Sully may refer to: * Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger (born 1951), American pilot notable for landing his disabled airliner on the Hudson in 2009 ** ''Sully'' (film), a 2016 film by Clint Eastwood about Sullenberger

Places

France

* Sully, Calvados, commune in the department of Calvados *

Sully, Oise Sully () is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. See also * Communes of the Oise department The following is a list of the 680 Communes of France, communes of the Oise Departments of France, department of France. The commun ...

, commune in the department of Oise * Sully, Saône-et-Loire, commune in the department of Saône-et-Loire **

Château de Sully The Château de Sully, situated between Autun and Beaune (Saône-et-Loire), is the largest of the Renaissance châteaux of southern Burgundy. Paired outbuildings of a more vernacular character face each other across a grassed forecourt, while to t ...

, Saône-et-Loire department *

Sully-sur-Loire Sully-sur-Loire (, literally ''Sully on Loire'') is a commune in the Loiret department, north-central France. It is the seat of the canton of Sully-sur-Loire. It lies on the left bank of the river Loire. Population Castles The ''château' ...

, commune in the department of Loiret

United Kingdom

Sully, Vale of Glamorgan Sully () is a village in the community of Sully and Lavernock, in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, lying on the northern coast of the Bristol Channel, midway between the towns of Penarth and Barry and southwest of the Welsh capital city of Cardi ...

, a village in Wales *

Sully Island Sully Island () is a small tidal island of by the hamlet of Swanbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is located off the northern coast of the Bristol Channel, midway between the towns of Penarth and Barry and south of the Welsh capita ...

, an island of Wales

United States

Sully, Iowa Sully is a city located in Jasper County, Iowa, United States, named after railroad man Alfred Sully. The population was 881 at the time of the 2020 census. History Sully was platted in 1882. The community was incorporated in 1901. It is loc ...

, a town * Sully, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *

Sully County, South Dakota Sully County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,446, making it the fifth-least populous county in South Dakota. Its county seat is Onida. The county was created in 1873 and organized in ...

* Sully Historic Site, Fairfax County, Virginia * Fort Sully (Fort Leavenworth), an American Civil War artillery battery built west of Fort Leavenworth in 1864 *

Fort Sully (South Dakota) Fort Sully was one of the main military posts located on the east bank of the Missouri River in central Dakota built for use in the Indian Wars. There were two forts named Sully—old Fort Sully, which was in existence and occupied from 1863 to 1 ...

(1863–1894), a military post originally built for the Indian Wars * Sully Creek (South Dakota)

People with the surname or nickname

* Sully (surname)

As a placename within a person's name or title

Eudes de Sully ] Eudes de Sully (; ) (died 1208) was Bishop of Paris, from 1197 to 1208. He is considered to be the first to have put emphasis on the Elevation liturgy during the Catholic Mass. He worked to address many social matters including regulating celeb ...

(died 1208), Bishop of Paris * Henry de Sully (died 1195), monk, Bishop of Worcester and Abbot of Glastonbury *

Henry de Sully (died 1189) Henry de Sully (died 1189) was Abbot of Fécamp and Bishop of Salisbury, Bishop-designate of Salisbury and Archbishop of York, Archbishop-elect of York. Life Henry was son of William, Count of Sully, the eldest brother of Stephen, King of England ...

, Abbot of Fécamp, Bishop-designate of Salisbury and Archbishop-elect of York * Henry de Sully (died 1336) *

Hugh of Sully Hugh of Sully () was a general under the Sicilian King Charles of Anjou. He was nicknamed "the Red" ("''le Rousseau''") on account of his red hair. A Burgundian knight of fiery and haughty temperament, according to the chroniclers, Hugh was named ...

(French: Hugues de Sully), 13th century general under the Sicilian King Charles of Anjou *

Maurice de Sully Maurice de Sully (; died 11 September 1196) was Bishop of Paris from 1160 until his retirement in 1196. He was responsible for the construction of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame. Biography He was born to poor parents at Sully-sur-Loire (Soliacum), ...

(died 1196), Bishop of Paris who oversaw the building of Notre Dame *

Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully Maximilien de Béthune Sully, 1st Prince of Sully, Marquis of Rosny and Nogent, Count of Muret and Villebon, Viscount of Meaux (13 December 156022 December 1641) was a French nobleman, soldier, statesman, and counselor of King Henry IV of France ...

(1560–1641), French soldier, statesman and minister who served King Henry IV of France *

William, Count of Sully William the Simple ( – c. 1150) was Count of Blois and Count of Chartres from 1102 to 1107, and jure uxoris Count of Sully. Biography William was the eldest son of Stephen, Count of Blois and Adela of Normandy, daughter of William the Con ...

(c. 1085–c. 1150), Count of Blois, Count of Chartres and ''jure uxoris'' Count of Sully, also known as William the Simple

Nickname

* Salvatore

Sully Erna Salvatore Paul Erna Jr. (born February 7, 1968) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter, best known as the vocalist and rhythm guitarist for rock band Godsmack. He is also a harmonica player, drummer, and percussionist, performing these ...

(born 1968), lead vocalist of Godsmack * Carlos Aneese

Sully Kothmann Carlos Aneese "Sully" Kothmann (February 26, 1933 – May 5, 1986) was an American pair skater. After winning the bronze medal with partner Kay Servatius at the 1953 U.S. National Championships, he teamed with Lucille Ash. He and Ash wer ...

(1933–1986), American pair skater *

Sully Montgomery James Ralph "Sully" Montgomery (January 12, 1901 – September 5, 1970) was an American professional football player and boxer. Montgomery played college football for the Centre Praying Colonels of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. He ca ...

(1901–1970), American National Football League player, boxer and sheriff *

Kevin O'Sullivan (baseball) Kevin Michael O'Sullivan (born December 27, 1968) is an American college baseball coach and former player. O'Sullivan is the current head coach of the Florida Gators baseball team of the University of Florida. O'Sullivan is best known for lead ...

(born 1968), head coach of the Florida Gators baseball team *

Sully Prudhomme René François Armand "Sully" Prudhomme (; 16 March 1839 – 6 September 1907) was a French poet and essayist. He was the first winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901. Born in Paris, Prudhomme originally studied to be an engineer, bu ...

(1839–1907), French poet, essayist and Nobel laureate *

Andrew Sullivan Andrew Michael Sullivan (born 10 August 1963) is a British-American political commentator. Sullivan is a former editor of ''The New Republic'', and the author or editor of six books. He started a political blog, ''The Daily Dish'', in 2000, and ...

(born 1963), English-American journalist and political-blogging pioneer * Anthony Sullivan (pitchman) (born 1969), English-American advertising figure *

Clive Sullivan Clive Anthony Sullivan MBE (9 April 1943 – 8 October 1985) was a Welsh rugby league footballer. A Great Britain and Wales international winger, he played for Hull F.C. and Hull Kingston Rovers in his career, winning Challenge Cup medals wi ...

(1943–1985), rugby player * John 'Sully' Sullivan, from ''Third Watch'' *

Victor Sullivan The ''Uncharted'' series, created by video game developer Naughty Dog (with two titles developed by Bend Studio), features many characters. The series includes the video games ''Uncharted: Drake's Fortune'', ''Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'', ''Unc ...

, from the ''Uncharted'' video game series

Fictional characters

* Byron Sully, in '' Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'' *

Jake Sully Jake Sully, or Tsyeyk te Suli in the Naʼvi language, is a fictional character and the protagonist of the American epic science fiction film franchise ''Avatar'', created by James Cameron. Portrayed by Sam Worthington in ''Avatar'' (2009) and ...

, protagonist of the 2009 film ''Avatar'' * Sully the Aardvark, from ''Jungle Jam and Friends: The Radio Show!'' * Sully and Biff, on ''Sesame Street'' * Sulley, a character in ''Monsters Inc.'' * Sully, a character in ''

Fire Emblem Awakening ''Fire Emblem Awakening'' is a 2012 tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. It is an installment of the ''Fire Emblem'' series, and the first to be developed for the Nintendo 3 ...

'' * Sully, a character in ''Kerosene'' by

Chris Wooding Chris Wooding (born 28 February 1977) is a British writer born in Leicester, and now living in London. His first book, ''Crashing'', which he wrote at the age of nineteen, was published in 1998 when he was twenty-one. Since then he has written m ...

* Sully, a character in ''

Danger Rangers ''Danger Rangers'' is an American animated television series that aired on PBS Kids from September 5, 2005 to December 26, 2006. Premise The Danger Rangers are a team of anthropomorphic animal heroes who teach children about safety through exam ...

'' * Sully, a character in ''

Commando A commando is a combatant, or operative of an elite light infantry or special operations force, specially trained for carrying out raids and operating in small teams behind enemy lines. Originally, "a commando" was a type of combat unit, as oppo ...

'' * Sully, a character in '' The Perfect Storm'' * Sully, a character in '' The Warriors'' and its video game adaptation *

, a character in the ''Uncharted'' game series

Other uses

Sully (band) Sully was a Canadian indie pop group, formed in 1994 in Ottawa, Ontario."Sully staying away from easy listening". ''Toronto Star'', September 10, 1998. The original lineup featured of vocalist Becke Gainforth, guitarists Scott Strachan and Glenn Tod ...

Sully (dog) Sully (born July 14, 2016) is a Labrador Retriever employed as a service dog for disabled military veterans in the United States. He served with the former president of the United States, George H. W. Bush, during the last six months of his life, ...

, service dog used by George H.W. Bush * ''Sully'', a play about the life of

, produced by Hull Truck Theatre * French cruiser ''Sully'', an armoured cruiser launched in 1901, run aground and wrecked in 1905 *

Pavillon de l'Horloge The Pavillon de l’Horloge ("Clock Pavilion"), also known as the Pavillon Sully, is a prominent architectural structure located in the center of the western wing of the Cour Carrée of the Louvre Palace in Paris. Since the late 19th century, ...

, also known as the Pavillon Sully, in the Palais du Louvre in Paris