Clancy
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Clancy is an Irish name coming from the Gaelic Mac Fhlannchaidh.
As a first name
- Clancy Barone, American football coach
- Clancy BrownClancy BrownClarence J. "Clancy" Brown III is an American actor and voice actor. He is known for his roles in live action as The Kurgan in the cult classic film Highlander, Byron Hadley in the award-winning The Shawshank Redemption, Brother Justin Crowe in HBO's critically acclaimed Carnivàle, and Career...
, U.S. actor - Clancy ChassayClancy ChassayClancy Chassay is an English freelance journalist and filmmaker, who writes for various British newspapers, including the British news magazine The Economist and the newspapers The Independent, The Sunday Telegraph and The Guardian...
, English journalist - Clancy CooperClancy CooperClancy Cooper was an American actor. He appeared in over 100 films between 1938 and 1962.He was born in Boise, Idaho and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:* The Secret Code...
, U.S. actor - Clancy EcclesClancy EcclesClancy Eccles was a Jamaican ska and reggae singer, songwriter, arranger, promoter, record producer and talent scout. Known mostly for his early reggae works, he brought a political dimension to this music...
, Jamaican reggae singer - Clancy EdwardsClancy EdwardsClancy Edwards is a retired track and field Sprinter from the United States. While at the University of Southern California he was one of the best sprinters in the world. He won the 200 metres at the 1977 IAAF World Cup, the most important meet of that year, defeating future World Record holder...
, American track and field sprinter - Clancy FernandoClancy FernandoAdmiral Wannakuwatta Waduge Erwin Clancy Fernando VSV, USP, MSc, ndc, psc, MNI, SLN was the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy from 1 November 1991 - 16 November 1992...
, Sri Lankan admiral - Clancy HayesClancy HayesClarence Leonard Hayes was a jazz vocalist, banjoist and guitarist born November 14, 1908 in Caney, Kansas. He lived in Parsons, Kansas for a short time, and the town is the subject of his song "The Parsons, Kansas Blues": . He worked always as a professional musician, turning up in San Francisco...
, U.S. singer - Clancy O'ConnorClancy O'ConnorClancy O'Connor is an American actor who played Edward Rutledge in the John Adams miniseries. -References:...
, U.S. actor - Clancy PendergastClancy PendergastClancy Pendergast is the current defensive coordinator for the University of California Golden Bears and the former defensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs...
, American football coach - Clancy RudeforthClancy RudeforthClancy Rudeforth is a former Australian rules footballer, who played for the Claremont Football Club in the WAFL...
, Australian rules footballer - Clancy SigalClancy SigalClancy Sigal is an American novelist and screenwriter born in Chicago. He was a part of the Philadelphia Association experiment with R. D. Laing at Kingsley Hall. He was one of several co-writers of the screenplay for the 2002 Salma Hayek film Frida, based on the book Frida: A Biography of Frida...
, U.S. writer - Clancy Smith, Canadian politician
- Clancy SmyresClancy SmyresClarence Melvin "Clancy" Smyres is a former Major League Baseball player. He appeared in five games for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1944 Major League Baseball season, recording two at bats but no hits...
, U.S. baseball player - Clancy WilliamsClancy WilliamsClarence "Clancy" Williams is a former American football defensive back who played eight seasons in the NFL....
, American footballer
As a last name
- Abigail ClancyAbigail ClancyAbigail Marie "Abbey" Crouch is a British lingerie and catwalk model and television presenter.-Early life:...
, English model - Al ClancyAl ClancyAlbert Harrison Clancy was a former Major League Baseball player. Clancy, a third baseman, was a right-handed batter who threw with his right arm. He had an official listed weight of 175 pounds.Clancy appeared in three games with the St. Louis Browns in 1911...
, U.S. baseball player - Barry ClancyBarry ClancyBarry Clancy is an Irish footballer who plays as a winger for League of Ireland First Division club Shelbourne.-Kildare County:...
, Irish footballer - Bobby ClancyBobby ClancyBobby Clancy was born in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Ireland. He was the twin brother of Joan Clancy, and a member of the Irish folk group, the Clancy Brothers...
, Irish folk musician, one of the Clancy Brothers - Claire ClancyClaire ClancyClaire Clancy is Chief Executive and Clerk to the National Assembly for Wales, since February 2007.-Background:She went to Dartford Grammar School for Girls She has a degree in psychology from the Open University and owns a farm near Abergavenny.-Career:...
, Chief Executive and Clerk to the National Assembly for Wales, and first woman to be Registrar of Companies for England and Wales - Conor ClancyConor ClancyConor Clancy is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Kilmaley and with the Clare senior inter-county team from 1995 until 2002.-References:...
, Irish hurler - Daniel J. ClancyDaniel J. ClancyDaniel J. Clancy is an American technologist and computer scientist. He was director of the Exploration Technologies Directorate at NASA Ames Research Center, and as of 2005 is the Engineering Director for Google Book Search...
, U.S. computer scientist - Dave ClancyDave ClancyDave Clancy He is a British ice hockey goaltender of English parentage, currently playing for the Flintshire Freeze in the ENL. Clancy began his career playing at deeside junior ice hockey club. Then worked his way up to play some games for the senior team...
, British ice hockey player - Donald D. ClancyDonald D. ClancyDonald D. Clancy was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented the 2nd District of Ohio from 1961 until 1977.-Early life and education:...
, U.S. politician - Edward Bede Clancy, Australian ecclesiastic
- Edward J. Clancy, Jr.Edward J. Clancy, Jr.Edward J. "Chip" Clancy, Jr. is a Massachusetts politician who served the mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts. He was first elected in November 2001. Previously, Clancy served on the Lynn City Council. After the council, he served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Massachusetts Senate...
, U.S. politician - Frank Willey ClancyFrank Willey ClancyFrank Willey Clancy was Attorney General of New Mexico , as well as Mayor of Albuquerque ....
, U.S. lawyer and politician - George ClancyGeorge ClancyGeorge Clancy was an Irish nationalist politician and Mayor of Limerick. He was shot dead by the Auxiliary Police in 1921 during the Anglo-Irish conflict . The previous Mayor, Michael O'Callaghan, was murdered on the same night by the same group.Clancy was born at Grange, County Limerick...
, Irish politician - Gil ClancyGil ClancyGilbert Thomas "Gil" Clancy was a Hall of Fame boxing trainer and one of the most noted boxing commentators of the 1980s and 1990s. He worked with such famous boxers as Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and George Foreman, as well as Gerry Cooney in his fight with Foreman. In the 1990s, he worked with...
, boxing commentator - Gordon Drummond ClancyGordon Drummond ClancyGordon Drummond Clancy was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a pharmacist by career....
, Canadian politician - Jack ClancyJack ClancyJack David Clancy is a former American football wide receiver who played for the Miami Dolphins in 1967 and 1969 and for the Green Bay Packers in 1970. He also played in college for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1963 to 1966....
, American football player - James ClancyJames ClancyJames Clancy was an Ontario farmer, businessman and political figure. He represented Kent West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1883 to 1894 and Bothwell in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1904 as a Conservative member.He was born in Mosa Township, Middlesex County, Canada...
, Canadian farmer and politician - James M. ClancyJames M. Clancy-Biography:He was warden during the July 1913 prison fire. Clancy tried to resign in October 1913, then again in April 1914.-References:...
, prison warden - Jim Clancy (baseball player)
- Jim Clancy (journalist)Jim Clancy (journalist)Jim Clancy is an anchor on CNN International, based in Atlanta, Georgia. He most recently anchored The Brief, which aired weekdays at 11 a.m. ET/5 p.m. CET...
- John Clancy (disambiguation), one of a number of people
- Kendrick ClancyKendrick ClancyLakendrick Tridel Clancy is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2000 and has also played for the New York Giants, Arizona Cardinals and New Orleans Saints...
, American football player - J. J. Clancy (MP)J. J. Clancy (MP)John Joseph Clancy , usually known as J. J. Clancy, was an Irish nationalist politician and Member of Parliament for North County Dublin from 1885 to 1918, one of the leaders of the later Irish Home Rule movement and promoter of the Housing of the Working Classes Act 1908, known as the Clancy Act...
, Irish member of the British Parliament - King ClancyKing ClancyFrancis Michael "King" Clancy was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, referee, coach and executive. Clancy played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs. He was a member of three Stanley Cup championship teams and won All-Star honours...
, Canadian ice hockey defenceman - Liam ClancyLiam ClancyWilliam "Liam" Clancy was an Irish folk singer and actor from Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary. He was the youngest and last surviving member of performing group The Clancy Brothers. The group were regarded as Ireland's first pop stars...
(1935-2009), Irish folk musician, one of the Clancy Brothers - Matthew ClancyMatthew ClancyMatthew Clancy is a Gaelic footballer playing for County Galway. He has won All-Ireland medals at Under-21 and Senior level. Hee is currently a member of the Galway inter-county panel. He plays his club football with Oughterard in Galway.-Career:...
, Irish Gaelic footballer - Michael ClancyMichael ClancyMichael Clancy was Chief Secretary from 1997 to 2000, and later Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Saint Helena and its Dependencies from 2004 to 2007....
, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of St. Helena and Dependencies, husband of Claire Clancy - Natalie Clancy, Canadian journalist
- Patrick ClancyPatrick ClancyPatrick Clancy , usually called "Paddy" or "Pat" Clancy, was an Irish folk singer best known as a member of The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem....
, Irish folk musician, one of the Clancy Brothers - Patrick Clancy (Irish politician)Patrick Clancy (Irish politician)Patrick Clancy was an Irish Labour Party politician. He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála for the Limerick constituency at the 1923 general election. He was re-elected at the June 1927 and September 1927 general elections. He lost his seat at the 1932 general...
- Patty ClancyPatty ClancyPatricia M. Clancy is a former Republican member of the Ohio General Assembly, representing the 8th District from 2005 to 2007. She is the daughter of former Cincinnati Mayor and U.S. Congressman Donald D. Clancy. Clancy first ran for the Ohio House of Representatives in 1996, after Representative...
, U.S. politician - Pauric ClancyPauric ClancyPauric Clancy is a Gaelic football player from County Laois in Ireland.He usually plays at midfield for Laois and in 2003 was part of the Laois team that won the Leinster Senior Football Championship title for the first time since 1946....
, Irish Gaelic football player - Peadar ClancyPeadar ClancyPeadar Clancy was a member of the Irish Republican Army who served in the Four Courts garrison during the 1916 Easter Rising and was second-in-command of the Dublin Brigade, IRA during the War of Independence...
, member of the Irish Republican Army - Robert H. ClancyRobert H. ClancyRobert Henry Clancy was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Clancy was born in Detroit, Michigan, where he attended the public schools. He graduated from the literary department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1907 and he later studied law there for one year...
, U.S. Representative from Michigan (1923-25, 1927-33) - Professor Robert ClancyProfessor Robert ClancyProfessor Robert Clancy developed the vaccine Broncostat at the University of Newcastle in 1985. Broncostat reduces attacks of acute bronchitis to a degree of 90%.Broncostat was commercialised in 1989 by Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Australia Pty. Ltd.- References :...
, Australian scientist - Sam ClancySam ClancySam Clancy is a former defensive end in the National Football League. He played for the Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns, and Indianapolis Colts...
, basketball player - Sam Clancy, Jr.Sam Clancy, Jr.Sam Clancy, Jr. is an American professional basketball player currently playing for Hapoel Jerusalem. He was signed with the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers and Philadelphia 76ers; however he has never played a game for either team. He was injured as a member of the 76ers, and was waived by the...
, basketball player - Seán ClancySeán ClancySeán Clancy was a veteran of Ireland's War of Independence. Clancy served in the war as a member of Irish Volunteers, and later as a commander of the Fifth Infantry Battalion in the Irish Defence Forces...
, member of the Irish Volunteers - Sean ClancySean ClancySean Thomas Clancy is an English footballer who plays as either a left back or left midfielder for Fleetwood Town. He made his professional debut for Blackpool FC whilst still in high school at the age of 16...
, English footballer - Susan ClancySusan ClancySusan A. Clancy is a psychology researcher at Harvard University in the field of memory.-Abducted:In October 2005 her book Abducted: How People Come to Believe They Were Kidnapped by Aliens was published. Clancy came to the subject of alien abductions while studying recovered memories, a phenomenon...
, U.S. psychologist and ufologist - Thomas Owen ClancyThomas Owen ClancyProfessor Thomas Owen Clancy is an American academic and historian who specializes in the literature of the Celtic Dark Ages, especially that of Scotland. He did his undergraduate work at New York University, and his Ph.D at the University of Edinburgh. He is currently at the University of Glasgow,...
, U.S. historian - Tim Clancy (footballer)Tim Clancy (footballer)Tim Clancy is an Irish professional football player who currently plays for Motherwell in the Scottish Premier League. A defender, he counts among his former clubs Millwall, Walton & Hersham, Weymouth and Fisher Ath....
, Irish footballer - Tom ClancyTom ClancyThomas Leo "Tom" Clancy, Jr. is an American author, best known for his technically detailed espionage, military science, and techno thriller storylines set during and in the aftermath of the Cold War, along with video games on which he did not work, but which bear his name for licensing and...
, U.S. author - Tom Clancy (singer)Tom Clancy (singer)Tom Clancy was a member of the Irish folk singing group The Clancy Brothers. He had the strongest voice of the brothers and had previously been an actor in numerous stage productions, appearing with Orson Welles in King Lear.Like his older brother Patrick Clancy, he was born in Carrick-on-Suir,...
, Irish folk musician, one of the Clancy Brothers - William ClancyWilliam ClancyWilliam Clancy was an Irish Roman Catholic missionary in the United States and British Guiana.The son of a farmer, William Clancy was born in West Cork and educated at Carlow College. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 24, 1823...
, Irish missionary - Willie Clancy (hurler)Willie Clancy (hurler)Willie Clancy was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Mallow and with the Cork senior inter-county team from 1928 until 1934.-Club:...
, Irish hurler
Fictional characters
- Kanuka ClancyKanuka Clancyis one of the primary protagonists from the anime series "Mobile Police Patlabor". A tough, no-nonsense police sergeant on loan from the New York Police Department, Kanuka is transferred in order to observe and help the newly formed 2nd Unit. She hopes to gain more experience with patrol labors...
, one of the main characters from the anime series "Mobile Police Patlabor" - Chief Wiggum, Police Chief (voiced by Hank Azaria) from the The Simpsons
- Clancy, the insect-loving sociopath from the Cartoon Network animated series Ben 10
- Clancy Freeman, a recurring character in Blue Heelers.
Fictional works
- Clancy Lowered the BoomClancy Lowered the Boom"Clancy Lowered the Boom" is a song written by Hy Heath and Johnny Lange in 1947, made famous by Dennis Day on Jack Benny's radio program...
, a song written by Hy Heath and Johnny Lange - Clancy of the OverflowClancy of the Overflow"Clancy of The Overflow" is a poem by Banjo Paterson, first published in The Bulletin, an Australian news magazine, on 21 December 1889. The poem is typical of Paterson, offering a romantic view of rural life, and is one of his best-known works.-History:...
, a poem by Banjo Paterson - Clancy of the MountedClancy of the MountedClancy of the Mounted is a Universal Northern movie serial based on the poem Clancy of the Mounted Police by Robert W. Service. This was Universal's 85th serial and the 17th with sound...
- The Overflow of ClancyThe Overflow of ClancyThe Overflow of Clancy is a poem written under the pseudonym "H.H.C.C". It was first published in The Bulletin magazine on 20 August 1892 as part of the Bulletin Debate, a series of poems by Lawson, Paterson, and others, about the true nature of life in the Australian bush.Colin Roderick, in his...
, a poem written by H.H.C.C.
Music
- Clancy (band)Clancy (band)Clancy were a British rock group, prominent in the pub rock scene of the early 1970s. They issued two albums on Warner Bros. Records, but did not achieve chart success.-History:...
, British pub-rock band - The Clancy BrothersThe Clancy BrothersThe Clancy Brothers were an influential Irish folk music singing group, most popular in the 1960s, they were famed for their woolly Aran jumpers and are widely credited with popularizing Irish traditional music in the United States. The brothers were Patrick "Paddy" Clancy, Tom Clancy, Bobby Clancy...
, Irish folk music singing group