Kennedy (surname)
Kennedy is a surname, which is found in the English -speaking world.
Origin and Meaning
Kennedy is an anglicized name of Gaelic origin. There are various theories by either the anglicized form of Ó Ceannéidigh ( " son of Ceannéidigh ", " Ceannéidigh " in turn means " ugly head") or Ó Cinneide. Variants of the name are O'Kennedy and Kennedie.
Bearers of the name
- Members of the Kennedy political family
A
- AL Kennedy ( b. 1965 ), British writer
- Adrienne Kennedy ( born 1931 ), American author and playwright
- Alan Kennedy (born 1954 ), English footballer
- Alicia Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of Cradley (born 1969 ), British politician ( Labour Party )
- Ambrose Kennedy (1875-1967), American politician
- Ambrose Jerome Kennedy (1893-1950), American politician
- Andrew Kennedy ( politician ) ( 1810-1847 ), American politician
- Andrew Kennedy (basketball player) (born 1965 ), Jamaican - American basketball player
- Andrew Kennedy ( singer) ( born 1977 ), English singer (tenor )
- Anthony Kennedy ( b. 1936 ), American lawyer and judge
- Anthony Kennedy ( Senator ) ( 1810-1892 ), American politician
- Arthur Kennedy (1914-1990), American actor
- Arthur Kennedy ( bishop) ( born 1942 ), American clergyman, Auxiliary Bishop of Boston
- Arthur Edward Kennedy (1809-1883), British colonial administrator
B
- Bap Kennedy ( b. 1963 ), Northern Irish singer, songwriter and guitarist
- Benjamin Hall Kennedy (1804-1889), British classical philologist
- Bob Kennedy ( b. 1970 ), American long-distance runner
- Brian Kennedy ( b. 1966 ), Northern Irish singer
- Burt Kennedy (1922-2001), American film director
C
- Cameron Kennedy ( * 1993), Canadian actor
- Caroline Kennedy ( b. 1957 ), American author, daughter of John F. Kennedy
- Carrie Kennedy (1862-1915), American fashion designer
- Charles Kennedy ( b. 1959 ), British politician ( Liberal Democrats )
- Charles A. Kennedy (1869-1951), American politician
- Clarence Hamilton Kennedy (1879-1952), American zoologist and illustrator
- Cortez Kennedy ( born 1968 ), American football player
- Cory Kennedy ( * 1990), American It Girl
- Cory Kennedy ( skateboarder ) (* 1990), skateboarder
D
- Dan Kennedy ( b. 1982 ), American football player
- Dave Kennedy ( b. 1953 ), Irish race car driver
- David Kennedy ( born 1975 ), American musician
- David A. Kennedy (1955-1984), son of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel
- David M. Kennedy (1905-1996), American businessman, diplomat and politician
- David M. Kennedy ( historian ) ( born 1941 ), American historian
- Dean Kennedy ( b. 1963 ), Canadian ice hockey player
- Declan Kennedy ( b. 1934 ), Irish architect
- Donald Kennedy ( born 1931 ), American biologist and editor
- Douglas Kennedy ( actor) ( 1915-1973 ), American actor
- Douglas Kennedy ( politician ) ( 1916-2003 ), Canadian politician
- Douglas Kennedy ( author ) ( born 1955 ), American writer
- Douglas Harriman Kennedy ( born 1967), American journalist
- Duncan Kennedy ( lawyer) ( born 1942 ), American lawyer
- Duncan Kennedy ( luger ) ( born 1967), American luger
- Duncan Kennedy ( screenwriter ), American screenwriter
- Duncan F. Kennedy, British classical scholar
E
- Eamonn L. Kennedy (1921-2000), Irish diplomat
- Eddie Kennedy ( b. 1960 ), Irish Artists
- Edgar Kennedy (1890-1948), American actor
- Edmund Kennedy (1818-1848), Australian explorer
- Edward Kennedy ( journalist) ( 1905-1963 ), American journalist
- Edward Kennedy (1932-2009), American Senator
- Edward Stewart Kennedy (1912-2009), American historian of science
- Ethel Kennedy (born Ethel Skakel, born 1928 ), widow of Robert F. Kennedy
- Eugene Kennedy ( biochemist ) ( 1919-2011 ), American biochemist
- Eugene Kennedy ( psychologist ) ( born 1928 ), American psychologist
F
- Fred Kennedy (1902-1963), English footballer
- Frederick Kennedy (1902-1963), English footballer
G
- George Kennedy ( born 1925 ), American actor
- George Kennedy ( sports promoter ) ( George Washington Kendall; 1881-1921 ), Canadian sports promoter and entrepreneur
- George Kennedy ( sinologist ) ( 1901-1960 ), American sinologist
- Gerard Kennedy ( b. 1932 ), Australian actor
- Gordon Kennedy (actor, 1958) ( Gordon Gilbert Kennedy, born 1958 ), British actor
- Gordon Kennedy (actor, 1968) ( Gordon McGregor Kennedy, born 1968 ), Danish actor
- Gordon Kennedy ( athlete ) ( born 1981 ), Irish athlete
- Grace Kennedy (1782-1825), Scottish writer
B
- Hans D. Kennedy ( * 1924), Dutch - Australian astronomer
- Harrison Kennedy ( * 1989), Liberian footballer
- Helena Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws ( born 1950 ), British lawyer, journalist and politician
- Hubert Kennedy ( born 1931 ), American author and mathematician
- Hugh Kennedy (1879-1936), Irish politician, lawyer and judge
- Hugh Alexander Kennedy (1809-1878), British chess player
- Hugh N. Kennedy ( b. 1947 ), Arabist and high school teachers
J
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929-1994), American journalist and editor, First Lady of the United States
- James Kennedy (1408-1465), Scottish bishop
- James Kennedy ( politician ) ( 1853-1928 ), American politician
- James C. Kennedy, American publisher
- Jamie Kennedy (born 1970 ), American actor
- Janet Kennedy ( Janet Douglas, Countess of Angus, at 1483-1543; ), Scottish nobleman and mistress of James IV
- Jerry Kennedy ( born 1940 ), American musician and music producer
- Jessica Parker Kennedy ( born 1984 ), Canadian actress
- Joan Kennedy ( country musician ) ( born 1960 ), Canadian musician
- Joan Bennett Kennedy ( b. 1936 ), wife of Edward Kennedy
- Joe Kennedy (1979-2007), American baseball player
- Joe Kennedy, Jr. (1923-2004), American jazz musician and high school teachers
- John Kennedy ( DJ) (born 1965 ), British radio DJ
- John Kennedy ( footballer ) ( b. 1983 ), Scottish football player
- John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), American politician, president from 1961 to 1963
- John F. Kennedy, Jr. (1960-1999), American lawyer and publisher
- John Gendall Kennedy (1900-1971), American rower and Olympic athlete
- John L. Kennedy (1854-1946), American politician
- John P. Kennedy (1795-1870), American politician and writer
- Joseph J. Kennedy, Jr. (1923-2004), American violinist, composer, arranger and university teachers, see Joe Kennedy, Jr.
- Joseph P. Kennedy (1888-1969), American businessman and diplomat
- Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (1915-1944), American pilot
- Joseph Patrick Kennedy II ( b. 1952 ), American politician (Democratic Party) and businessman
- Joseph Patrick Kennedy III ( born 1980 ), American politician (Democratic Party) and lawyer
- Joseph William Kennedy (1916-1957), American physicist
- Joshua Kennedy ( b. 1982 ), Australian football player
K
- Karol Kennedy (1932-2004), American figure skater
- Kathleen Kennedy ( born 1953 ), American film producer
- Ken Kennedy ( director), American film director, screenwriter and Schasuspieler
- Ken Kennedy, a ring name of Ken Anderson ( wrestler ) (born 1976 ), American professional wrestler
- Kenneth Kennedy (1913-1985), Australian skater, hockey player and functionary
- Kenneth W. Kennedy (1945-2007), American computer scientist
- Kerry Kennedy ( born 1959 ), American human rights activist
L
- Leigh Kennedy ( b. 1951 ), American- British writer
- Ludovic Kennedy (1919-2009), British journalist and writer
M
- Madge Kennedy (1891-1987), American actress
- Marc Kennedy ( b. 1982 ), Canadian curler
- Margaret Kennedy (1896-1967), British author
- Margaret Fairlie - Kennedy ( born 1925 ), American composer
- Margrit Kennedy (1939-2013), German architect, ecologist and author
- Mark Kennedy ( politician ) ( born 1957 ), American politician
- Mark Kennedy ( police officer ) (born 1969 ), British police officer
- Mark Kennedy ( footballer ) (born 1976 ), English footballer
- Mark Kennedy ( sailors ), New Zealand sailor
- Marny Kennedy ( * 1994), Australian actress
- Martin J. Kennedy (1892-1955), American politician
- Mary Kennedy ( born 1956 ), Irish television presenter
- Mary Ann Kennedy ( b. 1949 ), American musician
- Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher (1908-1991), American essayist
- Merna Kennedy (1908-1944), American actress
- Michael J. Kennedy (1897-1949), American politician
- Michael Robert Kennedy ( b. 1968 ), Australian clergyman, Bishop of Armidale
- Mike Kennedy ( b. 1972 ), Canadian ice hockey player
- Mimi Kennedy ( born 1949 ), American actress
- Myles Kennedy ( b. 1969 ), American rock singer
N
- Nigel Kennedy ( born 1956 ), British violinist
P
- Patricia Kennedy Lawford (1924-2006), sister of John F. Kennedy
- Patrick Kennedy ( Cutter), American Cutter
- Patrick Kennedy ( actor) ( born 1977 ), British actor
- Patrick Joseph Kennedy ( businessman ) ( 1858-1929 ), American businessman and politician
- Patrick Joseph Kennedy ( politician) (born 1967 ), American politician
- Paul Kennedy ( b. 1945 ), English historian, political scientist and author
- Peter Kennedy ( * 1927), American figure skater
R
- Randall Kennedy (born 1954 ), American lawyer
- Ray Kennedy (musician ) ( 1946-2014 ), American rock musician
- Ray Kennedy ( footballer ) ( born 1951 ), English footballer
- Ray Kennedy ( country singer ) (born 1954 ), American country singer
- Raymond Kennedy (1934-2008), American writer
- Richard Kennedy ( born 1932 ), American author
- Robert Kennedy ( bodybuilder ) ( 1938-2012 ), Canadian bodybuilder and author
- Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968), United States Senator, Justice Minister and presidential candidate
- Robert Foster Kennedy (1884-1952), British- American neurologist
- Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (born 1954 ), American lawyer, environmental activist and author
- Robert John Kennedy (1851-1936), British diplomat
- Robert P. Kennedy (1840-1918), American politician
- Roger Kennedy (1926-2011), American lawyer
- Ron Kennedy (1953-2009), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Rory Kennedy ( b. 1968 ), American documentary film director and producer -
- Roy Kennedy, Baron Kennedy of Southwark (born 1962 ), British politician ( Labour ) and Life Peer
S
- Stetson Kennedy (1916-2011), American human rights
T
- Terry Kennedy ( born 1985 ), American skateboarder
- Theodore Kennedy (1925-2009), Canadian ice hockey player
- Thomas Kennedy (1878-1959), Canadian politician
- Tim Kennedy ( born 1986 ), American ice hockey player
- Tom Kennedy (1885-1965), American actor
- Troy Kennedy Martin (1932-2009), British screenwriter
- Tyler Kennedy ( born 1986 ), Canadian ice hockey player
W
- Walter Kennedy (1912-1977), American professional basketball official
- Warring Kennedy (1827-1904), Canadian politician, mayor of Toronto
- William Kennedy ( North Carolina) ( 1768-1834 ), American politician
- William Kennedy (politicians, 1775) ( 1775-1826 ), American politician
- William Kennedy ( naval officer ) ( 1813-1890 ), Canadian- British naval officer and Arctic explorer
- William Kennedy (politicians, 1854) ( 1854-1918 ), American politician
- William Kennedy ( author) ( born 1928 ), American author and screenwriter
- William Kennedy ( drummer ) ( born 1957 ), American jazz drummer