Sharkey

Sharkey (Irish: Ó Searcaigh) is a surname of Irish origin. Notable people with the surname include:

Bill Sharkey (1873–1946), Australian rules footballer
Brendan Sharkey (born 1962), American politician
Catherine Sharkey (born c. 1970), law professor
Ed Sharkey (1927–2015), American former National Football League player
Eddie Sharkey (born 1936), American professional wrestling trainer and former wrestler
Emma Augusta Sharkey (1858–1902), American writer
Feargal Sharkey (born 1958), lead singer of the pop punk band The Undertones
Heather J. Sharkey (born 1967), American historian
Jack Sharkey (1902–1994), American heavyweight boxing champion
Jack Sharkey (footballer) (1874–1961), Australian rules footballer
Jack Sharkey (writer) (1931–1992), American author and playwright
Jackie Sharkey (1897–1970), Italian-born American boxer
James A. Sharkey (born 1945), Irish historian and diplomat
Jerry Sharkey (1942–2014), American historic preservationist and historian
Jim Sharkey (1934–2014), Scottish footballer
Joe Sharkey, columnist for The New York Times
John Sharkey, Baron Sharkey (born 1947), British politician
Jonathon Sharkey (born 1964), American professional wrestler and perennial candidate
Kathleen Sharkey (born 1990), American field hockey player
Kevin Sharkey (born 1961), Irish artist
Lance Sharkey (1898–1967), Australian trade union activist, radical journalist and communist politician
Michael Sharkey (born 1946), Australian poet, biographer, reviewer and academic
Nick Sharkey (1943–2015), Scottish footballer
Noel Sharkey, British computer scientist
Pat Sharkey (born 1953), former footballer from Northern Ireland
Patrick Sharkey (boxer) (1931–2016), Irish boxer
Patrick Sharkey (born c. 1978), American sociologist
Paul Sharkey (born 1974), former Australian rules footballer
Ray Sharkey (1952–1993), American actor
Sarah Sharkey, officer in the Royal Australian Navy
Seymour Sharkey (1847–1929), British physician
Tina Sharkey (born 1964), American entrepreneur
Tom Sharkey (1873–1953), American boxer
William J. Sharkey (US Navy officer) (1885–1918)
William J. Sharkey (murderer) (c. 1847–?), convicted murderer and minor New York City politician
William L. Sharkey (1798–1873), American judge and politician

Fictional characters include:

Sharkey, the antagonist of "The Scouring of the Shire" in The Lord of the Rings
Finn Sharkey, in the UK TV series Waterloo Road
Francis Ethelbert Sharkey, a character in the TV series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Captain John Sharkey, the main character of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 1925 novel The Dealings of Captain Sharkey
Otto Sharkey, title character of C.P.O. Sharkey, a 1976–1978 American television series, played by Don Rickles
Tom Sharky, protagonist of the 1981 film Sharky's Machine, played by Burt Reynolds

See also