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

Cassius Chaney Cassius Chaney (born June 7, 1987) is an American professional boxer who has held the WBC-USNBC Silver heavyweight title since 2019. Education Chaney attended Old Saybrook Senior High School where he was a star basketball player. Chaney was t ...

(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 alternative rock band Jane's Addiction, and as a member of Alanis Morissette's touring and recording band for six years. Chaney was al ...

, 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 Red ...

, 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 Roc ...

, 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 Esty Clyon Chaney (January 29, 1891 – February 5, 1952) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox () and Brooklyn Tip-Tops (). Listed at , 170 lbs., Chaney batted and threw right-handed. He w ...

(1891–1952), American baseball player *

Fred Chaney Frederick Michael Chaney, AO (born 28 October 1941) is a former Australian 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. Sir Frederick Charles Chaney (20 October 1914 – 17 December 2001) was an Australian politician. He served as a member of the Australian House of Representatives, House of Representatives from 1955 to 1969, as federal Minister for the Navy (Au ...

, Australian Liberal Party politician and minister in the Menzies government *

George Chaney George Henry "K.O." Chaney (April 16, 1892 – December 20, 1958) was a hard punching featherweight and lightweight who fought from 1910 to 1928. Known as the "Knockout King of Fistiana", Chaney was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Irish-America ...

(1892–1958), American boxer * Gregory Chaney, American politician *

James Chaney James Earl Chaney (May 30, 1943 – June 21, 1964) was one of three Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) civil rights workers killed in Philadelphia, Mississippi, by members of the Ku Klux Klan on June 21, 1964. The others were Andrew Goodman a ...

(1943–1964), American civil rights activist *

James E. Chaney James Eucene Chaney (March 16, 1885 – August 21, 1967) was a senior United States Army officer. He served in both World War I and World War II. Early life James Eucene Chaney was born in Chaneyville, Maryland. He studied at public schools ...

(1885–1967), American military officer * James M. Chaney (1921–1976), American police officer and witness to President Kennedy's assassination *

James McDonald Chaney Rev. James McDonald Chaney (18 March 1831 – 18 September 1909) was a minister of the Lafayette Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in the United States. He had been an ordained minister for 53 years. Biography Birth and early life Dr. Ch ...

, American Presbyterian minister * John Chaney (disambiguation) (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 Lindsay Chaney (born in 1951) is a senior news editor at '' Variety''. He joined ''Variety'' in 1999. Previously he was a business editor and writer at the ''Long Beach Press-Telegram'', covering the aerospace industry and finance. He has written f ...

, American news editor *

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

(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 (Drac ...

(1906–1973), American actor *

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

, Australian businessman *

Mike Chaney Michael Jackson Chaney (born January 6, 1944) is the Commissioner of Insurance for the State of Mississippi. He is a 1966 graduate of Mississippi State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business and Finance. Chaney is a veteran of the Uni ...

(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. Early life Chaney was born on August 24, 1890 in Brainerd, Illinois. He attended Hyde Park Academy High School, and began to cultivate his interest in ornith ...

(1890–1971) American paleobotanist. *

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

, 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 endowe ...

(1922–2013), American educator

Fictional characters

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

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

Fictional characters

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