# 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

## 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