Sharkey

Sharkey () 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 * Jack Sharkey (writer) (1931–1992), American author and playwright * 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 Provided by Wikipedia