Kennedy, with variant forms O'Kennedy and Kennedie, is a surname of Irish and Scottish origin that has also been used as a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

Origins

There have been several different etymologies given for the surname. One is that the name is an Anglicisation of ''Ó Cinnéide'', meaning "grandson of ''Cinnédidh''" or "grandson of ''Cinnéidigh''", with both of these personal names meaning "helmet headed." ''Ceanéidigh'' could be related to the old Gaelic name ''Cennétig'', which is known from

Cennétig mac Lorcáin Cennétig mac Lorcáin (died 951), was a prominent king of the Dál gCais (or "Dalcassians") and king of Tuadmumu. He raised the dynasty in power, from regional vassals of the kings of Munster, to challenging for the kingship himself. He was t ...

, the father of the Irish high king ''Brian mac Cennétig'', who himself was also known as ''Brian Bóruma'' or

Brian Boru Brian Boru ( mga, Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig; modern ga, Brian Bóramha; 23 April 1014) was an Irish king who ended the domination of the High King of Ireland, High Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill and probably ended Viking invasion/domi ...

. There are also an Irish Kennedy family and a Scottish Kennedy clan of Carrick in Ayrshire, which are unrelated to one another. Another possibility is that ''Kennedy'' is an

Anglicisation Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influen ...

of the

Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...

''Ó Ceannéidigh'' meaning "grandson of ''Ceannéidigh''". ''Ceannéidigh'' is a given name derived from the Gaelic words ''ceann'', meaning "head", and ''éidigh'', meaning "ugly" or "fierce". In some etymologies, the element ''ceann'' is given as "chief" or "leader".

Name lists

Alan Kennedy Alan Kennedy (born 31 August 1954) is an English former professional footballer who played the majority of his career as a left back for Newcastle United and then Liverpool. He was a stalwart member of the latter team that won many honours f ...

, several people * Andrew Kennedy, several people *

Arthur Kennedy John Arthur Kennedy (February 17, 1914January 5, 1990) was an American stage and film actor known for his versatility in supporting film roles and his ability to create "an exceptional honesty and naturalness on stage", especially in the origi ...

, several people *

Jack Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination i ...

, several people * James Kennedy, several people *

John Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination i ...

, several people * Joseph Kennedy, several people * Kathleen Kennedy, several people * Les Kennedy, several people * Martin Kennedy, several people * Matthew Kennedy, several people * Patrick Kennedy, several people *

Paul Kennedy Paul Michael Kennedy (born 17 June 1945) is a British historian specialising in the history of international relations, economic power and grand strategy. He has published prominent books on the history of British foreign policy and great pow ...

, several people *

Robert Kennedy Robert Francis Kennedy (November 20, 1925June 6, 1968), also known by his initials RFK and by the nickname Bobby, was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 64th United States Attorney General from January 1961 to September 1964, a ...

, several people * Rose Kennedy, several people * Terry Kennedy, several people * Thomas Kennedy, several people * Walter Kennedy, several people

In arts and entertainment

A. L. Kennedy Alison Louise Kennedy (born 22 October 1965) is a Scottish writer, academic and stand-up comedian. She writes novels, short stories and non-fiction, and is known for her dark tone and her blending of realism and fantasy. She contributes columns ...

(Alison Louise Kennedy, born 1965), Scottish novelist *

Adam Kennedy (actor) Jack Kennedy (March 10, 1922 – October 16, 1997) was an American actor and screenwriter. He was known for playing Dion Patrick in the American western television series '' The Californians''. Life and career Kennedy was born in Otterbein, ...

(1922–1997), American actor, screenwriter, novelist, painter *

Alexis Kennedy Alexis Kennedy (born 1972) is a British video game writer, designer and entrepreneur. His video game work includes '' Fallen London'', ''Sunless Sea'' and ''Cultist Simulator''. He co-founded Weather Factory, an independent game studio in London ...

(born 1972), British writer and game designer *

Andrew Karpati Kennedy Andrew Edmund Karpati Kennedy (born Kárpáti Andor Ödön; 9 January 1931 – 20 December 2016) was a Hungarian-born British author, literary critic and academic with a passionate interest in the language of drama. Biography Early years Born i ...

(1931–2016), Hungarian-born British author, literary critic and academic *

Arthur Kennedy (actor) Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more wi ...

(1914–1990), American actor *

Betty Kennedy Betty Margaret Hannah Kennedy ( Styran; January 4, 1926 – March 20, 2017) was a Canadian broadcaster, journalist, author, and Senator. She is best known for her work on radio and television. Biography Born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, ...

, retired Canadian senator, television personality * Bill Kennedy (actor) (1908–1997), American actor and television personality *

Cory Kennedy (model) Cory Kennedy-Levin (born February 21, 1990) is an American Internet celebrity. Biography Kennedy met photographer Mark Hunter (who goes by the alias "The Cobrasnake") at a Blood Brothers concert at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles in the s ...

, American Internet celebrity * Darren Kennedy, Irish television presenter, fashion writer and stylist * Dermot Kennedy (born 1992), Irish singer-songwriter * Douglas Kennedy, UK-based American novelist * Edgar Kennedy (1890–1948), American actor *

George Kennedy George Harris Kennedy Jr. (February 18, 1925 – February 28, 2016) was an American actor who appeared in more than 100 film and television productions. He played "Dragline" opposite Paul Newman in ''Cool Hand Luke'' (1967), winning the Academ ...

(1925–2016), American actor *

Graeme K. Graeme K. (b. Graeme Kennedy) is a musician, producer, and owner of Mckeenstreet Music, a small, independent record label based in Portland, Maine. As an artist, he is known for dense, highly orchestrated compositions utilizing electronics and li ...

(Graeme Kennedy), American musician * Graham Kennedy, Australian comedian and television presenter * Harrison Kennedy (born 1942), Canadian blues, R&B, and soul blues musician * Jane Kennedy (actress) (born 1964), Australian actress *

Jamie Kennedy James Harvey Kennedy (born May 25, 1970) is an American actor and comedian. He has played Randy Meeks in the ''Scream'' franchise (1996–2000) and a multitude of characters in ''The Jamie Kennedy Experiment'' (2002–2004) on The WB. His othe ...

, American comedian and actor *

Jon Kennedy Jon Kennedy is a drummer and electronic musician who was born in Dukinfield, Greater Manchester, England. He was discovered in 2000 when he passed a demo CD to Ninja Tune artist Mr Scruff. Scruff played tracks from the CD soon after on his "U ...

, British drummer and electronic musician *

Kathleen Kennedy (producer) Kathleen Kennedy (born June 5, 1953) is an American film producer and president of Lucasfilm. In 1981, she co-founded the production company Amblin Entertainment with Steven Spielberg and her husband Frank Marshall (filmmaker), Frank Marshall. H ...

(born 1953), American film producer *

Lena Kennedy Lena Kennedy (15 June 1914 – 1 August 1986, was an English author. Her books were mostly historic romantic fiction set in and around the East End of London where she lived for all her life. Some of her books, including her autobiography, were pu ...

, English romantic novelist *

Leon S. Kennedy is a character in ''Resident Evil'' (''Biohazard'' in Japan), a survival horror video game series created by Japanese company Capcom. He debuted as one of the two player characters of the video game ''Resident Evil 2'' (1998), alongside Claire ...

, frequent character in the ''Resident Evil'' franchise * Les Kennedy (journalist) (1958–2011), Australian journalist * Lisa Kennedy Montgomery (born 1972), stage name Kennedy, American political satirist and former MTV VJ *

Liza Kennedy Liza Kennedy (born July 5, 1989), better known by her stage name Liza (often stylized as LIZA), is a Japanese fashion model. Early life Liza Kennedy was born in Hamburg, Germany, to a Japanese mother and a Scottish German father. She went to a Ger ...

(born 1989), Japanese model * Lucy Napaljarri Kennedy, Indigenous Australian artist * Ludovic Kennedy, British journalist, broadcaster, and author * Margaret Kennedy (1896–1967), English novelist * Martha Kennedy (born 1951), American curator at the Library of Congress *

Mary Kennedy Mary Kennedy ( ga, Máire Ní Chinnéide; born 4 October 1954) is an Irish television personality and former newscaster, and writer. She presented the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 from the Point Theatre in Dublin. She has also presented her own ...

, Irish television personality * Merna Kennedy (1908–1944), American actress * Michael Kennedy (1926–2014), English music critic *Mr. Kennedy, the ring name used by American professional wrestler Ken Anderson (born 1976) during his time in WWE * Mimi Kennedy (born 1948), American actress, author, and activist * Myles Kennedy (born 1969), American rock singer and guitarist * Nigel Kennedy, English violinist * Patrick Kennedy, British theatre director * Roisin Kennedy, Irish art critic and curator * Sarah Kennedy, British television and radio broadcaster *

Sean J. Kennedy Sean J. Kennedy (born September 20, 1971 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American drum set player, percussionist, recording artist, author and educator. Kennedy's drumset method book ''Camp Jam: Rock Solid Drums'' was nominated as Education ...

, American drumset player, percussionist, author and educator *

Sheila Kennedy Sheila Kennedy (born April 12, 1962) is an American model and actress who was the December 1981 Penthouse Pet of the Month and the 1983 Pet of the Year. Career Kennedy moved into the Penthouse Mansion in New York at the age of 18. She lived th ...

, American model and actress, ''Penthouse'' model in the early 1980s *

Sheila Kennedy (architect) Sheila Kennedy is an American architect and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) who is known for including green technology, such as flexible solar cells, into her designs. She is interested in using technology in new ways ...

, American architect * Tom Kennedy (television presenter) (1927–2020), stage name of American game show host James Narz *

William Kennedy (author) William Joseph Kennedy (born January 16, 1928) is an American writer and journalist who won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for his novel '' Ironweed''. Many of his novels feature the interactions of members of the fictional Irish-American Phelan fami ...

(born 1928), American writer and journalist * William J. Kennedy, American writer, winner of the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for fiction

In politics and government

Members of the US Kennedy political family

* Caroline Kennedy (born 1957), attorney; daughter of John and Jacqueline Kennedy * Edward "Ted" Kennedy (1932–2009), senior US senator from Massachusetts, married twice and father of three * Ethel Kennedy (born 1928), widow of Robert Francis Kennedy and mother of Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. and other nine * Eunice Kennedy Shriver (1921–2009), sister of President John F. Kennedy; wife of Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. *

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis ( ; July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, photographer, and book editor who served as first lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963, as the wife of President John F. Kennedy. A pop ...

(1929–1994), First Lady of the United States; widow of John F. Kennedy *

Jean Kennedy Smith Jean Ann Kennedy Smith (February 20, 1928June 17, 2020) was an American diplomat, activist, humanitarian, and author who served as United States Ambassador to Ireland from 1993 to 1998. She was a member of the Kennedy family, the eighth of nine c ...

(1928-2020), ambassador to Ireland; sister of President John F. Kennedy *

John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination i ...

(1917–1963), 35th president of the United States *

John F. Kennedy Jr. John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. (November 25, 1960 – July 16, 1999), often referred to as John-John or JFK Jr., was an American lawyer, journalist, and magazine publisher. He was a son of the 35th president of the United States, John F. Kenn ...

(1960–1999), attorney, publisher; son of John and Jacqueline *

Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. Joseph Patrick Kennedy (September 6, 1888 – November 18, 1969) was an American businessman, investor, and politician. He is known for his own political prominence as well as that of his children and was the patriarch of the Irish-American Ke ...

(1888–1969), Ambassador to the United Kingdom; father of President John F. Kennedy *

Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr. (July 25, 1915 – August 12, 1944) was the eldest of the nine children born to Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. A US Navy lieutenant, he was killed in action during World War II while serving as a l ...

(1915–1944), WWII pilot; eldest son of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. *

Joseph P. Kennedy II Joseph Patrick Kennedy II (born September 24, 1952) is an American businessman, Democratic politician, and a member of the Kennedy family. He is a son of former United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy, and he is also a nephew ...

(born 1952), US representative from Massachusetts; son of Robert F. Kennedy * Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington (1920–1948), widow of the heir to the Devonshire dukedom; sister of President John F. Kennedy *

Mary Richardson Kennedy Mary Richardson Kennedy (born Mary Kathleen Richardson; October 4, 1959 – May 16, 2012) was an American interior designer, architect, and philanthropist. She was a proponent of green building and was a co-founder of the Food Allergy Initiativ ...

(1959–2012), architect and wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. *

Patrick J. Kennedy Patrick Joseph Kennedy II (born July 14, 1967) is an American politician and mental health advocate. From 1995 to 2011, he served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 1st congressional distr ...

(born 1967), US representative from Rhode Island, son of Ted Kennedy *

Patricia Kennedy Lawford Patricia Helen Kennedy Lawford (May 6, 1924 – September 17, 2006) was an American socialite, and the sixth of nine children of Rose and Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. She was a sister of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Senator ...

(1924–2006), sister of president John F. Kennedy, wife of Peter Lawford and mother of four *

Robert F. Kennedy Robert Francis Kennedy (November 20, 1925June 6, 1968), also known by his initials RFK and by the nickname Bobby, was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 64th United States Attorney General from January 1961 to September 1964, a ...

(1925–1968), US senator from New York; US Attorney General *

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (born January 17, 1954) is an American environmental lawyer and author known for promoting anti-vaccine propaganda and conspiracy theories. Kennedy is a son of U.S. senator Robert F. Kennedy and a nephew of President ...

(born 1954), attorney, environmentalist, activist * Rose Kennedy (1890–1995), Kennedy family matriarch; mother of President John F. Kennedy * Rosemary Kennedy (1918–2005), oldest sister of President John F. Kennedy

Other Kennedys involved in politics

* Alfred J. Kennedy (1877–1944), New York politician *

Ambrose Jerome Kennedy Ambrose Jerome Kennedy (January 6, 1893 – August 29, 1950) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Kennedy attended parochial schools, Calvert Hall College, and Polytechnic Institute. He was employed as a clerk f ...

, American politician * Anthony Kennedy, US Supreme Court Associate Justice *

, British colonial administrator *

, retired Canadian senator, television personality *

Cary Kennedy Cary Kennedy is an American politician from Colorado. She is a former Colorado State Treasurer, as well as a former Deputy Mayor and Chief Financial Officer of Denver, Colorado. She was also a candidate for Governor of Colorado in the 2018 ele ...

, Colorado politician * Charles Kennedy (1959–2015), Scottish politician, leader of the Liberal Democrats *

Claudia J. Kennedy Claudia Jean Kennedy (born July 14, 1947) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army. She is the first woman to reach the rank of three-star general in the United States Army. She retired in 2000 after 31 years of military service ...

, first female lieutenant general in the US Army, noted intelligence officer *

David Kennedy (Australian politician) Andrew David Kennedy (born 20 March 1940) is a former Australian politician. Born in Ulverstone, Tasmania, he attended University High School in Melbourne and then the University of Melbourne, after which he became a teacher in Victorian state ...

(born 1940), Australian politician * David M. Kennedy (politician), 60th Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of America, and US Ambassador to NATO *

Edward Joseph Kennedy Edward Joseph Kennedy (born Cavan, 1851) was an Irish politician. He was elected as an Nationalist Party (Ireland), Irish Nationalist Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament for South Sligo (UK Parliament constituency), South ...

(born 1851), Irish nationalist politician, Member of Parliament for South Sligo * Gerard Kennedy, Canadian politician *

Helena Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws Helena Ann Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws, KC, FRSA, HonFRSE (born 12 May 1950), is a Scottish barrister, broadcaster, and Labour member of the House of Lords. She was Principal of Mansfield College, Oxford, from 2011 to 2018. Early l ...

, Scottish barrister, writer and politician * Hiram Raleigh Kennedy, American politician *

John Neely Kennedy John Neely Kennedy (born November 21, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Louisiana since 2017. He served as the Louisiana State Treasurer from 2000 to 2017. Kennedy has been a memb ...

, Louisiana United States Senator and Republican politician *

John Pendleton Kennedy John Pendleton Kennedy (October 25, 1795 – August 18, 1870) was an American novelist, lawyer and Whig politician who served as United States Secretary of the Navy from July 26, 1852, to March 4, 1853, during the administration of President Mi ...

(born 1795), Maryland author and politician, Secretary of the Navy in the Filmore administration *

Judy Kennedy Judith Kennedy (October 25, 1944 – April 15, 2018) was an American politician and businesswoman. She was an independent politician, but was a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party until 2015. In 2011, Kennedy was e ...

, New York state politician *

Leland T. Kennedy Colonel Leland Thornton "Lee" Kennedy (January 1, 1934 – December 28, 2003) was a career officer and pilot in the United States Air Force, and a highly decorated veteran of the Vietnam War. Kennedy flew the EC-121 Warning Star during the Cuban Mi ...

, US Air Force pilot twice awarded the Air Force Cross * Mark Kennedy, British undercover policeman * Mark Kennedy, American politician * Neil Kennedy, Lord Kennedy (1854–1918), Scottish advocate and legal academic, Chairman of the Scottish Land Court 1912–18 * Nigel Kennedy (politician) (1889–1964), British barrister, army officer and politician *Sir

, British judge *

Seema Kennedy Seema Louise Ghiassi Kennedy (' Ghiassi, fa, سیما غیاثی; born 6 October 1974) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at both the Department of Health and Social Care and the ...

(born 1974), British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for South Ribble since May 2015 * Sheryl Kennedy, American politician *

Thomas Laird Kennedy Thomas Laird Kennedy (August 15, 1878 – February 13, 1959) was a politician in Ontario, Canada, and served briefly as the 15th premier of Ontario, from 1948 to 1949. He was first elected as the Conservative member for Peel in the 1919 pr ...

, Premier of Ontario (1948–1949) * Vincent P. Kennedy (1824-1903), American physician and politician *Sir William Rann Kennedy, British judge (1846–1915)

In sports

* Adam Kennedy (born 1976), American professional baseball player *

(born 1954), English footballer *

Alanna Kennedy Alanna Stephanie Kennedy (born 21 January 1995) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Manchester City in the English FA Women's Super League, as well as the Australia national team. Kennedy is recognized as ...

(born 1995), Australian association footballer *

Allan Kennedy Allan Stephen Kennedy (born January 8, 1958) is a former American football player. He played offensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers. He grew up in Woodland Hills, California, where he attended El Camino Real High School. He then attended ...

(born 1958), Canadian-born American football player * Andrew Kennedy (born 1965), American-Jamaican basketball player, 1996 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP * Ben Kennedy, Australian rugby league footballer *

Bob Kennedy Robert Daniel Kennedy (August 18, 1920 – April 7, 2005) was a right fielder/third baseman, manager and executive in Major League Baseball. From 1939 to 1957, Kennedy played for the Chicago White Sox (1939–42, 1946–48, 1955–56, 1957), Cle ...

(1920–2005), Major League Baseball player and manager *

(1921–2010), American football player *

(1928–1991), American football player *

(born 1970), distance runner *

Brad Kennedy Brad Kennedy (born 18 June 1974) is an Australian professional golfer. He has won three times on the Japan Golf Tour and five times on the PGA Tour of Australasia. Professional career Kennedy turned professional in 1994.

(born 1974), Australian golfer *

Buddy Kennedy Clifton Lewis "Buddy" Kennedy (born October 5, 1998) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. Amateur career Born and raised in Millville, New Jersey, Kennedy attended Millville Senior High ...

(born 1998), American baseball player * Callum Kennedy, English footballer *

Clem Kennedy Clement Michael Kennedy (25 November 1921 – 17 December 2010) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played first grade Australian club football for the South Sydney club along with a brief stint for ...

, Australian rugby league footballer *

Cortez Kennedy Cortez Kennedy (August 23, 1968 May 23, 2017) was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle for his entire 11-season career with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was inducted into the Pro ...

(1968–2017), American football player *

Cory Kennedy (skateboarder) Cory Kennedy (born October 4, 1990) is an American professional skateboarder. Skateboarding Kennedy first came to prominence after winning the amateur competition "Bang Yo'self 2", for which contestants were required to submit video parts t ...

, American professional skateboarder *

Courtney Kennedy Courtney Kennedy (born March 29, 1979) is an American ice hockey player. She won a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Kennedy was born in Woburn, Massachusetts. She went to elementary school ...

(1979), American dual Olympic medal winner in women's ice hockey * Dave Kennedy (footballer) (born 1949), English footballer * David Kennedy (racing driver) (born 1953), Irish racing driver *

Dean Kennedy Edward Dean Kennedy (born January 18, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Kennedy played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1982 to 1995 for the Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres, Winnipeg Jets and Ed ...

(born 1963), Canadian ice hockey player * Edward Shirley Kennedy, British alpinist * Fred Kennedy (1902–1963), English football player *

Gilbert G. Kennedy Gilbert George Kennedy (9 May 1844 – 2 January 1909) was a Scottish amateur sportsman who played for the Scottish XI in the second international football match against England. He was also a regular member of the Wanderers club and an occasio ...

(1844–1909), Scottish footballer * Goo Kennedy (1949–2020), American basketball player *

Ian Kennedy Ian Patrick Kennedy (born December 19, 1984) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, San Diego Padres, Kansas City Royals, ...

(born 1984), American baseball player * Jeremy Kennedy, UFC Fighter * Jim Kennedy, American baseball player, brother of Junior Kennedy *

(born 1995), Australian professional baseball player *

Joshua Kennedy Joshua Blake Kennedy (born 20 August 1982) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as a striker for the Australia national soccer team. Kennedy is known by Australian fans as "Jesus" due to his apparent resemblance to tradi ...

, Australian soccer player *

Junior Kennedy Junior Raymond Kennedy (born August 9, 1950) is an American former professional baseball second baseman, who played during seven Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons. Junior's older brother, Jim Kennedy, played for the 1970 St.Louis Cardinals. ...

, American baseball player, brother of Jim Kennedy * Kenneth Kennedy, the first Winter Olympian for Australia * Kevin Kennedy (baseball) (born 1954), American baseball manager and broadcaster * Marcus Kennedy, American basketball player * Mark Kennedy, Irish football (soccer) player * Mike Kennedy, American college baseball coach *

Nery Kennedy Nery Gustavo Kennedy Rolón (born May 28, 1973) is a javelin thrower from Paraguay, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics (1992 and 2000). He briefly held the South American record for the Javelin Throw with a result of 81.2 ...

, Paraguayan javelin thrower *

Nick Kennedy Nick Kennedy (born 19 August 1982) is a retired English rugby union player and former Director of Rugby at London Irish. He played Lock for England, London Irish, Toulon and Harlequins. His uncle Duncan Kennedy is a BBC news correspondent. K ...

, English rugby player *

Pat Kennedy Joseph Patrick Kennedy (born January 5, 1952) is an American former college basketball coach and player. He was previously the men's basketball coach at Towson University, Iona College, Florida State University, DePaul University, Pace Universi ...

, American college basketball coach * Patrick Kennedy (swimmer) (born 1964), American swimmer * Ray Kennedy (1951–2021), English footballer * Ron Kennedy (1953–2009), Canadian ice hockey player * Ryan Kennedy (born 1982), Canadian actor and model *

Stewart Kennedy Stewart Kennedy (born 31 August 1949 in Stirling) is a Scottish former professional football goalkeeper, who played for Stenhousemuir, Rangers, Forfar Athletic and St Johnstone. Kennedy played in five full international matches for Scotland, ...

(born 1946), Scottish Football Player *

Ted Kennedy (ice hockey) Theodore Samuel "Teeder" Kennedy (December 12, 1925 – August 14, 2009) was a professional ice hockey centre who played his entire career with the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1943 to 1957 and was captain for eight seasons. Along with Turk Bro ...

(1925–2009), Canadian ice hockey player * Tim Kennedy, American mixed martial arts fighter * Tim Kennedy, American ice hockey player

In other fields

* Adrian Kennedy, Irish radio host *

Alexander Kennedy Sir Alexander Blackie William Kennedy FRS, FRGS (17 March 1847 – 1 November 1928), better known simply as Alexander Kennedy, was a leading British civil and electrical engineer and academic. A member of many institutions and the recipient ...

, British civil engineer *

Benjamin Hall Kennedy Benjamin Hall Kennedy (6 November 1804 – 6 April 1889) was an English scholar and schoolmaster, known for his work in the teaching of the Latin language. He was an active supporter of Newnham College and Girton College as Cambridge University ...

, English classical scholar *

Betty Ann Kennedy Betty Ann Kennedy (March 13, 1930 – October 30, 2016) was an American bridge player from Shreveport, Louisiana. She won five world championships, including four from 1974 to 1984 in partnership with Carol Sanders of Tennessee and the 2003 Venice ...

, American bridge player *

D. James Kennedy Dennis James Kennedy (November 3, 1930 – September 5, 2007) was an American pastor, evangelist, Christian broadcaster, and author. He was the senior pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from 1960 until hi ...

, American Presbyterian pastor and theologian * Diane Kennedy, American CPA, speaker, financial writer * Donald Kennedy, American scientist, public administrator, and academic * Duncan Kennedy, Carter Professor of General Jurisprudence, Harvard Law School * Edmund Kennedy (1818–1848), Australian explorer *

Edmund P. Kennedy Edmund Pendleton Kennedy (22 February 1785 – 28 March 1844) was an officer in the United States Navy and became the first commander-in-chief of the East India Squadron. Early life Kennedy was born in Maryland in 1780. He lost his parents in hi ...

(1785–1844), officer in United States Navy * Edward Kennedy (c. 1905 – 1963), American journalist who first reported the German surrender in World War II *

Edward Stewart Kennedy Edward Stewart Kennedy (3 January 1912 in Mexico City – 4 May 2009 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania) was a historian of science specializing in medieval Islamic astronomical tables written in Persian and Arabic. Edward S. Kennedy studied electr ...

(1912–2009), American historian of science *

George Clayton Kennedy George Clayton Kennedy (1919–1980) was a professor of geochemistry at UCLA and a botanist with an interest in orchids. In Memoriam. University of Californi/ref> Names published (incomplete list) * '' Coryanthes bergoldii'' G.C. Kenn. ex Dod ...

(1919–1980), American botanist * Gillian Dorothy Kennedy, British speech and language therapist *

, Irish landscape architect * Inga Kennedy (born 1962), Scottish nurse and senior Royal Navy officer * Jennie E. Kennedy, American suffragist *

Joseph W. Kennedy Joseph William Kennedy (May 30, 1916 – May 5, 1957) was an American chemist who was a co-discoverer of plutonium, along with Glenn T. Seaborg, Edwin McMillan and Arthur Wahl. During World War II he was head of the CM (Chemistry and Metallurgy) ...

, American physicist * Jonny Kennedy, subject of the documentary ''The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off'' * Julia Kennedy, British classical scholar *

Julian Kennedy Julian Kennedy (March 15, 1852 - May 28, 1932) was an American engineer and inventor, known for his national and international contributions to the steel industry. He was awarded the ASME Medal in 1928. Biography Kennedy was born in Poland in ...

, American engineer and inventor *

Kathryn Kennedy Kathryn Kennedy (July 28, 1927 – August 23, 2009) was a California wine grower, establishing her vineyard during the growth phase in the California wine history known as "The Wine Boom of the early 1970s". While not the first woman winemaker ...

, California wine maker * Margrit Kennedy, German architect and author * Marion Kennedy, British classical scholar * Marvin G. Kennedy, United States Navy submarine commander in World War II *

Myles Burton Kennedy Myles Burton Kennedy (1862–1928) was a Furness ironmaster, the proprietor of Roanhead mines, and chairman of the North Lonsdale Iron & Steel Company.Cumbria Records Office, Barrow, BDB47 box 16 Directors minutes of the NLI Co. Parentage Myle ...

, Furness ironmaster *

, British historian of international relations *

Rita Shugart Rita Shugart (née Kennedy) is an American Contract bridge, bridge player. Shugart won her first national title in 1998. She won the Reisinger, arguably the most difficult of all the North American Bridge Championships to win, in consecutive year ...

, Kennedy, American bridge player *

Robert Cobb Kennedy Robert Cobb Kennedy (25 October 1835 – 25 March 1865) was a Confederate operative who was hanged for his role in a failed plot to burn New York City during the American Civil War. Early life and family Kennedy was born in Georgia to John Bai ...

(1835–1865), Confederate operative who attempted to burn down New York City * Stetson Kennedy (1916–2011), American human rights activist and folklore collector * Thomas Francis Kennedy (bishop) (1858–1917), American Catholic archbishop

References

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