Hickey (surname)

Hickey is a common surname of Irish origin. The original form Ó hÍceadha, which is still used in Ireland, was one of the Irish medical families in Gaelic times. Notable people with the surname include:

Arts and entertainment

 * Adam Hickey (born 1997), English cricketer
 * Cheryl Hickey (born 1976), Canadian entertainment reporter for the Global Television Network
 * Chris Hickey (singer-songwriter), American singer-songwriter
 * Dale Hickey (born 1937), Australian artist
 * Dave Hickey (1938–2021), American art critic, author of Air Guitar: Essays on Art & Democracy (1998)
 * Eddie Hickey (1902–1980), American sportsman
 * Emily Henrietta Hickey, Irish author and translator
 * Ersel Hickey, American rockabilly singer
 * James Harden-Hickey, 19th-century American writer
 * John Benjamin Hickey, American actor
 * Kenny Hickey, American musician
 * Kirsty Hickey (born 1996), English actress
 * Michael Hickey, American screenwriter
 * Rich Hickey, American computer programmer, creator of the Clojure programming language
 * Steve Hickey (footballer) (born 1965), Australian rules footballer
 * Tamara Hickey, Canadian actress
 * Tom Hickey, Irish actor, known for his role in The Riordans
 * Thomas Hickey, 1741–1842, Irish painter
 * William Hickey (actor), American actor
 * William Hickey (memoirist) (1749–1830), English lawyer and memoirist
 * William Hickey (columnist), pseudonymous byline of a gossip column published in the Daily Express
 * May Wynn, actress, born Donna Lee Hickey before taking the stage name "May Wynn," after playing a character by that name in The Caine Mutiny

History and current affairs

 * Charles Hickey (1897–1918), Canadian World War I flying ace
 * Colonel James Hickey (soldier), in charge of the US special forces team which captured Saddam Hussein
 * Elizabeth Hickey (1917–1999), Scottish-born Irish historian and writer
 * Jim Hickey (broadcaster), New Zealand television presenter
 * Thomas Hickey (soldier), executed for mutiny during the American Revolutionary War
 * Michael O'Hickey (1860–1916), vice president of the Gaelic League and Chair of Irish at Maynooth

Politics and law

 * Bonnie Hickey, Canadian politician
 * Eileen Hickey (New York politician) (1945–1999), New York politician
 * Eileen M. Hickey (1886–1960), Northern Irish politician
 * Huhana Hickey, New Zealand Māori lawyer and disability advocate
 * James Hickey (Irish politician) (c. 1886 – 1966), Labour TD and Lord Mayor of Cork
 * James Hickey (c.1837 – c.1885, Irish Fenian and Land Leaguer
 * Joe Hickey (politician), American politician
 * Maggie Hickey, Australian politician
 * Stephen Hickey, British diplomat
 * Vivian Hickey (1916–2016), American politician and educator
 * William J. Hickey, New York politician and judge

Religion

 * Antony Hickey (1586–?) Irish Franciscan theologian
 * Barry Hickey (Born 1936), Catholic bishop in Western Australia
 * David Francis Hickey (1882–1973), American-born Catholic bishop in Belize
 * Steve Hickey (born 1967), American pastor and politician
 * Rev. William Hickey (1787–1875), Irish priest, writer and philanthropist

Science and academics

 * Barbara Hickey, Canadian-born American oceanographer
 * Joseph Hickey (ornithologist) (1907–1993), American ornithologist
 * Raymond Hickey, Irish linguist
 * Timothy J. Hickey, a professor of computer science

Sports

 * Ambrose Hickey (1945–2016), Irish Gaelic footballer
 * Anthony Hickey (born 1992), American basketball player, the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Charles Hickey (cricketer) (1880–1919), New Zealand cricketer
 * Charlie Hickey (coach) (born 1964), American college baseball coach
 * Chris Hickey, Australian rugby union coach
 * Colin Hickey (1931–1999), Australian speed skater
 * Denis Hickie, Irish international in Rugby union
 * Jack Hickey (rugby) (1887–1950), Australian dual internationalist in Rugby union and Rugby league
 * Jarrad Hickey (born 1985), Australian rugby league player
 * Jim Hickey (American football) (1920–1997), American
 * Jim Hickey (baseball coach) (born 1961), American
 * Jimmy Hickie (1915–1973), Scottish footballer (Clyde, Asturias)
 * Joe Hickey (footballer) (1929–2021), Australian rules footballer
 * Miriam Hickey, American soccer player
 * Noah Hickey (born 1978), New Zealand football player
 * Noel Hickey, Irish sportsman
 * Pat Hickey (born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Pat Hickey (sports administrator) (born 1945), Irish sports administrator
 * Red Hickey (1917–2006), American athlete, played American football
 * Reg Hickey (1906–1973), player and coach for Geelong in Australian rules football
 * Thomas Hickey, Canadian ice hockey player, L.A. Kings

Fictional characters

 * Buzz Hickey, in the NBC show Community
 * Cornelius Hickey, in Dan Simmons' book and its TV adaptation, both titled The Terror
 * Earl Hickey, in the NBC show My Name Is Earl
 * Randy Hickey, in the NBC show My Name Is Earl