Dooley is an Irish surname. It is derived from the Gaelic Ó Dubhlaoich meaning 'descendant of Dubhlaoch', a given name composed of the elements dubh 'Black, pale' and laoch 'warrior, Champion. Champions later called Knights .
Notable people Arts, entertainment and media Arthur Dooley (17 January 1929 – 7 January 1994) was an English Marxist, artist, and sculptor. Brian Dooley (writer) (born 1971), British television writer Dooley Wilson (1886–1953), actor and star of Casablanca Eliza B. K. Dooley (1880–1958), American artist, writer, government official in Puerto Rico James Dooley (composer) (born 1976), American film score composer Jason Dooley (born 1971), American drummer Kevin Dooley (born 1953), comics editor Mark Dooley, Irish philosopher and writer Mike Dooley, New Zealand musician Paul Dooley, American actor Ray Dooley (born 1953), American actor Shaun Dooley, British actor Stacey Dooley, British TV journalist Taylor Dooley, American actress Thomas E. Dooley, American media executive Tom Dooley (editor) (born 1970), American magazine editor Tyler Dooley, American reality television contestant and nephew of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
Politics Brian J. Dooley (born 1963), Irish human rights activist Cal Dooley (born 1954), American politician from California Charlie Dooley (fl. 1960s–2010s), American politician from Missouri Edwin B. Dooley (1905–1982), American politician from New York James Dooley (New South Wales politician) (1877–1950), Australian politician from New South Wales James H. Dooley (1841–1922), American lawyer and politician from Virginia Kerri-Anne Dooley, Australian politician from Queensland John Dooley (politician) (1883–1961), Australian politician from New South Wales Pat Dooley (born 1946), American politician from Georgia Shawn Dooley (fl. 2010s–2020s), American politician from Massachusetts Timmy Dooley (born 1969), Irish politician Tom Dooley (Nebraska politician) (1880–1958), American politician from Nebraska
Religion John Jarlath Dooley (1906–1997), Irish Catholic prelate Michael Dooley, Seventh Catholic Bishop of Dunedin (2018–present) Thomas P. Dooley, Judeo-Christian author, biomedical scientist, inventor
Sport Bill Dooley (1934–2016), American football coach and brother of Vince Dooley Billy Dooley (born 1969), Irish hurler Derek Dooley (footballer) (1929–2008), British football player and manager Derek Dooley (American football) (born 1968), college football coach; son of Vince Dooley and nephew of Bill Dooley Jim Dooley (1930–2008), American football player and manager John Dooley (American football), American football coach John Mike Dooley, Irish hurler John M. Dooley (1897–1991), American football player Thomas Dooley (born 1961), retired German-American footballer Tom Dooley (American football) (1934–2018), American football official Tom Dooley (racewalker) (born 1945), American race walker at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics Tom Dooley (footballer) (1914–1975), English footballer Vince Dooley (1932–2022), American football coach, and brother of Bill Dooley and father of Derek Dooley Wade Dooley, British rugby player
Other fields Jackie M. Dooley (fl. 1990s–2010s), American archivist Kevin J. Dooley (born 1961), American scholar, professor of supply chain management John Dooley (judge) (born 1944), justice of the Vermont Supreme Court Norval Dooley, Australian Army officer and solicitor Thomas Anthony Dooley III (1927–1961), American humanitarian who worked in Laos and Vietnam Vol Dooley (1927-2014), Louisiana sheriff
Fictional people Mr. Dooley, folksy Irish bartender in stories by Finley Peter Dunne Dooley, the titular full-bodied children’s entertainer and character in the PBS Kids series; The Dooley and Pals Show.
Other uses "Big Dooley", nickname for the Chevrolet C/K (third generation) dual-wheel pickup truck Dooley, Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community Dooley, Montana, United States, a ghost town
See also
Dooly (disambiguation)
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