Morrissey (surname)

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Pronunciation /ˈmɔːrɪsiː/ Word/Name Irish Ó Muirgheasa		Language(s) Irish Anglicisation(s) Morrissey
Meaning Son of Muirgheas ("Sea-choice")

Morrissey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Acting

Alan Morrissey, British actor

Betty Morrissey (1908–1944), American film actress

Bill Morrissey, professional wrestler who performs as Colin Cassady

David Morrissey, actor

Eamon Morrissey (actor), Irish actor

Neil Morrissey (born 1962), English actor

Will Morrissey, (1887–1957), American vaudevillian producer, lyricist, actor

Literature

Di Morrissey, Australian novelist

Donna Morrissey, Canadian author

Ed Morrissey, conservative American blogger

Kim Morrissey, Canadian poet and playwright

Michael J T Morrissey (born 1942), New Zealand poet and author

Paul Morrissey (comics), comic book editor and writer

Sinéad Morrissey, poet from Northern Ireland

Music

Morrissey (born 1959), English singer-songwriter

Bill Morrissey, American folk singer/songwriter

Chris Morrissey (musician)

Dick Morrissey, British jazz musician

Other arts

Marty Morrissey, commentator with the sports department of Radio Telefís Éireann

Paul Morrissey, American film director

Paul C. Morrissey, comedian

Peter Morrissey, Australian fashion designer

Will Morrissey, (1887–1957), American vaudevillian producer, lyricist, and actor

Ireland

Daniel Morrissey (died 1981), senior Irish politician who sat in Dáil Éireann for thirty-five years

John Morrissey (1831–1878), Irish born American boxer and politician

Michael Morrissey (politician) (died 1947), Irish politician; member of Fianna Fáil

Tom Morrissey, Irish Progressive Democrats politician

United States

Ed Morrissey, conservative American blogger

Joseph D. Morrissey, an American politician from Virginia

Larry Morrissey, mayor of Rockford, Illinois

Michael W. Morrissey (born 1954), District Attorney of Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Other countries

Bobby Morrissey, Canadian politician from Prince Edward Island

Brian Morrissey, co-founder of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Edmund Morrissey (died 1965), member of the Australian Labor Party

Gerry Morrissey, British trade unionist and current General Secretary of BECTU

Baseball

Frank Morrissey (baseball) (1876–1939), pitcher in Major League Baseball in the early twentieth century

John Morrissey (baseball) (1856–1884), American Major League Baseball player

Tom Morrissey (baseball), (1860-1941), American Major League Baseball player

Football/rugby/soccer

Brian Morrissey (rugby player), a former New Zealand rugby union player

George Morrissey (born 1883), Australian rules footballer

Gordon Morrissey (born 1894), former Australian rules footballer

James Morrissey (footballer), former Australian rules footballer

Johnny Morrissey, English footballer

Tom Morrissey (Gaelic footballer)

William Morrissey (born circa 1889), rugby union player representing Australia

Hurling

Dick Morrissey (hurler), Irish hurler

Eamon Morrissey (hurler), former Irish sportsperson

Martin Óg Morrissey, (born 1934), former Irish sportsperson

Paul Morrissey (hurler) (born 1980), Irish hurler

Tom Morrissey (hurler), (born 1996), Irish hurler

Other sports

Frank Morrissey, former American football player and coach

Jim Morrissey, former professional American football player

John Morrissey (1831–1878), Irish born American boxer and politician

Thomas Morrissey (athlete), distance runner

In other fields

Edward Morrissey, second ex-husband of Rev. Mary Manin Morrissey

James Morrissey, PR agent and spokesperson for billionaire Denis O'Brien

Mary Manin Morrissey, New Thought minister from Oregon, US

References

Morrissey (surname) Wikipedia

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