Sharkey is a surname of Irish origin. Sharkey, Sharky or Sharkies may also refer to:

Places

* Sharkey, Kentucky, United States, an unincorporated community *

Sharkey County, Mississippi Sharkey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Part of the western border is formed by the Yazoo River. According to the 2010 census, the population was 4,916, making it the second-least populous county in Mississippi. ...

, United States

People

Sharkey Bonano Joseph Gustaf "Sharkey" Bonano (April 9, 1904 – March 27, 1972), also known as Sharkey Banana or Sharkey Bananas, was an American jazz trumpeter, band leader, and vocalist. His musical abilities were sometimes overlooked because of his lo ...

(1904–1972), American jazz trumpeter, band leader and vocalist *

Sharkey McEwen Mark "Sharkey" McEwen is an American, California-born musician and record producer, currently living in the Hudson Valley area of New York (state), New York . He is the lead guitarist for the group Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dream ...

, California-born musician and producer *

Sharkey Ward Commander Nigel David "Sharkey" MacCartan-Ward, (born 1943), born Nigel David Ward, is a retired United Kingdom, British Royal Navy officer who introduced the Sea Harrier Fighter, Reconnaissance, Strike aircraft to service and commanded 801 Nav ...

(born 1943), Canadian Royal Navy officer *

Lewis Brown (rugby league) Lewis Brown may refer to: * Lewis H. Brown (1894–1951), American industrialist and founder of the American Enterprise Association * Lewis H. Brown (American football) (1909–after 1960), American football player * Lewis Brown (Liberia) (21st cen ...

(born 1986), New Zealand rugby league footballer nicknamed "Sharky" * Mark Robinson (rugby union, born 1975), New Zealand retired rugby union footballer nicknamed "Sharky" *

George Sweatt George Alexander "Sharky" Sweatt (December 7, 1893 – July 19, 1983) was an American second baseman in Negro league baseball. He played for the Kansas City Monarchs and Chicago American Giants from 1922 to 1927. Life During his youth, Sweatt w ...

(1893–1983), American Negro league baseball player nicknamed "Sharky" *

DJ Sharkey DJ Sharkey (born Jonathan Kneath on 25 July 1974 in Plymouth, England) is a British record producer, disc jockey and rapper. As of September 2011 he is semi-retired from music production and performance. Sharkey has performed in the United King ...

(born 1975), British DJ born Jonathan Kneath * Bill Sharky, former member of

The Barron Knights The Barron Knights are a British humorous pop rock group, originally formed in 1959 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire,Colin Larkin, ''Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music'', (Muze UK Ltd, 1997), ), p. 32 as the Knights of the Round Table. C ...

, a British humorous pop group *

Feargal Sharkey Seán Feargal Sharkey (born 13 August 1958) is a singer from Northern Ireland most widely known as the lead vocalist of punk band The Undertones in the 1970s and 1980s, and for solo works in the 1980s and 1990s. His 1985 solo single "A Good H ...

, singer from

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

, former lead singer of

The Undertones The Undertones are a rock band formed in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1974. From 1975 to 1983, the Undertones consisted of Feargal Sharkey (vocals), John O'Neill (rhythm guitar, vocals), Damian O'Neill (lead guitar, vocals), Michael Bradley ...

Kevin Sharkey Kevin Sharkey (born 3 June 1961) is an Irish artist, political activist, and former television presenter and actor. He sought a nomination to run in the 2018 Irish presidential election, but withdrew his bid on 17 September 2018. Early life Sha ...

, artist, former actor, tv presenter and presidential candidate * Sharky, former member of

the Prodigy The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music band formed in Braintree, Essex, in 1990 by producer, keyboard player and songwriter Liam Howlett. The original line-up also featured dancer and singer Keith Flint and dancer and occasional l ...

, an English electronic dance music group * Sharky P or Sharkie P, a UK garage MC and member of

DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies were a UK garage collaboration between producer and DJ Pied Piper and the emcees MC DT (responsible for the line "we're loving it, loving it, loving it"), Melody, Sharky P and the Unknown MC (Kamanc ...

Fictional characters

* An alias for

Saruman Saruman, also called Saruman the White, is a fictional character of J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel ''The Lord of the Rings''. He is leader of the Istari, wizards sent to Middle-earth in human form by the godlike Valar to challenge Sauron, t ...

, in J. R. R. Tolkien's ''The Lord of the Rings'' * James "Sharky" Harkin, main character of the 2006 play '' The Seafarer'' by Irish playwright Conor McPherson * Sharky, a puppet in ''

Sharky's Friends ''Sharky's Friends'' is an Australian children's television game show hosted by Miranda Deakin and featuring a quick-witted puppet shark who is named Sharky. The 30-minute show is produced by Ambience Entertainment is aimed at 8-14 year olds. S ...

'', an Australian children's television game show * one of the title characters of ''

Sharky & George ''Sharky & George'' (Original name ''Sharky et Georges'') is a children's animated series, produced by animation studios CinéGroupe and Label 35 between 1990 and 1992. The series consisted of fifty-two 25 minute episodes, including two 12 minu ...

'', a French and Canadian animated children's television series * Sharky the Sharkdog, a character in '' Eek! The Cat'', an American-Canadian animated series * Sharkey, right hand man of Olrik in ''

Blake and Mortimer ''Blake and Mortimer'' is a Belgian comics series created by the writer and comics artist Edgar P. Jacobs. It was one of the first series to appear in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine ''Tintin'' in 1946, and was subsequently published in book ...

'', Franco-Belgian comics series * Sharky, mascot of the Sea Life Minnesota Aquarium * Sharkey, one of the protagonists in the ''James Bond'' film ''

Licence to Kill ''Licence to Kill'' is a 1989 spy film, the sixteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions, and the second and final film to star Timothy Dalton as the MI6 agent James Bond. It sees Bond suspended from MI6 as he pursues t ...

'' *

Lawyer Sharky This list of Donald Duck universe characters focuses on Disney cartoon and comics characters who typically appear with Donald Duck and Scrooge McDuck, but are not related to them. For relatives of Donald and Scrooge, see Duck family (Disney) or ...

, a Disney character from the Donald Duck universe * S.J. Sharkie, the mascot for the

San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference, and are owned by San Jose Sports & Entertainm ...

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* , a destroyer in service between the world wars *

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales. They compete in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australasia's premier rugby league ...

, Australian professional rugby league team nicknamed the "Sharkies"

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