Sharkey (Irish: Ó Searcaigh) is a surname of Irish origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Bill Sharkey (1873–1946), Australian rules footballerBrendan Sharkey (born 1962), American politicianCatherine Sharkey (born c. 1970), law professorEd Sharkey (born 1927), American former National Football League playerFeargal Sharkey (born 1958), lead singer of the pop punk band The UndertonesJack Sharkey (1902-1994), American heavyweight boxing championJames A. Sharkey (born 1945), Irish historian and diplomatJim Sharkey (1934-2014), Scottish footballerJoe Sharkey, columnist for The New York TimesJohn Sharkey, Baron Sharkey (born 1947), British politicianJonathon Sharkey (born 1964), American professional wrestler and perennial candidateKevin Sharkey (born 1961), Irish artistLance Sharkey (1898-1967), Australian trade union activist, radical journalist and communist politicianMichael Sharkey (born 1946), Australian poet, biographer, reviewer and academicNick Sharkey (1943-2015), Scottish footballerNoel Sharkey, British computer scientistPat Sharkey (born 1953), former footballer from Northern IrelandPaul Sharkey (born 1974), former Australian rules footballerRay Sharkey (1952-1993), American actorSeymour Sharkey (1847–1929), British physicianTom Sharkey (1873-1953), American boxerWilliam L. Sharkey (1798-1873), American judge and politicianWilliam J. Sharkey (US Navy officer) (1885-1918)William J. Sharkey (murderer) (c. 1847-?), convicted murderer and minor New York City politicianFictional characters include:
Captain John Sharkey, a fictional pirate, the main character of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 1925 novel The Dealings of Captain SharkeyFrancis Ethelbert Sharkey, a character in the television series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea portrayed by Terry BeckerC.P.O. Sharkey, the title role of a 1976 to 1978 American television series, played by Don RicklesFinn Sharkey, character in UK TV series Waterloo RoadSharkey, right hand man of Olrik in Blake and Mortimer, Franco-Belgian comics