Coakley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Adam Coakley (born 1987), Scottish football striker
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Andy Coakley
Andrew James Coakley (November 20, 1882 – September 27, 1963) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1902–1906), Cincinnati Reds (1907–1908), Chicago Cubs (1908–1909), and New York Hig ...
(1882–1963), US baseball pitcher born in Providence, Rhode Island
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Cheryl Coakley-Rivera
Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera (previously Cheryl A. Rivera) is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Democrat, she served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1999 to 2014.
In the legislature, she represent ...
(active 1995–2014), US politician from Massachusetts
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Daniel Coakley (born 1989), Filipino/US swimmer, member of Philippine team at 2007 Southeast Asian Games
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Dexter Coakley
William Dexter Coakley (born October 20, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football in Division I-AA for the Appalachian Stat ...
(born 1972), US American football linebacker
*Jackie Coakley (active 2014–2016), US student involved in sexual assault allegations reported in retracted article
A Rape on Campus
"A Rape on Campus" is a Retraction in academic publishing, retracted, defamatory ''Rolling Stone'' magazine article written by Sabrina Erdely and originally published on November 19, 2014, that describes a purported group sexual assault at the U ...
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John Coakley
John Coakley (born Claremorris, County Mayo) is an Irish political scientist. He is emeritus professor in the School of Politics & International Relations at University College Dublin, where he was formerly director of the Institute of British ...
(active 1994–2016), professor in School of Politics & International Relations, University College, Dublin
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Marion Coakley (1896-1968), actress on stage and screen
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Martha Coakley
Martha Mary Coakley (born July 14, 1953) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and former politician who served as Attorney General of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2015. She is most notable for having lost a race for the United States Senate in what was ...
(born 1953), US Attorney General of Massachusetts
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Paul Stagg Coakley
Paul Stagg Coakley (born June 3, 1955) is an Catholic Church in the United States, American Catholic prelate who has served as Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, Archbishop of Oklahoma City since 2010. He previously served as Roman C ...
(born 1955), US Roman Catholic prelate
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Richard Coakley (born 1983), Irish rower
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Sarah Coakley
Sarah Anne Coakley (born 1951) is an English Anglican priest, systematic theologian, and philosopher of religion with interdisciplinary interests. She became an honorary professor at the Logos Institute, the University of St Andrews, after retir ...
(born 1951), English Anglican theologian
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Sheridan Coakley, British interior designer
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Tommy Coakley (born 1947), Scottish football player and coach
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Vincent Coakley (1955–2020), Irish Gaelic footballer
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Wendy Coakley-Thompson (born 1966), US mainstream fiction author
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