Kennedy
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- Kennedy (surname)Kennedy (surname)Kennedy, alternately O'Kennedy and Kennedie, is a surname of Irish and Scottish origin that has also been used as a given name.-Origins:...
- Kennedy (given name)Kennedy (given name)Kennedy, , is a unisex given name in the English language. The name is an Anglicised form of a masculine given name in the Irish language. The has been sometimes been given in honour of American politicians John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert F. Kennedy, who were both assassinated in the...
- John F. KennedyJohn F. KennedyJohn Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
, 35th President of the United StatesPresident of the United StatesThe President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.... - Kennedy familyKennedy familyIn the United States, the phrase Kennedy family commonly refers to the family descending from the marriage of the Irish-Americans Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald that was prominent in American politics and government. Their political involvement has revolved around the...
, associated with AmericanPeople of the United StatesThe people of the United States, also known as simply Americans or American people, are the inhabitants or citizens of the United States. The United States is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds...
politics and government - Clan KennedyClan KennedyClan Kennedy is a Scottish clan and an Irish surname.-Origins:The Kennedys had their home territory in Carrick in Ayrshire, in southwestern Scotland. Originally they were of Pictish/Norse stock from the Western Isles. In the fifteenth century, one Ulric Kennedy fled Ayrshire to Lochaber in the...
of Scotland - Kennedy (Ireland)Kennedy (Ireland)The Kennedy family of Ireland is a royal dynasty founded in the Middle Ages who were Kings of Ormond. Their founder was the nephew of High King Brian Boru . Kennedy is an anglicised form of the Irish "Ó Cinnéide". The name Cinnéide belonged Brian Boru's father Cennétig mac Lorcáin, King of Thomond,...
, a royal dynasty - Kennedy, aka Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, a former MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
"video jockey" - Myles Burton KennedyMyles Burton KennedyMyles Burton Kennedy was a Furness ironmaster, proprietor of Roanhead mines and chairman of the North Lonsdale Iron & Steel Co.-Parentage:...
- Nigel Kennedy (politician)Nigel Kennedy (politician)Myles Storr Nigel Kennedy was a British barrister, army officer, and politician. He served a single term in Parliament as a Conservative Party Member of Parliament , but never contributed to any debate. He was a member of Lancashire County Council for nearly twenty years...
Places
- Kennedy Road (disambiguation).
- List of peaks named Kennedy Peak
- Division of KennedyDivision of KennedyThe Division of Kennedy is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. The division is notable for its size, relative to other electoral divisions...
, an electoral district in Queensland, Australia - Kennedy, AlabamaKennedy, AlabamaKennedy is a town in Lamar County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 541.-Geography:Kennedy is located at .According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
, Alabama, United States - Kennedy (Bogotá)Kennedy (Bogotá)Kennedy, or Ciudad Kennedy, is the eighth locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia. It is located in the south-west of the city and is the most populous of all localities being home to 14% of the city's residents.- Borders :...
, Bogotá, Colombia - Kennedy, CaliforniaKennedy, CaliforniaKennedy is a census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California, United States. The population was 3,254 at the 2010 census, down from 3,275 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Kennedy is located at ....
, California, United States - Kennedy, MinnesotaKennedy, MinnesotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 255 people, 115 households, and 70 families residing in the city. The population density was 607.9 people per square mile . There were 131 housing units at an average density of 312.3 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 99.61% White, and 0.39%...
, Minnesota, United States - Kennedy, SaskatchewanKennedy, Saskatchewan- See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages of Saskatchewan-External links:*******-Footnotes:...
, Saskatchewan, Canada - Kennedy, WisconsinKennedy, WisconsinKennedy is an unincorporated community located in the town of Lake, Price County, Wisconsin, United States....
, Wisconsin, United States - Kennedy (TTC)Kennedy (TTC)Kennedy is the terminal subway station of the Bloor-Danforth and Scarborough RT lines of the Toronto subway and RT. It is located at 2455 Eglinton Avenue East, just east of Kennedy Road. The station opened in 1980 in what was then the Borough of Scarborough with the Bloor-Danforth platform, and the...
, a subway station located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Kennedy GO Station, a GO Transit station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Kennedy IslandKennedy IslandKennedy Island is an island in the Solomon Islands that was named after John F. Kennedy. The island is remembered to be the area Lt. John F. Kennedy had aided his injured crew after his boat, the PT-109, was rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri in World War II...
, Solomon Islands - Kennedy PlazaKennedy PlazaKennedy Plaza is a transportation hub in downtown Providence, Rhode Island next to the Providence City Hall and Providence Federal Building. It serves as the nexus of the state's conventional-bus and trolley-replica bus public transit services operated by Rhode Island Public Transit Authority , as...
, Providence, Rhode Island, United States - Kennedy Space CenterKennedy Space CenterThe John F. Kennedy Space Center is the NASA installation that has been the launch site for every United States human space flight since 1968. Although such flights are currently on hiatus, KSC continues to manage and operate unmanned rocket launch facilities for America's civilian space program...
, Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States - Kennedy TownKennedy TownKennedy Town is at the western end of Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It was named after Arthur Edward Kennedy, the 7th Governor of Hong Kong from 1872 to 1877...
, Hong Kong - Kennedy Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Kennedy Town Station, a proposed Mass Transit Railway terminus in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong
- Kennedy LakeKennedy LakeKennedy Lake is the largest lake on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Located northeast of Ucluelet on the Island's central west coast, the lake is formed chiefly by the confluence of the Clayoquot and Kennedy Rivers. Outflow is via a short stretch of the Kennedy River into Tofino...
, Vancouver Island, Canada - Kennedy ChannelKennedy ChannelKennedy Channel is an Arctic sea passage between Greenland and Canada's most northerly island, Ellesmere Island.It forms part of Nares Strait, linking Kane Basin with Hall Basin. From the south, its beginning is marked by Capes Lawrence and Jackson; its junction with Hall Basin is marked by Capes...
, a sea passage between Canada and Greenland - Kennedy VIVA Station, a York Region Transit bus station in Markham, Ontario, Canada
- Presidente Kennedy, Espírito SantoPresidente Kennedy, Espírito SantoPresidente Kennedy is a coastal municipality located in the southernmost portion Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 10,786 and its area is 586.464 km². It is located at 55 meters above sea level....
, a municipality in Brazil - Presidente Kennedy, TocantinsPresidente Kennedy, TocantinsPresidente Kennedy, Tocantins is a town and municipality in the state of Tocantins in the Northern region of Brazil.-References:...
, a municipality in Brazil - Rue John KennedyRue John KennedyRue John Kennedy is a street in Beirut, Lebanon. The street, originally called Rue Perthuis, was renamed in honor of President John F. Kennedy on November 30, 1963...
, a street in BeirutBeirutBeirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
, LebanonLebanonLebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
Popular culture
- Kennedy (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), fictional character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Kennedy (television)Kennedy (television)Kennedy is an Irish chat show show hosted by Mary Kennedy. The show aired live on Saturday nights as a summer "filler" between 14 June and 23 August 1997....
, Irish television chat show - Kennedy (TV miniseries)Kennedy (TV Miniseries)Kennedy is a five-hour miniseries written by Reg Gadney and directed by Jim Goddard. The miniseries was produced by Central Independent Television and originally aired in the United States starting on 20 November 1983 around the time of the twentieth anniversary of the Kennedy assassination.The...
, a TV miniseries about the life of President Kennedy - The Kennedys (TV miniseries), a TV miniseries chronicling the lives of the Kennedy family
- Leon S. KennedyLeon S. Kennedyis a player character appearing in the Resident Evil series of survival horror video games. Leon is a protagonist in Resident Evil 2 and the main protagonist of Resident Evil 4. During the events of RE2, Leon is a new police officer who arrives in Raccoon City late for his first day on the job,...
, fictional character in Resident Evil
Other
- Kennedy (musician), American electronica artist
- Kennedy's disease, neuromuscular disease
- Kennedy DoctrineKennedy DoctrineThe Kennedy Doctrine refers to foreign policy initiatives of the 35th President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, towards Latin America during his term in office between 1961 and 1963...
, U.S. policy towards Latin America in the early 1960s - Kennedy MallKennedy MallKennedy Mall is a shopping mall located in Dubuque, Iowa. The mall is located just north of Dodge Street at the intersection of Dodge and Wacker Drive. The street address for the Mall is 555 John F. Kennedy Road. Cafaro Company owns the mall.-History:Kennedy Mall was the first climate controlled...
in Dubuque, Iowa - Kennedy marchKennedy marchA Kennedy march is a long-distance march of , named after former American president John F. Kennedy.- Origin :John F. Kennedy came into the Presidential office with a goal of improving the health of the nation as part of his New Frontier...
, a 50-mile-walk completed within 20 hours - Kennedy MineKennedy MineThe Kennedy Gold Mine is a gold mine in Jackson, California, one of the deepest mines in the world. It closed in 1942 and together with nearby Argonaut Mine, is registered as California Historical Landmark #786...
in Jackson, California - Kennedy RoundKennedy RoundThe Kennedy round was the sixth session of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade trade negotiations held in 1964-1967 in Geneva, Switzerland. Congressional passage of the US Trade Expansion Act in 1962 authorized the White House to conduct mutual tariff negotiations ultimately leading to the...
, international trade negotiations held during the mid-1960s - USS KennedyUSS KennedyUSS Kennedy may refer to:, was a supply ship purchased by the US Navy in 1853 and sold in November 1855, was a launched 15 February 1919 and scrapped in 1931, was a launched 26 July 1945, decommissioned in 1973 and preserved as a museum ship...
, any of various U.S. naval vessels - Kathryn Kennedy WineryKathryn Kennedy WineryKathryn Kennedy was a California wine grower, establishing her vineyard during the growth phase in the California wine history known as "The Wine Boom of the early 1970s"...
, California winery in the Santa Cruz Mountains