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Cassidy (Irish: Ó Caiside / Ó Casaide) is a common Irish surname and is sometimes used as a given name. The surname translates to 'descendent of Caiside'. Variations include: Cassady, Cassiday, Cassedy and Cassedey. The family was a sept of County Fermanagh. The Caisides were originally a medical family, who were hereditary physicians to the Maguires.

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Cassidy may refer to the following:

Persons

  • Bernard Matthew Cassidy, British soldier
  • Bill Cassidy, American politician and physician
  • Bob Cassidy, Mentalist, speaker and author
  • Butch Cassidy, notorious Wild West criminal
  • Christopher Cassidy, American astronaut
  • Claudia Cassidy, American critic
  • Colette Cassidy, former primetime newsbreak anchor for MSNBC
  • Damian Cassidy, Irish Gaelic footballer
  • Daniel Cassidy (1943–2008), American writer, filmmaker and academic
  • Daniel Cassidy (footballer) (fl. 1926–1937), English football player
  • David Cassidy, American musician, actor and erstwhile teen idol of 'Partridge Family' fame, son of Jack Cassidy
  • Derek Cassidy (born 1986), American football player
  • Donie Cassidy, Irish politician and businessman
  • Ed Cassidy, American drummer
  • Edward Cassidy (born 1924), Australian Roman Catholic Cardinal
  • Elaine Cassidy, Irish actress
  • Elaine Cassidy (mayor), Australian politician
  • Eva Cassidy (1963–1996), American singer
  • George Cassidy (disambiguation), several people
  • Harry Cassidy, Canadian academic and social reformer
  • Jack Cassidy, Irish-American actor, father of David, Shaun and Patrick Cassidy
  • James Cassidy (disambiguation), several people
  • Joanna Cassidy, American actress
  • John Cassidy (disambiguation), several people
  • Joseph Cassidy (disambiguation), several people named Joe or Joseph
  • Katie Cassidy, American singer and actress, daughter of David Cassidy
  • Matthew Cassidy, Irish footballer
  • Michael Cassidy (disambiguation), several people
  • Natalie Cassidy, English soap actress
  • Owen Cassidy (1862–1911), New York politician
  • Patrick Cassidy (disambiguation), several people
  • Raffey Cassidy, English child actress
  • Raquel Cassidy, English actress
  • Scott Cassidy, American baseball player
  • Shaun Cassidy, American celebrity, son of Jack Cassidy
  • Stephen Cassidy, American labor leader
  • Ted Cassidy, American actor
  • Virginia Dell {Cassidy} Blythe Clinton Dwire Kelley, mother of US President Bill Clinton
  • William F. Cassidy, American military
  • Fiction

  • Black Tom Cassidy, a Marvel Comics supervillain
  • Sean Cassidy, aka Banshee. Marvel superhero
  • Hopalong Cassidy, a fictional cowboy created by Clarence E. Mulford
  • Proinsias Cassidy, a vampire from the Vertigo comic series Preacher
  • References

    Cassidy (surname) Wikipedia