# Hickey (surname)

Hickey is a common surname of Irish origin. The original form Ó hÍceadha, which is still used in Ireland, was one of the Irish medical families in Gaelic times. Notable people with the surname include:

## People
### Arts and entertainment

* Adam Hickey (born 1997), English cricketer
* Cheryl Hickey (born 1976), Canadian entertainment reporter for the Global Television Network
* Chris Hickey (singer-songwriter), American singer-songwriter
* Dale Hickey (born 1937), Australian artist
* Dave Hickey (1938–2021), American art critic, author of Air Guitar: Essays on Art & Democracy (1998)
* Eddie Hickey (1902–1980), American sportsman
* Emily Henrietta Hickey, Irish author and translator
* Ersel Hickey, American rockabilly singer
* James Harden-Hickey, 19th-century American writer
* John Benjamin Hickey, American actor
* Kenny Hickey, American musician
* Kirsty Hickey (born 1996), English actress
* Michael Hickey, American screenwriter
* Rich Hickey, American computer programmer, creator of the Clojure programming language
* Steve Hickey (footballer) (born 1965), Australian rules footballer
* Tamara Hickey, Canadian actress
* Tom Hickey, Irish actor, known for his role in The Riordans
* Thomas Hickey, 1741–1842, Irish painter
* William Hickey (actor), American actor
* William Hickey (memoirist) (1749–1830), English lawyer and memoirist
* William Hickey (columnist), pseudonymous byline of a gossip column published in the Daily Express
* May Wynn, actress, born Donna Lee Hickey before taking the stage name "May Wynn," after playing a character by that name in The Caine Mutiny

### History and current affairs

* Charles Hickey (1897–1918), Canadian World War I flying ace
* Colonel James Hickey (soldier), in charge of the US special forces team which captured Saddam Hussein
* Elizabeth Hickey (1917–1999), Scottish-born Irish historian and writer
* Jim Hickey (broadcaster), New Zealand television presenter
* Thomas Hickey (soldier), executed for mutiny during the American Revolutionary War
* Michael O'Hickey (1860–1916), vice president of the Gaelic League and Chair of Irish at Maynooth

### Politics and law

* Adam S. Hickey, American lawyer and former government official
* Bonnie Hickey, Canadian politician
* Eileen Hickey (New York politician) (1945–1999), New York politician
* Eileen M. Hickey (1886–1960), Northern Irish politician
* Huhana Hickey, New Zealand Māori lawyer and disability advocate
* James Hickey (Irish politician) (c. 1886 – 1966), Labour TD and Lord Mayor of Cork
* James Hickey (c.1837 – c.1885, Irish Fenian and Land Leaguer
* Joe Hickey (politician), American politician
* Maggie Hickey, Australian politician
* Stephen Hickey, British diplomat
* Vivian Hickey (1916–2016), American politician and educator
* William J. Hickey, New York politician and judge

### Religion

* Antony Hickey (1586–?) Irish Franciscan theologian
* Barry Hickey (Born 1936), Catholic bishop in Western Australia
* David Francis Hickey (1882–1973), American-born Catholic bishop in Belize
* Steve Hickey (born 1967), American pastor and politician
* Rev. William Hickey (1787–1875), Irish priest, writer and philanthropist

### Science and academics

* Barbara Hickey, Canadian-born American oceanographer
* Joseph Hickey (ornithologist) (1907–1993), American ornithologist
* Raymond Hickey, Irish linguist
* Timothy J. Hickey, a professor of computer science

### Sports

* Aaron Hickey (born 2002), Scottish footballer
* Ambrose Hickey (1945–2016), Irish Gaelic footballer
* Anthony Hickey (born 1992), American basketball player, the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Charles Hickey (cricketer) (1880–1919), New Zealand cricketer
* Charlie Hickey (coach) (born 1964), American college baseball coach
* Chris Hickey, Australian rugby union coach
* Colin Hickey (1931–1999), Australian speed skater
* Denis Hickie, Irish international in Rugby union
* Jack Hickey (rugby) (1887–1950), Australian dual internationalist in Rugby union and Rugby league
* Jarrad Hickey (born 1985), Australian rugby league player
* Jim Hickey (American football) (1920–1997), American
* Jim Hickey (baseball coach) (born 1961), American
* Jimmy Hickie (1915–1973), Scottish footballer (Clyde, Asturias)
* Joe Hickey (footballer) (1929–2021), Australian rules footballer
* Miriam Hickey, American soccer player
* Noah Hickey (born 1978), New Zealand football player
* Noel Hickey, Irish sportsman
* Pat Hickey (born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player
* Pat Hickey (sports administrator) (born 1945), Irish sports administrator
* Red Hickey (1917–2006), American athlete, played American football
* Reg Hickey (1906–1973), player and coach for Geelong in Australian rules football
* Thomas Hickey, Canadian ice hockey player, L.A. Kings

## Fictional characters

* Buzz Hickey, in the NBC show Community
* Cornelius Hickey, in Dan Simmons' book and its TV adaptation, both titled The Terror
* Earl Hickey, in the NBC show My Name Is Earl
* Randy Hickey, in the NBC show My Name Is Earl