Clooney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Amal Clooney (born 1978), Lebanese-British lawyer and wife of George Francis Xavier Clooney (born 1950), American academic and Roman Catholic priest George Clooney (born 1961), American actor Nick Clooney (born 1934), American TV host and journalist, father of George Rosemary Clooney (1928–2002), American singer and actress, aunt of George