Kennedy
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Kennedy is a surname used by many individuals, families, and clans. The origin of the surname is Irish and Scottish. An alternate spelling of the surname is Kennedie. The probable area for the first use of the name Kennedy is in and around the Irish counties of Clare and Tipperary.
Several individuals have the surname Kennedy:
- Members of the Kennedy family of the United States, including:
- Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. - Ambassador to the United Kingdom
- Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. - Eldest son of Joseph P Kennedy, Sr. and WWII pilot.
- John F. Kennedy - U.S. President
- Robert Kennedy - U.S. Senator, and Attorney General
- Edward Kennedy - U.S. Senator
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - American lawyer, environmentalist, and radio host
- Patrick J. Kennedy - U.S. Representative
- Kennedy clan - Irish & Scottish clan
- A. L. Kennedy - Scottish novelist
- Adam Kennedy - Major League Baseball player
- Alan Kennedy - American indie film actor
- Anthony M. Kennedy - US Supreme Court Associate Justice
- Arthur Kennedy (actor) - American Actor
- Arthur Edward Kennedy - British colonial administrator, Governor of Sierra Leone, Western Australia, Vancouver Island, Hong Kong and Queensland.
- Betty Kennedy, retired Canadian senator, television personality
- Bill Kennedy, actor and television personality
- Charles Kennedy - British politician, was the leader of the Liberal Democrats
- Courtney Kennedy - Dual Olympic Medal Winner in Women's Ice Hockey
- Donald Kennedy - American scientist, public administrator, and academic
- Douglas Kennedy (writer) - A UK based American author
- Duncan Kennedy - Carter Professor of General Jurisprudence, Harvard Law School
- Edgar Kennedy - American actor
- George Kennedy - American actor
- Gerard Kennedy - Canadian politician
- Graham Kennedy - Australian comedian and television presenter
- James Kennedy - 15th century Bishop of St Andrews
- John Irvin Kennedy - American baseball player
- John P. Kennedy - U.S. Secretary of the Navy
- Jonny Kennedy - subject of the documentary "The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off"; suffered from dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (EB or DEB)
- Joshua Kennedy - Australian soccer player
- Lena Kennedy - English romantic novelist
- Leon S. Kennedy - one of the two main characters in Resident Evil 2 and the protagonist in Resident Evil 4
- Ludovic Kennedy - British journalist, broadcaster, and author.
- Mark Kennedy - American politician
- Mary Kennedy - Irish television personality
- Nigel Kennedy - English violinist
- Paul Kennedy - American historian of international relations
- Sean Kennedy - Canadian writer, internet radio and television personality.
- Sheila Kennedy - Penthouse model in the early 1980's
- Sheryl Kennedy - Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada
- Stetson Kennedy - American human rights activist and folklore collector
- Ted Kennedy (hockey) - former hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs
- Mr. Kennedy - Stage name of professional wrestler Ken Anderson.
- Tom Kennedy - Stage name of American game show host James Narz.
- Kenneth George Kennedy - the first Winter Olympian for Australia.
Kennedy also serves as a first name:
- Kennedy - a potential Slayer in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
- "Kennedy" is the stage name of Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, a political satirist, former MTV VJ, and host of Friend or Foe?.
Several places are also named Kennedy:
- Division of Kennedy, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in Queensland.
- Kennedy, Alabama
- Kennedy, California
- Kennedy Mine in Jackson, California
- Kennedy, Minnesota
- John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City
- John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport in Ashland, Wisconsin
- John F. Kennedy Space Center
- Kennedy Expressway in Chicago
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Music
- Dead Kennedys - American punk rock band
- KENNEDY is a Pop/Rock/Indie band based in California.
Sports
- Kennedy march - A long-distance hike (50 miles within 20 hours)
Television
- Kennedy - An Irish television chat show presented by Mary Kennedy
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