Geary (surname)

Politics

Carl Robin Geary (d. 1910), elected posthumously as mayor of Tracy City, Tennessee

George Reginald Geary (1873–1954), mayor of Toronto, Ontario, Canada from 1910 to 1912

John W. Geary (1819–1873), mayor of San Francisco, governor of the Kansas Territory, governor of Pennsylvania and general in the American Civil War

Thomas J. Geary, (1854-1929), U.S. Representative from California

Sir William Geary, 2nd Baronet (1756-1825), English politician

Sir William Geary, 3rd Baronet (1810-1877), English politician

Academics

David C. Geary (b. 1957), American academic psychologist

Dick Geary (b. 1945), British historian

Patrick J. Geary (b. 1948), American medieval historian

Roy C. Geary, (1896-1983), Irish social scientist

Military

Benjamin Handley Geary (1891–1976), British soldier in World War I and a recipient of the Victoria Cross

Sir Francis Geary, 1st Baronet (1709-1796), Royal Navy admiral

Francis Geary (1752–1776), British officer (and son of Admiral Francis Geary) killed in the Ambush of Geary during the American Revolutionary War

General Sir Henry Leguay Geary, KCB (b. 1837), Governor of Bermuda

Arts and writers

Anthony "Tony" Geary (b. 1947), American actor

Bud Geary (1898-1946), American film actor

Caron Geary (b. 1963), English reggae musician, known as "MC Kinky"

Clifford Geary (1916-2008), American illustrator

Cynthia Geary (b. 1965), American actress probably best known for Northern Exposure

David Geary (b. 1963), New Zealand playwright

Emma Geary (b. 1977), British Pop-Surrealist artist, known as "Anarkitty"

James Geary (b. 1962), London-based editor of Time magazine and author of The Body Electric

Karl Geary (b. 1972), Irish-American actor

Lois Geary (1928-2015), American actress

Lori Geary, American TV broadcaster

Mark Geary (b. 1971), Irish singer-songwriter and musician

Patricia Geary, American novelist

Paul Geary (b. 1961), American rock and roll drummer and manager

Rick Geary (b. 1946), American cartoonist and illustrator

Thomas Augustine Geary (1775-1801), Irish composer

Sport

Albert Geary (1900-1989), English cricketer

Anna Geary, Irish camogie player

Bob Geary (1933-2001), Canadian football player and manager

Bob Geary (1891-1980), American baseball player

Brian Geary (b. 1980), Irish hurling player

Derek Geary (b. 1980), Irish footballer

Donald Geary (b. 1926), American ice hockey player

Fred Geary (1868-1955), English footballer

Fred Geary (1887-1980), English cricketer

Geoff Geary (1976– ), American Major League Baseball player

George Geary (1893–1981) England cricketer

Guillermo Geary (b. 1926), Argentinian athlete

Huck Geary (1917-1981), American baseball player

Jarryn Geary (b. 1988), Australian rules footballer

Karl Geary (b. 1982), English cricketer

Reggie Geary (b. 1973), American basketball player and coach

Richard Geary (b. 1963), Australian rules footballer

Sharon Geary, American swimmer

Terry Geary, Australian rugby league footballer

Others

Bob Geary, former San Francisco police officer best known for his ventriloquist's dummy, Brendan O'Smarty

Leslie "Ted" Geary (1885-1960), American yacht designer

Stephen Geary (1797-1854), British architect

Fictional characters

Pat Geary, character in the film The Godfather, Part II

Roy Geary (Prison Break), character from the television show Prison Break