Morrissey (surname)

Morrissey is an Irish surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Acting

 * Alan Morrissey, British actor
 * Betty Morrissey (1908–1944), American film actress
 * Bill Morrissey, professional wrestler who performs as Colin Cassady
 * David Morrissey, actor
 * Eamon Morrissey (actor), Irish actor
 * Neil Morrissey (born 1962), English actor
 * Will Morrissey, (1887–1957), American vaudevillian producer, lyricist, actor

Literature

 * Di Morrissey, Australian novelist
 * Donna Morrissey, Canadian author
 * Ed Morrissey, conservative American blogger
 * Kim Morrissey, Canadian poet and playwright
 * Michael J T Morrissey (born 1942), New Zealand poet and author
 * Paul Morrissey (comics), comic book editor and writer
 * Sinéad Morrissey, poet from Northern Ireland

Music

 * Morrissey (born 1959), English singer-songwriter
 * Bill Morrissey, American folk singer/songwriter
 * Chris Morrissey (musician)
 * Dick Morrissey, British jazz musician

Other arts

 * Edward Morrissey (director), American film director
 * Marty Morrissey, commentator with the sports department of Radio Telefís Éireann
 * Paul Morrissey, American film director
 * Paul C. Morrissey, comedian
 * Peter Morrissey, Australian fashion designer
 * Will Morrissey, (1887–1957), American vaudevillian producer, lyricist, and actor

Ireland

 * Daniel Morrissey (1895–1981), Irish politician who sat in Dáil Éireann for thirty-five years
 * John Morrissey (1831–1878), Irish born American boxer and politician
 * Michael Morrissey (politician) (died 1947), Irish politician; member of Fianna Fáil
 * Tom Morrissey (politician), Irish Progressive Democrats politician

United States

 * Andrew M. Morrissey (1871–1933), Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court
 * Ed Morrissey, conservative American blogger
 * Francis X. Morrissey (1910–2007), Massachusetts judge
 * Joseph D. Morrissey, an American politician from Virginia
 * Larry Morrissey, mayor of Rockford, Illinois
 * Michael W. Morrissey (born 1954), District Attorney of Norfolk County, Massachusetts
 * Patrick Morrisey (born 1967), 34th Attorney General of West Virginia

Other countries

 * Alice Morrissey (died in 1912), British Catholic, socialist leader and suffragette
 * Bobby Morrissey, Canadian politician from Prince Edward Island
 * Brian Morrissey, co-founder of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
 * Edmund Morrissey (1914–1965), member of the Australian Labor Party
 * Gerry Morrissey, British trade unionist and current General Secretary of BECTU
 * Joy Morrissey, British Member of Parliament elected 2019

Baseball

 * Frank Morrissey (baseball) (1876–1939), pitcher in Major League Baseball in the early twentieth century
 * John Morrissey (baseball) (1856–1884), American Major League Baseball player
 * Tom Morrissey (baseball), (1860–1941), American Major League Baseball player

Football/rugby/soccer

 * Brian Morrissey (rugby player), a former New Zealand rugby union player
 * George Morrissey (1883–1964), Australian rules footballer
 * Gordon Morrissey (1894–1970), former Australian rules footballer
 * James Morrissey (footballer), former Australian rules footballer
 * Johnny Morrissey, English footballer
 * Tom Morrissey (Gaelic footballer)
 * William Morrissey (born circa 1889), rugby union player representing Australia

Hurling

 * Dick Morrissey (hurler), Irish hurler
 * Eamon Morrissey (hurler), former Irish sportsperson
 * Martin Óg Morrissey, (born 1934), former Irish sportsperson
 * Paul Morrissey (hurler) (born 1980), Irish hurler
 * Tom Morrissey (hurler), (born 1996), Irish hurler

Other sports

 * Frank Morrissey, former American football player and coach
 * Jim Morrissey (American football), former professional American football player
 * Jimmy Morrissey (born 1998), American football player
 * John Morrissey (1831–1878), Irish born American boxer and politician
 * Thomas Morrissey (athlete), American long-distance runner
 * Josh Morrissey, Canadian ice hockey defenseman
 * Steven Morrissey (footballer), Jamaican football player
 * W. Morrissey (first name William; born 1986), American professional wrestler

In other fields

 * Andrew Morrissey (1860–1921), Irish-American priest and President of the University of Notre Dame
 * Edward Morrissey, second ex-husband of Rev. Mary Manin Morrissey
 * Helena Morrissey, English businesswoman
 * James Morrissey (PR consultant), PR agent and spokesperson for billionaire Denis O'Brien
 * Mary Manin Morrissey, New Thought minister from Oregon, US