Casey (surname)
Introduction '''Casey''' is a common variation of the Irish Gaelic ''Cathasaigh/Cathaiseach'', meaning ''vigilant'' or ''watchful''. At least six different septs used this name, primarily in the Counties of Cork and Dublin.People with the surname Casey include:* Adam Casey (disambiguation)* Al Casey (disambiguation)* Albert Vincent Casey (1920–2004), United States Postmaster General* Ann Casey (1938–2021), American professional wrestler* Anne Casey, New Zealand–trained nurse based in England, developer of Casey's model of nursing* Bernie Casey (1939–2017), American football player and actor* Bill Casey (born 1945), Canadian politician* Bill Casey (Gaelic footballer) (1918–1999), Irish Gaelic footballer* Bill Casey (Dublin Gaelic footballer) (born 1939), Irish Gaelic footballer* Bill Casey (Australian footballer) (1872–1915), Australian rules footballer* Bob Casey (rugby union) (born 1978), Irish rugby union footballer* Bob Casey Sr. (1932–2000), 42nd Governor of Pennsylvania, 1987–1995* Bob Casey Jr. (born 1960), his son, US Senator from Pennsylvania, 2007–* Bob Casey (baseball announcer) (1925–2005), Minnesota Twins baseball announcer* Bob Casey (third baseman) (1859–1939), Canadian baseball player* Bob Casey (rugby union) (born 1978), London Irish rugby player* Bob Casey (musician) (1909–1986), American jazz bassist* Cathal Casey (born 1967), Irish hurler* Conor Casey (born 1981), American soccer player* Cortney Casey (born 5 May 1987), American mixed martial artist* Dan Casey (baseball) (1862–1943), American baseball player attributed to the poem "Casey at the Bat"* Daniel Casey (born 1972), English actor* Daniel Casey (born 1981), screenwriter* Don Casey, American basketball coach* Doug Casey (born 1946), American speculator and writer* Dwane Casey (born 1957), former head coach of the NBA's Detroit Pistons * Eamonn Casey (1927–2017), Roman Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland* Ed Casey (1933–2006), leader of the Australian Labor Party in Queensland* Eddie Casey (1894–1966),  American football player and coach* Eduardo Casey (1847–1906), Argentine founder of Venado Tuerto* Edward Pearce Casey (1864–1940), American architect* E. Owens Blackburne (1848–1894), pen name of Irish writer and novelist Elizabeth Casey* Eoghan Casey, digital forensics professional* Frank Casey, American Negro league pitcher* George Casey (disambiguation)** George W. Casey Sr. (1922–1970), major general, United States Army** George W. Casey Jr. (born 1948), four-star general, US Army, his son** George Elliott Casey (1850–1903), Canadian journalist and politician* Gerard Casey (disambiguation)** Gerard Casey (philosopher) (born 1951), Professor ''Emeritus'' at University College Dublin** Gerard Casey (artist), Irish artist** Gerard Casey (Irish republican) (died 1989), member Provisional Irish Republican Army* Harry Wayne Casey (born 1951), American musician* Hugh Casey (disambiguation), multiple people* Jacqueline Casey (1927–1992) American graphic designer* James Casey (disambiguation)** James Casey (American football) (born 1984), American football player** James E. Casey (1888–1983), American businessman** Jim Casey (footballer) (born 1957), Scottish (soccer) football player* Joe Casey, American comic book writer* John Casey (disambiguation)** John Casey (academic), British academic** John Casey (mathematician) (1820–1891), Irish geometer** John Casey (novelist) (born 1939), American novelist** John Keegan Casey (1846–1870), Irish poet* Joseph E. Casey (1898–1980), United States Representative from Massachusetts* Karan Casey (born 1969), Irish folk singer* Karen Casey (born 1947), Canadian politician* Kathleen L. Casey (born 1966), commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission* Ken Casey (born 1969), bass guitarist and frontman of Dropkick Murphys* Ken Casey, bass guitarist and vocalist of the Boston punk rock group Dropkick Murphys* Kenneth Casey (disambiguation), several people, including** Kenneth Casey (1899–1965), American composer and child actor** Kenneth J. Casey (died 2020), California real estate investor** Kenneth L. Casey (born 1935), neurologist* Kevin Casey (disambiguation), multiple people** Kevin Casey (fighter) (born 1981), American mixed martial artist** Kevin Casey (broadcaster) (1976–2017), Irish radio presenter* Len Casey (born 1953), English rugby league footballer* Louise Casey, Baroness Casey of Blackstock (born 1965), British government official* Luis Morgan Casey, American/Bolivian Roman Catholic bishop* Lyman R. Casey (1837–1914), United States Senator from North Dakota* Maie Casey, Baroness Casey (1892–1983), Australian pioneer aviator, poet, librettist, biographer, memoirist and artist* Marty Casey (born 1973), American rock musician* Martyn P. Casey (born 1960), Australian rock bass guitarist* Maurice Casey (1942-2014) British scholar of the New Testament and early Christianity* Michael Casey (disambiguation)** Michael Casey (poet) (born 1947), American poet** Michael Casey (academic), professor of music at Dartmouth College** Michael E. Casey (1870–1949), American politician and lawyer in Missouri** Michael James Casey (1918–1944), British bomber pilot** Michael T. Casey (1902–1997), Irish Dominican priest and chemist* Mike Casey (labor leader) (born 1958)* Natalie Casey, English actress* Oliver Casey (born 2000), English footballer* Owen Casey (born 1969), Irish tennis player* Paddy Casey, Irish singer-songwriter* Pat Casey (baseball) (born 1959), American baseball coach* Pat Casey (politician) (born 1961/2), Irish politician* Patricia Casey, Professor of Psychiatry at University College Dublin* Patrick Casey (disambiguation)** Patrick Casey (bishop of Brentwood) (Patrick Joseph Casey, 1913–1999), English bishop** Patrick Casey (bishop of Ross, Ireland), Irish Roman Catholic bishop** Patrick Casey (rugby union) (Patrick Joseph Casey, born 1941), Irish rugby union player** Patrick Casey (runner) (born 1990), American middle-distance runner** Patrick Casey (writer) (born 1978), American writer and actor** Patrick Casey (white supremacist) (born 1989), American nationalist** Patrick J. Casey, American biochemist and molecular pharmacologist* Paul Casey (born 1977), English golfer* Peter Casey (disambiguation)** Peter Casey (born 1957), Irish entrepreneur, television personality and politician** Peter Casey (horse trainer) (c. 1935–2018), Irish horse trainer** Peter Casey (screenwriter) (born 1950), American television producer and screenwriter** Peter Casey (hurler) (born 1997), Irish hurler* Ray Casey (1900–1986), American tennis player and coach* Raymond Casey (geologist) (1917–2016), British geologist* Richard Casey (disambiguation)** Richard Casey (Queensland politician) (1846–1919), pastoralist, horse racing official** Richard Casey, Baron Casey (1890–1976), Australian Governor-General, politician, diplomat, his son** Richard C. Casey (1933–2007), U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York* Robert Casey (disambiguation), several people, including** Robert Casey (journalist) (1890–1962), American journalist** Robert E. Casey (1909–1982), Pennsylvania Treasurer 1977–1981** Robert F. Casey (1921–2006), member of the Illinois House of Representatives** Robert Gerald Casey (born 1967), American Catholic priest** Robert K. Casey (1931–2015), member of the Florida House of Representatives** Robert P. Casey (1932–2000), American politician** Robert R. Casey (1915–1986), member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas* Ron Casey (disambiguation), several names, including** Ron Casey (Melbourne broadcaster) (1927−2000), TV executive and Australian rules football official** Ron Casey (Sydney broadcaster) (1929−2018), TV presenter and talk-back radio host** Ron Casey, American drummer of Brain Drill** Ron Casey (editor) (1951−2000), US Pulitzer Prize–winning editorial writer** Ron Casey (Canadian politician) (born c. 1950), Alberta, Canada, politician** Ron Casey (Missouri politician) (1952−2014), state representative* Samuel Casey (disambiguation), several people including** Samuel Casey (silversmith) (1723/4–1773), silversmith from Rhode Island** Samuel Casey (Upper Canada politician) (1788–1857)** Samuel B. Casey Jr. (1927–2006), president of Pullman Company** Samuel K. Casey (1817–1871), American politician** Samuel L. Casey (1821–1902), U.S. Representative from Kentucky* Sean Casey (disambiguation)** Sean Casey (baseball) (born 1974), baseball player** Sean Casey (Canadian politician) (born 1963), Canadian politician** Sean Casey (filmmaker) (born 1967), filmmaker and storm chaser** Sean Casey (rower) (born 1978), Irish Olympic rower** Sean Casey (rugby league), rugby league footballer** Sean Casey (wrestler) (born 1972), American professional wrestler** Sean Casey, former head of the U.S. State Department's Office of Religion and Global Affairs* Shaun Casey, American model* Silas Casey (1807–1882), United States Army officer during the American Civil War* Solanus Casey (1870–1957), Capuchin priest* Sophie Casey (born 1991), Australian rules footballer* Steve Casey (1909–1987), Irish wrestler* Thomas Casey (disambiguation), several people** Thomas Casey (Kilmallock MP) (1765–1840), Irish politician** Thomas Lincoln Casey Sr. (1831–1896), United States Army Corps of Engineers** Thomas Lincoln Casey Jr. (1857–1925), American expert in coleoptera, his son** Thomas S. Casey (1832–1891), American judge and politician** Thomas Worrall Casey (1869–1949), British Liberal Member of Parliament** Tom Casey (Australian politician) (1921–2003), South Australian MHA and MLC** Tom Casey (Canadian football) (1924–2002), player for Winnipeg Blue Bombers** Tom Casey (diplomat), American diplomat** Tommy Casey (baseball), 19th-century American baseball pitcher** Tommy Casey (1930–2009), Northern Irish footballer* Willet Casey (1762–1848), Canadian farmer and political figure* William Casey (disambiguation)** William J. Casey, Director of CIA from 1981 to 1987** Willie Casey (Gaelic footballer) (1932–2016), Irish Gaelic footballer** Mickey Casey (William Cofer Casey, 1905–1968), American baseball player** William Casey (bobsleigh) (fl. 1940s), American bobsledder** Willie Casey (born 1981), Irish professional boxer** William Casey (bishop) (died 1591), Anglican bishop in Ireland** Father William Casey, who established Father Casey's GAA in 1884** William Francis Casey (1884–1957), journalist and editor of ''The Times''** William H. Casey (born 1955), American professor of chemistry and of geology** William J. Casey (Massachusetts politician) (1905–1992), American politician* Zadok Casey (1796–1862), American politician
Fictional characters * ''Ben Casey'', medical drama series which ran on ABC* Buster "Rant" Casey, a character in the 2007 Chuck Palahniuk novel ''Rant''* Detective Casey, a character in the Mickey Mouse universe* John Casey (Chuck), a character in the television series ''Chuck''* Shane Casey, a character in the television series ''CSI: NY''* Jared Casey, a character on the soap opera ''Passions''* Kevin Casey (Scrubs), a character on the medical comedy ''Scrubs'' played by Michael J. Fox* Michael "Iceman" Casey, fictional character in ''Wing Commander'' franchise* Michael Casey (Sons of Anarchy), fictional character* Sean Casey, character from 1997 motion picture ''Night Falls on Manhattan''* Kevin Casey, a 2007 character from the Australian television soap opera ''Neighbours''
See also * Casey (given name)* O'Casey, a surname