Chaney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Beej Chaney (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, American baseball player * Don Chaney, 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 (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) (several entries) * Kate Chaney, 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. (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 (born 1944), Insurance Commissioner of Mississippi * Norman Chaney (1918–1936), American child actor * Olivia Chaney (born 1982) English folk singer * Ralph Works Chaney (1890–1971) American paleobotanist. * Tray Chaney, 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, a character from ''The Illuminatus! Trilogy'' * Tom Chaney, a character from "True Grit"

Fictional characters

See also