Cassady is a
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
and
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
. Notable people with the name include:
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Cassady McClincy
Cassady McClincy, or Cassady McClincy Zhang, is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Lydia on the AMC horror-drama television series '' The Walking Dead'' since 2019.
Life and career
McClincy has guest starred in Lifetime's '' ...
(born 2000), American actress
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Carolyn Cassady
Carolyn Elizabeth Robinson Cassady (April 28, 1923 – September 20, 2013) was an American writer and associated with the Beat Generation through her marriage to Neal Cassady and her friendships with Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and other pr ...
(1923–2013), American writer
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Colin Cassady, ring name of American wrestler William Morrissey
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Harry Cassady
Harry Delbert Cassady (''born Harry Delbert Cassaday'') (July 20, 1880 – April 19, 1969) was an American professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues for the 1904 Pittsburgh Pirates and 1905 Washington Senators. He w ...
, American baseball player
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Howard Cassady
Howard Albert "Hopalong" Cassady (March 2, 1934 – September 20, 2019) was an American professional American football, football Halfback (American football), halfback and Wide receiver, split end who played in the National Football League (NF ...
, American football player
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John H. Cassady, American admiral
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Neal Cassady
Neal Leon Cassady (February 8, 1926 – February 4, 1968) was a major figure of the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the psychedelic and counterculture movements of the 1960s.
Cassady published only two short fragments of prose in his lif ...
, American writer
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Thomas Cassady, American soldier and flying ace
See also
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Cassaday, a surname
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Cassidy (given name)
Cassidy is a surname name derived from an Irish language, Irish surname and ultimately from the Goidelic languages, Gaelic given name ''Caiside'', meaning "clever" or "curly-haired." The name ''Caiside'' comes from the Irish word element ''cas''.Ro ...
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Cassidy (surname)
Cassidy () is a common Irish surname and is sometimes used as a given name. The surname translates to "descendant of Caiside". Variations include: Cassady, Cassiday, Cassedy, Casadei and Cassedey. The family was originally a Munster sept called UÃ ...
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