Kennedy (surname)
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Kennedy, alternately O'Kennedy and Kennedie, is a surname
of Irish
and Scottish
origin that has also been used as a given name
.
of the Gaelic Ó Ceannéidigh meaning "grandson of Ceannéidigh". Ceannéidigh is a given name derived from the Gaelic words ceann, meaning "head", and éidigh, meaning "ugly". In some etymologies, the element ceann is given as "chief" or "leader". Another possibility is that Kennedy is an Anglicisation of Ó Cinnéide, meaning "grandson of Cinnédidh" or "grandson of Cinnéidigh", with both of these personal names meaning "helmet headed.” Ceanéidigh could be related to the old Gaelic name Cennétig, which is known from Cennétig Mac Lorcáin, the father of the Irish high king Brian mac Cennétig, who himself was also known as Brian Bóruma or Brian Boru
. There are also an Irish Kennedy family
and a Scottish Kennedy clan
of Carrick
in Ayrshire
, which are unrelated to one another.
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
origin that has also been used as a given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
.
Origins
There have been several different etymologies given for the surname. One is that the name is an AnglicisationAnglicisation
Anglicisation, or anglicization , is the process of converting verbal or written elements of any other language into a form that is more comprehensible to an English speaker, or, more generally, of altering something such that it becomes English in form or character.The term most often refers to...
of the Gaelic Ó Ceannéidigh meaning "grandson of Ceannéidigh". Ceannéidigh is a given name derived from the Gaelic words ceann, meaning "head", and éidigh, meaning "ugly". In some etymologies, the element ceann is given as "chief" or "leader". Another possibility is that Kennedy is an Anglicisation of Ó Cinnéide, meaning "grandson of Cinnédidh" or "grandson of Cinnéidigh", with both of these personal names meaning "helmet headed.” Ceanéidigh could be related to the old Gaelic name Cennétig, which is known from Cennétig Mac Lorcáin, the father of the Irish high king Brian mac Cennétig, who himself was also known as Brian Bóruma or Brian Boru
Brian Boru
Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig, , , was an Irish king who ended the domination of the High Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill. Building on the achievements of his father, Cennétig mac Lorcain, and especially his elder brother, Mathgamain, Brian first made himself King of Munster, then subjugated...
. There are also an Irish Kennedy family
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,...
and a Scottish Kennedy clan
Clan Kennedy
Clan 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 Carrick
Carrick, Scotland
Carrick is a former comital district of Scotland which today forms part of South Ayrshire.-History:The word Carrick comes from the Gaelic word Carraig, meaning rock or rocky place. Maybole was the historic capital of Carrick. The county was eventually combined into Ayrshire which was divided...
in Ayrshire
Ayrshire
Ayrshire is a registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, United Kingdom, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine. The town of Troon on the coast has hosted the British Open Golf Championship twice in the...
, which are unrelated to one another.
Notable persons
- Members of the 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...
of the United States:- Caroline KennedyCaroline KennedyCaroline Bouvier Kennedy is an American author and attorney. She is a member of the influential Kennedy family and the only surviving child of U.S. President John F...
(born 1957), attorney; daughter of John and Jacqueline Kennedy - Edward M. Kennedy, more commonly known as Ted KennedyTed KennedyEdward Moore "Ted" Kennedy was a United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. Serving almost 47 years, he was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died and is the fourth-longest-serving senator in United States history...
(1932–2009), senior U.S. senator from Massachusetts, married twice and father of three - Ethel Skakel KennedyEthel Skakel KennedyEthel Skakel Kennedy is the widow of Robert F. Kennedy, who served as Attorney General of the United States and a United States Senator for the state of New York.-Early life:...
(born 1928), widow of Robert F. Kennedy and mother of Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other nine - Eunice Kennedy ShriverEunice Kennedy ShriverEunice Kennedy Shriver, DSG a member of the Kennedy family, sister to President John F. Kennedy and Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy, was the founder in 1962 of Camp Shriver, and in 1968, the Special Olympics...
(1921–2009), sister of President John F. Kennedy; wife of Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr. - Jacqueline Kennedy OnassisJacqueline Kennedy OnassisJacqueline Lee Bouvier "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis was the wife of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and served as First Lady of the United States during his presidency from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. Five years later she married Greek shipping magnate Aristotle...
(1929–1994), First Lady of the United States; widow of John F. Kennedy - Jean Kennedy SmithJean Kennedy SmithJean Ann Kennedy Smith is an American diplomat and a former United States Ambassador to Ireland. She is the eighth of nine children born to Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald and is their last surviving child. She is the sister of the 35th U.S. President, John F. Kennedy,...
(born 1928), ambassador to Ireland; sister of President John F. Kennedy - 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....
(1917–1963), 35th President of the United States - John F. Kennedy, Jr.John F. Kennedy, Jr.John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr. , often referred to as John F. Kennedy, Jr., JFK Jr., John Jr. or John-John, was an American socialite, magazine publisher, lawyer, and pilot. The elder son of U.S. President John F...
(1960–1999), attorney, publisher; son of John and Jacqueline - Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy, Sr. was a prominent American businessman, investor, and government official....
(1888–1969), former Ambassador to the United Kingdom; father of President John F. Kennedy - Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy, Jr. was an American bomber pilot during World War II. He was the eldest of nine children born to Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr., and Rose Elizabeth Kennedy....
(1915–1944), WWII pilot; eldest son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. - Joseph Patrick Kennedy IIJoseph Patrick Kennedy IIJoseph Patrick Kennedy II is an American businessman and Democratic politician.He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the 8th congressional district of Massachusetts from 1987 to 1999. In 1979 he founded and led until election to the U.S...
(born 1952), former U.S. representative from Massachusetts; son of Robert F. Kennedy - Kathleen Kennedy Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington (1920–1948), widow of the heir to the Devonshire dukedom; sister of President John F. Kennedy
- Patrick J. KennedyPatrick J. KennedyPatrick Joseph Kennedy II is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1995 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes all of Bristol County and Newport County, and parts of Providence County. Kennedy did not seek re-election in 2010.A member of the Kennedy...
(born 1967), U.S. representative from Rhode Island, son of Ted Kennedy - Patricia Kennedy LawfordPatricia Kennedy LawfordPatricia "Pat" Kennedy Lawford was an American socialite and the sixth of nine children of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald, sister to President John F. Kennedy, Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward M...
(1924–2006), sister of president John F. Kennedy, wife of Peter LawfordPeter LawfordPeter Sydney Ernest Aylen , better known as Peter Lawford, was an English-American actor.He was a member of the "Rat Pack", and brother-in-law to US President John F. Kennedy, perhaps more noted in later years for his off-screen activities as a celebrity than for his acting...
and mother of four - Robert Kennedy (1925–1968), U.S. senator from New York; U.S. Attorney General
- Robert Kennedy, Jr. (born 1954), attorney, environmentalist, activist
- Rose Fitzgerald KennedyRose Fitzgerald KennedyRose Elizabeth Kennedy was the wife of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and the mother of nine children, among them United States President John F. Kennedy, United States Senator Robert F...
(1890–1995), Kennedy family matriarch; mother of President John F. Kennedy - Rosemary KennedyRosemary KennedyRose Marie "Rosemary" Kennedy was the third child and first daughter of Rose Elizabeth Kennedy née Fitzgerald and Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr., born little more than a year after her brother, future U.S. President John F. Kennedy...
(1918–2005), oldest sister of President John F. Kennedy
- Caroline Kennedy
- A. L. KennedyA. L. KennedyAlison Louise Kennedy is a Scottish writer of novels, short stories and non-fiction. She is known for a characteristically dark tone, a blending of realism and fantasy, and for her serious approach to her work...
, Scottish novelist - Adam KennedyAdam KennedyAdam Thomas Kennedy is an American Major League Baseball second baseman who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He previously played for the Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Washington Nationals, Seattle Mariners and had two stints with the St. Louis Cardinals.-Early years:Kennedy...
, Major League Baseball player - Adam Kennedy (actor)Adam Kennedy (actor)Adam Kennedy was an American actor, screenwriter, novelist, and painter, who starred as the Irish-American newspaper editor Dion Patrick in thirty-seven episodes during the first season, 1957–1958, of NBC's western television series, The Californians...
, actor, screenwriter, novelist, painter - Adrian KennedyAdrian KennedyAdrian Kennedy may refer to:* Adrian Kennedy, journalist and radio presenter * Adrian Kennedy, a character in Hollyoaks...
, Irish radio host - Alan KennedyAlan KennedyAlan Phillip Kennedy is a former footballer who played for Liverpool during their halcyon days in the late 1970s and early 1980s and had a knack of scoring in major cup finals....
, English soccer player - Alexander KennedyAlexander KennedySir Alexander Blackie William Kennedy, LLD, FRS, FRGS , better known as Alexander Kennedy, was a leading British civil and electrical engineer and academic...
, British civil engineer - Alistair Kennedy, British visual artist
- Ambrose Jerome KennedyAmbrose Jerome KennedyAmbrose Jerome Kennedy was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Kennedy attended parochial schools, Calvert Hall College, and Polytechnic Institute. He was employed as a clerk for an insurance company from 1909 to 1924, and engaged in the brokerage and insurance...
, American politician - Anthony KennedyAnthony KennedyAnthony McLeod Kennedy is an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, having been appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1988. Since the retirement of Sandra Day O'Connor, Kennedy has often been the swing vote on many of the Court's politically charged 5–4 decisions...
, US Supreme Court Associate Justice - Arthur Kennedy (actor)Arthur Kennedy (actor)Arthur Kennedy was an American stage and film actor known for his versatility in supporting film roles and his ability to create "an exceptional honesty and naturalness on stage" especially in the original casts of Arthur Miller plays on Broadway.- Early life and education :Kennedy was born John...
, American actor - Arthur Kennedy (governor), British colonial administrator
- Ben KennedyBen KennedyBen Kennedy , is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s...
, Australian rugby league footballer - Benjamin Hall KennedyBenjamin Hall KennedyBenjamin Hall Kennedy was an English scholar and schoolmaster, known for his work in the teaching of the Latin language.-Biography:...
, English classical scholar - Betty KennedyBetty KennedyBetty Kennedy, is a Canadian broadcaster, journalist, author, and retired Senator, who is best known as a panelist on the CBC television show Front Page Challenge ....
, retired Canadian senator, television personality - Bill Kennedy (actor)Bill Kennedy (actor)Willard "Bill" Kennedy was an American actor, voice artist, and host of the long-running Detroit-based television show, Bill Kennedy at the Movies. He began his career as a staff announcer in radio; Kennedy's voice narrates the opening of the television series Adventures of...
, actor and television personality - Bob KennedyBob KennedyRobert Daniel Kennedy was a right fielder/third baseman, manager and executive in Major League Baseball.From 1939-1957, Kennedy played for the Chicago White Sox , Cleveland Indians , Baltimore Orioles , Detroit Tigers and Brooklyn Dodgers . He batted and threw right-handed...
, Major League Baseball player and manager; father of Terry Kennedy - Bob Kennedy (athlete), distance runner
- Charles KennedyCharles KennedyCharles Peter Kennedy is a British Liberal Democrat politician, who led the Liberal Democrats from 9 August 1999 until 7 January 2006 and is currently a Member of Parliament for the Ross, Skye and Lochaber constituency....
, Scottish politician, former leader of the Liberal Democrats - Claudia KennedyClaudia KennedyClaudia Jean Kennedy is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army. She is the first female to reach the rank of three-star general in the U.S. Army. She retired in 2000 after 31 years of military service.-Early life:...
, first female lieutenant general in the US Army, noted intelligence officer - Clem KennedyClem KennedyClem Kennedy is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1940s. He was born in Sydney, New South Wales. He played first grade Australian club football for the South Sydney Rabbitohs along with a brief stint for the Newtown Jets...
, Australian rugby league footballer - Cory KennedyCory KennedyCory Kennedy-Levin is an American model and Internet celebrity.- Story :Kennedy met photographer Mark Hunter at a Blood Brothers concert at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, California in the summer of 2005. He took some photographs of her for his web site and they exchanged phone numbers...
, American Internet celebrity - Courtney KennedyCourtney KennedyCourtney Kennedy is an American ice hockey player. She won a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics....
, dual Olympic medal winner in women's ice hockey - D. James Kennedy, American Presbyterian pastor and theologian
- David M. KennedyDavid M. KennedyDavid Matthew Kennedy was an American businessman, economist and Cabinet secretary.Born in Randolph, Utah, he attended public school and graduated from Weber College, then a Mormon college, in 1928. He served a two-year mission, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to England...
, 60th Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of America, and U.S. Ambassador to NATO - Diane KennedyDiane KennedyDiane Kennedy is an American CPA, speaker, and financial writer. She is the author of The Wall Street Journal and Business Week bestsellers, Loopholes of the Rich and Real Estate Loopholes as well as The Insider's Guide to Real Estate Investing Loopholes, Tax Loopholes for eBay Sellers, and Smart...
, American CPA, speaker, financial writer - Donald KennedyDonald KennedyDonald Kennedy is an American scientist, public administrator and academic.Donald Kennedy was born in New York and educated at Harvard University...
, American scientist, public administrator, and academic - Douglas Kennedy (writer)Douglas Kennedy (writer)Douglas Kennedy is an internationally renowned and bestselling novelist. His 10 novels havebeen translated in 22 countries. His latest novel, , to be published in paperback with...
, UK-based American author - Duncan KennedyDuncan KennedyDuncan Kennedy is the Carter Professor of General Jurisprudence at Harvard Law School and a founder of critical legal studies as movement and school of thought. Kennedy has been a member of the ACLU since 1967. According to his own testimony, he has never forgotten to pay his dues.-Education and...
, Carter Professor of General Jurisprudence, Harvard Law School - Edgar KennedyEdgar KennedyEdgar Livingston Kennedy was an American comedic film actor, known as "the king of the slow burn". A slow burn is an exasperated facial expression, performed very deliberately; Kennedy embellished this by rubbing his hand over his bald head and across his face, in an attempt to hold his temper...
, American actor - Edmund KennedyEdmund KennedyEdmund Besley Court Kennedy was an explorer in Australia in the mid nineteenth century. He was the Assistant-Surveyor of New South Wales, working with Sir Thomas Mitchell...
, Australian explorer - Edward Kennedy (journalist)Edward Kennedy (journalist)Edward Kennedy was a journalist best known for being the first to report the German surrender at the end of World War II to Allied nations, getting the word out before an official announcement from Allied headquarters...
, American journalist who first reported the German surrender in World War II - Edward Joseph KennedyEdward Joseph KennedyEdward Joseph Kennedy was an Irish politician. He was elected as an Irish Nationalist Member of Parliament for South Sligo in 1887, resigning in 1888 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.-References:...
(born 1851), Irish nationalist politician, Member of Parliament for South Sligo - Edward Shirley KennedyEdward Shirley KennedyEdward Shirley Kennedy was an English mountaineer and author, and a founding member of the Alpine Club.-Early life:...
, British alpinist - Edward Stewart KennedyEdward Stewart KennedyEdward Stewart Kennedy was a historian of science specializing in medieval Islamic astronomical tables written in Persian and Arabic.- Selected publications :...
, American historian of science - George KennedyGeorge KennedyGeorge Harris Kennedy, Jr. is an American actor who has appeared in over 200 film and television productions. He is perhaps most familiar as the convict Dragline in Cool Hand Luke , airline troubleshooter Joe Patroni in the Airport series of disaster movies from the 1970s and...
, American actor - Gerard KennedyGerard KennedyGerard Michael Kennedy is a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as Ontario's Minister of Education from 2003 to 2006, when he resigned to make an unsuccessful bid for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada...
, Canadian politician - Gilbert G. KennedyGilbert G. KennedyGilbert George Kennedy was a Scottish amateur sportsman who played for the Scottish XI in the second international football match against England. He was also a regular member of the Wanderers club and an occasional cricketer...
(1844–1909), Scottish footballer - Graeme K.Graeme K.Graeme K. is a musician, producer, and owner of Mckeenstreet Music, a small, independent record label based in Portland, Maine. As an artist, he is known for dense, highly orchestrated compositions utilizing electronics and live instrumentation...
(Graeme Kennedy), American musician - Graham KennedyGraham KennedyGraham Cyril Kennedy, AO was an Australian radio, television and film performer, often called Gra Gra and The King of Australian television.-Childhood:...
, Australian comedian and television presenter - Helena Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The ShawsHelena Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The ShawsHelena Ann Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws QC, FRSA, is a British barrister, broadcaster, and Labour member of the House of Lords. She is a former chair of the Human Genetics Commission, which advises the UK government on ethical, social, and legal issues arising from developments in...
, Scottish barrister, writer and politician - Ian KennedyIan KennedyIan Patrick Kennedy is a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks.He is 6' 0" tall and weighs 190 pounds...
(born 1984), American baseball player - Jack Kennedy (train robber), American outlaw
- James Kennedy (disambiguation)James Kennedy (disambiguation)James Kennedy, Jamie Kennedy, Jim Kennedy, or Jimmy Kennedy may refer to:-In performing arts:*Jimmy Kennedy , Irish songwriter, "Istanbul ", "Teddy Bears' Picnic", "The Hokey Pokey"...
- Jamie KennedyJamie KennedyJames Harvey "Jamie" Kennedy is an American comedian, rapper, and actor.-Early life:Kennedy, the youngest of six children, was born in Upper Darby Township, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His family is of Irish descent and he was raised Roman Catholic. He attended and graduated from...
, American comedian and actor - John Kennedy (Scottish footballer)John Kennedy (Scottish footballer)John Kennedy is a retired Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre back for Celtic and Norwich City. He was also a Scotland international, but suffered a horrific knee injury on his Scotland debut in March 2004...
, Scottish soccer player - John Kennedy (shortstop), American baseball player
- John Kennedy (theologian)John Kennedy (theologian)John Kennedy was a Scottish Congregational minister and author, born at Aberfeldy, Perthshire, and educated at Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and Glasgow universities. He was pastor of a Congregational church in Aberdeen from 1836 to 1846, when he was called to the Stepney Congregational Meeting House in...
, 19th-century Scottish theologian - John J. KennedyJohn J. KennedyJohn J. Kennedy was an American businessman and politician.- Life :...
, New York State Treasurer 1911-1914 - John Neely Kennedy, Louisiana State Treasurer and 2008 U.S. Senate candidate
- John P. KennedyJohn P. KennedyJohn Pendleton Kennedy was an American novelist and Whig politician who served as United States Secretary of the Navy from July 26, 1852 to March 4, 1853, during the administration of President Millard Fillmore, and as a U.S. Representative from the Maryland's 4th congressional district. He was...
, U.S. Secretary of the Navy - Jon KennedyJon KennedyJon Kennedy is a drummer and electronic musician who was born in Dukinfield, Greater Manchester, England.He was discovered in 2000 when he passed a demo CD to Ninja Tune artist Mr Scruff. Scruff played tracks from the CD soon after on his "Unfold" radio show on Brighton's Juice 107.2...
, British drummer and electronic musician - Jonny KennedyJonny KennedyJonny Kennedy was the subject of the documentary The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off, which documented the final months of his life as he suffered from the rare inherited condition known as dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa . He was born with no skin on his left leg...
, subject of the documentary The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off - Joshua KennedyJoshua KennedyJoshua Blake Kennedy is an Australian professional football player who plays as a striker for the Australia national association football team and Nagoya Grampus.- Club career :...
, Australian soccer player - Kathryn Kennedy, California wine maker
- Kennedy (musical artist)Kennedy (musical artist)Jack Kennedy, better known as simply Kennedy is a musician from Thousand Oaks, California who currently writes music that fuses disco and modern day techno and electronica music.-Career:...
, American musician - Kenneth Kennedy, the first Winter Olympian for Australia
- Leland T. KennedyLeland T. KennedyLeland Thornton "Lee" Kennedy was a career military officer in the United States Air Force, and a highly decorated veteran of the Vietnam War...
, U.S. Air Force pilot twice awarded the Air Force Cross - Lena KennedyLena KennedyLena Kennedy , was an English author. Her books were mostly historic romantic fiction set in and around the East End of London where she lived for all her life...
, English romantic novelist - 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,...
, one of the two main characters in Resident Evil 2 and the protagonist in Resident Evil 4 - Lisa Kennedy MontgomeryLisa Kennedy MontgomeryLisa Kennedy Montgomery is an American political satirist, radio personality, and former MTV VJ...
(born 1972), stage name Kennedy, an American political satirist and former MTV VJ - Lucy Napaljarri KennedyLucy Napaljarri KennedyLucy Napaljarri Kennedy AM is a Walpiri and Anmatyerre-speaking Indigenous artist from Australia's Western Desert region. One of the first Indigenous women artists to paint in acrylics, her work has been exhibited at major galleries around Australia, and is held in the collection of the National...
, indigenous Australian artist - Ludovic KennedyLudovic KennedySir Ludovic Henry Coverley Kennedy was a British journalist, broadcaster, humanist and author best known for re-examining cases such as the Lindbergh kidnapping and the murder convictions of Timothy Evans and Derek Bentley, and for his role in the abolition of the death penalty in the United...
, British journalist, broadcaster, and author - Margaret KennedyMargaret KennedyMargaret Kennedy was an English novelist and playwright.-Family and education:Margaret Kennedy was born in Hyde Park Gate, London, the eldest of the four children of Charles Moore Kennedy , a barrister, and his wife Ellinor Edith Marwood...
(1896—1967), English novelist - Mark Kennedy (footballer), Irish football (soccer) player
- Mark Kennedy (politician), American politician
- Mark Kennedy (infiltrator), British undercover policeman
- Mary KennedyMary KennedyMary Kennedy is an Irish writer, television personality and former newscaster. She presented Eurovision Song Contest 1995 from the Point Theatre in Dublin. She has also presented her own Saturday night chat show called Kennedy, a precursor to Saturday Night with Miriam. Kennedy was co-presenter of...
, Irish television personality - Matthew Kennedy (footballer)Matthew Kennedy (footballer)Matthew Kennedy is a Scottish footballer playing as a defender for Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock.-Kilmarnock:...
, Scottish footballer - Mr. Kennedy, the ring name used by American professional wrestler Ken AndersonKen Anderson (wrestler)Kenneth Anderson is an American professional wrestler and occasional actor. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Mr. Anderson. He is a former two-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, making him an overall two time world champion. He wrestled under the ring...
(born 1976) during his time in WWE - Myles KennedyMyles KennedyMyles Richard Kennedy is an American musician and singer-songwriter best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Alter Bridge, and as the lead vocalist in Slash's current solo project...
, lead singer and guitarist for the rock band Alter BridgeAlter BridgeAlter Bridge is an American rock band that was formed in 2004 in Orlando, Florida by lead guitarist Mark Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall, and drummer Scott Phillips, who are all also members of Creed. Lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Myles Kennedy, formerly of The Mayfield Four and the frontman... - Nery KennedyNery KennedyNery Gustavo Kennedy Rolón is a javelin thrower from Paraguay, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics . His personal best is 81.28, thrown on May 9, 1998 in College Station, Texas. He has now relocated to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where he is still...
, Paraguayan javelin thrower - Nick KennedyNick KennedyNick Kennedy is a rugby union footballer who plays Lock for London Irish and England.His uncle Duncan Kennedy is a BBC news correspondent.Kennedy represented England Saxons at the 2006 Churchill Cup and 2007 Churchill Cup....
, English rugby player - Nigel KennedyNigel KennedyNigel Kennedy is a British born violinist and violist. He made his early career in the classical field, and he has performed and recorded most of the major violin concerti...
, English violinist - Pat KennedyPat KennedyPat Kennedy is an American college basketball coach who most recently was men's basketball coach at Towson University before announcing his resignation on March 7, 2011. Previously, Kennedy coached at Iona College, Florida State University, DePaul University, and the University of Montana.Kennedy...
, American college basketball coach - Paul KennedyPaul KennedyPaul Michael Kennedy CBE, FBA , is a British historian at Yale University specialising in the history of international relations, economic power and grand strategy. He has published prominent books on the history of British foreign policy and Great Power struggles...
, British historian of international relations - Ray KennedyRay KennedyRaymond Kennedy is an English former football player who won every domestic honour in the game with Arsenal and Liverpool in the 1970s...
, English footballer - Ron KennedyRon KennedyRon Kennedy was a Canadian ice hockey player and trainer.-Career:Kennedy had played minor-league hockey in North America, Sweden, Netherlands, Germany and Austria before moving to coaching.-Coaching career:...
(1953–2009), Canadian ice hockey player - Sandra KennedySandra KennedySandra Kennedy is an American Democratic politician. , she serves as the city clerk of Fort Wayne, Indiana, a job she had held since May 1983. -Political career:...
(born 1937), American Democratic politician - Sheila KennedySheila KennedySheila Kennedy is a model and actress who was the December 1981 Penthouse Pet of the Month and the 1983 Penthouse Pet of the Year. Kennedy began an acting career, appearing mostly in low-budget sex comedies, such as Ellie, The First Turn-On!, and Spring Break...
, Penthouse model in the early 1980s - Simon KennedySimon KennedySimon Kennedy was born in Manchester, United Kingdom, in September 1967 and is an English sports agent best known for his representation of leading sports figures such as Brian Lara, Stan Collymore, Ian Bishop and Jimmy White....
(born 1967), Sports agent - Stetson KennedyStetson KennedyWilliam Stetson Kennedy was an American author and human rights activist. One of the pioneer folklore collectors during the first half of the twentieth century, he is remembered for having infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in the 1940s, exposing its secrets to authorities and the outside world...
(1916–2011), American human rights activist and folklore collector - Ted Kennedy (ice hockey) (1925–2009), Canadian ice hockey player
- Terry KennedyTerry KennedyTerrence Edward Kennedy is a former All-Star Major League Baseball catcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals , San Diego Padres , Baltimore Orioles and San Francisco Giants . Kennedy batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He is the son of former major league player and manager Bob Kennedy...
, Major League Baseball player; son of Bob Kennedy - Thomas Laird KennedyThomas Laird KennedyThomas Laird Kennedy was a politician in Ontario, Canada and served briefly as the 15th Premier of Ontario. He was first elected as the Conservative member for Peel in the 1919 provincial election...
, Premier of Ontario (1948–1949) - Tom Kennedy (born 1927), stage name of American game show host James Narz
- Walter KennedyWalter KennedyWalter Kennedy was a Scottish makar associated with the renaissance court of James IV. He is perhaps best known as the defendant against William Dunbar in The Flyting of Dumbar and Kennedie, but his surviving works clearly show him to have been an accomplished "master" in many genres...
, Scottish poet of the Renaissance court of James IV of Scotland - Walter KennedyWalter Kennedy (NBA)James Walter Kennedy was the commissioner of the National Basketball Association from 1963 until 1975. He is sometimes mistakenly referred to as Walter J. Kennedy.-Early life:...
(1912–1977), American sports executive; NBANational Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
president (1963–67) and commissioner (1967–75) - William J. Kennedy, American writer, winner of the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for fiction
See also
- Clan Kennedy of ScotlandClan 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...
- Kennedy family of IrelandKennedy (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,...
- 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...
- Kennedy (disambiguation)Kennedy-People:*Kennedy *Kennedy *John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States*Kennedy family, associated with American politics and government*Clan Kennedy of Scotland*Kennedy , a royal dynasty...