Kennedy may refer to:

People

Kennedy (surname) Kennedy, with variant forms O'Kennedy and Kennedie, is a surname of Irish and Scottish origin that has also been used as a given name. Origins There have been several etymologies given for the surname. One is that the name is an Anglicisation o ...

, including any of several people with that surname **

Kennedy family The Kennedy family () is an American political family that has long been prominent in American politics, public service, entertainment, and business. In 1884, 35 years after the family's arrival from County Wexford, Ireland, Patrick Joseph "P ...

, a prominent American political family that includes: ***

Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. Joseph Patrick Kennedy Sr. (September 6, 1888 – November 18, 1969) was an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and politician. He is known for his own political prominence as well as that of his children and was the ambitious patri ...

(1888–1969), American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and politician ***

John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the first Roman Catholic and youngest person elected p ...

(1917–1963), 35th president of the United States from 1961 to 1963 ***

Robert F. Kennedy Robert Francis Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), also known as RFK, was an American politician and lawyer. He served as the 64th United States attorney general from January 1961 to September 1964, and as a U.S. senator from New Yo ...

(1925–1968), 64th United States attorney general and U.S. senator from New York ***

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (born January 17, 1954), also known by his initials RFK Jr., is an American politician, environmental lawyer, author, conspiracy theorist, and anti-vaccine activist serving as the 26th United States secretary of heal ...

(born 1954), American politician and environmental lawyer ***

Ted Kennedy Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts who served as a member of the United States Senate from 1962 to his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic Party and ...

(1932–2009), U.S. senator from Massachusetts **

John Kennedy (Louisiana politician) John Neely Kennedy (born November 21, 1951) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States senator from Louisiana since 2017. A Republican Party (United States), Republ ...

(born 1951), U.S. senator from Louisiana **

Anthony Kennedy Anthony McLeod Kennedy (born July 23, 1936) is an American attorney and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1988 until his retirement in 2018. He was nominated to the court in 1987 by Pres ...

(born 1936), U.S. Supreme Court justice from 1988 to 2018 *

Kennedy (commentator) Lisa Kennedy Montgomery (born September 8, 1972), referred to mononymously as Kennedy, is an American libertarian political commentator, radio personality, author, and former MTV VJ. She is a commentator on Fox News Channel, a primary guest ho ...

(born 1972), Fox News commentator Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, who uses "Kennedy" as a stage name *

Kennedy (given name) Kennedy (also spelled Kenedi, Kennedie, Kennedi) () is a unisex name, unisex given name in the English language. The name is an Anglicised form of a masculine given name in the Irish language. Etymology The given name ''Kennedy'' is an anglici ...

, including any of several people with that given name

Families

Kennedy (Ireland) The O'Kennedy family (Irish language, Irish: ''Ó Cinnéide''), sometimes Kennedy, were an Irish royal dynasty, a sept of the Dál gCais, founded in the Middle Ages who were Kings of Ormond. Their founder was the nephew of High King of Ireland ...

, or O'Kennedy, a royal dynasty *

Clan Kennedy Clan Kennedy is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands.Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Publishe ...

, of Scotland

Fictional characters

Leon S. Kennedy is a character in ''Resident Evil'' (''Biohazard'' in Japan), a survival horror video game series created by the Japanese company Capcom. Leon was introduced alongside Claire Redfield as one of the two player characters in the video game ''Re ...

, a fictional character in ''Resident Evil'' * Kennedy (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''), a fictional character in ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''

Places

Australia

Kennedy, Queensland Kennedy is a coastal locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kennedy had a population of 136 people. Geography Kennedy is on the coast with the Coral Sea forming its eastern boundary. The Bruce Highway enters ...

, a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia *

Division of Kennedy The Division of Kennedy is an Electorates of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian electoral division in the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland. It is the state's second-largest division after the neighbourin ...

, a Federal electoral district in Queensland, Australia *

Electoral district of Kennedy Kennedy was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. History In 1864, the ''Additional Members Act'' created six additional electoral districts, each returning 1 member: * Clermont * Kennedy * ...

, a former State electoral district in Queensland, Australia *

Port Kennedy, Western Australia Port Kennedy is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham The City of Rockingham is a council and Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area, compr ...

Brazil

* Presidente Kennedy, Espírito Santo, a municipality in Brazil * Presidente Kennedy, Tocantins, a municipality in Brazil

Canada

* Kennedy (TTC), a subway station located in Toronto, Ontario *

Kennedy GO Station Kennedy GO Station is a GO Transit train station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is a stop on the Stouffville line GO train service, and is directly connected to the adjacent Kennedy subway station which serves Line 2 Bloor–Danforth as well a ...

, a GO Transit station in Toronto, Ontario *

Kennedy, Saskatchewan Kennedy ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Wawken No. 93 and Census Division No. 1. The village lies just south of Provincial Highway 48 about 3 km west of Highw ...

Kennedys, Ontario Strong is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, as well as the name of a community within the township. Located in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District, the township surrounds but does not include the village of Sundri ...

, a community within the township of Strong, Ontario *

Kennedy Channel Kennedy Channel (; ; ) is an Arctic sea passage between Greenland and Canada's most northerly island, Ellesmere Island. It was named by Elisha Kane around 1854 during his second Arctic voyage in search of the lost Franklin expedition. It is no ...

, a sea passage between Canada and Greenland

China

Kennedy Town Kennedy Town is a town and neighbourhood at the western end of Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It was named after Arthur Kennedy (colonial administrator), Arthur Edward Kennedy, the 7th governor of Hong Kong from 1872 to 1877. Adminis ...

, Hong Kong *

Kennedy Town station Kennedy Town () is the western terminus of the . The station serves the Kennedy Town area on the northwestern end of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. History Planning When the station first appeared in ''Hong Kong Mass Transit: Further Studies' ...

, a Mass Transit Railway terminus in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong

Colombia

Kennedy, Bogotá Kennedy, or Ciudad Kennedy, is the eighth locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia. It is located in the southwest of the city and is the second most populous being home to 14% of the city's residents. This district is mostly inhabited by working a ...

, Colombia

Lebanon

Rue John Kennedy Rue John Kennedy is a street in Beirut, Lebanon. The street, originally called Rue Perthuis, was renamed in honor of President John F. Kennedy on November 30, 1963.Middle East forum, Volumes 39-40, page 112 The street, which is located in the R ...

, a street in Beirut, Lebanon

Luxembourg

Avenue John F. Kennedy The N51 is a road in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is one of the city's main thoroughfares, carrying traffic from Ville Haute, through Kirchberg, to a junction with the A1. For the north-eastern three quarters of its length, on th ...

Solomon Islands

Kennedy Island Kennedy Island (local name Kasolo Island, also known as Plum Pudding Island), is a , uninhabited island in Solomon Islands that was named after John F. Kennedy, following an incident involving Kennedy during his World War II naval career. Kennedy ...

, Solomon Islands

United States

Kennedy, Alabama Kennedy is a town in Lamar County, Alabama, United States. It was incorporated by an act of the legislature on February 18, 1895. At the 2010 census the population was 447, down from 541 in 2000. Geography Kennedy is located at (33.580683, -8 ...

* Kennedy, California * Kennedy, Illinois *

Kennedy, Indiana Kennedy is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Spencer County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to ...

Kennedy, Minnesota Kennedy is a city in Kittson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 176 at the 2020 census. History A post office called Kennedy has been in operation since 1881. The city was named for John Stewart Kennedy, a businessman and p ...

* Kennedy, Missouri *

Kennedy, Nebraska Kennedy is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community in Cherry County, Nebraska, Cherry County, Nebraska, United States. History A post office was established at Kennedy in 1886, and remained in operation until it was discon ...

Kennedy, New York Kennedy is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Poland in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 465 at the 2010 census. From 1805–1841, the hamlet was known as Kennedy Mills, in honor of Thomas ...

John F. Kennedy International Airport John F. Kennedy International Airport is a major international airport serving New York City and its metropolitan area. JFK Airport is located on the southwestern shore of Long Island, in Queens, New York City, bordering Jamaica Bay. It is ...

, Queens, New York *

Kennedy, Wisconsin Kennedy is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community located in the town of Lake, Price County, Wisconsin, Lake, Price County, Wisconsin, United States. Once a busy sawmill community during the logging boom, Kennedy is now a ghost town. ...

Kennedy Plaza Kennedy Plaza, formerly Exchange Place, Exchange Terrace, or City Hall Park, is a rectangular public square that occupies a central portion of Downtown, Providence, Rhode Island, Downtown Providence, Rhode Island. Since the mid 19th century, the ...

, Providence, Rhode Island *

Kennedy Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Kennedy Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, located 10 miles west of Pittsburgh and 12 miles east of Pittsburgh International Airport. The population was 8,701 at the 2020 United States Census. Education Ke ...

Kennedy Space Center The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC, originally known as the NASA Launch Operations Center), located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of the NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) ten NASA facilities#List of field c ...

, Cape Canaveral, Florida

Other places

Kennedy Lake (disambiguation) Kennedy Lake may refer to: * Kennedy Lake (Arizona) * Kennedy Lake (Glacier County, Montana) * Kennedy Lake (Vancouver Island) Kennedy Lake is the largest lake on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Located north of Ucluelet on the is ...

Kennedy Road (disambiguation) Kennedy Road may refer to: Roads Canada *Kennedy Road, a numbered roads in Peel Region, Ontario *Kennedy Road (Toronto) Kennedy Road is a major north-south arterial road in Toronto and Regional Municipality of York, York Region, Ontario, Ca ...

* List of peaks named Kennedy

Film and television

* ''Kennedy'' (film), a 2023 Indian Hindi-language film * ''Kennedy'' (talk show), an Irish television chat show * ''Kennedy'' (1983 miniseries), a TV miniseries about the life of President Kennedy from 1961 to 1963 * Kennedy (2023 miniseries), an American television documentary miniseries * ''The Kennedys'' (miniseries), a TV miniseries chronicling the lives of the Kennedy family * ''The Kennedys'' (TV series), a British sitcom

Organizations

* Kathryn Kennedy Winery, a winery in California, US * Kennedy Mall, in Dubuque, Iowa, US *

Kennedy Mine The Kennedy Gold Mine is a gold mine in Jackson, California, one of the deepest mines on the Mother Lode. It closed in 1942 and together with nearby Argonaut Mine, is registered as California Historical Landmark No. 786. It has since been re-o ...

, in Jackson, California, US *

Kennedy's This is a list of defunct department stores of the United States, from small-town one-unit stores to mega-chains, which have disappeared over the past 100 years. Many closed, while others were sold or merged with other department stores. Depar ...

, a defunct department store in the US *

Kennedy Company Kennedy Company, often shortened to Kennedy Co., was an American computer storage company active from 1963 to 1988. Founded by Charles J. Kennedy (1920–1996) and based in the Greater Los Angeles area, the company was one of the largest independ ...

, a defunct computer storage company in the US *

Kennedy Middle School (disambiguation) Kennedy Middle School or John F. Kennedy Middle School may refer to any of a number of middle schools, including: *Kennedy Middle School (Atlanta, Georgia) *Kennedy Middle School (Cupertino, California) *Kennedy Middle School (Germantown, Wisconsin ...

Court cases

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Kennedy v. Mendoza-Martinez ''Kennedy v. Mendoza-Martinez'', 372 U.S. 144 (1963), was a Supreme Court of the United States case in which the Court amended United States nationality law with respect to draft evasion. Background Francisco Mendoza-Martinez (a natural-born Un ...

'', a 1963 U.S. Supreme Court case * ''

Kennedy v. Louisiana ''Kennedy v. Louisiana'', 554 U.S. 407 (2008), is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States which held that the Eighth Amendment's Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause prohibits the imposition of the death penalty for a crim ...

'', a 2008 U.S. Supreme Court case * ''

Kennedy v. Bremerton School District ''Kennedy v. Bremerton School District'', 597 U.S. 507 (2022), is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court in which the Court held, 6–3, that the government, while following the Establishment Clause, may not suppress an individua ...

'', a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court case

Other uses

Kennedy's disease Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA), popularly known as Kennedy's disease, is a rare, adult-onset, X-linked recessive lower motor neuron disease caused by trinucleotide CAG repeat expansions in exon 1 of the androgen receptor (AR) gene, wh ...

, neuromuscular disease *

Kennedy Doctrine The Kennedy Doctrine refers to foreign policy initiatives of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, towards Latin America during his administration between 1961 and 1963. Kennedy voiced support for the containment of commu ...

, U.S. policy towards Latin America in the early 1960s * Kennedy march, a 50-mile-walk completed within 20 hours *

Kennedy Round The Kennedy Round was the sixth session of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) multilateral trade negotiations held between 1964 and 1967 in Geneva, Switzerland. Congressional passage of the U.S. Trade Expansion Act in 1962 authorized ...

, international trade negotiations held during the mid-1960s * USS ''Kennedy'', any of several U.S. naval vessels * Kennedy brothers uprising, an insurrection in Argentina *

Kennedy (horse) Kennedy is an American Standardbred horse who was owned by the United States Army. Foaled in about 2001, the gelding was posted to the Military District of Washington where he was assigned to the caisson platoon of the 3rd Infantry Regiment, ser ...