Kenney is a given name and surname of Irish, Scottish, and English origin. In Ireland, the surname is an Anglicisation of the

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

Ó Cionnaith. It is also a variation of Kenny, MacKenny, O'Kenney, or Keaney.

Given name

* Kenney Bertz (born 1983), American soccer player * Charles Kenney Duncan (1911–1994), United States Navy admiral *

Kenney Funderburk Kenney Funderburk (born April 13, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who plays for CSM Ploiești of the Liga Națională. He played college basketball at Columbus State from 2013 to 2015. College career As a senior at Columb ...

(born 1992), American professional basketball player *

Kenney Jones Kenneth Thomas "Kenney" Jones (born 16 September 1948) is an English drummer best known for his work in the groups Small Faces, Faces, and the Who. Jones was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 as a member of Small Faces/Faces ...

(born 1948), English drummer * Kenney Krysko, Florida herpetologist * Kenney Mencher (born 1965), American painter *

Mary Kenney O'Sullivan Mary Kenney O'Sullivan (January 8, 1864 – January 18, 1943), was an organizer in the early U.S. labor movement. She learned early the importance of unions from poor treatment received at her first job in dressmaking. Making a career in bookbind ...

(1864–1943), organizer in the early U.S. labor movement * Kenney Walker (born 1988), American soccer player

Surname

Anne Kenney Anne Kenney is an American television writer and producer. She was an executive producer and writer for '' Outlander''. She worked extensively on '' L.A. Law'' in both capacities. Her other television credits include ''Family Law'', '' Beautiful ...

, American television producer and writer * Anne R. Kenney (born 1950), librarian and archivist *

Annie Kenney Ann "Annie" Kenney (13 September 1879 – 9 July 1953) was an English working-class suffragette and socialist feminist who became a leading figure in the Women's Social and Political Union. She co-founded its first branch in London with Minnie ...

(1879–1953), English suffragette *

Art Kenney Arthur Joseph Kenney (April 29, 1916 – March 12, 2014) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Boston Bees during the 1938 season. Listed at , , he batted and threw left-handed. Biography A na ...

(1916–2014), pitcher in Major League Baseball * Arthur Kenney (disambiguation) **

Arthur Kenney (basketball) Arthur Kenney (born March 5, 1946) is a retired American professional basketball player. He played at the power forward and center positions, and was nicknamed "The Great Red". High school Kenney played high school basketball at Power Memoria ...

(born 1946), American basketball center ** Arthur Kenney (priest) (died 1855), Irish priest, Dean of Achonry *

Ben Kenney Benjamin Lee Kenney Sr. (born March 12, 1977) is an American musician from Brielle, New Jersey. He is the current bass guitarist for the band Incubus (since 2003) and had previously played in the Roots as a guitarist. He also records as a sol ...

(born 1977), American musician *

Beverly Kenney Beverly Kenney (January 29, 1932, Harrison, New Jersey – April 13, 1960, Greenwich Village, New York City) was an American jazz singer. Early life Kenney was born in Harrison, New Jersey on January 29, 1932, the second of Charles Joseph and ...

(1932–1960), American jazz singer *

Bill Kenney William Patrick Kenney (born January 20, 1955) is an American former quarterback who spent nine years in the National Football League with the Kansas City Chiefs from 1980 to 1988 and a former politician who spent 8 years as a Missouri State S ...

(born 1955), American football player and politician *

Bill Kenney (American football coach) Bill Kenney is an American football coach currently serving as the offensive line coach at Western Michigan University. Prior to working at Western Michigan, Kenney coached for over two decades under Joe Paterno for the Penn State Nittany Lions ...

, American football coach *

Bob Kenney Robert Earl "Bob" Kenney (June 23, 1931 – October 27, 2014) was an All-State basketball player at Winfield High School in Winfield, Kansas as well as an American basketball player who competed in the Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympi ...

(1931–2014), American basketball player * Bryn Kenney (born 1986), American professional poker player *

Cam Kenney Cam Kenney is a New Hampshire politician. Education Kenney graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 2018. Career On November 6, 2018, Kenney was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives where he represents the Strafford 6 ...

, New Hampshire politician *

Casey Kenney Casey James Kenney (born March 20, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently competing in the Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and he was the former Tachi Palace Fights Flyweight champion and L ...

(born 1991), American mixed martial artist * Chad F. Kenney (born 1955), United States District Judge * Charles Lamb Kenney (1821–1881), British writer * Clarence Kenney (1882–1950), American football player and coach *

Con Kenney Con Kenney (26 June 1896 – 20 February 1959) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia servi ...

(1896–1959), Australian rules footballer * Crane Kenney, Major League Baseball executive * David T. Kenney (1866–1922), American inventor with nine patents *

Dennis Kenney Dennis Kenney is an American actor, celebrity fashion stylist, and educator. He is best known for his work as the Grinch in the New York press tour of ''Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical'' He is the founder of his fashion com ...

, American actor, singer, dancer * Donald Kenney (born 1938), American politician *

Douglas Kenney Douglas Clark Francis Kenney (December 10, 1946 – August 27, 1980) was an American comedy writer of magazine, novels, radio, TV and film who co-founded the magazine ''National Lampoon'' in 1970. Kenney edited the magazine and wrote much of its ...

(1946–1980), American writer and actor, co-founder of ''National Lampoon'' * Ed Kenney (1933–2018), American singer and actor * Edward Kenney (disambiguation) ** Edward Aloysius Kenney (1884–1938), American politician ** Edward John Kenney (1924–2019), British Latin professor ** Edward Patrick Kenney (1888–?), Australian World War I flying ace ** Edward Tourtellotte Kenney (1888–1974), merchant, agent and political figure in British Columbia *

Emma Kenney Emma Rose Kenney (born September 14, 1999) is an American actress. She has portrayed Deborah "Debbie" Gallagher on '' Shameless'', a role she played from 2011 to 2021, and Harris Conner-Healy in the tenth season of the family sitcom ''Roseann ...

(born 1999), American actress * Frederick J. Kenney, American Rear Admiral, Judge Advocate General of the US Coast Guard * Gene Kenney (born 1928), American wrestler, football player and soccer coach *

George Kenney George Churchill Kenney (August 6, 1889 – August 9, 1977) was a United States Army general during World War II. He is best known as the commander of the Allied Air Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA), a position he held between Augu ...

(1889–1977), United States Army Air Forces general in World War II * George T. Kenney (born 1957), Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives * H. Wesley Kenney (1926–2015), American television producer and director * Heather North Kenney (1945–2017), American television and voice actress * James Kenney (disambiguation) ** James Kenney (dramatist) (1780–1849), English dramatist ** James J. Kenney (1869–1916), American firefighter, first fire chief of Berkeley, California *

Jenny (Jane) Kenney Jane "Jenny" Kenney (1884–1961) also known as Jennie, was a British suffragette and Montessori teacher, who supported her sisters Annie Kenney and Jessie Kenney in the Women's Social and Political Union. She later became joint principal of an ...

(1884–1961) also known as Jennie, British suffragette and Montessori teacher, sister of

Jason Kenney Jason Thomas Kenney (born May 30, 1968) is a Canadian former politician who served as the 18th premier of Alberta from 2019 until 2022 and the leader of the United Conservative Party (UCP) from 2017 until 2022. He also served as the member of ...

(born 1968), Canadian politician *

(1884-1961), English suffragette *

Jerry Kenney Gerald Tennyson Kenney (born June 30, 1945) is an American former Major League Baseball infielder. He is from Beloit, Wisconsin. Baseball career The second hit of his major league career was an inside-the-park home run with the New York Yankees i ...

(born 1945), American Major League Baseball infielder *

Jessie Kenney Jessica "Jessie" Kenney (1887 – 1985) was an English suffragette who was jailed for assaulting the Prime Minister and Home Secretary in a protest to gain suffrage for women in the UK. Details of a bombing campaign to support their cause were ...

(1887–1985), English suffragette * Jessika Kenney, experimental vocalist, composer, and teacher * Jim Kenney (born 1958), American Democratic politician * Joe Kenney, American football player and coach * John Kenney (disambiguation) ** John Kenney (baseball) (1844–1893), American professional baseball player ** John A. Kenney Jr. (1914–2003), American dermatologist ** John T. Kenney (1911–1972), English illustrator * Joseph Kenney (born 1960), American politician * June Kenney (1933–2021), American actress *

Kitty Kenney Caroline "Kitty" Kenney (1880 – 1952) was a sister of Annie Kenney, one of the most well-known British suffragettes to go on hunger strike,''The Militant Suffrage Movement : Citizenship and Resistance in Britain'', by Laura E. Nym Mayhall, Ass ...

(1880–1952), English suffragette * Kristie Kenney (born 1955), career U.S. diplomat *

Larry Kenney Larry Kenney (born August 5, 1947) is an American voice actor and radio personality. Early life Larry Kenney was born August 5, 1947 in Pekin, Illinois, the son of George and Joyce Kenney. He has a brother, Steven, and a sister, Jody. He graduat ...

(born 1947), American radio personality and voice actor * Laura Kenney (born 1985), Scottish long-distance runner * Lawrence Joyce Kenney (1930–1990), American Roman Catholic bishop * Lelon Kenney (1935–2018), American politician, farmer, and businessman * Leo Kenney (1925–2001), American abstract painter *

Madeline Kenney Madeline Kenney is an American indie rock singer-songwriter based in Oakland, California. Early life and career Born and raised in Seattle, Kenney started playing piano at the age of five and joined multiple bands. In 2016, she released the ...

, American singer-songwriter *

Mart Kenney Herbert Martin Kenney Order of Canada, C.M. (March 7, 1910 – February 8, 2006) was a Canadian jazz musician and bandleader of Mart Kenney and His Western Gentlemen. Musical career Kenney was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Mildred Agnes (M ...

(1910–2006), Canadian musician and bandleader * Matthew Kenney (born 1964), American Celebrity chef and author *Michael Kenney, musician in the English band

Iron Maiden Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. While fluid in the early years of the band, the lineup for most of the band's history has consisted of Harri ...

Mick Kenney Mick Kenney (born 18 January 1980) is a British musician and record producer. He gained popularity as the lead guitarist of the extreme metal band Anaal Nathrakh, for which he performs under the stage name Irrumator. Career Kenney studied ...

(born 1980), British musician, artist, and record producer * Mo Kenney (born 1990), Canadian singer/songwriter * Nell Kenney (1876–1953), English suffragette * Padraic Kenney (born 1963), American historian, writer, and professor *

Pat Kenney Patrick Kenney (born May 26, 1968) is an American retired professional wrestler and baseball player, better known by his ring name, Simon Diamond. He is currently working for the National Wrestling Alliance as Director of Talent Relations. Diamo ...

(born 1968), American professional wrestler also known as Simon Diamond * Peter Kenney (1779–1841), Irish Jesuit priest * Phyllis Gutiérrez Kenney, American politician of the Democratic Party *Raymond Kenney, fictional hacker from the game ''

Watch Dogs ''Watch Dogs'' (stylized as ''WATCH_DOGS'') is an action-adventure video game franchise published by Ubisoft, and developed primarily by its Montreal and Toronto studios using the Disrupt game engine. The series' eponymous first title was rel ...

'' * R. C. Kenney, American college sports coach * Richard Kenney (disambiguation) ** Richard Kenney (missionary), missionary to Bombay ** Richard Kenney (poet) (born 1948), poet and professor of English ** Richard R. Kenney (1856–1931), American lawyer and politician * Robyn Kenney (born 1979), American field hockey player * Sean Kenney (disambiguation) **

Sean Kenney (actor) Sean David Kenney (born March 13, 1944) is an American actor best known for his role in ''Star Trek'' as the physically disabled Fleet Captain Christopher Pike in " The Menagerie" (the healthy Pike was played by Jeffrey Hunter), and as Lieutena ...

(born 1944), American actor ** Sean Kenney (artist) (born 1976), New York-based artist * Seth H. Kenney (1836-1917), American farmer and politician * Skip Kenney, American swimming coach *

Steve Kenney Steve Kenney (born December 26, 1955 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is a former professional American football player who played guard for seven seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Detroit Lions. NFL career 1981 During a 1981 NFL Wi ...

(born 1955), professional American football player * Susan Kenney (born 1941), American short story writer and novelist * Ted Kenney (born 1966), Director, Field and Technical Operations at Fox Sports * Tim Kenney, director of athletics for St. Bonaventure University * Vin Kenney (1892–1959), Australian rules footballer * W. John Kenney (1904–1992), United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy * William Kenney (1870–1939), president of the Great Northern Railway Вымышленные персонажи: Кенни Маккормик - из мультсериала "Южный Парк"

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