Daley, originally an Irish family name derived from the Gaelic

Ó Dálaigh The Ó Dálaigh () were a learned Irish Bardic poetry, bardic family who first came to prominence early in the 12th century, when Cú Connacht Ó Dálaigh was described as "The first ''Ollamh'' of poetry in all Ireland" (''ollamh'' is the title g ...

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Daley Blind Daley Blind (; born 9 March 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Girona. He has been deployed in a variety of defensive roles – as a left-back, centre-back, and defensive midfielder. He is the son of former Ajax ...

(born 1990), Dutch footballer * Daley Mena (born 1985), Colombian footballer * Daley Ojuederie (born 1985), professional boxer featured on the British TV show '' Big Brother 14'' *

Hot Since 82 Daley Padley, also known as Hot Since 82, is a British house music DJ and producer from South Yorkshire, England. He has been releasing music under the Hot Since 82 moniker since 2011. Personal life Originally from South Yorkshire, Padley ente ...

, real name Daley Padley, British DJ * Daley Peters (born 1984), Canadian curler *

Daley Sinkgraven Daley Sinkgraven (born 4 July 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Fortuna Sittard. Club career Heerenveen Sinkgraven started playing football with MVV Alcides from his hometown Meppel. He ended up in the ...

(born 1995), Dutch footballer *

Daley Thompson Francis Morgan Ayodélé Thompson, (born 30 July 1958) is an English former decathlete. He won the decathlon gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984, and broke the world record for the event four times. He was unbeaten in competit ...

(born 1958), British decathlete, born Francis Morgan Thompson * Daley Williams (born 1986), rugby league footballer

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Arthur Daley (sportswriter) Arthur John Daley (July 31, 1904 – January 3, 1974) was an American sports journalist. As a reporter and columnist, he wrote for ''The New York Times'' for almost fifty years. In 1956, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for reporting and comme ...

(1904–1974), columnist for ''The New York Times'' * Ben Daley (born 1988), Australian Rugby League player *

Brian Daley Brian Charles Daley (December 22, 1947 – February 11, 1996) was an American science fiction novelist. He also adapted for radio the ''Star Wars'' radio dramas and wrote all of its episodes. Biography Daley was born in Englewood, New Jersey a ...

(1947–1996), American science fiction novelist * Brian E. Daley (born 1940), American Jesuit and theologian *

Bud Daley Leavitt Leo "Bud" Daley (October 7, 1932 – October 15, 2024) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1955 to 1964 for the Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Athletics, and New York Yankees. Bio ...

(born 1932), American professional Major League baseball pitcher *

Caroline Daley Caroline Daley is a New Zealand social historian, and is a full professor of history at the University of Auckland. She is the dean of graduate studies at Auckland. Daley has appeared regularly on Radio New Zealand's show ''The Panel''. She is i ...

, New Zealand historian *

Cass Daley Cass Daley (born Catherine Dailey; July 17, 1915 – March 22, 1975) was an American actress, comedian and singer. Career The daughter of an Irish streetcar conductor, Daley began singing as a child in front of neighborhood storefronts. No ...

(1915–1975), American radio and movie actress * Clayton Daley (born 1951), chief financial officer of The Procter & Gamble Company *

Debra Daley Debra Daley is a New Zealand author. Daley was born in New Zealand and is of Irish heritage. She grew up in the west of Auckland and graduated from the University of Auckland with an MA in English Literature. She currently lives in the Bay of P ...

, New Zealand author * Denise Daley, Jamaican politician *

Dennis Daley Dennis Daley (born August 7, 1996) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks and was selected in the si ...

(born 1996), American football player * Earl Daley (born 1958), Jamaican reggae singer better known as Earl Sixteen *

Eleanor Daley (composer) Eleanor Joanne Daley (born April 21, 1955) is a Canadian composer of choral and church music, a church choir director, choral clinician and accompanist. She lives and works in Toronto, Ontario. Among her best-known works are ''The Rose Trilog ...

(born 1955), Canadian composer *

Eleanor "Sis" Daley Eleanor Daley ( Guilfoyle; March 4, 1907 – February 16, 2003), better known as Sis Daley, was the wife of former Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley and the mother of former mayor Richard M. Daley. Daley served as first lady of the City of Chicago ...

(1907–2003), wife of former Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley and mother of former mayor Richard M. Daley * Gareth Daley (born 1989), English musician and soul singer * George W. Daley (1875–1952), American newspaper editor, sports writer, and syndicated author *

Grace Daley Grace Elizabeth Daley (born June 26, 1978) is a retired African American professional women's basketball player, who is now an English teacher at Grace Cristian School in Ocala, Florida. Daley was born in Miami, Florida, and attended Tulane Uni ...

(born 1978), professional basketball player *

Harry Daley Sergeant Harry Daley (14 November 1901 – 12 March 1971) was the first known openly gay British policeman. Born in Lowestoft he later moved to Dorking and, in 1925, to London where he joined the Metropolitan Police. Soon after joining the pol ...

(1901–1971), the first openly gay British police officer *

Héctor Daley Héctor Daley (born 22 November 1961) is a retired Panamanian sprinter who competed in the 200 and 400 metres. He represented his country at two World Championships, in 1983 and 1987. International competitions 1Representing the Americas 2Did ...

(born 1961), Panamanian sprinter *

Jim Daley Jim Daley (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian football coach, who currently serves as the special teams coordinator and assistant head coach for the St. Francis Xavier X-Men football team. He has previously coached in the Canadian Football Leagu ...

(born 1953), coach in the Canadian Football League *

Jimmy Daley Jimmy Daley (born 24 September 1973) is a retired English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-hand medium-pace bowler. Born in Sunderland, Daley's debut came during the 1992 season, for Durham. He holds a top score of 159* ...

(born 1973), English cricketer * John P. Daley (born 1946), American Committeeman in Chicago * Kevin Daley (born 1976), Panamanian basketball player * Kevin Daley (politician) (born 1957), American politician *

Laurie Daley Laurie William Daley AM (born 20 October 1969), also known by the nicknames of "Lozza" and "Loz", is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and a former player who played as a and in the late 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s. ...

(born 1969), Australian rugby league football commentator and former player *

Lloyd Daley Lloyd Daley (12 July 1939 – 18 March 2018), also known as Lloyd's the Matador, was a Jamaican electronic technician, sound system pioneer, studio engineer and reggae record producer. Lloyd Daley at AllMusic/ref> Life and career Daley was born ...

(1939–2018), Jamaican electronic technician, sound system pioneer and reggae producer * Louis P. Daley (1868–1930), American politician and farmer *

Michael Daley Michael John Daley (born 1 November 1965) is an Australian politician and has been the Attorney-General of New South Wales since 28 March 2023. He was previously the Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of New South Wales from November 20 ...

(born 1965), Australian politician * Omar Daley (born 1981), Jamaican footballer * Patricia Daley, Jamaican human geographer and academic * Pete Daley (born 1930), American catcher in Major League Baseball *

Richard J. Daley Richard Joseph Daley (May 15, 1902 – December 20, 1976) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Chicago from 1955, and the chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party from 1953, until his death. He has been called "the last of ...

(1902–1976), American Mayor of Chicago, father of Richard M. Daley *

Richard M. Daley Richard Michael Daley (born April 24, 1942) is an American politician who served as the 54th mayor of Chicago, Illinois, from 1989 to 2011. Daley was elected mayor in 1989 and was reelected five times until declining to run for a seventh ter ...

(born 1942), American Mayor of Chicago, son of Richard J. Daley * Spencer Weir-Daley, (born 1953), English footballer * Steve Daley (born 1953), English footballer *

Tae Daley O’montae Devondre Daley (born October 8, 1998) is an American professional football defensive back. He played college football at Vanderbilt and Virginia Tech. He has been a member of the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) ...

(born 1998), American gridiron football player *

Tom Daley (diver) Thomas Robert Daley (born 21 May 1994) is an English retired diver, YouTuber and television personality. He is an Olympic champion in the men's synchronised 10-metre platform event at the 2020 Olympics and double world champion in the FINA ...

(born 1994), British Olympic diver *

Tony Daley Anthony Mark Daley (born 18 October 1967) is an English former footballer, who made the vast majority of his appearances for Aston Villa, playing mainly as a winger, well known for his pace. Playing career Daley joined hometown club Aston V ...

(born 1967), English footballer *

Trevor Daley Trevor Daley (born October 9, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman, currently serving as a Special Assistant to the President of Hockey Operations for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He playe ...

(born 1983), Canadian professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League *

Troy Cassar-Daley Troy Cassar-Daley (born 18 May 1969) is an Australian country music songwriter and entertainer. Cassar-Daley has released thirteen studio albums, two live albums and five compilation albums over 30 years, including the platinum-selling '' The ...

(born 1952), Maltese-Australian and Aboriginal country musician * Vi Daley, alderman in the Chicago City Council 1999–2011 * Victor Daley (1858–1905), Australian poet *

William M. Daley William Michael Daley (born August 9, 1948) is an American politician and former banker who served as the 24th White House Chief of Staff from January 2011 to January 2012 under President Barack Obama. Before this, he served as the 32nd U.S. ...

(born 1948), White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama, United States Secretary of Commerce, brother of Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley

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Daley family The Daley family is an American political family from Chicago. The family rose to prominence with its patriarch, Richard J. Daley, "the last of the big city bosses." Richard J. Daley and his son, Richard M. Daley, both held the office of the May ...

, powerful political family in Illinois, U.S.

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* Daley Marin, from the American TV series '' Flight 29 Down'', played by

Hallee Hirsh Hallee Leah Hirsh (born December 16, 1987) is an American actress known for her roles as Mattie Grace Johnson on '' JAG'', Daley in the children's series '' Flight 29 Down'', and as the adolescent and young adult Rachel Greene on '' ER''. Earl ...

* Daley Wong, from the OVA series '' Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040'', voiced by

Chris Patton Christopher David Patton is an American voice actor who has worked on a number of English-language versions of Japanese anime series. Some of his major roles include Sousuke Sagara in '' Full Metal Panic!'', Turles in '' Dragon Ball Z: The Tr ...

Arthur Daley ''Minder'' is a British comedy-drama series about the London criminal underworld. Initially produced by Verity Lambert, it was made by Euston Films, a subsidiary of Thames Television, and shown on ITV for ten series between 29 October 1979 a ...

, fictional character in the British TV series ''

Minder A minder is the person assigned to guide or escort a visitor, or to provide protection to somebody, or to otherwise assist or take care of something, i.e. a person who " minds". Government-appointed persons to accompany foreign visitors are of ...

'' * Larry Daley, from the film franchise ''

Night at the Museum ''Night at the Museum'' is a 2006 fantasy comedy film directed by Shawn Levy and written by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon. It is based on the 1993 children's book of the same name by Croatian illustrator Milan Trenc. The film had an en ...

'', played by

Ben Stiller Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. Known for his blend of slapstick humor and sharp wit, Stiller rose to fame through comedies such as ''There's Something About Mary'' (1998), ' ...

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