Herlihy is an Irish surname. Deriving from the Gaelic "O'hIrghileach," which means "descendant of Irghileach," the name has connotations of long-standing heritage. The prefix "O" signifies "descendant of" and was commonly used in Gaelic surnames. Notable people with the surname include: *

David Herlihy David Herlihy (May 8, 1930 – February 15, 1991) was an American historian who wrote on medieval and renaissance life. He was married to historian Patricia Herlihy; one of their sons is the historian of bicycles, David V. Herlihy. Topics of his ...

(1930–1991), American historian * David V. Herlihy (born 1958), American author and historian *

Ed Herlihy Edward Joseph Herlihy (August 14, 1909 – January 30, 1999)Cox, Jim (2008). ''This Day in Network Radio: A Daily Calendar of Births, Debuts, Cancellations and Other Events in Broadcasting History''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . was an Ameri ...

(1909–1999), American newsreel narrator *

Gavan Herlihy Gavan Herlihy (born 16 January 1947) is a New Zealand former politician. He was educated at St. Kevin's College and University of Canterbury. He was a member of Parliament for the National Party from 1996 to 2002. Before entering politics, He ...

(born 1947), New Zealand politician *

James Leo Herlihy James Leo Herlihy (; February 27, 1927 – October 21, 1993) was an American novelist, playwright and actor. Herlihy is known for his novels ''Midnight Cowboy'' and '' All Fall Down'', and his play ''Blue Denim'', all of which were adapted ...

(1927–1993), American writer *

Maurice Herlihy Maurice Peter Herlihy (born 4 January 1954) is a computer scientist active in the field of multiprocessor synchronization. Herlihy has contributed to areas including theoretical foundations of wait-free synchronization, linearizable data structu ...

(born 1954), American computer scientist * Patricia Herlihy (1930-2018), American historian * Thomas Herlihy (1956-2015), American politician *

Tim Herlihy Timothy Patrick Herlihy (born October 9, 1966) is an American screen actor, film producer, screenwriter, and Broadway musical bookwriter. Films written or produced by Herlihy have grossed over $3 billion at the worldwide box office. He frequentl ...

(born 1966), American actor and producer

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