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O'Malley ( ga, Ó Máille ) is an
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 ...
surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
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People

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Maille mac Conall Maille mac Conall, member of the Umhaill, ancestor and eponym of the O'Malley family of County Mayo. Maille was a grandson of Cosgrach mac Flannbhrath, king of Ui Maill (died 812). He had an unnamed brother, from whom the O'Gormghaile family d ...
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Umhaill Umhaill or Umhall (anglicized as Owill or Owel) was a Gaelic territory around Clew Bay in the west of what is now County Mayo, Ireland, comprising the baronies of Burrishoole (Lower Owel) and Murrisk (Upper Owel). By the 12th century, its ru ...
* Mary Ní Mháille (died 1525) * Brian O'Malley (director), Irish film and television director *
Bryan Lee O'Malley Bryan Lee O'Malley (born February 21, 1979) is a Canadian cartoonist, best known for the ''Scott Pilgrim'' series. He also performs as a musician under the alias Kupek. Career Bryan Lee O'Malley attended St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary Sc ...
(born 1979), comic book creator *
Conner O'Malley Conner O'Malley (born December 20, 1986) is an American comedian, writer and actor. For his work on '' Late Night with Seth Meyers'', he received three Writers Guild of America Awards nominations. He also produces videos on YouTube and was activ ...
, American comedian *
Daragh O'Malley Daragh Gerard Marion O'Malley (born 25 May 1954) is an Irish actor, director and producer. He was born in Dublin, Ireland. Among many TV appearances O'Malley is known for his portrayal of Patrick Harper in the series '' Sharpe'' (1993–2009), ...
(born 1954), Irish actor *
Desmond O'Malley Desmond Joseph O'Malley (2 February 1939 – 21 July 2021) was an Irish politician who served as Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1977 to 1981 and 1989 to 1992, Leader of the Progressive Democrats from 1985 to 1993, Minister for Trade, ...
(1939–2021), Irish politician *
Donogh O'Malley Donogh Brendan O'Malley (18 January 1921 – 10 March 1968) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and rugby union player who served as Minister for Education from 1966 to 1968, Minister for Health from 1965 to 1966 and Parliamentary Secretary t ...
(1921–1968), Irish Fianna Fáil politician * Edward O'Malley (disambiguation) ** Sir Edward Loughlin O'Malley (1842–1932), British lawyer, judge and unsuccessful political candidate ** Edward R. O'Malley (1863–1935), American lawyer, politician and judge ** Ed O'Malley, American American non-profit executive, author and politician *
Edwin Joseph O'Malley Edwin Joseph O'Malley (August 22, 1881 – April 10, 1953) was the Commissioner of Public Markets for New York City. Biography Edwin was born on August 22, 1881 in Manhattan, New York CityHis birth certificate is dated August 22, 1881 in Man ...
(1881–1955), Commissioner of Public Markets for New York City *
Ernie O'Malley Ernest Bernard Malley ( ga, Earnán Ó Máille; 26 May 1897 – 25 March 1957) was an IRA officer during the Irish War of Independence. Subsequently, he became assistant chief of staff of the Anti-Treaty IRA during the Irish Civil War. O'Malley ...
(1897–1957), Irish Republican Army officer *
Fiona O'Malley Fiona O'Malley (born 19 January 1968) is a former Irish politician who served as a Senator from 2007 to 2011, after being nominated by the Taoiseach. She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dún Laoghaire constituency from 2002 to 2007. Po ...
(born 1968), Irish Progressive Democrat politician *
Grace O'Malley Grace O'Malley ( – c. 1603), also known as Gráinne O'Malley ( ga, Gráinne Ní Mháille, ), was the head of the Ó Máille dynasty in the west of Ireland, and the daughter of Eóghan Dubhdara Ó Máille. In Irish folklore she is commonly k ...
(c. 1530 – c. 1603), Irish noblewoman and chieftainess *
Henry O'Malley Henry O'Malley (March 22, 1876 —April 24, 1936) was an American fish culturist who led the United States Bureau of Fisheries (BOF) as the seventh United States Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries from 1922 to 1933. The BOF experienced significan ...
(1876–1936), American fish culturist, United States Commissioner of Fisheries (1922–1933) * Jack O'Malley (Michigan politician), American politician *
Joan O'Malley Joan O'Malley (née Donovan) is a retired Canadian public servant who, on November 6, 1964, sewed the first Canadian flag. She is sometimes referred to as Canada's Betsy Ross. November 6, 1964 During the 1963 federal election campaign, Prime Mini ...
, Canadian civil servant *
Joe O'Malley Joseph Patrick O'Malley (January 1, 1932 – March 20, 2015) was an American football defensive end who played two seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round ...
(1932–2015), American football player * John O'Malley (1878–1940), American politician * John F. O'Malley, American architect *
John J. O'Malley John J. O’Malley (November 19, 1915 – March 20, 1970) was an American architect based in Brooklyn, NY, known primarily for his work as an architect for the Archdiocese of New York. He founded John O’Malley & Associates, which designed app ...
, American architect *
John na Seoltadh Ó Máille John na Seoltadh Ó Máille, Gaelic-Irish Lord and sailor, fl. 1568. John na Seoltadh was a son of Donnell Ó Máille of Ui Mail, the Ó Máille lordship based around Clew Bay. He was a kinsman of Grace O'Malley though in an unknown degree. Gra ...
(fl.1568), lord * J. Pat O'Malley (1904–1985), English singer and actor *
Kate O'Malley (disambiguation) Kate O'Malley may refer to: * Kathleen M. O'Malley (born 1956), United States federal judge *Katie O'Malley (born 1962), Maryland state court judge, and first lady of Maryland *Kate O'Malley, a British actress active in the 1990s who was a regular ...
** Kate O'Malley, a British actress active in the 1990s who was a regular on the last two seasons of ''
Soldier Soldier ''Soldier Soldier'' is a British television drama series. The title comes from a traditional song of the same name - "Soldier, soldier won't you marry me, with your musket, fife and drum?" - an instrumental version of which was used as its t ...
'' ** Kathleen M. O'Malley (born 1956), United States federal judge **
Katie O'Malley Catherine Curran O'Malley (born August 18, 1962) is an American jurist who served as Baltimore City District Court judge. She is the wife of Martin O'Malley, a former governor of Maryland and mayor of Baltimore, as well as a 2016 presidential c ...
(born 1962), Maryland state court judge, and first lady of Maryland *
King O'Malley King O'Malley (2 July 1858? – 20 December 1953) was an American-born Australian politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1901 to 1917, and served two terms as Minister for Home Affairs (1910–1913; 1915–16). He is remember ...
(1858–1953), Australian politician *
Mart O'Malley Martin Joseph "Mart" O'Malley (September 17, 1890 – September 9, 1972) was a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 4, 1943, to January 3, 1949. Born in Pittston, Pennsylvania, O'Malley was one of eleven siblings, and as a child had ...
(1890–1972), Indiana state judge *
Martin O'Malley Martin Joseph O'Malley (born January 18, 1963) is an American lawyer and former politician who served as the 61st Governor of Maryland from 2007 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was Mayor of Baltimore from 1999 to 2007. O'Malley ...
(born 1963), American politician *
Martin O'Malley (journalist) Martin Joseph O'Malley (born 22 February 1939) is a Canadian journalist and writer. He has written for CBC News and ''The Globe and Mail''. O'Malley is perhaps best known for a Globe and Mail column in which he coined the line about laws that cri ...
(born 1939), Canadian journalist * Mary O'Malley (disambiguation), various including ** Mary O'Malley (author), American author and public speaker **
Mary O'Malley (director) Mary O'Malley (née Hickey 28 July 1918 Mallow, County Cork – 22 April 2006 Booterstown, County Dublin) was an Irish theatre director and, with her husband Pearse, co-founder of Belfast's Lyric Players Theatre, now more usually known as the ...
(1918–2006), Irish director **
Mary O'Malley (playwright) Mary Josephine O'Malley (19 March 1941 – 19 September 2020) was an English playwright of Irish- Lithuanian descent. Early career In the 1960s Mary O'Malley studied drama at the City Literary Institute, and "Improvisation and Pl ...
(born 1941), English playwright **
Mary O'Malley (poet) Mary O'Malley (born 1954 in Connemara, Republic of Ireland, Ireland) is an Irish poet whose work has been published in various literary magazines. She has published seven poetry books since 1990 and her poems have been translated into several l ...
(born 1954), Irish poet * Matthew V. O'Malley (1878–1931), American politician * Mick O'Malley (born 1972), Australian boxer of the 1990s and 2000s *
Mike O'Malley Michael Edward O'Malley (born October 31, 1966) is an American actor, writer and producer. Born in Boston and raised in New Hampshire, O'Malley hosted the early 1990s children's game show '' Nickelodeon Guts'' before moving to Los Angeles later ...
(born 1969), American actor *
Nick O'Malley Nicholas Edward O'Malley (born 5 July 1985) is an English musician, best known as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist of English band Arctic Monkeys. Career Career beginnings O'Malley states that he picked up the bass guitar at the age of ...
(born 1985), indie-rock musician * Sir Owen O'Malley (1887–1974), British diplomat * Pamela O'Malley (1929–2006), Irish-Spanish bohemian, educationalist and radical * Patrick O'Malley (disambiguation) or Pat O'Malley, various including ** Patrick O'Malley (American politician) (born 1950), former Illinois State Senator ** Patrick O'Malley (Irish politician) (born 1943), Irish Progressive Democrats politician ** Padraig O'Malley (born 1942), Irish-American academic **
Pádraic Ó Máille Pádraic Ó Máille (23 February 1878 – 19 January 1946) was an Irish politician. He was a founder member of Sinn Féin and of the Conradh na Gaeilge in Galway. He was a member of the Irish Volunteers from 1917 to 1921. He was born in Kilmilk ...
(1878–1946), Irish politician **
Pat O'Malley (actor) Pat O'Malley (September 3, 1890 – May 21, 1966) was an American vaudeville and stage performer prior to starting a prolific film career at the age of sixteen. He later had a career in television. Career O'Malley was born as Patrick Henry O'Mall ...
(1890–1966), American actor * Peter O'Malley (disambiguation) **
Peter O'Malley Peter O'Malley (born December 12, 1937) is an American former owner (1979–98) and president (1970–98) of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Life and sports O'Malley was born at Carson C. Peck Memorial Hospital in Brookly ...
(born 1937), American baseball executive ** Peter O'Malley (cricketer) (1927-1957), New Zealand cricketer **
Peter O'Malley (footballer) Peter O'Malley is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. O'Malley made his full New Zealand debut in a 1–4 loss to South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa ( ...
, New Zealand international football (soccer) player **
Peter O'Malley (golfer) Peter O'Malley (born 23 June 1965) is an Australian professional golfer. Early life O'Malley was born in Bathurst, New South Wales. Amateur career O'Malley won the Australian Junior Championship and the New Zealand Amateur in 1986. Professio ...
(born 1965), Australian golfer *
Robert Emmett O'Malley Robert Emmett O'Malley (born June 3, 1943) is a United States Marine veteran who was the first Marine Corps recipient of the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War. He received the medal for his actions as a corporal on August 18, 1965, during Operati ...
(born 1943), Medal of Honor recipient *
Rory O'Malley Rory James O'Malley (born December 23, 1980) is an American actor, best known for his Tony Award-nominated performance as Elder McKinley in ''The Book of Mormon''. He is a co-founder of the gay rights activist group Broadway Impact. Early life O' ...
(born 1980), Broadway actor *
Ryan O'Malley Ryan Joseph O'Malley (born April 9, 1980) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Chicago Cubs in . O'Malley made his major league debut for the Cubs on August 16, 2006, against the Houston Astros. He pitched eight innings, ...
(born 1980), American baseball player *
Ryan O'Malley (American football) Ryan O'Malley (born July 24, 1993) is an American football tight end for the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at the University of Pennsylvania, and signed with the Oakland Raiders as an ...
(born 1993), American football player *
Séamus O'Malley Séamus O'Malley (28 December 1903 – July 2002) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and Gaelic games administrator. His league and championship career at senior level with the Mayo county team spanned six seasons from 1930 until 1936. Born in ...
(1903–2002), Irish Gaelic football player *
Seán Patrick O'Malley Seán Patrick O'Malley (born June 29, 1944) is an American cardinal of the Catholic Church serving as the archbishop of Boston. He is a member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 2006. Since its ...
(born 1944), Roman Catholic Cardinal *
Sean O'Malley (fighter) Sean Daniel O'Malley (born October 24, 1994) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of October 24, 2022, he is #1 in the UFC bantamw ...
(born 1994), American mixed martial artist *
Stephen O'Malley Stephen O'Malley (sometimes referred to as SOMA; born July 15, 1974) is an American guitarist, producer, composer, and visual artist from Seattle, Washington, who has conceptualized and participated in numerous drone doom, death/doom, and exper ...
(born 1974), American musician/guitarist, producer, composer, and visual artist *
Susan O'Malley Susan O'Malley (born November 7, 1961) is an American sports executive. In 1991, she became president of the Washington Bullets team, a member of the National Basketball Association (NBA); then 29 years old, she was the first female president o ...
, American sports executive * Susan O'Malley (artist) (1976–2015), public art, author and museum curator * T. J. O'Malley (1915–2009), American aerospace engineer * Thomas O'Malley (disambiguation) ** Thomas O'Malley (congressman) (1903–1979), U.S. Representative from Wisconsin ** Thomas O'Malley (writer), Irish writer ** Thomas Francis O'Malley (1889-1954), American politician ** Thomas J. O'Malley (1868–1936), American politician, lieutenant governor of Wisconsin ** Thomas P. O'Malley (1930–2009), American Jesuit and academic *
Tim O'Malley (politician) Tim O'Malley (born 3 July 1944) is a former Irish politician who served as Minister of State for Mental Health Services and Food Safety from 2002 to 2007. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Limerick East constituency from 2002 to 2007. ...
(born 1944), Irish politician * Tim O'Malley (rugby union) (born 1994), New Zealand rugby union player *
Tim O'Malley (actor) ''Godshow'' is an autobiographical play (theatre), play written and starred by Tim O'Malley. ''Godshow'' is the story of actor Tim O'Malley's life at Chicago's The Second City Theater in the 90's. The show covers O'Malley's battle with bitter ...
, author of Godshow *
Tom O'Malley Thomas Patrick O'Malley (born December 25, 1960) is a former Major League baseball player born in Orange, New Jersey, and raised in Montoursville, Pennsylvania in the United States. He played for the San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, Balt ...
(born 1960), former American Major League Baseball player ** Tom O'Malley (American football) (1925–2011), American football player *
Tony O'Malley Tony O'Malley (25 September 1913 – 20 January 2003) was an Irish artist. He was born in Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland. O'Malley was a self-taught artist, having drawn and painted for pleasure from childhood. He worked as a bank officìal u ...
(1913–2003), Irish painter * Tuthal Ó Máille (fl.1413], Gaelic-Irish lord *
Walter O'Malley Walter Francis O'Malley (October 9, 1903 – August 9, 1979) was an American sports executive who owned the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers team in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1979. In 1958, as owner of the Dodgers, he brought major league b ...
(1903–1979), owner of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team * William O'Malley (disambiguation) ** William O'Malley (politician) (1853–1939), MP for Connemara, Ireland, 1906 ** William O'Malley (Jesuit) (born 1931), American Jesuit priest, teacher, and author *
Zack O'Malley Greenburg Zack O'Malley Greenburg (born March 8, 1985, New York City) is an American writer, journalist and former child-actor. He is a senior editor at ''Forbes'' magazine, where he covers music, media and entertainment. He is also the author of three books ...
(born 1985), American writer, journalist, and former child-actor


See also

* :O'Malley family *
O'Malley (disambiguation) O'Malley may refer to: * O'Malley (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * O'Malley, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra * , a research vessel in commission in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service fr ...


Fictional characters

* Mr. O'Malley, comic strip fairy-godfather *
Conor O'Malley Conor O'Malley (born 1 August 1994) is a former Irish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career O'Malley began his career with his local club Westport United in their youth team. He played for Mervue United's under 19 side ...
, in dark fantasy drama film "A Monster Calls", directed by J. A. Bayona and written by Patrick Ness * Emily Napoli O'Malley, fictional character from the video game series, '' Delicious'' * O'Malley, a fictional character in the machinima series ''Red vs. Blue'' * Abraham de Lacy Giuseppe Casey Thomas O'Malley, from the 1970
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George O'Malley George O'Malley, M.D. is a fictional character from the medical drama television series ''Grey's Anatomy'', which airs on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States. The character was created by series producer Shonda Rhimes, a ...
, from ''Grey's Anatomy'' * Father Charles "Chuck" O'Malley, from the films ''
Going My Way ''Going My Way'' is a 1944 American musical comedy drama film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald. Written by Frank Butler and Frank Cavett based on a story by McCarey, the film is about a new young priest ta ...
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Going My Way ''Going My Way'' is a 1944 American musical comedy drama film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald. Written by Frank Butler and Frank Cavett based on a story by McCarey, the film is about a new young priest ta ...
'' * Nellie O'Malley, from
American Girl American Girl is an American line of dolls released on May 5, 1986, by Pleasant Company. The dolls portray eight- to fourteen-year-old boys and girls of a variety of ethnicities, faiths, and social classes from different time periods throughou ...
's ''Samantha'' sub-series * Sally O'Malley, a recurring character on ''
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External links


O'Malley Clan Association
at OMalleyClan.ie {{DEFAULTSORT:Omalley Anglicised Irish-language surnames