Chaney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Beej Chaney Blaine John "Beej" Chaney (April 30, 1957 – January 5, 2025) was an American musician. He was best known as singer and guitarist for Minneapolis punk/New Wave group The Suburbs from 1977 to 2014. He also owned Los Angeles recording studio Shang ...

(1957–2025), American punk/new wave musician * Cassius Chaney (born 1987), American boxer * Charles "Bubba" Chaney (born 1946), American politician *

Chris Chaney Christopher A. Chaney (born June 14, 1970) is an American musician. He is best known as the former bassist of the alternative rock band Jane's Addiction, with whom he recorded two studio albums. He is the touring bassist for AC/DC, replacing lo ...

, American musician *

Darrel Chaney Darrel Lee Chaney (born March 9, 1948) is an American former professional baseball player and television sports color commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from 1969 to 1979, most notably as a member of the Cincinnati Re ...

, American baseball player *

Don Chaney Donald Ray Chaney (born March 22, 1946) is an American former professional basketball player and coach, most notable for winning two championships as a player on the Boston Celtics, and winning NBA Coach of the Year while leading the Houston Ro ...

, American basketball player and coach *

Edward Chaney Edward Chaney (born 1951) is a British cultural historian. He is Professor Emeritus at Solent University and Honorary Professor at University College London (School of European Languages, Culture and Society (SELCS) – Centre for Early Modern ...

, Cultural historian * Esty Chaney (1891–1952), American baseball player *

Fred Chaney Frederick Michael Chaney, AO (born 28 October 1941) is an Australian former politician who was deputy leader of the Liberal Party from 1989 to 1990 and served as a minister in the Fraser government. He was a Senator for Western Australia from ...

, Australian Liberal Party politician and minister in the Fraser government (son of Fred snr) * Fred Chaney Sr., Australian Liberal Party politician and minister in the Menzies government *

George Chaney George Henry "K.O." Chaney (born April 16, 1892 – December 20, 1958) was a featherweight and lightweight boxer active from 1910 to 1928. Chaney was born in Baltimore, Maryland to Irish-American parents. ''Boxing Illustrated'' ranked him fourth ...

(1892–1958), American boxer * Gregory Chaney, American politician * Harold O. Chaney, founder of Chaney's department stores in Greater Los Angeles *

James Chaney James Earl Chaney (May 30, 1943 – June 21, 1964) was an American civil rights activist. He was one of three Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) civil rights workers murdered in Philadelphia, Mississippi, by members of the Ku Klux Klan on June 2 ...

(1943–1964), American civil rights activist * James E. Chaney (1885–1967), American military officer * James M. Chaney (1921–1976), American police officer and witness to President Kennedy's assassination * James McDonald Chaney, American Presbyterian minister *

John Chaney (disambiguation) John Chaney may refer to: Government * John Chaney (judge) (born 1953), Judge in the Supreme Court of Western Australia * John Chaney (congressman) (1790–1881), U.S. Representative from Ohio * John C. Chaney (1853–1940), U.S. Representative ...

(several entries) *

Kate Chaney Katherine Ella Chaney (born 21 January 1975) is an Australian independent politician, who was elected to the Australian House of Representatives at the 2022 Australian federal election, succeeding Liberal Party MP Celia Hammond in the division ...

, Australian independent politician * Lindsay Chaney, American news editor *

Lon Chaney Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American actor and makeup artist. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of cinema, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often gr ...

(1883–1930), American actor *

Lon Chaney Jr. Creighton Tull Chaney (February10, 1906 – July12, 1973), known by his stage name Lon Chaney Jr., was an American actor known for playing Larry Talbot in the film '' The Wolf Man'' (1941) and its various crossovers, Count Alucard (Dracula ...

(1906–1973), American actor *

Michael Chaney Michael Alfred Chaney (born 15 April 1950) is an Australian businessman and former Chancellor (education), chancellor of the University of Western Australia. Early life Chaney was born in Perth on 15 April 1950. He was the third-youngest of s ...

, Australian businessman *

Mike Chaney Michael Jackson Chaney (born January 6, 1944) is the Mississippi Insurance Department, Commissioner of Insurance for the Government of Mississippi, State of Mississippi since 2008. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1993 ...

(born 1944), Insurance Commissioner of Mississippi *

Norman Chaney Norman Myers Chaney (October 18, 1914 – May 29, 1936) was an American child actor, notable for appearing in 19 ''Our Gang'' comedies as "Chubby" from 1929 to 1931. Early life and career Chaney was born on October 18, 1914 (though Richard ...

(1918–1936), American child actor *

Olivia Chaney Olivia Chaney (born 1982) is an English folk singer, pianist, guitarist, harmonium player and songwriter. Her debut solo album, ''The Longest River'', was released on Nonesuch Records in 2015. Her follow-up solo album, ''Shelter'', was released ...

(born 1982) English folk singer *

Ralph Works Chaney Ralph Works Chaney (August 24, 1890 – March 3, 1971) was an American paleobotanist. Chaney was the first paleobotanist to develop in detail the use of morphological characters of fossil leaves to deduce ecological information of the given era. ...

(1890–1971) American paleobotanist. *

Tray Chaney Tray Chaney is an American actor and musician. He appeared on the HBO program ''The Wire'' as Malik "Poot" Carr, which became his most successful acting role. He also appears in the Bounce TV soap opera Saints & Sinners as Kendrick. Career Ch ...

, American actor *

William Chaney William Albert Chaney (December 23, 1922 – March 13, 2013) was an American historian of Anglo-Saxon England. Chaney spent his career at Lawrence University, where he taught from 1952 until his death; he held the George McKendree Steele endowed ...

(1922–2013), American educator

Fictional characters

Markoff Chaney Markov ( Bulgarian, ), Markova, and Markoff are common surnames used in Russia and Bulgaria. Notable people with the name include: Academics * Ivana Markova (1938–2024), Czechoslovak-British emeritus professor of psychology at the University of S ...

, a character from ''The Illuminatus! Trilogy'' *

Tom Chaney Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name. Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Tom'' (1973 film), or ''The Bad Bunch'', a blaxploitation film * ''Tom'' (2002 film) ...

, a character from "True Grit"

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