hit single "Venus". She later ...

(born 1958), Irish singer and musician * Terry Fahey, Australian rugby league footballer

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