Conley (from ''O′Conghaile'',

Ó Conghalaigh Ó Conghalaigh is a Gaelic-Irish surname. It derives from the forename ''Conghal'', meaning "fierce as a hound". It is often anglicised as Connolly, Connally, Connelly and occasionally as Conley. In modern Irish it may be spelled as ''Ó Cong ...

) is a surname of Irish origin. It is a variant spelling of Connelly and Connolly. It is listed in the census of 1659 as coming from the city of

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 ...

. O'Connolly was a principal name of

Monaghan Monaghan ( ; ) is the county town of County Monaghan, Ireland. It also provides the name of its civil parish and barony. The population of the town as of the 2016 census was 7,678. The town is on the N2 road from Dublin to Derry and Letterken ...

People with the surname

Arts and letters

Darby Conley Darby Conley is an American cartoonist best known for the newspaper comic strip '' Get Fuzzy''. Biography Conley was born in Concord, Massachusetts, in 1970, and grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee. While in high school in 1986, he won a student c ...

(born 1970), American cartoonist * Philip Mallory Conley (1887–1979), American historian * Robert Conley (reporter) (1928–2013), American reporter *

Robert J. Conley Robert J. Conley (December 29, 1940 – February 16, 2014) was a Cherokee author. In 2007, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers' Circle of the Americas. Conley was born in Cushing, Oklahoma on December 29, 1940. He wa ...

(1940–2014), Cherokee author * Tom Conley (philologist) (born 1943), American philologist * Willy Conley (born 1958), American photographer

Business

Chip Conley Chip Conley (born October 31, 1960) is an American hotelier, hospitality entrepreneur, author, and speaker. Early life and education Conley was born in Orange, California and graduated from the PACE program at Long Beach Polytechnic High Schoo ...

(born 1960), American hotelier * Kerry Conley (1866–1924), American businessman and politician *

Lyda Conley Eliza Burton "Lyda" Conley ( – 1946) was a Wyandot-American lawyer of Native American and European descent, the first woman admitted to the Kansas Bar Association. She was notable for her campaign to prevent the sale and development of ...

(1874–1946), American lawyer *

Rosemary Conley Rosemary Jean Neil Conley CBE, Deputy Lieutenant, DL (''née'' Weston, 19 December 1946)''The International Who's Who of Women 2002'', Europa, , p. 113 is an English businesswoman, author and broadcaster on exercise and health. Conley authored a ...

(born 1946), English businesswoman, author and broadcaster *

William Henry Conley William Henry Conley (11 June 1840 – 25 July 1897), was a Pittsburgh philanthropist and industrialist.''The Christian and Missionary Alliance'', Volume 19, Number 6, August 4, 1897, page 132 He was married to Sarah Shaffer (1841–1908). To ...

(1840–1897), American industrialist and philanthropist

Entertainment

Arthur Conley Arthur Lee Conley (January 4, 1946 – November 17, 2003), also known in later years as Lee Roberts, was an American soul singer, best known for the 1967 hit " Sweet Soul Music". Early life Conley was born in McIntosh County, Georgia, U.S., an ...

(1946–2003), American soul singer *

Bayless Conley Bayless Conley is an American gospel pastor and television personality who hosts ''Answers With Bayless Conley'' on television. ''Answers'' is a weekly program that can be found on CNBC in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East and on other lo ...

, American pastor and television personality *

Brian Conley Brian Paul Conley (born 7 August 1961) is an English actor, comedian, singer and television presenter. Conley has been the host of ''The Brian Conley Show'', as well as presenting the Royal Variety Performance on eight occasions. In his 40-ye ...

(born 1961), English comedian ** ''

The Brian Conley Show ''The Brian Conley Show'' was a comedy variety show, and later a comedy chat show, fronted by comedian Brian Conley. It was broadcast in the United Kingdom on ITV between 1992 and 1995, and then 2000 and 2002. Synopsis The show was commission ...

'' (1992–2002) *

Chris Conley Christopher Lane Conley (born February 29, 1980) is an American musician who is the lead-singer/rhythm guitarist of the rock band Saves the Day. He was the only remaining original member as well as major artistic contributor throughout their ca ...

(born 1980), American musician *

Clint Conley Clinton J. Conley is an American post-punk musician and journalist from Boston, Massachusetts, best known as a co-founder, bassist, and vocalist of Mission of Burma. Early life and education Conley was born in Boston, Massachusetts and graduate ...

, American rock and roll musician *

Corinne Conley Corinne Alexandra Conley (born May 23, 1929) is an American actress who spent the majority of her career in Canada, notable for having won the Canadian Council of Authors and Artists' Best Actress Award. Conley is known for her voiceover work i ...

(born 1929), American actress *

Darlene Conley Darlene Conley (July 18, 1934 – January 14, 2007) was an American actress. Conley's career spanned fifty years, but she was best known for her performances in daytime television, and in particular, for her portrayal of larger-than-life fashi ...

(1934–2007), Irish-American actress *

David Conley (musician) David "Pic" Conley (born December 27, 1953) is an American jazz flute player, songwriter, and producer. Early life Conley was born in Newark, New Jersey. Shortly after graduating high school, Conley purchased his first instrument, a flute, for $ ...

(born 1953), American bassist *

Earl Thomas Conley Earl Thomas Conley (October 17, 1941 – April 10, 2019)Wood, Gerry. (1998). "Earl Thomas Conley". In ''The Encyclopedia of Country Music''. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 108. was an American country music singer-songwriter. Between ...

(1941–2019), American country music singer and composer *

Eugene Conley Eugene Conley (March 12, 1908 – December 18, 1981) was a celebrated American operatic tenor. Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, Conley studied under Ettore Verna, and made his official debut as the Duke of Mantua in ''Rigoletto'', at the Brooklyn Acad ...

(1908–1981), American tenor *

Jack Conley (actor) Jack Conley is an American actor particularly in the crime, mystery and thriller genres. He is married to Francesca Casale, an actress. Filmography Film Television Videogames References External links * 1958 births American ma ...

, American actor *

Joe Conley Joe Conley (March 3, 1928 – July 7, 2013) was an American actor who played many small roles on television and is most remembered for his role as the storekeeper Ike Godsey in ''The Waltons''. Personal life and career Joe Conley was born in B ...

(1928–2013), American actor *

Lige Conley Lige Conley (born Elijah Crommie; December 5, 1897 – December 11, 1937) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 140 films between 1915 and 1938. Biography As Lige Crommie, the curly-haired young comedian joined the stock ...

(1897–1937), American actor *

Onest Conley Onest Conley (December 6, 1906 – October 8, 1989) was an American film actor. Early life Born in Evanston, Illinois, his mother was the pioneering African-American film actress Madame Sul-Te-Wan (''née'' Nellie Crawford) and his father was R ...

(1906–1989), American film actor * Renie Conley (1901–1992), American costume designer *

Robert Conley (music producer) Robert Conley (dp13) is an American songwriter, record producer, engineer, mixer, and music publisher. Throughout his career, he has worked across all genres of music and has collaborated, programmed, mixed, produced, and written with many arti ...

(born 1973), American record producer, programmer and engineer *

Shannon Conley Shannon Conley (also credited as Sonny Dey, Holly Bobbit, Ursula Conlon, Vibe Jones, Candi Washington and Deborah Zane) is an American voice actress and musician based in New York City. She has done voice work in English dubs of Japanese anime for ...

, American voice actor, and vocalist

Education

* J. Michael "Mike" Conley, American teacher (born 1936), see J. Michael Conley Elementary School * Jean Conley, American teacher (died 1982), see

Conley-Caraballo High School Conley-Caraballo High School (CCHS), formerly El Rancho Verde High School, is a public 9-12 continuation high school in south Hayward, California, United States. It is part of the New Haven Unified School District (NHUSD), along with James Logan ...

Military

*Edgar Thomas Conley – Civil War – Pvt. 2nd Md. Inf. C.S.A. KIA 1863 *Edgar Thomas Conley (1874–1956), United States Army, Major General and Adjutant General of the U.S. Army *Edgar Thomas Conley Jr. (1907–1993), United States Army, Brig. General

Politics and law

* Thomas Young Conley (1809–1887), Maryland House of Delegates 1868–1870 *

Andrew Conley Andrew Conley (18 December 1881''1939 England and Wales Register'' – 5 June 1952) was a British trade unionist. Born in Leeds to Irish parents,''Report of the annual conference'' (1952), Labour Party Conley fought in the Second Boer War. ...

(1880/81–1952), British trade unionist *

Benjamin F. Conley Benjamin Conley (March 1, 1815 – January 10, 1886) was an American politician from the state of Georgia, who served as the List of Governors of Georgia, 47th Governor of Georgia from October 30, 1871, to January 12, 1872. He also previously ser ...

(1815–1886), American politician (Republican) * Daniel F. Conley, District Attorney for Suffolk County, Massachusetts * Dean Conley (born 1946), American politician (Democrat) * Gerard Conley Sr. (1930–2018), American politician (Democrat) * Gerard Conley Jr., American lawyer and politician (Democrat) * John Conley (Wisconsin politician) (born 1828), American politician (Republican) * Robert M. "Bob" Conley (born 1965), American pilot and politician (Democrat) * William G. Conley (1866–1940), Governor of West Virginia (Republican) * William M. Conley (born 1956), American judge

Religion

* James D. Conley (born 1955), American bishop

Science

Catharine Conley Catharine Anastasia Conley was NASA's 6th Planetary Protection Officer from 2006 through 2018. Education Conley received her bachelor's from MIT, a Ph.D. in Plant Biology from Cornell University in 1994, and obtained a postdoctoral fellow posit ...

, NASA's Planetary Protection Officer *

Charles C. Conley Charles Cameron Conley (26 September 1933 – 20 November 1984) was an American mathematician who worked on dynamical systems. The Conley index theory and the Conley–Zehnder theorem are named after him. Early life and education Conley was bo ...

(1933–1984), American mathematician **

Conley index theory In dynamical systems theory, Conley index theory, named after Charles Conley, analyzes topological structure of invariant sets of diffeomorphisms and of smooth flows. It is a far-reaching generalization of the Hopf index theorem that predicts exi ...

, named after Charles Conley ** Conley–Zehnder theorem, named after Charles Conley and Eduard Zehnder * Dalton Conley (born 1969), American sociologist * Frances K. Conley, American Neurologist

Sports

Adam Conley Adam Michael Conley (born May 24, 1990) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins from 2015 to 2019 and the Tampa Bay Rays in 2021. Career Miami Marlins Conley was drafted ...

(born 1990), American baseball player * Bob Conley (baseball) (born 1934), American baseball player * Cale Conley (born 1992), American racing driver * Chris Conley (American football) (born 1992), American football wide receiver *

Frankie Conley Frankie Conley (October 4, 1890 – August 21, 1952) was a bantamweight boxing champion. Biography He was born on October 4, 1890 in Platania, Calabria, Italy as Francesco Conte. He became the bantamweight boxing champion of the world when he k ...

(1890–1952), American boxer *

Gene Conley Donald Eugene Conley (November 10, 1930 – July 4, 2017) was an American professional baseball and basketball player. He played as a pitcher for four teams in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1952 to 1963. Conley also played as a forward in ...

(1930–2017), American baseball and basketball player * Gareon Conley (born 1995), American football cornerback *

Jack Conley (Australian rules footballer) Jack Conley (18 October 1920 – 7 July 2008) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier ...

(born 1923), Australian rules footballer * Jack Conley (English footballer) (1920–1991), English footballer *

Jason Conley Jason Conley (born July 21, 1981) is an American retired professional basketball player who last played for the Helsinki Seagulls in Finland in 2017. A shooting guard and small forward, Conley is best known for being the first freshman to ever ...

(born 1981), American basketball player *

Jim Conley Jim Conley (born c. 1943) is a former American football player. He played college football as an end for the Michigan Wolverines from 1962 to 1964. He was the captain of the Big Ten champion 1964 Michigan Wolverines football team and was sele ...

(born c. 1943), American football player *

Kim Conley Kim Conley (born 14 March 1986 in Slough, United Kingdom) is an American track and field athlete, who competes in middle and long distance track events. She finished in third place at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials to qualify for the 2012 Olympi ...

(born 1986), American track and field athlete *

Larry Conley George Larry Conley (born January 22, 1944) is an American retired professional basketball player. A 6'3" guard, Conley played college basketball at the University of Kentucky under coach Adolph Rupp. During the 1965–66 season, Conley was a s ...

(born 1944), American basketball player *

Leonard Conley Leonard Conley (born October 16, 1968) is a former American football wide receiver and linebacker in the Arena Football League. He played college football at Miami. Conley was a member of the 1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, ...

(born 1968), American football wide receiver and linebacker *

Mike Conley Sr. Michael Alex Conley Sr. (born October 5, 1962) is an American former track and field athlete who competed primarily in the triple jump and the long jump. In the triple jump, he won an Olympic gold medal in 1992, silver in 1984, and gold in the ...

(born 1962), American triple jumper *

Mike Conley Jr. Michael Alex Conley Jr. (born October 11, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted as the fourth pick in the 2007 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies. Conle ...

(born 1987), American basketball player * Scott Conley (American football) (born 1947), American football coach *

Scott Conley (rugby league) Scott Conley (born 8 June 1973) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a and forward for the Newcastle Knights and the Gold Coast Chargers in the NRL in the 1990s. Background Conley was born in Newcastle, ...

(born 1973), Australian rugby league footballer * Snipe Conley (1894–1978), American baseball pitcher * Steve Conley (linebacker) (born 1972), American football player * Steve Conley (running back) (born 1949), American football player *

T. J. Conley Timothy Joseph “T. J.” Conley Jr. (born August 29, 1985) is an American football punter who currently is a free agent. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Jets in 2009. He played college football at Idaho. Professiona ...

(born 1985), American football punter *

Tim Conley Tim Conley (born December 8, 1958) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and most recently the Champions Tour. Conley joined the PGA Tour in 1993, earning his card through qualifying school. He did not pe ...

(born 1958), American golfer

Miscellaneous

* Jim Conley (born c. 1884), see

Leo Frank Leo Max Frank (April 17, 1884August 17, 1915) was an American factory superintendent who was convicted in 1913 of the murder of a 13-year-old employee, Mary Phagan, in Atlanta, Georgia. His trial, conviction, and appeals attracted national at ...

References

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