Hackney is an English medieval

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from the village (now London borough) of Hackney. Notable persons with the surname Hackney include:

By given name

* Alan Hackney (1924–2009), British screenwriter *

Clarence Hackney Clarence W. Hackney (March 10, 1894 – January 4, 1941) was a Scottish-American professional golfer. Early life Hackney was born in Carnoustie, Scotland. He emigrated to the United States in 1913 and became a U.S. citizen in 1921. Golf career ...

(1894–1941), Scottish-American professional golfer *

Darrell Hackney Darrell Hackney (born August 7, 1983) is a former American football quarterback. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at UAB. Hackney has also been a member of the Denver Broncos, W ...

(born 1983), American football quarterback *

Duane D. Hackney Duane D. Hackney (June 5, 1947 – September 3, 1993) was a United States Air Force pararescueman. He was the most decorated enlisted man in USAF history and the recipient of 28 decorations for valor in combat and more than 70 awards and deco ...

(1947–1993), United States Air Force Pararescueman, who was the most decorated airman in USAF history *

Jeffrey Hackney Jeffrey Hackney (born 5 January 1941) is a legal academic specialising in property law, law of trusts, and legal history at the University of Oxford. He attended Wadham College, University of Oxford. He retired in 2009 from his position as a Fel ...

(born 1941), legal academic and former Fellow of Wadham College, Oxford *

Joe Hackney Joe Hackney (born September 23, 1945, in Chatham County, North Carolina) served for 16 terms (32 years) as a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the state's fifty-fourth House district, including constituents i ...

(born 1945), North Carolina politician *

Keith Hackney Keith Hackney (born 1958 in Roselle, Illinois) is a retired American mixed martial arts fighter. He competed in three Ultimate Fighting Championship tournaments. Biography Hackney started training martial arts at the age 11 by learning Wrestling ...

(born 1958), retired American martial arts fighter *

Leonard Hackney Leonard J. Hackney (March 29, 1855 – October 3, 1938) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge who served as a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 2, 1893 to January 2, 1899.Minde C. Browning, Richard Humphrey, and Bruce ...

(1855–1938), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court *

Mabel Hackney Mabel Lucy Hackney (1872 – 29 May 1914) was a British actress and the wife of the dramatist and actor Laurence Irving and daughter-in-law of the actor Henry Irving in whose company she acted before she joined that of her husband. She died alon ...

(1872–1914), British actress *

Pearl Hackney Pearl Hackney (28 October 1916 – 18 September 2009) was a British actress and the wife of comic actor Eric Barker. She was born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, but spent much of her early life in Liverpool, Lancashire (now Merseyside). A ...

(1916–2009), British actress *

Rod Hackney Roderick Peter Hackney (born 3 March 1942), better known as Rod Hackney, is a British architect and past president of the Royal Institute of British Architects and International Union of Architects. Hackney is considered the pioneer of "Communit ...

(born 1942), British architect *

Sheldon Hackney Francis Sheldon Hackney (December 5, 1933 – September 12, 2013) was a prominent American educator. He was the Boies Professor of United States History at the University of Pennsylvania. Early life Hackney was born in Birmingham, Alabama in 193 ...

(1933–2013), American educator *

Simon Hackney Simon John Hackney (born 5 February 1984) is an former English footballer who recently played for Northwich Victoria. Club career Carlisle United Hackney joined Nantwich Town in November 2001, leaving for Woodley Sports in the summer of 2003. ...

(born 1984), English professional football player *

Thomas Hackney Thomas Hackney (December 11, 1861 – December 24, 1946) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born near Campbellsville, Tennessee, Hackney moved with his parents to Jackson County, Illinois, in 1864. He attended the common schools of Jack ...

(1861–1946), U.S. Representative from Missouri *

David Hackney George David Hackney (born December 15, 1965) is an American attorney and politician who is a member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 11th district. Elected in 2020, he assumed office on January 11, 2021. Early life and educ ...

(born 1965), representative in the Washington State Legislator {{surname, Hackney English toponymic surnames