Kennedy may refer to:

People

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 ...

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

John Kennedy (Louisiana politician) 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 ...

, (born 1951), US Senator from Louisiana *

Kennedy (surname) 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. Origins There have been several different etymologies given for the surname. One is that the name is an Angli ...

, a family name (including a list of persons with the surname) *

Kennedy (given name) Kennedy (also spelled Kenedi, Kennedie, Kennedi) () is a unisex given name in the English language. The name is an Anglicised form of a masculine given name in the Irish language. Etymology According to Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges, the g ...

, a given name (including a list of person with the first name) *

Kennedy (commentator) Lisa Kennedy Montgomery (born September 8, 1972), referred to mononymously as Kennedy, is an American libertarian political commentator, radio personality, author, and former MTV VJ. She was the host of MTV's now-defunct daily late-night altern ...

(born 1972), former MTV VJ Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, who uses "Kennedy" as a stage name *

Ken Anderson (wrestler) Kenneth Anderson (born March 6, 1976) is an American professional wrestler. Anderson is known for his tenure with WWE from 2005 to 2009 under the ring name Mr. Kennedy, and his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as Mr. Anderson from 2010 to 2 ...

(born 1976), American professional wrestler and actor formerly known as Mr. Kennedy

Families

Kennedy family The Kennedy family is an American political family that has long been prominent in American politics, public service, entertainment, and business. In 1884, 35 years after the family's arrival from Ireland, Patrick Joseph "P. J." Kennedy be ...

, members of which have held high political US office *

Kennedy (Ireland) The O'Kennedy family ( Irish: ''Ó Cinnéide''), sometimes Kennedy, were an Irish royal dynasty, a sept of the Dál gCais, founded in the Middle Ages who were Kings of Ormond. Their founder was the nephew of High King Brian Boru (1002–1014). ...

, or O'Kennedy, a royal dynasty *

Clan Kennedy Clan Kennedy is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands.Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Publishe ...

, of Scotland

Fictional characters

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 ...

, a fictional character in ''Resident Evil'' * Kennedy (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''), a fictional character in ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''

Places

Australia

Kennedy, Queensland Kennedy is a coastal locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kennedy had a population of 161 people. Geography Kennedy is on the coast with the Coral Sea forming its eastern boundary. The Bruce Highway passes t ...

, a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia *

Division of Kennedy The Division of Kennedy is an Australian electoral division in the state of Queensland. History The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. It is named after E ...

, a Federal electoral district in Queensland, Australia *

Electoral district of Kennedy Kennedy was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. History In 1864, the ''Additional Members Act'' created six additional electoral districts, each returning 1 member: * Clermont * Kennedy * ...

, a former State electoral district in Queensland, Australia

Brazil

* Presidente Kennedy, Espírito Santo, a municipality in Brazil * Presidente Kennedy, Tocantins, a municipality in Brazil

Canada

Kennedy, Ontario Kennedy is a Railway point and unincorporated place in geographic Talbott Township, Algoma District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. The community is counted as part of Unorganized Algoma North Part in Canadian census data. Kennedy is on the A ...

Kennedy (TTC) Kennedy is both a terminal and interchange station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth and Line 3 Scarborough of the Toronto subway system. Opened in 1980, it is located east of the Kennedy Road and Eglinton Avenue intersection. With the adjacent Kenn ...

, a subway station located in Toronto, Ontario * Kennedy GO Station, a GO Transit station in Toronto, Ontario *

Kennedy, Saskatchewan Kennedy ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Wawken No. 93 and Census Division No. 1. The village lies just south of Provincial Highway 48 about 3 km west of Highw ...

Kennedys, Ontario Strong is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, as well as the name of a community within the township. Located in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District, the township surrounds but does not include the village of Sundrid ...

, a community within the township of Strong, Ontario *

Kennedy Channel Kennedy Channel ( da, Kennedykanalen; french: Passage Kennedy; ) is an Arctic sea passage between Greenland and Canada's most northerly island, Ellesmere Island. It was named by Elisha Kane around 1854 during his second Arctic voyage in search o ...

, a sea passage between Canada and Greenland

China

Kennedy Town Kennedy Town is at the western end of Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It was named after Arthur Edward Kennedy, the 7th Governor of Hong Kong from 1872 to 1877. Administratively, it is part of Central and Western District. Due to its ...

, Hong Kong *

Kennedy Town station Kennedy Town is the western terminus of the . The station serves the Kennedy Town area on the northwestern end of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. History Planning When the station first appeared in ''Hong Kong Mass Transit: Further Studies'' in ...

, a Mass Transit Railway terminus in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong

Colombia

Kennedy, Bogotá Kennedy, or Ciudad Kennedy, is the eighth locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia. It is located in the southwest of the city and is the second most populous being home to 14% of the city's residents. This district is mostly inhabited by working a ...

, Colombia

Lebanon

Rue John Kennedy Rue John Kennedy is a street in Beirut, Lebanon. The street, originally called Rue Perthuis, was renamed in honor of President John F. Kennedy on November 30, 1963.Middle East forum, Volumes 39-40, page 112 The street, which is located in the Ras ...

, a street in Beirut, Lebanon

Luxembourg

Avenue John F. Kennedy The N51 is a road in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is one of the city's main thoroughfares, carrying traffic from Ville Haute, through Kirchberg, to a junction with the A1. For the north-eastern three quarters of its length, on th ...

Solomon Islands

Kennedy Island Kennedy Island (local name Kasolo Island, also known as Plum Pudding Island), is a , uninhabited island in Solomon Islands that was named after John F. Kennedy, following an incident involving Kennedy during his World War II naval career. Kennedy ...

, Solomon Islands

United States

Kennedy, Alabama Kennedy is a town in Lamar County, Alabama, United States. It was incorporated by an act of the legislature on February 18, 1895. At the 2010 census the population was 447, down from 541 in 2000. Geography Kennedy is located at (33.580683, -87. ...

Kennedy, California Kennedy is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Joaquin County, California, United States. The population was 3,356, at the 2020 census, up from 3,254 at the 2000 census. Geography Kennedy is located at (37.931774, -121.251802). According to ...

Kennedy, Illinois Kennedy is an unincorporated community in Lake County, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the M ...

Kennedy, Indiana Kennedy is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Spencer County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 State ...

Kennedy, Minnesota Kennedy is a city in Kittson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 176 at the 2020 census. History A post office called Kennedy has been in operation since 1881. The city was named for John Stewart Kennedy, a businessman and p ...

* Kennedy, Missouri *

Kennedy, Nebraska Kennedy is an unincorporated community in Cherry County, Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both a ...

Kennedy, New York Kennedy is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Poland in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 465 at the 2010 census. From 1805–1841, the hamlet was known as Kennedy Mills, in honor of Thomas R ...

John F. Kennedy International Airport John F. Kennedy International Airport (colloquially referred to as JFK Airport, Kennedy Airport, New York-JFK, or simply JFK) is the main international airport serving New York City. The airport is the busiest of the seven airports in the Avia ...

, Queens, New York * Kennedy, Wisconsin *

Kennedy Plaza Kennedy Plaza, formerly Exchange Place, Exchange Terrace, or City Hall Park, is a rectangular public square that occupies a central portion of Downtown Providence, Rhode Island. Since the mid 19th century, the plaza has served as a civic and tran ...

, Providence, Rhode Island *

Kennedy Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Kennedy Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, located 10 miles west of Pittsburgh and 12 miles east of Pittsburgh International Airport. The population was 8,701 at the 2020 United States Census. Education Kenn ...

Kennedy Space Center The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC, originally known as the NASA Launch Operations Center), located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) ten field centers. Since December 1968 ...

, Cape Canaveral, Florida

Other places

* Kennedy Lake (disambiguation) *

Kennedy Road (disambiguation) Kennedy Road may refer to: Roads Canada *Kennedy Road, a List of numbered roads in Peel Region, numbered roads in Peel Region, Ontario *Kennedy Road (Toronto), also through Markham, Ontario, Markham, Whitchurch-Stouffville, & East Gwillimbury, Onta ...

List of peaks named Kennedy Kennedy Peak or Mount Kennedy or variations may refer to one of a number of notable peaks named Kennedy. These are generally named after John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his ...

Television

* ''Kennedy'' (TV series), an Irish television chat show * ''Kennedy'' (miniseries), a TV miniseries about the life of President Kennedy from 1961 to 1963 * ''The Kennedys'' (miniseries), a TV miniseries chronicling the lives of the Kennedy family * ''The Kennedys'' (TV series), a British sitcom

Organizations

* Kathryn Kennedy Winery, a winery in California, US * Kennedy Mall, in Dubuque, Iowa, US *

Kennedy Mine The Kennedy Gold Mine is a gold mine in Jackson, California, one of the deepest mines on the Mother Lode. It closed in 1942 and together with nearby Argonaut Mine, is registered as California Historical Landmark No. 786. It has since been re-op ...

, in Jackson, California, US *

Kennedy's This is a list of defunct department stores of the United States, from small-town one-unit stores to mega-chains, which have disappeared over the past 100 years. Many closed, while others were sold or merged with other department stores. De ...

, a defunct department store in the US *

Kennedy Middle School (disambiguation) Kennedy Middle School or John F. Kennedy Middle School may refer to any of a number of middle schools, including: *Kennedy Middle School (Atlanta, Georgia) *Kennedy Middle School (Cupertino, California) *Kennedy Middle School (Germantown, Wisconsin ...

Court cases

* '' Kennedy v. Mendoza-Martinez'', a 1963 U.S.Supreme Court case * ''

Kennedy v. Louisiana ''Kennedy v. Louisiana'', 554 U.S. 407 (2008), is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that held that the Eighth Amendment's Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause prohibits imposing the death penalty for the rape of a chi ...

'', a 2008 U.S.Supreme Court case * ''

Kennedy v. Bremerton School District ''Kennedy v. Bremerton School District'', 597 U.S. ___ (2022), is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court in which the Court held, 6–3, that the government, while following the Establishment Clause, may not suppress an individual ...

'', a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court case

Other uses

Kennedy's disease Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA), popularly known as Kennedy's disease, is a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder resulting in muscle cramps and progressive weakness due to degeneration of motor neurons in the brainstem and spinal c ...

, neuromuscular disease *

Kennedy Doctrine The Kennedy Doctrine refers to foreign policy initiatives of the 35th President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, towards Latin America during his administration between 1961 and 1963. Kennedy voiced support for the containment of ...

, U.S. policy towards Latin America in the early 1960s *

Kennedy march A Kennedy march is a long-distance march of , named after former American president John F. Kennedy. Origin John F. Kennedy came into office with a goal of improving the health of the nation as part of his New Frontier policy program. As Presid ...

, a 50-mile-walk completed within 20 hours *

Kennedy Round The Kennedy Round was the sixth session of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) multilateral trade negotiations held between 1964 and 1967 in Geneva, Switzerland. Congressional passage of the U.S. Trade Expansion Act in 1962 authorized the ...

, international trade negotiations held during the mid-1960s * USS ''Kennedy'', any of several U.S. naval vessels *

Kennedy (horse) Kennedy is an American Standardbred horse who was owned by the United States Army. Foaled in about 2001, the gelding was posted to the Military District of Washington where he was assigned to the caisson platoon of the 3rd Infantry Regiment, s ...