Kenny is a

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

, a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

, and a diminutive of several different given names. In

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

, the surname is an

Anglicisation Anglicisation or anglicization is a form of cultural assimilation whereby something non-English becomes assimilated into or influenced by the culture of England. It can be sociocultural, in which a non-English place adopts the English language ...

of the Irish ''Ó Cionnaith'', also spelt ''Ó Cionnaoith'' and ''Ó Cionaodha'', meaning "descendant of Cionnaith". It was once popular in the 16th-century in

Leinster Leinster ( ; or ) is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in the southeast of Ireland. The modern province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige, which existed during Gaelic Ireland. Following the 12th-century ...

Munster Munster ( or ) is the largest of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the south west of the island. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" (). Following the Nor ...

, parts of

Connacht Connacht or Connaught ( ; or ), is the smallest of the four provinces of Ireland, situated in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms (Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, C ...

and in

County Tyrone County Tyrone (; ) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland. Its county town is Omagh. Adjoined to the south-west shore of Lough Neagh, the cou ...

Ulster Ulster (; or ; or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional or historic provinces of Ireland, Irish provinces. It is made up of nine Counties of Ireland, counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom); t ...

, and was Anglicised as O'Kenna, O'Kenny, O'Kinney, Kenna, Kenney, Kenny, and Kinney amongst other variations. One bearer of the name was

Cainnech of Aghaboe Cainnech of Aghaboe (515/16–600), also known as Saint Canice in Ireland, Saint Kenneth in Scotland, Saint Kenny and in Latin Sanctus Canicus, was an Irish abbot, monastic founder, priest and missionary during the early medieval period. Cainn ...

, better known in English as Saint Canice - a sixth-century Irish priest and missionary from near

Dungiven Dungiven () is a small town, townland and Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is near the main A6 road (Northern Ireland), A6 Belfast to Derry road, which bypasses the town. It lies where the river ...

, after whom the city and county of

Kilkenny Kilkenny ( , meaning 'church of Cainnech of Aghaboe, Cainnech'). is a city in County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region and in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinst ...

is also named. The Irish form ''Cill Chainnigh'' means "Church of Canice". It is thought that the ''Ó Cionnaith'' sept was part of the Uí Maine kingdom, based in

. Within this area, the name is associated traditionally with counties

Galway Galway ( ; , ) is a City status in Ireland, city in (and the county town of) County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay. It is the most populous settlement in the province of Connacht, the List of settleme ...

and

Roscommon Roscommon (; ; ) is the county town and the largest town in County Roscommon in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is roughly in the centre of Ireland, near the meeting of the N60 road (Ireland), N60, N61 road (Ireland), N61 and N63 road (Irelan ...

. Kenny is ranked at number 76 in the list of the most common surnames in Ireland. Other spellings include O'Kenny, Kenney, Kennie, Kinnie and Kinny. The given name, Kenny, is most often used as a short form of the name

Kenneth Kenneth is a given name of Gaelic origin. The name is an Anglicised form of two entirely different Gaelic personal names: ''Cainnech'' and '' Cináed''. The modern Gaelic form of ''Cainnech'' is ''Coinneach''; the name was derived from a byna ...

and a diminutive form of Ken.

Given name

(515/516–600), also known as Saint Kenny, Irish saint, abbot, monastic founder, priest and missionary * Kenny Adeleke (born 1983), Nigerian basketball player *

Kenny Anderson (basketball) Kenneth Anderson (born October 9, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player. After a college career at Georgia Tech, he played point guard professionally from 1991 to 2006, mostly in the National Basketball Association. Early l ...

(born 1970), retired basketball player *

Kenny Athiu Kenjok Athiu (born 5 August 1992) is a South Sudanese professional soccer player who plays as a forward for National Premier Leagues Victoria club Dandenong City and the South Sudan national football team. Club career Youth Athiu joined South ...

, association footballer *

Kenny Baker (English actor) Kenneth George Baker (24 August 1934 – 13 August 2016) was an English actor, comedian and musician. He portrayed the character R2-D2 in the ''Star Wars'' franchise and also appeared in ''The Elephant Man'', ''Time Bandits'', ''Willow'', '' Fl ...

(1934–2016), English actor, best known to portray

R2-D2 R2-D2 () or Artoo-Detoo is a fictional robot character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise created by George Lucas. He has appeared in ten of the eleven theatrical ''Star Wars'' films to date, including every film in the " Skywalker Saga", which inclu ...

in the

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera media franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and Cultural impact of Star Wars, quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop cu ...

franchise. *

Kenny Ball Kenneth Daniel Ball (22 May 1930Larkin C., ''Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music''. (Muze UK Ltd, 1997), p. 29; ) – 7 March 2013) was an English jazz musician, best known as the bandleader, lead trumpet player and vocalist in Kenny Ball and ...

(1930–2013), English jazz musician *

Kenny Bee Chung Chun-to (born 23 February 1953), also known by his stage name Kenny Bee, is a Hong Kong singer, musician and actor. He is best known as the singer of the group the Wynners, and as a solo artist who has been active in the Hong Kong ent ...

(born 1953), Hong Kong singer, musician and actor *

Kenny Bell Kenny Bell (born February 25, 1992) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Nebraska and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL draft. Early life Bell attende ...

(born 1992), American football player *

Kenny Bernstein Kenneth Dale Bernstein (born September 6, 1944) is an American drag racer and former NASCAR and IndyCar team owner. He is nicknamed "the Bud King" for his success in the Budweiser King funny car and dragster. He has also been nicknamed "th ...

(born 1944), NHRA driver *

Kenny Black Kenneth George Black (born 29 November 1963) is a Scottish football manager and former player who spent most of his career with Heart of Midlothian and Airdrieonians. Playing career A left-sided defender or midfielder, Black began his playi ...

(born 1963), Scottish footballer *

Kenny Booker Kenneth Arnold Booker (born November 20, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins from 1969 to 1971, winning a national championship in each of his two seasons of play. He played ...

, American basketball player *

Kenny Bräck Per Cenny "Kenny" Bräck (born 21 March 1966) is a Swedish former race car driver. Until his retirement from racing, he competed in the Champ Car, CART, Indy Racing League and the IROC series. He won the 1998 Indy Racing League championship and t ...

(born 1966), former Swedish IndyCar driver *

Kenny Chesney Kenneth Arnold Chesney (born March 26, 1968) is an American country singer. With 30 million albums sold worldwide, he released his debut, '' In My Wildest Dreams'', in 1994, and has since released 19 follow-ups. His albums spawned 27 singles tha ...

(born 1968), American country music singer, songwriter and record producer * Kenny Chiu (born 1965), Canadian politician *

Kenny Clarke Kenneth Clarke Spearman (January 9, 1914January 26, 1985), known professionally as Kenny Clarke and nicknamed Klook, was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. A major innovator of the bebop style of drumming, he pioneered the use of the ride ...

(1914–1985), American jazz drummer and bandleader *

Kenny Dalglish Sir Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (born 4 March 1951) is a Scottish former association football, football player and manager (association football), manager. He is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time as well as one of Celtic's, Liv ...

, Scottish soccer player and manager * Kenny Delmar (1910–1984), American actor and voice artist *

Kenny Dillingham Kenny Dillingham (born April 28, 1990) is an American football coach who is currently the head football coach at Arizona State University. He previously served as the offensive coordinator at the University of Oregon, Florida State University, Au ...

(born 1990), American football coach *

Kenny Dykstra Kenneth George Doane (born March 16, 1986) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE as a producer and as a trainer at the WWE Performance Center. During his past time in WWE, he was known as Kenny Dykstra, and Kenny as ...

, American professional wrestler * Kenny Dyson (born 2001), American football player *

Kenny Easley Kenneth Mason Easley Jr. (born January 15, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons from 1981 to 1987. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins and w ...

, American football player * Kenny Easterday (1973–2016), American man with sacral agenesis, known as "Man with half a body" * Kenny Edwards (rugby league) (born 1989), New Zealand Rugby League player *

Kenny Everett Kenny Everett (born Maurice James Christopher Cole; 25 December 1944 – 4 April 1995) was an English radio Disc Jockey, DJ and television entertainer, known for his zany comedic style. After spells on pirate radio and Radio Luxembourg in the m ...

(1944–1995), English disc-jockey and comedian *

Kenny Fields Kenneth Henry Fields (born February 9, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round (21st pick overall) of the 1984 NBA draft. A 6'5" guard-forward from UCLA, Fields played ...

(born 1962), American basketball player * Kenny Golladay (born 1993), American football player *

Kenny G Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (born June 5, 1956) is an American smooth jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer. His 1986 album ''Duotones'' brought him commercial success. Kenny G is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selli ...

(born 1956), American saxophonist *

Kenny Håkansson Kenny Dick Håkansson is a Swedish musician, best known as the bassist for the Hellacopters. The Hellacopters were founded by Håkansson's childhood friend Nicke Andersson as a side project to his role as a drummer in the death metal band En ...

, Swedish musician * Kenny Heitz (1947–2012), American basketball player *

Kenny Hotz Kenneth Joel Hotz (born May 3, 1967) is a Canadian comedy writer, filmmaker, entertainer and television personality. He is best known as the star of the former reality comedy show '' Kenny vs. Spenny'' (2003–2010) alongside Spencer Rice. Hotz ...

, Canadian filmmaker and star of ''Kenny vs. Spenny'' * Kenny Hughes, actor, dancer, director and writer * Kenny Irwin Jr., former NASCAR driver *

Kenny Jackett Kenneth Francis Jackett (born 5 January 1962) is an English football manager and former player who played for Watford. He was most recently director of football at club Gillingham. A skilful left-footed player, able to play in defence or midf ...

, English football player and manager * Kenny W. James, American voice actor * Kenny Kadji (born 1988), Cameroonian basketball player in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL ...

* Kenny Koplove, American baseball player *

Kenny Lawler Kenneth James Lawler, Jr. (born June 25, 1994) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2016 NFL dra ...

(born 1994), American football player * Kenny Layne (born 1981), American professional wrestler known also by ring-name Kenny King *

Kenny Lofton Kenneth Lofton (born May 31, 1967) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder. Lofton was a six-time All-Star (1994–1999), four-time Gold Glove Award winner (1993–1996), and at retirement, was ranked 15th among ...

, baseball outfielder *

Kenny Loggins Kenneth Clark "Kenny" Loggins (born January 7, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His early songs were recorded with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1970, which led to seven albums recorded with Jim Messina (musician), Jim Mess ...

(born 1948), American singer and songwriter *

Kenny Lowe Kenny Lowe (born 6 November 1961) is an English football coach and former player who is the manager of Australian side Perth SC. Kenny played for ten clubs in England, and had a stint in Australia also. He later managed Gateshead F.C., Gateshea ...

, English football manager *

Kenny Mayne Kenneth Wheelock Mayne (born ) is an American former sports media personality who is best known for his work on ESPN from 1994 to 2021. He appeared as host of ''Kenny Mayne's Wider World of Sports'' on ESPN.com, and he appeared as a weekly cont ...

, American sports journalist * Kenny McIntosh (born 2000), American football player * Kenny Middlemiss (born 1964), Scottish badminton player *

Kenny Miller Kenneth Miller (born 23 December 1979) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player, and is currently the assistant coach of Major League Soccer club Atlanta United. Miller, who played as a striker, is one of only five post-war ...

, Scottish footballer * Kenny Moore, American athlete * Kenny Moore II, American football player *

Kenny O'Dell Kenneth Guy Gist Jr. (June 21, 1944 – March 27, 2018), known as Kenny O'Dell, was an American country music singer and songwriter, best known for writing the number-one country hits " Behind Closed Doors" (recorded by Charlie Rich, 1973) and " ...

(1944–2018), American country music singer and songwriter * Kenny Okoro, American football player *

Kenny Omega Tyson Smith (born October 16, 1983), better known by the ring name , is a Canadian-born professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the current AEW International Champion in his first reign. He also works as an ...

(born 1982), ring name of Canadian-born professional wrestler Tyson Smith *

Kenny Ortega Kenneth John Ortega (born April 18, 1950) is an American director, producer, choreographer, and concert creator. He is best known for his work with Disney Channel, notably the '' High School Musical'' film trilogy, cult classics such as '' Newsi ...

(born 1950), film director and producer *

Kenny Perry James Kenneth Perry (born August 10, 1960) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He won 14 PGA Tour events and has won nine PGA Tour Champions events including four senior major championships: the 2 ...

, American professional golfer *

Kenny Pickett Kenneth Shane Pickett (born June 6, 1998) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers football, Pittsbu ...

(born 1998), American football player * Kenny Price (1931–1987), American country music singer-songwriter *

Kenny Roberts Kenneth Leroy Roberts (born December 31, 1951) is an American former professional motorcycle racer and racing team owner. In 1978, he became the first American to win a Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championship. He was also a two-time w ...

, former motorcycle racer * Kenny Robinson, multiple people *

Kenny Rogers Kenneth Ray Rogers (born Kenneth Donald Rogers) (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particul ...

(1938–2020), American country music singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer * Kenny Rogers (baseball) (born 1964), American baseball player * Kenny Rosenberg (born 1995), American baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels * Kenny Saief (born 1993), American-Israeli (of

Druze The Druze ( ; , ' or ', , '), who Endonym and exonym, call themselves al-Muwaḥḥidūn (), are an Arabs, Arab Eastern esotericism, esoteric Religious denomination, religious group from West Asia who adhere to the Druze faith, an Abrahamic ...

family) professional soccer player * Kenny Sebastian (born 1990), Indian comedian * Kenny Stucker (born 1970), American football player * Kenny Taylor (basketball), (born 1992) basketball player for the Akita Northern Happinets of Japan * Kenny Tran, a professional Vietnamese American poker player * Kenny Vaccaro (born 1991), American football player *

Kenny Wallace Kenneth Lee Wallace (born August 23, 1963) is an American race car driver and former reporter for '' Fox NASCAR''. He retired from NASCAR in 2015 after driving in the national series since 1988. In a career spanning 25 years in NASCAR, Wallace had ...

(born 1974), American NASCAR driver *

Kenny Washington (basketball) Kenneth Washington is an American retired basketball player and coach. As a player, he won two national championships playing college basketball with the UCLA Bruins and represented the United States national team in the 1970 FIBA World Champion ...

, American basketball player and coach * Kenny Willekes (born 1997), American football player *

Kenny Wooten Kenneth Wooten Jr. (born April 17, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Club Central Jounieh, Central Club of the Lebanese Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks men's basketball, Oregon Ducks. ...

(born 1998), American basketball player * Kenny Yeboah (born 1998), American football player *

Kenny Young (American football) Kenneth Kim Young (born November 15, 1995) is an American former professional football linebacker. He played college football at UCLA, and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL draft. He played for the Los Angel ...

(born 1994), American football player

Surname

Anthony Kenny Sir Anthony John Patrick Kenny (born 16 March 1931) is a British philosopher whose interests lie in the philosophy of mind, ancient and scholastic philosophy, the philosophy of religion, and the philosophy of Wittgenstein of whose literary est ...

(born 1931), English philosopher * Arturo Kenny (born 1888), Argentine polo player * Bernard Kenny (born 1946), American politician * Bill Kenny (Australian footballer) (1897–1978), Australian rules footballer * Bill Kenny (English footballer), played at least one season in the American Soccer League *

Bill Kenny (singer) William Francis Kenny Jr. (June 12, 1914 – March 23, 1978) was an American vocalist with a wide vocal range spanning four octaves. Often regarded as one of the most influential high-tenor singers of all time, Kenny was noted for his "bell-like" ...

(1914–1978), African-American singer with The Ink Spots *

Brett Kenny Brett "Bert" Edward Kenny (born 16 March 1961) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He was a and for the Australian national team and New South Wales Blues representative sides, and ...

, Australian rugby league footballer *

Brian Kenny (disambiguation) Brian Kenny may refer to: * Brian Kenny (artist) (born 1982), American multimedia artist * Brian Kenny (British Army officer) (1934–2017), British Army General *Brian Kenny (politician), Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of New Bruns ...

* Carlos Kenny (born 1950), Argentine field hockey player *

Charles Kenny Charles Francis Kenny (June 23, 1898 – January 20, 1992) was an American composer, lyricist, author, and violinist. He was born in Astoria, New York. His hit songs include "There's a Gold Mine in the Sky", "Love Letters in the Sand", "Laughi ...

(1898–1992), American composer and lyricist * Charles Kenny (cricketer) (1929–96), English *

Clare Kenny Clare Kenny (born 11 January 1976, in Manchester) is a British-Swiss artist, best known for her use of building materials, neon lights, and photography in her contemporary art exhibitions and art installations. Based in Basel, she is a graduate ...

(born 1976), British-Swiss artist *

David Kenny (disambiguation) David Kenny may refer to: * David Kenny (footballer, born 1891) (1891–1978), Scottish footballer (Grimsby Town) * David Kenny (footballer, born 1962), Scottish footballer (Partick Thistle) * David Kenny (journalist), Irish journalist, author a ...

Enda Kenny Enda Kenny (born 24 April 1951) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as Taoiseach from 2011 to 2017, Leader of Fine Gael from 2002 to 2017, Minister for Defence (Ireland), Minister for Defence from May to July 2014 and 2016 to 201 ...

(born 1951), Irish politician, leader of Fine Gael and Taoiseach * Enda Kenny (singer), Irish-born Australian folksinger and songwriter * Elizabeth Kenny (1880–1952), unaccredited Australian nurse whose controversial treatment of polio victims became the foundation of physical therapy * Eoghan Kenny, Irish politician *

Gerard Kenny Gerard W. Kenny (born July 8, 1947, New York City, United States) is an American singer-songwriter, based in London, England. In 1981, he received the Ivor Novello Award for Best Television Theme Music for his song "I Could Be So Good for You", ...

, British-based American composer, pianist and singer * Henry Kenny (1913–1975), Irish politician and Gaelic footballer * Henry Kenny (Australian politician) (1853–1899) * Henry Edward Kenny (1888–1979), British soldier awarded the Victoria Cross *

J. E. Kenny Joseph Edward Kenny (1845 – 9 April 1900) was an Ireland, Irish physician, Coroner of the City of Dublin, Irish nationalism, nationalist politician and Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP). In the British House of ...

, Irish politician *

James Kenny (photographer) James Kenny is a professional photographer based in the United Kingdom. Biography Kenny was born and raised in Cambridgeshire, where he studied Photography and Journalism with the intention of becoming an automotive journalist. One of Kenny ...

, British photographer * James C. Kenny, former US ambassador to Ireland *

Jason Kenny Sir Jason Francis Kenny (born 23 March 1988) is a British former track cyclist, specialising in the individual and team sprints. Kenny is the winner of most Olympic gold medals (7) and medals (9) by a British athlete. Kenny's seven Olympic ...

(born 1988), English cyclist *

Jon Kenny Jonathan Kenny (28 September 1957 – 15 November 2024) was an Irish comedian and actor, best known as one half of the Irish comic duo D'Unbelievables with Pat Shortt. They were a successful duo until 2000, releasing ''One Hell of a Video, D'U ...

, Irish comedian and actor * Julie Kenny (1957–2025), English businesswoman *

Laura Kenny Dame Laura Rebecca Kenny, Lady Kenny, ( Trott; born 24 April 1992) is a former British professional Track cycling, track and Road bicycle racing, road cyclist who specialised in track endurance events, specifically the team pursuit, omnium, scra ...

(born 1992), British track and road cyclist * Lawrence Kenny, Catholic priest and exorcist * Marc Kenny, former Irish footballer * Matthew Joseph Kenny, Irish politician from Clare * Maurice Kenny (1929–2016), Mohawk poet * Mecury Kenny (born 1979), Zimbabwean cricketer *

Michael Kenny (disambiguation) Michael, Mick or Mike Kenny may refer to: *Michael Kenny (boxer) (1964–2024), New Zealand boxer *Michael Kenny (sculptor) (1941–1999), English sculptor *Michael Kenny (political scientist), professor of public policy at the University of Cambrid ...

, includes some Michaels better known as Mick or Mike * Mick Kenny (Kilkenny hurler) (1925–2003) * Mike Kenny (writer), British playwright *

Nick Kenny (poet) Nicholas Aloysius Kenny (February 3, 1895 in Astoria, New York - December 1, 1975 in Sarasota, Florida) was a syndicated newspaper columnist, a song lyricist and a poet who wrote light verse in the Edgar Guest tradition. Biography Born in Queen ...

(1895–1975), US columnist, lyricist & poet * Nick Kenny (rugby league), Australian rugby league player * Paddy Kenny, British-born Irish footballer * Paddy Kenny (hurler), Irish hurler *

Pat Kenny Patrick Kenny (born 29 January 1948) is an Irish broadcaster, who currently hosts the daily radio show ''The Pat Kenny Show'' on Newstalk and the current affairs show ''Pat Kenny Tonight'' on Virgin Media One. Prior to this, Kenny had a 41-ye ...

(born 1948), Irish broadcaster * Seán Kenny (politician) (born 1942), Irish Labour Party politician *

Sean Kenny (theatre designer) Sean Kenny (23 December 1929 – 11 June 1973) was an Irish theatre and film scenic designer, costume designer, lighting designer and director. Kenny was the set designer for the musicals of Lionel Bart including ''Oliver!'', '' Lock Up Your D ...

, Irish film, theatre and exhibition designer * Seán Kenny (hurler), Irish hurler *

Stephen Kenny (footballer) Stephen Kenny (born 30 October 1971) is an Irish football manager and former player who is the manager of League of Ireland Premier Division side St Patrick's Athletic F.C., St Patrick's Athletic. He has formerly managed Longford Town F.C., Long ...

, Irish football manager *

Tom Kenny Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He has been voicing SpongeBob SquarePants (character), the titular character in ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' and associated media since its debut in 1999. Kenny has voice ...

(born 1962), American voice actor and comedian best known as the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants * Tom Kenny (hurler), Irish hurler *

William Kenny (disambiguation) William Kenny may refer to: *William Kenny (Irish politician) (1846–1921), Irish lawyer, judge and politician *William Kenny (VC) (1880–1936), recipient of the Victoria Cross *William David Kenny (1889–?), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cros ...

Fictional characters

Kenny McCormick Kenneth "Kenny" McCormick is a fictional character and one of the four main protagonists in the adult animated sitcom ''South Park'', alongside Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, and Eric Cartman. His often muffled and incomprehensible speech—th ...

, a character from the TV series ''

South Park ''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boysStan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand the ...

'' * Kenny (''Beyblade''), in the anime and manga series ''Beyblade'' * Kenny (''Tomorrow People''), in the 1970s science fiction series ''The Tomorrow People'' * Kenny Ackerman, a character from ''

Attack on Titan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. It is set in a world where humanity is forced to live in cities surrounded by three enormous walls that protect them from gigantic man-eating humanoids referred to a ...

'' * Kenny Chang, in the British web series ''

Corner Shop Show ''Corner Shop Show'' is a British comedy drama web series that premiered on YouTube in March 2014. The series is created by Islah Abdur-Rahman and consists of continuous episodes uploaded on his YouTube channel CornerShopShow, following the a ...

''. *

Kenny Powers (character) Kenny Powers is a fictional world famous baseball player in the HBO television comedy series '' Eastbound & Down'', played by Danny McBride. He is portrayed as a once dominant baseball pitcher, whose poor work ethic, ego, and short temper jeopa ...

, the protagonist of the HBO series ''Eastbound and Down'' * Kenny Rossmore, a character in the 2013 American crime comedy movie ''

We're the Millers ''We're the Millers'' is a 2013 American black comedy film directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber and starring Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Emma Roberts, Will Poulter, Nick Offerman, Kathryn Hahn, Molly Quinn, and Ed Helms. The film's scree ...

'' * Kenny Smyth, a corporate bathroom plumber in the 2006 film ''Kenny'' * Kenny Wangler, an African-American drug addict in the HBO drama ''Oz'' * Kenny, in the movie '' Let Me In'' * Kenny, in the episodic video game series '' The Walking Dead: Season One'' * Kenny the Shark, from ''

Kenny the Shark ''Kenny the Shark'' is an American animated television series produced by Discovery Kids. The series premiered on Discovery Kids' Saturday morning block on NBC on November 1, 2003, and ended on February 19, 2005, spanning two seasons and 26 epi ...

'' *

Kenny Kenny is a surname, a given name, and a diminutive of several different given names. In Ireland, the surname is an Anglicisation of the Irish ''Ó Cionnaith'', also spelt ''Ó Cionnaoith'' and ''Ó Cionaodha'', meaning "descendant of Cionnaith". ...

(Kouji), from ''

Stitch! is a Japanese anime television series. It is a spin-off of Disney's ''Lilo & Stitch'' franchise, serving as the franchise's second television series after '' Lilo & Stitch: The Series''. The anime series aired in Japan from Octob ...

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* Genealogies of Kenny and Lysaght by Cecil Stacpoole Kenny 1915, NLI, Dublin, Ireland {{given name, type=both English masculine given names English-language surnames Masculine given names Hypocorisms Surnames of Irish origin Anglicised Irish-language surnames

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