# Chaney

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For other uses, see [Chaney (disambiguation)](/source/Chaney_(disambiguation)).

**Chaney** is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

- [Beej Chaney](/source/Beej_Chaney) (1957–2025), American punk/new wave musician
- [Cassius Chaney](/source/Cassius_Chaney) (born 1987), American boxer
- [Charles "Bubba" Chaney](/source/Charles_%22Bubba%22_Chaney) (born 1946), American politician
- [Chris Chaney](/source/Chris_Chaney), American musician
- [Darrel Chaney](/source/Darrel_Chaney), American baseball player
- [Don Chaney](/source/Don_Chaney), American basketball player and coach
- [Edward Chaney](/source/Edward_Chaney), Cultural historian
- [Esty Chaney](/source/Esty_Chaney) (1891–1952), American baseball player
- [Fred Chaney](/source/Fred_Chaney), Australian Liberal Party politician and minister in the Fraser government (son of Fred snr)
- [Fred Chaney Sr.](/source/Fred_Chaney_Sr.), Australian Liberal Party politician and minister in the Menzies government
- [George Chaney](/source/George_Chaney) (1892–1958), American boxer
- [Gregory Chaney](/source/Gregory_Chaney), American politician
- Harold O. Chaney, founder of [Chaney's](/source/Chaney's) department stores in Greater Los Angeles
- [James Chaney](/source/James_Chaney) (1943–1964), American civil rights activist
- [James E. Chaney](/source/James_E._Chaney) (1885–1967), American military officer
- [James M. Chaney](/source/James_M._Chaney) (1921–1976), American police officer and witness to President Kennedy's assassination
- [James McDonald Chaney](/source/James_McDonald_Chaney), American Presbyterian minister
- [John Chaney (disambiguation)](/source/John_Chaney_(disambiguation)) (several entries)
- [Kate Chaney](/source/Kate_Chaney), Australian independent politician
- [Lindsay Chaney](/source/Lindsay_Chaney), American news editor
- [Lon Chaney](/source/Lon_Chaney) (1883–1930), American actor
- [Lon Chaney Jr.](/source/Lon_Chaney_Jr.) (1906–1973), American actor
- [Michael Chaney](/source/Michael_Chaney), Australian businessman
- [Mike Chaney](/source/Mike_Chaney) (born 1944), Insurance Commissioner of Mississippi
- [Norman Chaney](/source/Norman_Chaney) (1918–1936), American child actor
- [Olivia Chaney](/source/Olivia_Chaney) (born 1982) English folk singer
- [Ralph Works Chaney](/source/Ralph_Works_Chaney) (1890–1971) American paleobotanist.
- [Tray Chaney](/source/Tray_Chaney), American actor
- [William Chaney](/source/William_Chaney) (1922–2013), American educator

## Fictional characters

- [Markoff Chaney](/source/Markoff_Chaney), a character from *The Illuminatus! Trilogy*
- [Tom Chaney](/source/Tom_Chaney), a character from "True Grit"

## See also

- [Chanay](/source/Chanay)
- [Cheney](/source/Cheney_(surname))
- [Chesney](/source/Chesney)

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