Geary is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Jackie Geary from the television series "The Goldbergs"

Politics

* Carl Robin Geary (d. 1910), elected posthumously as mayor of Tracy City, Tennessee *

George Reginald Geary George Reginald Geary, (August 12, 1872 – April 30, 1954) was a Canadian politician. He was a Conservative member of the House of Commons from 1925 to 1935. He also served as Mayor of Toronto from 1910 to 1912. Background Born August 12 ...

(1873–1954), mayor of Toronto, Ontario, Canada from 1910 to 1912 * John W. Geary (1819–1873), mayor of San Francisco, governor of the Kansas Territory, governor of Pennsylvania and general in the American Civil War * Thomas J. Geary, (1854-1929), U.S. Representative from California *

Sir William Geary, 2nd Baronet Sir William Geary, 2nd Baronet (23 September 1756 – 6 August 1825) was an English Tory politician from West Peckham in Kent. He sat in the House of Commons from 1796 to 1806 and from 1812 to 1818. He was the eldest surviving son of Admiral Sir ...

(1756-1825), English politician *

Sir William Geary, 3rd Baronet Sir William Richard Powlett Geary, 3rd Baronet (13 November 1810 – 19 December 1877) was an English Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1835 to 1838. He was the eldest son of Sir William Geary, 2nd Baronet, whom h ...

(1810-1877), English politician

Academics

David C. Geary David Cyril Geary (born June 7, 1957, in Providence, Rhode Island) is a United States cognitive developmental and evolutionary psychologist with interests in mathematical learning and Sex differences in humans, sex differences. He is currently a C ...

(b. 1957), American academic psychologist *

Dick Geary Dick Geary (born Richard John Geary; December 1945 – 21 February 2021) was a British historian. He studied at City of Leicester College, City of Leicester Boys' Grammar School and King's College, Cambridge, graduating with a degree in History i ...

(1945–2021), British historian *

Patrick J. Geary Patrick J. Geary (born September 26, 1948) is an American medieval historian. He is Professor Emeritus of Western Medieval History at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. From 2004 to 2011, he also held the title of Disting ...

(b. 1948), American medieval historian *

Roy C. Geary Robert (Roy) Charles Geary (April 11, 1896 – February 8, 1983) was an Irish statistician and founder of both the Central Statistics Office and the Economic and Social Research Institute. He held degrees from University College Dublin and the ...

, (1896-1983), Irish social scientist

Military

Benjamin Handley Geary Major Benjamin Handley Geary VC (29 June 1891 – 26 May 1976) was a British Army recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealt ...

(1891–1976), British soldier in World War I and a recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Sir Francis Geary, 1st Baronet Sir Francis Geary, 1st Baronet (1709 – 7 February 1796) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War, and the American War of Independence, eventually rising to the rank of Admiral. ...

(1709-1796), Royal Navy admiral *Francis Geary (1752–1776), British officer (and son of Admiral Francis Geary) killed in the

Ambush of Geary The Ambush of Geary, also known as the Amwell Skirmish, was a skirmish of the American Revolutionary War fought on 14 December 1776 in Amwell Township of Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Cornet Francis Geary, the leader of a company of dragoons, ...

during the American Revolutionary War *General Sir Henry Leguay Geary, KCB (b. 1837),

Governor of Bermuda The Governor of Bermuda (fully the ''Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Somers Isles (alias the Islands of Bermuda)'') is the representative of the British monarch in the British overseas territory of Bermuda. For the purposes of this a ...

*General John W. Geary US Civil war general

Arts and writers

* Anthony "Tony" Geary (b. 1947), American actor * Bernard Geary (1934-2023), Irish composer *

Bud Geary Bud Geary (February 15, 1898 – February 22, 1946), was an American film actor. He appeared in 258 films between years 1920 and 1946. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and died in Hollywood, California, aged 48. Partial filmography ...

(1898-1946), American film actor * Caron Geary (b. 1963), English reggae musician, known as "MC Kinky" *

Clifford Geary Clifford N. Geary (February 26, 1916 – May 31, 2008) was an American illustrator of science fiction, especially Robert A. Heinlein's "juvenile series" published by Scribner's from 1948 to 1956, and of popular science. Many of his Heinlein illu ...

(1916-2008), American illustrator *

Cynthia Geary Cynthia Geary (born March 21, 1965) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Shelly Tambo on the television series ''Northern Exposure'' (1990–1995), which earned her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Early life Encoura ...

(b. 1965), American actress probably best known for ''Northern Exposure'' * David Geary (b. 1963), New Zealand playwright * Emma Geary (b. 1977), British Pop-Surrealist artist, known as "Anarkitty" * James Geary (b. 1962), London-based editor of Time magazine and author of ''The Body Electric'' * Karl Geary (b. 1972), Irish-American actor * Lois Geary (1928-2015), American actress *

Lori Geary Lori Geary is an American news anchor and current anchor of " The Georgia Gang" on WAGA-TV. Geary is a former political reporter for WSB-TV in Atlanta and a former anchor for Headline News. Early life Geary attended North Allegheny High School ...

, American TV broadcaster *

Mark Geary Mark Geary is an Irish singer-songwriter born in Dublin, Ireland, into a large family with seven siblings, one of whom is actor Karl Geary. In 1992 he emigrated to New York City with a one-way ticket after winning a lottery green card. Living ...

(b. 1971), Irish singer-songwriter and musician * Patricia Geary, American novelist *

Paul Geary Paul Geary (born July 24, 1961 in Medford, Massachusetts) is an American rock and roll drummer and Artist Manager. He is a co-founder and drummer of the Rock band Extreme. He left the group in 1994 to pursue a career in artist management. ...

(b. 1961), American rock and roll drummer and manager *

Rick Geary Rick Geary (born February 25, 1946) is an American cartoonist and illustrator. He is known for works such as ''A Treasury of Victorian Murder'' and graphic novel biographies of Leon Trotsky and J. Edgar Hoover. Geary has won two awards from th ...

(b. 1946), American cartoonist and illustrator *

Thomas Augustine Geary Thomas Augustine Geary (Timothy Geary) (1775 – November 1801) was an Irish composer, pianist and organist, with a precocious talent particularly in vocal and piano writing. Biography Geary's original first name was Timothy; it is presumed that ...

(1775-1801), Irish composer

Sport

* Albert Geary (1900–1989), English cricketer *

Anna Geary Anna Geary (born 28 July 1987) is a camogie player and television personality from Milford, County Cork, Ireland. Sporting career She is a winner of four All Star awards, most recently in 2011. She previously won All-Star awards in 200 ...

, Irish camogie player * Bob Geary (1933–2001), Canadian football player and manager * Bob Geary (1891–1980), American baseball player *

Brian Geary Brian Geary (born 1980) is an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Limerick senior team. Geary made his first appearance for the team during the 1999 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his ret ...

(b. 1980), Irish hurling player *

Derek Geary Derek Peter Geary (born 19 June 1980 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish retired footballer, who played as a full-back. He is currently the Sheffield United Academy manager. Club career Sheffield Wednesday Derek is one of the few playe ...

(b. 1980), Irish footballer * Donald Geary (1926–2015), American ice hockey player *

Fred Geary Fred Geary (23 January 1868 – 8 January 1955) was an English professional footballer who played at centre forward for Everton in the 1890s, and made two appearances for England, scoring a hat-trick on his debut. At Everton, he was a prolif ...

(1868–1955), English footballer *

(1887–1980), English cricketer *

Geoff Geary Geoffrey Michael Geary (born August 26, 1976) is an American former professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros. Biography Geary graduated from G ...

(b. 1976), American Major League Baseball player *

George Geary George Geary (9 July 1893 – 6 March 1981) was a first-class cricketer who played for Leicestershire County Cricket Club and the England cricket team. Abilities Above medium pace and right-handed, Geary was able to swing the new ball very e ...

(1893–1981) England cricketer *

Guillermo Geary Guillermo Geary (18 July 1926 – before 2002) was an Argentine sprinter. He represented Argentina at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he was entered in the 200 m The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an ou ...

(1926–unknown), Argentinian athlete * Huck Geary (1917–1981), American baseball player *

Jarryn Geary Jarryn Geary (born 23 June 1988) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Geary was List of St Kilda Football Club captains, St Kilda captain from 2017 to 2020 a ...

(b. 1988), Australian rules footballer * Karl Geary (b. 1982), English cricketer * Reggie Geary (b. 1973), American basketball player and coach * Richard Geary (b. 1963), Australian rules footballer *

Sharon Geary Sharon Geary is an American swimmer, gold winner at the Pan American Games. She competed at the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, where she received a gold medal in ''100 m freestyle'', before Jacqueline Lavine and Ana María ...

, American swimmer * Terry Geary, Australian rugby league footballer

Others

* Bob Geary, former San Francisco police officer best known for his ventriloquist's dummy, Brendan O'Smarty * Leslie "Ted" Geary (1885-1960), American yacht designer *

Stephen Geary Stephen Geary (1797 – 28 August 1854) was a British architect, inventor, entrepreneur, and, from 1850, Temperance activist. Early life Geary was born in Dean's Yard, Westminster, London, on 31 August 1797. At the age of 13 he was apprentic ...

(1797-1854), British architect

Fictional characters

*John Geary, protagonist of the military science fiction novel series

The Lost Fleet The Lost Fleet is a military science fiction series written by John G. Hemry under the pen name Jack Campbell. The series is set one-hundred-plus years into an interstellar war between two different human cultures, the Alliance and the Syndics ...

* Pat Geary, character in the film

The Godfather, Part II ''The Godfather Part II'' is a 1974 American epic crime film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The film is partially based on the 1969 novel ''The Godfather'' by Mario Puzo, who co-wrote the screenplay with Coppola. ''Part II'' s ...

* Roy Geary (Prison Break), character from the television show ''Prison Break''