Clancy is an Irish name coming from the Gaelic ''Mac Fhlannchaidh/Mac Fhlannchadha'', meaning "Son of the red/ruddy warrior" (Mac being for sons, ''Ní Fhlannchaidh/Ní Fhlannchadha'' would be for daughters), or as a

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

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Clarence Clarence may refer to: Places Australia * Clarence County, New South Wales, a Cadastral division * Clarence, New South Wales, a place near Lithgow * Clarence River (New South Wales) * Clarence Strait (Northern Territory) * City of Clarence, a loca ...

. Notable people with the name include:

As a first name

Clancy Barone Clarence Barone (born July 26, 1963) is an American football coach who is the tight ends coach for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos ...

, American football coach *

Clancy Brown Clarence John "Clancy" Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor. Prolific in film and television since the 1980s, Brown is often cast in villainous and authoritative roles. Brown's film roles include Viking Lofgren in ''Bad Boys'' ...

, American actor and comedian *

Clancy Chassay Clancy Chassay is a writer, director, actor, and journalist. He has covered conflict zones across the world for various British news outlets, including ''The Guardian'', ''The Economist'', ''The Independent'', ''The Sunday Telegraph'', and the BBC. ...

, English journalist *

Clancy Cooper Clancy Cooper (July 23, 1906 – June 14, 1975) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1938 and 1962. He also guest-starred on numerous TV series, such as ''The Rifleman'', '' Lawman'', '' Wanted: Dead or Alive'', ...

, American actor *

Clancy Eccles Clancy Eccles (9 December 1940 in Dean Pen, St. Mary, Jamaica – 30 June 2005 in Spanish Town, Jamaica)Katz was a Jamaican ska and reggae singer, songwriter, arranger, promoter, record producer and talent scout. Known mostly for his early ...

, Jamaican reggae singer *

Clancy Edwards Clancy Edwards (born August 9, 1955) is a retired track and field sprinter from the United States. He was considered one of the best sprinters in the world between 1974 and 1978. He won the 200 metres at the 1977 IAAF World Cup, the most importa ...

, American track and field sprinter *

Clancy Fernando Admiral Wannakuwatta Waduge Erwin Clancy Fernando VSV, USP, MSc, ndc, psc, MNI, SLN (In Sinhalese: ක්ලැන්සි ෆර්නැන්ඩෝ) (10 October 1938 – 16 November 1992) was the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy f ...

, Sri Lankan admiral *

Clancy Hayes Clarence Leonard Hayes (November 14, 1908 – March 13, 1972) was an American jazz vocalist and banjo player. Early life Hayes was born in Caney, Kansas, on November 14, 1908. As a child, he learned the drums, then switched to guitar and banjo. ...

, American singer *

Clancy O'Connor Clancy O'Connor is an American actor who played Edward Rutledge in ''John Adams'', a 2008 television miniseries. He graduated from Smoky Valley High School of Lindsborg, Kansas in 2000, then spent two years at the University of Kansas studying dr ...

, American actor *

Clancy Pendergast Clarence Clifford Pendergast III (born November 29, 1967) is the former defensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals, Kansas City Chiefs, California Golden Bears, and USC Trojans football teams. Early coaching career He was a graduate assistan ...

, American football coach * Clancy Rudeforth, Australian rules footballer *

Clancy Sigal Clancy Sigal (September 6, 1926 – July 16, 2017) was an American writer, and the author of dozens of essays and seven books, the best-known of which is the autobiographical novel ''Going Away'' (1961). Early life and education Sigal was born ...

, American writer *

Clancy Smyres Clarence Melvin Smyres (May 24, 1922 in Culver City, California – November 27, 2007 in Lancaster, California) was a Major League Baseball player. Biography Smyres was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1944 after an injury to shortstop-man ...

, American baseball player *

Clancy Williams Clarence "Clancy" Williams, Jr. (September 24, 1942 – September 21, 1986) was an American football defensive back who played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL), all with the Los Angeles Rams. Born in Texas, Williams was raised ...

, American footballer

As a last name

Abigail Clancy Abigail Marie Clancy (born 10 January 1986) is an English lingerie and catwalk model, and television personality. She was the runner-up of '' Britain's Next Top Model (cycle 2)'' in 2006 and won series 11 of ''Strictly Come Dancing'' in 2013. ...

, English model *

Al Clancy Albert Harrison Clancy (August 14, 1888 – October 17, 1951) was a Major League Baseball player. Clancy, a third baseman, was a right-handed batter who threw with his right arm. He had an official listed weight of 175 pounds. Clancy appeare ...

, American baseball player *

Bobby Clancy Robert Joseph 'Bobby' Clancy Jr (11 May 1927 – 6 September 2002) was an Irish singer and musician best known as a member of The Clancy Brothers, one of the most successful and influential Irish folk groups. He accompanied his songs on five-s ...

, Irish folk musician, one of the Clancy Brothers *

Boetius Clancy Boetius Clancy or MacClancy (died April 1598) was a 16th-century Irish landowner, MP and High Sheriff. He was born in Co Clare, the son of Hugh Clancy, and was the great-grandson of Murtagh MacClancy of Cnoc-Finn (Knockfin). The MacClancy family ...

, Irish MP *

Claire Clancy Dame Claire Elizabeth Clancy DCB DL (born 14 March 1958) was Chief Executive and Clerk to the National Assembly for Wales, from February 2007 until April 2017. Background She attended Dartford Grammar School for Girls, has a degree in psychol ...

, Chief Executive and Clerk to the National Assembly for Wales, and first woman to be Registrar of Companies for England and Wales *

Conor Clancy (Clare hurler) Conor Clancy (born 1971 in Kilmaley, County Clare) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Kilmaley and with the Clare Clare may refer to: Places Antarctica * Clare Range, a mountain range in Victoria Land Austr ...

(born 1971), Irish hurler *

Conor Clancy (Offaly hurler) Conor Clancy (born 1993) is an Irish hurler who plays for Offaly Senior Championship club St Rynagh's and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a goalkeeper. Honours ;St Rynagh's *Offaly Senior ...

(born 1993), Irish hurler *

Cummin Clancy Cummin Clancy (9 November 1922 – 15 February 2013) was an Irish athlete, educated at Glann National School. He competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in the discus event. He later graduated from Villanova University in the U.S. and became a su ...

(1922–2013), Irish discus thrower *

Daniel J. Clancy Daniel J. Clancy (New Orleans, 11 January 1964) is an American technologist and computer scientist. He was the engineering director for Google Book Search from 2005 to early 2014. From February 2014 to 2018 he worked for the social networking serv ...

, American computer scientist *

Dave Clancy Dave Clancy (born 9 September 1978) is an English ice hockey goaltender, who most recently played for the Flintshire Freeze in the ENL. Clancy began his career playing at deeside junior ice hockey club. Then worked his way up to play some game ...

, British ice hockey player * Donald D. Clancy, American politician *

Edward Clancy (disambiguation) Edward Clancy may refer to: * Edward Clancy (cardinal) (1923–2014), Australian Roman Catholic * Edward J. Clancy Jr., American mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts * Ed Clancy (born 1985), British bicycle racer * Ed and Betty Clancy, co-founders of the C ...

, several people *

Finbarr Clancy Finbarr Clancy (born 5 March 1970) is an Irish folk singer and multi-instrumentalist. Early in his career he performed with The Clancy Brothers. He later became a member of the group The High Kings. Birth and family Finbarr Clancy was the onl ...

, Irish folk musician, member of the High Kings *

Frank Willey Clancy Frank Willey Clancy (15 January 1852 – 1 September 1928) was Attorney General of New Mexico (1909–1916), as well as Mayor of Albuquerque (1898). Life Clancy was born on 15 January 1852 in Dover, New Hampshire, the son of Michael Albert Clancy ...

, American lawyer and politician *

George Clancy (politician) George Clancy (18 March 1881 – 7 March 1921; also known as Seoirse Mac Fhlannchadha), was an Irish nationalist politician and Mayor of Limerick. He was shot dead in Limerick by Royal Irish Constabulary Auxiliaries in 1921 during the Irish War ...

, Irish teacher and politician *

George Clancy (rugby union) George Clancy is an Irish rugby union referee. Clancy refereed at the 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cups. He has also refereed in the Pro14, the European Rugby Champions Cup, the Six Nations Championship and the Rugby Championship. Clancy refere ...

, Irish rugby union referee *

Gil Clancy Gilbert Thomas Clancy (May 30, 1922 – March 31, 2011) was a Hall of Fame boxing trainer and one of the most noted boxing commentators of the 1980s and 1990s. He worked with such famous boxers as Muhammad Ali, Jerry Quarry, Joe Frazier, an ...

(1922–2011), American boxing trainer and commentator *

Gordon Drummond Clancy Gordon Drummond Clancy (11 May 1912 – 16 February 1996) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a pharmacist by career. He was first elected at the Yorkton riding in the 1958 general elec ...

, Canadian politician *

Jack Clancy Jack David Clancy (born June 18, 1944) is a former American football wide receiver who played for the Miami Dolphins in 1967 and 1969 and for the Green Bay Packers in 1970. He also played in college for the University of Michigan Wolverines fr ...

, American football player *

James Clancy (disambiguation) James Clancy may refer to: * James Clancy (politician) (1844–1921), Ontario farmer, businessman and political figure * James M. Clancy, warden of Sing Sing prison * James T. Clancy James T. Clancy (1833–December 1870) was a Sergeant in t ...

, several people *

Jim Clancy (baseball player) James Clancy (born December 18, 1955) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Toronto Blue Jays (1977–88), Houston Astros (1989–91) and Atlanta Braves (1991). He batted and threw right-handed. Texas Rangers C ...

, American baseball player *

Jim Clancy (journalist) Jim Clancy is an American broadcast journalist, best known as a former correspondent and anchor on CNN International. He formerly anchored several CNN news reports, including ''The World Today'' and ''The Brief'', before his resignation following ...

, American broadcast journalist *

Joe Clancy Joseph Patrick Clancy (born October 28, 1990) is a former American football quarterback and current Quarterback Coach at Merrimack College. He played college football at Merrimack College. Early life A three-sport letterman at Newburyport Hig ...

, American football player *

John Clancy (disambiguation) John Clancy may refer to: Politicians * John Clancy (Labour politician), leader of Birmingham City Council * John Michael Clancy (1837–1903), United States Representative from New York * John R. Clancy (1859–1932), United States Representativ ...

, several people *

Joseph Clancy (Wisconsin) Martin Joseph Clancy, Sr. (August 2, 1890 – July 26, 1970) was an American businessman and politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1933 to 1935 and a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 1935 to 1939. Born in R ...

, American politician * J. J. Clancy (MP), Irish member of the British Parliament *

Kendrick Clancy Lakendrick Tridel Clancy (born September 17, 1978) is a former professional American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2000, having also played for the New York Giants, A ...

, American football player *

Kevin Clancy Kevin Clancy (born 23 November 1983) is a Scottish football referee who has been on the international list of FIFA referees since January 2012 after attending a course at UEFA's Centre of Refereeing Excellence. Clancy has been refereeing since ...

, Scottish football referee *

Kevin Clancy (Royal Mint) Dr. Kevin Clancy is a numismatist and the Director of the Royal Mint Museum. Clancy is also Secretary to the ''Royal Mint Advisory Committee on the Design of Coins, Medals, Seals and Decorations''King Clancy Francis Michael "King" Clancy (February 25, 1902 – November 8, 1986) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, referee, coach and executive. Clancy played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Ottawa Senators and Toronto ...

, Canadian ice hockey defenceman * Laurence Clancy, British aerodynamicist, academic and author *

Liam Clancy Liam Clancy ( ga, Liam Mac Fhlannchadha; 2 September 1935 – 4 December 2009) was an Irish folk singer from Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary. He was the youngest member of the influential folk group the Clancy Brothers, regarded as Ireland' ...

(1935–2009), Irish folk musician, one of the Clancy Brothers *

Matthew Clancy Matthew Clancy is a former Gaelic footballer who played for Galway. He won All-Ireland medals at under-21 and senior level. He plays his club football with Oughterard in Galway. Clancy won the 2003 Sigerson Cup while playing for NUI Galwa ...

, Irish Gaelic footballer *

Michael Clancy Michael John Clancy (31 March 1949 – 23 February 2010)Profile
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, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of St. Helena and Dependencies, husband of Claire Clancy * Michael Martin Clancy, Irish catholic priest in Australia * Natalie Clancy, Canadian journalist *

Patrick Clancy Patrick Michael Clancy (7 March 1922 – 11 November 1998), usually called Paddy Clancy or Pat Clancy, was an Irish folk singer best known as a member of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. In addition to singing and storytelling, Clancy play ...

, Irish folk musician, one of the Clancy Brothers * Patrick Clancy (Irish politician), Irish politician for Limerick * Patty Clancy, American politician *

Pauric Clancy Pádraig Clancy is a Gaelic footballer from County Laois. Playing career Clancy plays with his local club Timahoe and won three Laois Intermediate Football Championships, in 2000, 2004 and 2010. Clancy usually played at midfield for his cou ...

, Irish Gaelic football player *

Peadar Clancy Peadar Clancy ( ga, Peadar Mac Fhlannchadha; 9 November 1888 – 21 November 1920) was an Irish republican who served with the Irish Volunteers in the Four Courts garrison during the 1916 Easter Rising and was second-in-command of the Dubli ...

, member of the Irish Republican Army * Robert H. Clancy, American Representative from Michigan (1923–25, 1927–33) * Professor Robert Clancy, Australian scientist *

Sam Clancy Sam Clancy (born May 29, 1958) is a former defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns, and Indianapolis Colts. He also played for the Pittsburgh Maulers and the Memphis Showboat ...

, American football and basketball player * Sam Clancy Jr., American basketball player, son of the above *

Seán Clancy Seán Clancy (7 July 1901 – 17 September 2006) was a veteran of Ireland's War of Independence. Clancy served in the war as a member of Irish Republican Army, and later as a commander of the Fifth Infantry Battalion in the Irish Defence Fo ...

, member of the Irish Volunteers *

Sean Clancy (disambiguation) Sean Clancy may refer to: * Seán Clancy, member of the Irish Republican Army * Seán Clancy (Irish general), Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces * Seán Clancy (composer), Irish composer and lecturer * Sean Clancy (American football), Ame ...

, several people *

Susan Clancy Susan A. Clancy is a cognitive psychologist and Associate professor in Consumer behaviour at INCAE as well as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Harvard University. She is best known for her controversial work on repressed and recovered memories in her bo ...

, American psychologist and ufologist *

T. Frank Clancy Thomas Frank Clancy (June 7, 1871 – November 18, 1936) was an American politician and businessman. Born in Liberty Pole, Vernon County, Wisconsin, Clancy went to the public schools. He was in the well drilling business. Clancy was then invol ...

, American politician * Taliqua Clancy (born 1992), Australian beach volleyball player *

Thomas Owen Clancy Thomas Owen Clancy is an American academic and historian who specializes in medieval Celtic literature, especially that of Scotland. He did his undergraduate work at New York University, and his Ph.D at the University of Edinburgh. He is currently ...

, American historian *

Tim Clancy Tim Clancy (born 8 June 1984) is an Irish football manager of League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic, having previously managed Drogheda United. During his playing career, Clancy played for Millwall, Weymouth, AFC Hornc ...

, Irish footballer *

Tom Clancy Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. (April 12, 1947 – October 1, 2013) was an American novelist. He is best known for his technically detailed espionage and military-science storylines set during and after the Cold War. Seventeen of his novels have ...

(1947–2013), American author *

Tom Clancy (singer) Thomas Joseph Clancy (29 October 1924 – 7 November 1990) was a member of the Irish folk group the Clancy Brothers. He had the most powerful voice of the brothers and had previously been an actor in numerous stage productions, appearing with Or ...

, Irish folk musician, one of the Clancy Brothers * William Clancy, Irish missionary *

Willie Clancy (musician) Willie Clancy (24 December 1918 – 24 January 1973)Sleeve notes by Peter Brown, from ''The Gold Ring'' CD, (RTÉ 276CD), RTÉ 2009 was an Irish uilleann piper, flute player and whistle player. Early life Clancy was born into a musical ...

, Irish Uilleann pipes player *

Willie Clancy (hurler) William John Clancy (17 June 1906 – 14 December 1967) was an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Cork senior team. Born in Mallow, County Cork, Clancy first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one w ...

, Irish hurler

Fictional characters

* Kanuka Clancy, one of the main characters from the anime series Mobile Police Patlabor *

Chief Wiggum Chief Clancy Wiggum is a fictional character from the animated television series ''The Simpsons'', voiced by Hank Azaria. He is the chief of police in the show's setting of Springfield, and is the father of Ralph Wiggum and the husband of Sara ...

, Clancy Wiggum, character on ''The Simpsons'' * Clancy Freeman, a recurring character in ''Blue Heelers'' * Clancy, the protagonist in US-band

Twenty One Pilots Twenty One Pilots (stylized in all lowercase or as twenty øne piløts) are an American musical duo from Columbus, Ohio. Initially a band, the group was formed in 2009 by lead vocalist Tyler Joseph along with Nick Thomas and Chris Salih, who b ...

's fifth studio album ''Trench'' *

Clancy of the Overflow "Clancy of the Overflow" is a poem by Banjo Paterson, first published in ''The Bulletin'', an Australian news magazine, on 21 December 1889. The poem is typical of Paterson, offering a romantic view of rural life, and is one of his best-known w ...

, the titular character in a

Banjo Paterson Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, (17 February 18645 February 1941) was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the d ...

poem, possibly based on Australian drover Thomas Gerald Clancy

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