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