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Famous Feeney's

The Feeney clan has made many contributions to society. Here you will find a number of leaders in politics, medicine, law, religion, scholarship, the arts, education, technology and sports. If you look closely you may even find some infamous Feeney's well known for their rebellious tendencies. Click on their name to learn more about them.

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• Al Feeney
  » Mayor of Indianapolis, IN, 1948-1950.
• Angela Feeney
  » Northern Irish opera singer.
• Ann J. Feeney
  » Professor at the Scripps Research Institute. A lab is named after her there.
• Anne Feeney
  » "An activist, organizer, songwriter, folksinger, troublemaker and hellraiser from Pittsburgh, PA."
• Blair Feeney
  » New Zealand rugby union player.
• Brian Feeney (Engineer)
  » Led the "da Vinci Project" spacecraft design team in the X-Prize competition.
• Brian Feeney (Author)
  » A political columnist with the Irish News, is a leading nationalist commentator and frequent broadcaster on Northern Ireland affairs. He was an SDLP counselor for sixteen years. He is co-author of Lost Lives: The story of the men, women and children killed in the Northern Ireland troubles. In 2001 the book won the Christopher Ewart-Biggs award for its contribution to reconciliation in Ireland and Europe. A historian by profession, he is Head of History at St Mary's University College, Belfast. (Source: John Feeney)
• Brooke Feeney
  » Professor of psychology at Carnegie Mellon University.
• Carol Feeney
  » American rower in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
• Caroleen Feeney
  » Actress.
• Charles F. Feeney
  » Successful businessman and philanthropist from New Jersey. Runner-up for Time Man of the Year for 1997.
• Charles Stoneham "Chub" Feeney
  » President of the MLB National League.
• David Feeney
  » Australian politician.
• Dr. David R. Feeney
  » Director of Digital Education at Temple University.
• Denis Feeney
  » Professor of Classics and Latin at Princeton.
• Floyd F. Feeney
  » Professor of law at UC Davis.
• F.X. Feeney
  » American film critic, producer, author, promotional guide, creative consultant.
• George Feeney
  » Professional Lightweight boxer in Britain who won a Lonsdale Belt. (Source: John Dobing)
• Geraldine Feeney
  » Irish politician.
• Monsignor J.A. Feeney
  » Started a foundation for Catholic schools.
• James Feeney
  » Founded a nursery and garden center in Feasterville, Pa.
• James Feeney
  » Professor of Gynaecology, University of Penang, Malaysia. (Source: Peter Feeney)
• James H. "Jim" Feeney
  » Christian pastor and author specializing in "supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit."
• Jamie Feeney
  » Australian rugby league player.
• Jean M. Feeney
  » Canvas artist focusing on the West Coast of Scotland.
• Joe Feeney
  » American tenor singer and member of The Lawrence Welk Show.
• Joe Feeney
  » From Dublin, he was an Olympian twice over representing Ireland as a wrestler at the Rome Olympics in 1960 and the Tokyo Olympics in 1964.
• John Feeney
  » Professional Bantamweight boxer in Britain who won a title. (Source: John Dobing)
• John Feeney
  » New Zealand born film director and author nominated for two Academy Awards.
• John Feeney
  » (1903-1967) A native of Swinford, Co. Mayo, emigrated to the US in 1928, started his singing career there and became the leading Irish-American tenor of his time. (Source: John Feeney)
• John Frederick Feeney
  » Irish journalist and newspaper proprietor. See also his son, John Feeney.
• John Kevin Feeney
  » Professor of Gynaecology and Obstetrics in University College Dublin and Master of the Coombe Hospital in Dublin. (Source: Peter Feeney)
• John Martin Feeney
  » aka John Ford (1894-1973). Only person to win four Academy Awards for Direction.
• Josephine Feeney
  » Children's author from England.
• Julie Feeney
  » Composer and singer from Co. Galway, Ireland.
• Katharine "Katy" Feeney
  » Major League Baseball executive of 39 years. She has a woman's leadership symposium and a University of San Francisco scholarship named after her.
• Kathryn Anne Feeney
  » 2006 winner of the Rose of Tralee beauty pageant, representing Queensland.
• Kathy Feeney
  » Children's author and newspaper reporter.
• Kevin Feeney
  » High Court Judge in Ireland.
• Laura Marie Feeney
  » Professor and lecturer at the Swedish Institute of Computer Science, specializing in networking and systems, especially ad hoc and sensor networks.
• Reverend Leonard Feeney, M.I.C.M.
  » Excommunicated from the Catholic Church for strict interpretations of the doctrine.
• Margaret Feeney, M.D.
  » Researcher of cures for HIV and AIDS at the Boston Children's Hospital.
• Mark Feeney
  » American scholar and author of books about Hollywood.
• Mary K. Feeney
  » Public Administration Ph.D., Arizona State Professor, researcher and author.
• Matthew Feeney
  » Actor, Comedian, Emcee, Movie Producer.
• Maureen E. Feeney
  » President of the Boston City Council, trustee of the Boston Medical Center.
• Mick Feeney
  » Composer, singer, "Keltic Country" musician, author.
• Nell Feeney
  » Australian TV actress.
• Patrick Feeney
  » From Sligo; David Feeney writes that he is currently the most popular singer in Ireland.
• Peter Feeney
  » Actor, Movie Producer.
• Peter Feeney
  » Head of Public Affairs at RTÉ (Ireland's Public Service Broadcasting Organisation).
• Philip Feeney
  » Classical composer specializing in ballet music.
• Ray Feeney
  » Founder of RFX, Inc. He received multiple Academy Awards for his engineering solutions for the American film industry.
• Robert K. "Bob" Feeney
  » Professor Emeritus in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech.
• Sean E. Feeney
  » Tech industry executive serving as President and CEO of Inovis, Executive Vice President of CheckFree Corp., and COO of Clarus Corp.
• Shawn Feeney
  » Artist and musician based in New York.
• Shay Feeney
  » American photographer.
• Susan Feeney
  » American journalist and radio personality for NPR.
• Thomas Charles "Tom" Feeney, III
  » US Congressman from Florida.
• Tim Feeney
  » Percussion and electronics musician from Boston.
• Tom Feeney
  » Irish hurler.
• Vincent "Vinny" Feeney
  » Professional boxer from Sligo town, Ireland.
• Warren Feeney
  » Professional soccer player.