Rooney (surname)

Rooney is an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Ó Ruanaidh meaning "descendent of Ruanaidh".^[1] It may refer to the following people:

Art

Paul Rooney (artist), English visual and sound artist

Business

J. (John) Patrick Rooney, American businessman
Rooney Brothers, architects, builders and timber merchants in Queensland, Australia

Media

Andy Rooney (1919–2011), American journalist and commentator for CBS
Mickey Rooney (1920–2014), American actor

Music

Cory Rooney, American songwriter and record producer
Jim Rooney (music) (born 1938), American music producer
Joe Don Rooney (born 1975), country guitarist
Neil Rooney, drummer for The Polecats

Politics

Dan Rooney (1932–2017), U.S. ambassador to Ireland and part of the Pittsburgh Steelers Rooney family (See Art Rooney)
Francis Rooney (born 1953), current U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican
Fred B. Rooney (born 1925), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
James Rooney (1897–1969), Canadian Member of Parliament
John J. Rooney (1903–1975), U.S. Congressman from New York
John Rooney (Irish politician), Irish Farmers's Party TD for Dublin County (1922–23)
Terry Rooney (born 1950), English Member of Parliament for Bradford North
T. J. Rooney, member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives and chair of Pennsylvania Democratic Party
Tom Rooney (Florida politician) (born 1970), U.S. Congressman from Florida
Tom Rooney (Illinois politician), Illinois State Senator
William Rooney (Irish: Liam Ó Ruanaidh), Irish nationalist, journalist, poet and Gaelic revivalist.

Sports

Rooney family, owners of American football team Pittsburgh Steelers
Adam Rooney (born 1988), Irish footballer, currently at Salford City
Art Rooney, (1901–1988) founder of the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers, father of Dan Rooney (see politics above)
Art Rooney II, (born 1951) president of the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers
Giaan Rooney (born 1982), Australian swimmer and gold medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Jamie Rooney (born 1980), English rugby league player, currently with Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Jamie Rooney (lacrosse) (born 1984), lacrosse player
Jim Rooney (born 1968), retired soccer player
John Rooney (footballer) (born 1990), English football player
John Rooney (sportscaster) (born 1954), American sportscaster
John Rooney (squash player) (born 1979), Irish squash player
Luke Rooney (footballer) (born 1990), English football player currently at Billericay Town F.C.
Mark Rooney (born 1984), footballer
Mark Rooney (footballer) (born 1978), mostly non-league player
Martyn Rooney (born 1987), English sprinter
Sean Rooney (born 1982), American volleyball player
Terry Rooney (born 1973), American college baseball coach
Tom Rooney (racing driver) (1881–1939), American racing driver
Walter Rooney (1888–1965), professional ice hockey player for the Quebec Bulldogs
Wayne Rooney (born 1985), football player, currently at D.C. United

References

↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (2002). The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford University Press. p. 531. ISBN 0198605617. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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[1] Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (2002). The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford University Press. p. 531. ISBN 0198605617. |access-date= requires |url= (help)