Sharkey

Sharkey (Ó Searcaigh) is a surname of Irish origin. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Bill Sharkey (1873–1946), Australian rules footballer
 * Brendan Sharkey (born 1962), American politician
 * Catherine Sharkey (born c. 1970), law professor
 * Ed Sharkey (1927–2015), American former National Football League player
 * Eddie Sharkey (born 1936), American professional wrestling trainer and former wrestler
 * Emma Augusta Sharkey (1858–1902), American writer
 * Feargal Sharkey (born 1958), lead singer of the pop punk band The Undertones
 * Heather J. Sharkey (born 1967), American historian
 * Jack Sharkey (1902–1994), American heavyweight boxing champion
 * Jack Sharkey (footballer) (1874–1961), Australian rules footballer
 * Jackie Sharkey (1897–1970), Italian-born American boxer
 * James A. Sharkey (born 1945), Irish historian and diplomat
 * Jerry Sharkey (1942–2014), American historic preservationist and historian
 * Jim Sharkey (1934–2014), Scottish footballer
 * Joe Sharkey, columnist for The New York Times
 * John Sharkey, Baron Sharkey (born 1947), British politician
 * Jonathon Sharkey (born 1964), American professional wrestler and perennial candidate
 * Kathleen Sharkey (born 1990), American field hockey player
 * Kevin Sharkey (born 1961), Irish artist
 * Lance Sharkey (1898–1967), Australian trade union activist, radical journalist and communist politician
 * Michael Sharkey (born 1946), Australian poet, biographer, reviewer and academic
 * Nick Sharkey (1943–2015), Scottish footballer
 * Noel Sharkey, British computer scientist
 * Pat Sharkey (born 1953), former footballer from Northern Ireland
 * Patrick Sharkey (boxer) (1931–2016), Irish boxer
 * Patrick Sharkey (born c. 1978), American sociologist
 * Paul Sharkey (born 1974), former Australian rules footballer
 * Ray Sharkey (1952–1993), American actor
 * Sarah Sharkey, officer in the Royal Australian Navy
 * Seymour Sharkey (1847–1929), British physician
 * Tina Sharkey (born 1964), American entrepreneur
 * Tom Sharkey (1873–1953), American boxer
 * William J. Sharkey (US Navy officer) (1885–1918)
 * William J. Sharkey (murderer) (c. 1847–?), convicted murderer and minor New York City politician
 * William L. Sharkey (1798–1873), American judge and politician

Fictional characters include:
 * Sharkey, the antagonist of "The Scouring of the Shire" in The Lord of the Rings
 * Finn Sharkey, in the UK TV series Waterloo Road
 * 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's 1925 novel The Dealings of Captain Sharkey
 * Otto Sharkey, title character of C.P.O. Sharkey, a 1976–1978 American television series, played by Don Rickles
 * Tom Sharky, protagonist of the 1981 film Sharky's Machine, played by Burt Reynolds