Dooley

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

• 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, 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
• Charlie Dooley (fl. 1960s–2010s), American politician
• Edwin B. Dooley (1905–1982), American politician
• James Dooley (New South Wales politician) (1877–1950), Premier of New South Wales
• James H. Dooley (1841–1922), American lawyer and politician
• Kerri-Anne Dooley, Australian politician
• John Dooley (politician) (1883–1961), Australian politician
• Pat Dooley, Georgia state Representative
• Shawn Dooley, Massachusetts state representative
• Timmy Dooley, Irish politician

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, 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)