McCloskey is a surname of

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 ...

origin, a variant of

McCluskey McCluskey or McCloskey (Irish: ''Mac Bhloscaidh'') is an Irish surname. It evolved as a branch of the Ó Catháin clan in County Londonderry. History The McCluskey sept are a branch of the O'Cahans, the former Lords of Keenaght. The McCluskey fam ...

. Notable people with the surname include: * McCloskey (baseball), a 19th-century baseball player * Bernard McCloskey, Northern Ireland judge *

C. John McCloskey Rev. C. John McCloskey III is a Roman Catholic Church, Catholic priest of the Prelature of Opus Dei and member of the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross. He is the former director of the Catholic Information Center of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese ...

, Catholic priest and member of Opus Dei * Country McCloskey (

fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

1841–1850), American bare-knuckle boxer *

Deirdre McCloskey Deirdre Nansen McCloskey (born Donald N. McCloskey; September 11, 1942 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is the distinguished professor of economics, history, english, and communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). She is also adjunct pr ...

(born 1942), American economist *

Delamere Francis McCloskey Delamere Francis McCloskey (April 29, 1897 – December 14, 1983) was a Canadian-born American attorney and politician, who represented the 1st District on the Los Angeles City Council from 1941 to 1945. Biography McCloskey was born April 29, 18 ...

(1897–1983), Canadian-born Los Angeles City Councilman *

Frank McCloskey Francis Xavier McCloskey (June 12, 1939 – November 2, 2003) was an American journalist, lawyer, and politician from Indiana who served in the United States House of Representatives as a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat from 1983 to 1 ...

(1939–2003), Indiana politician *

Gloria McCloskey Gloria McCloskey ''Rogers(born May 20, 1935) is a former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. She batted and threw right handed.

(born 1935), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player * Helen McCloskey, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player *

Henry John McCloskey Henry John McCloskey (1925–2000) was an Australian moral philosopher and writer. McCloskey was Professor of Philosophy at La Trobe University in Melbourne. After graduating from the University of Melbourne, he had appointments at the Universi ...

(1925–2000), Australian moral philosopher *

Jack McCloskey John William McCloskey (September 19, 1925 – June 1, 2017) was an American basketball player, coach and executive. He served as the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and general manager of the Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves. As ...

(1925–2017), American basketball coach *

John McCloskey John McCloskey (March 10, 1810 – October 10, 1885) was a senior-ranking American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the first American born Archbishop of New York from 1864 until his death in 1885, having previously served as Bishop of ...

(1810–1885), Catholic archbishop *

Leigh McCloskey Leigh Joseph McCloskey (born June 21, 1955) is an American actor, artist, author and philosopher. Throughout his acting career, McCloskey appeared in numerous television series and movies, including the popular American soap opera ''Dallas'' a ...

(born 1955), American actor *Mark and Patricia McCloskey, a married couple, both attorneys, involved in the

St. Louis gun-toting controversy On June 28, 2020, during the George Floyd protests in St. Louis, Missouri, Patricia and Mark McCloskey pointed firearms and yelled at protesters marching through the private neighborhood they co-owned. Some protesters yelled back. The inciden ...

Matthew McCloskey Matthew Henry McCloskey Jr. (February 26, 1893 – April 26, 1973) was a Philadelphia businessman and Democratic fundraiser who served as United States Ambassador to Ireland from 1962 to 1964. Biography McCloskey was born in West Virginia, and m ...

(1893–1973), Democratic Party fundraiser and US Ambassador to Ireland, father of

Thomas McCloskey Thomas D. McCloskey (May 27, 1924 – October 31, 2004) was a Philadelphia construction magnate. He became the president of McCloskey & Company, Builders, in 1961 when his father, former Democratic National Treasurer Matthew H. McCloskey, was appoi ...

Paul McCloskey Paul McCloskey (born 3 August 1979) is a former professional boxer from Northern Ireland who competed from 2005 to 2013. He held the British super-lightweight title from 2008 to 2009; the European super-lightweight title from 2009 to 2011; an ...

(born 1979), Irish boxer *

Pete McCloskey Paul Norton McCloskey Jr. (born September 29, 1927) is an American politician who represented San Mateo County, California as a Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1983. Born in Loma Linda, California, McCloskey pursued ...

(born 1927), California politician *

Robert McCloskey John Robert McCloskey (September 15, 1914 – June 30, 2003) was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He both wrote and illustrated eight picture books, and won two Caldecott Medals from the American Library Association for th ...

(1914–2003), American author and illustrator * Robert J. McCloskey (1922–1996), American statesman and ambassador *

(1924–2004), Philadelphia construction magnate, son of

William George McCloskey William George McCloskey (10 November 1823 – 17 September 1909) was an American Catholic priest, who became the fourth Bishop of Louisville, Kentucky. Life Early life William George McCloskey was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 10, 182 ...

(1823–1909), American Catholic Bishop

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