McSweeney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Ailis McSweeney Ailis McSweeney (born 4 October 1983) is an Irish sprinter who specialises in 60 (indoor) and 100 metres. She previously held the Irish record at 100 metres, having posted a time of 11.40 s at an IAAF permit event in Liège, Belgium. A ...

(born 1983), Irish sprinter specialising in the 100 metre event *

Alex McSweeney Alex McSweeney is a British actor, best known for playing Graham Foster in '' EastEnders'' from 2003 to 2005. Other programmes he has appeared in include '' Silent Witness'' and '' Holby City''. He also appeared in ''Lewis'', in 2007. He has als ...

, British actor who appeared on the TV show ''EastEnders'' (2003–2004) *

Alf McSweeney Alf McSweeney was a British printer best known for founding the magazine ''Race Walking Record'' in 1941. He was editor of the magazine for sixteen years. Alf was also elected president of the Race Walking Association The Race Walking Association ...

, printer who founded the magazine ''Race Walking Record'' in 1941, and edited the magazine for 16 years *

Barry McSweeney Barry McSweeney (died 22 October 2014) was an Irish scientist who was the first Chief Science Advisor to the Government of Ireland. Education and career McSweeney was born in Cork, Ireland. He attended University College Cork, graduating in 197 ...

, Irish scientist and the first Chief Science Advisor to the Government of Ireland * Dave McSweeney (born 1981), English footballer, senior career began in 2000 *

David McSweeney (politician) David McSweeney (born 1965) is a Republican politician and investment specialist from Barrington Hills, Illinois. He served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 2013 to 2021. Early life, education, and career McSweeney was born in Park ...

(born 1965), Investment banker who was the Republican candidate in

Illinois's 8th congressional district election, 2006 The 2006 congressional elections in Illinois were held November 7, 2006 to determine who would represent the State of Illinois in the United States House of Representatives. Illinois had nineteen seats in the House, apportioned according to th ...

Ella McSweeney Ella McSweeney (born 31 October 1978) is an Irish food and farming journalist and reporter. She has worked for BBC, RTÉ (Ireland's national broadcaster) and the Guardian newspaper. She graduated from Trinity College, Dublin and is a post graduat ...

(born 1978), Irish radio and television presenter and producer * Ervin McSweeney (born 1957), New Zealand cricketer who played 16 One Day Internationals in the 1980s * James McSweeney (born 1980), English mixed martial arts fighter and former Muay Thai kickboxer * John McSweeney, known as John Zewizz (born 1955), English-born American industrial music performer *

John McSweeney (Ohio politician) John McSweeney (December 19, 1890 – December 13, 1969) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio in the 20th century. Biography Born in Wooster, Ohio, McSweeney attended the public schools and was ...

(1890–1969), United States congressman representing Ohio *

Joyelle McSweeney Joyelle McSweeney (first name meaning: Rejoicing) (born 1976) is a poet, playwright, novelist, critic, and professor at the University of Notre Dame. Her books include ''Toxicon & Arachne'' (2021) from Nightboat Books, ''The Necropastoral: Poetry, ...

(born 1976), poet, critic, and professor at the University of Notre Dame *

Leah McSweeney Leah Christine McSweeney (born August 27, 1982)McSweeney in is an American fashion designer and television personality. She founded the women's streetwear line Married to the Mob in 2004, and has starred on the reality television series ''The R ...

(born 1982), founder and CEO of the "Married to the MOB" clothing line *

Leon McSweeney Leon McSweeney (born 19 February 1983) is an Irish former footballer who made more than 200 appearances in the Football League. McSweeney now serves as the U18-U23 Player Liaison Officer at former club Leicester City. Ireland Leon McSweeney beg ...

(born 1983), Irish footballer, senior career began in 2000 * Miles Benjamin McSweeney (1855–1909), 87th Governor of South Carolina (1899–1903) * Morgan McSweeney (born 1977), British campaign manager *

Neil McSweeney Neil McSweeney (born 9 June 1976 in Irvine, Scotland) is a British songwriter and musician based in Sheffield, England. His acoustic guitar playing style combines folk, blues and country influences but it is his voice, likened by ''The Guardian'' t ...

(born 1976) Songwriter and musician based in Sheffield, England * Peter McSweeney (1842–1921), merchant and politician who represented the Northumberland division in Canadian Senate (1899–1921) *

Robyn McSweeney Robyn Mary McSweeney (born 9 October 1957) is an Australian politician. She was a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 2001 to 2017, representing the region of South West. McSweeney was born in Bridgetown, Western ...

(born 1957), Australian politician, member of the Legislative Council in the state of

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

Trash McSweeney The Red Paintings are a collaborative art rock band originally formed in Geelong, Australia. Founding mainstay, Trash McSweeney provides lead vocals, guitar, sequencing and sampling. He has been joined by various musicians throughout the y ...

, Australian musician and lead singer for the band ''The Red Paintings''

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