# Sharkey

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'''Sharkey''' ({{langx|ga|Ó Searcaigh}}) is a surname of Irish origin. Notable people with the surname include:

* [Anna Sharkey](/source/Anna_Sharkey) (born 1987), British goalball player
* [Bill Sharkey](/source/Bill_Sharkey) (1873–1946), Australian rules footballer
* [Bill Sharkey (boxer)](/source/Bill_Sharkey_(boxer)) (1949–1998), American boxer
* [Brendan Sharkey](/source/Brendan_Sharkey) (born 1962), American lawyer and politician from Connecticut
* [Catherine Sharkey](/source/Catherine_Sharkey) (born 1970), American jurist
* [Ed Sharkey](/source/Ed_Sharkey) (1927–2015), American football player
* [Eddie Sharkey](/source/Eddie_Sharkey) (born 1936), American professional wrestler and trainer 
* [Emma Augusta Sharkey](/source/Emma_Augusta_Sharkey) (1858–1902), American writer
* [Feargal Sharkey](/source/Feargal_Sharkey) (born 1958), lead singer of the pop punk band The Undertones
* [Harry Sharkey](/source/Harry_Sharkey) (1916–2002), American rower
* [Heather J. Sharkey](/source/Heather_J._Sharkey) (born 1967), American historian
* [Isaiah Sharkey](/source/Isaiah_Sharkey) (born 1989), American guitarist and singer-songwriter
* [Jack Sharkey](/source/Jack_Sharkey) (1902–1994), American heavyweight boxing champion
* [Jack Sharkey (footballer)](/source/Jack_Sharkey_(footballer)) (1874–1961), Australian rules footballer
* [Jack Sharkey (writer)](/source/Jack_Sharkey_(writer)) (1931–1992), American author and playwright
* [Jackie Sharkey](/source/Jackie_Sharkey) (1897–1970), Italian-born American boxer
* [James A. Sharkey](/source/James_A._Sharkey) (born 1945), Irish historian and diplomat
* [Jerry Sharkey](/source/Jerry_Sharkey) (1942–2014), American historic preservationist and historian
* [Jesse Sharkey](/source/Jesse_Sharkey) (born 1970), American schoolteacher and labor leader in Chicago
* [Jim Sharkey](/source/Jim_Sharkey) (1934–2014), Scottish footballer
* [Joe Sharkey](/source/Joe_Sharkey), (1946–2023), American true crime author and columnist for ''The New York Times''
* [John Sharkey, Baron Sharkey](/source/John_Sharkey%2C_Baron_Sharkey) (born 1947), British politician
* [Jonathon Sharkey](/source/Jonathon_Sharkey) (born 1964), American professional wrestler and perennial candidate
* [Josh Sharkey](/source/Josh_Sharkey) (born 1997), American basketball player 
* [Kathleen Sharkey](/source/Kathleen_Sharkey) (born 1990), American field hockey player
* [Kevin Sharkey](/source/Kevin_Sharkey) (born 1961), Irish artist
* [Kevin Sharkey (executive)](/source/Kevin_Sharkey_(executive)), American publishing executive
* [Kevin Sharkey (journalist)](/source/Kevin_Sharkey_(journalist)) (born 1964), Irish broadcast journalist
* [Kristen Sharkey](/source/Kristen_Sharkey) (born 1992), American basketball player and coach
* [Lance Sharkey](/source/Lance_Sharkey) (1898–1967), Australian trade union activist, radical journalist and communist politician
* [Michael Sharkey](/source/Michael_Sharkey) (born 1946), Australian poet, biographer and academic
* [Niamh Sharkey](/source/Niamh_Sharkey) (born 1973), Irish author and illustrator of children's books
* [Nick Sharkey](/source/Nick_Sharkey) (1943–2015), Scottish footballer
* [Noel Sharkey](/source/Noel_Sharkey) (born 1948), British computer scientist
* [Pat Sharkey](/source/Pat_Sharkey) (born 1953), Northern Ireland footballer
* [Patrick Sharkey](/source/Patrick_Sharkey) (born c. 1978), American sociologist 
* [Patrick Sharkey (boxer)](/source/Patrick_Sharkey_(boxer)) (1931–2016), Irish boxer
* [Paul Sharkey](/source/Paul_Sharkey) (born 1974), Australian rules footballer
* [Ray Sharkey](/source/Ray_Sharkey) (1952–1993), American actor
* [Sarah Sharkey](/source/Sarah_Sharkey), medical officer in the Royal Australian Navy
* [Seamus Sharkey](/source/Seamus_Sharkey) (born 1990), Manx footballer
* [Seymour Sharkey](/source/Seymour_Sharkey) (1847–1929), British physician
* [Steve Sharkey](/source/Steve_Sharkey) (1918–1995), American basketball player
* [Thomas D. Sharkey](/source/Thomas_D._Sharkey), American plant biochemist
* [Tina Sharkey](/source/Tina_Sharkey) (born 1964), American entrepreneur
* [Tom Sharkey](/source/Tom_Sharkey) (1873–1953), American boxer
* [William J. Sharkey (US Navy officer)](/source/William_J._Sharkey_(US_Navy_officer)) (1885–1918)
* [William J. Sharkey (murderer)](/source/William_J._Sharkey_(murderer)) (c.1847 – after 1873), convicted murderer and minor New York City politician
* [William L. Sharkey](/source/William_L._Sharkey) (1798–1873), American judge and politician

Fictional characters include:
* [Sharkey](/source/Saruman), the antagonist of "[The Scouring of the Shire](/source/The_Scouring_of_the_Shire)" in ''The Lord of the Rings''
* Finn Sharkey, in the UK TV series ''[Waterloo Road](/source/Waterloo_Road_(TV_series))''
* [Francis Ethelbert Sharkey](/source/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](/source/Sir_Arthur_Conan_Doyle)'s 1925 novel ''The Dealings of Captain Sharkey''
* Otto Sharkey, title character of ''[C.P.O. Sharkey](/source/C.P.O._Sharkey)'', a 1976–1978 American television series, played by Don Rickles
* Tom Sharky, protagonist of the 1981 film ''[Sharky's Machine](/source/Sharky's_Machine_(film))'', played by Burt Reynolds

==See also==
* [DJ Sharkey](/source/DJ_Sharkey), stage name of the music DJ and record producer Jonathan Neath (born 1974)
* Bill Sharky, former member of [The Barron Knights](/source/The_Barron_Knights), a British humorous pop group

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Category:Surnames of Irish origin
Category:Anglicised Irish-language surnames

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