Tuohy () is an irish surname, derived from the Gaelic "Ó Tuathaigh", meaning "descendant of Tuathach", a personal name referring to a ruler or chieftain. Notable people with the surname include: *

Dan Tuohy Dan Tuohy (born 18 June 1985) is an English-born Ireland international rugby union player, currently playing for Vannes after leaving Stade Français. He plays as a lock. He also captained the Barbarians in their 2016 tour against the Czech R ...

(born 1985), Irish rugby player * Denis Tuohy (born 1937), television broadcaster, actor, newsreader, and journalist * Edward Tuohy (1908-1959), inventor of the

Tuohy needle A Tuohy (/tOO-ee/) needle is a hollow hypodermic needle, very slightly curved at the end, suitable for inserting epidural catheters. Epidural needle Literally, an epidural Epidural administration (from Ancient Greek ἐπί, "upon" + '' ...

* John S. Tuohy, brigadier general in the United States Air Force *

Katelyn Tuohy Katelyn Tuohy (born March 18, 2002) is an American professional middle- and long-distance runner. She is a four-time individual NCAA Division I champion. In high school Tuohy won five Gatorade Player of the Year awards and was the 2018 ''Track ...

(born 2002) high school distance running record holder *

Leigh Anne Tuohy Leigh Anne Tuohy (née Roberts; born August 9, 1960) is an American businesswoman and interior designer. She was guardian and supposed adopted mother of the football player Michael Oher. Their story was featured in the 2006 book '' The Blind S ...

(born 1960), American businesswoman and interior decorator, portrayed in the film ''The Blind Side'' *

Liam Tuohy (footballer) Liam Tuohy (27 April 1933 – 13 August 2016) was an Irish footballer and manager. During the 1950s and 1960s, Tuohy played as an outside left for Shamrock Rovers, Newcastle United, and the Republic of Ireland. In 1959, while playing for Ir ...

(born 1933), Irish footballer and manager *

Owen Tuohy Owen Tuohy (25 October 1921 – 8 July 2007) was an Irish fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded ...

(1921–2007), Irish fencer *

Patrick Tuohy Patrick Tuohy (27 February 1894 – August 1930) was an Irish portrait, narrative, and genre painter. Early life Patrick Joseph Tuohy was born in Dublin on 27 February 1894, at 77 Lower Dorset Street. His parents were the surgeon, John Jos ...

(1894–1930), Irish painter *

Sean Tuohy Sean Albro Tuohy (born November 23, 1959) is an American sports commentator and restaurateur. He played college basketball at the University of Mississippi in the 1980s. Tuohy, his wife Leigh Anne, and his family are a subject of Michael Lewi ...

(born c. 1960), American sports commentator, restaurateur and former college basketball player, husband of Leigh Anne Tuohy *

Tom Tuohy Thomas Tuohy CBE (7 November 1917 – 12 March 2008) was deputy to the general manager at the Windscale nuclear facility when a major fire erupted on 10 October 1957. He was the leading participant in efforts to put out the fire which was emit ...

(1917–2008), noted for putting out a major fire in Britain's worst nuclear accident *

William Tuohy William "Bill" Tuohy (October 1, 1926 – December 31, 2009) was a journalist and author who, for most of his career, was a foreign correspondent for the ''Los Angeles Times''. Early life Tuohy was born on October 1, 1926, in Chicago, Illino ...

, American Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author *

Zach Tuohy Zach Tuohy is an Irish former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club and Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Tuohy grew up in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland, and played ...

(born 1989), Australian rules football player

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