Morrissey (surname)
Morrissey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:In arts and entertainment
Acting
- Alan Morrissey, British actor
- Betty Morrissey, American film actress
- Bill Morrissey, professional wrestler who performs as Colin Cassady
- David Morrissey, actor
- Eamon Morrissey, Irish actor
- Neil Morrissey, English actor
- Will Morrissey,, American vaudevillian producer, lyricist, actor
Literature
- Di Morrissey, Australian novelist
- Donna Morrissey, Canadian author
- Ed Morrissey, conservative American blogger
- Kim Morrissey, Canadian poet and playwright
- Michael J T Morrissey, New Zealand poet and author
- Paul Morrissey, comic book editor and writer
- Sinéad Morrissey, poet from Northern Ireland
Music
- Morrissey, English singer-songwriter
- Bill Morrissey, American folk singer/songwriter
- Chris Morrissey
- Dick Morrissey, British jazz musician
Other arts
- Edward Morrissey, American film director
- Marty Morrissey, commentator with the sports department of Radio Telefís Éireann
- Paul Morrissey, American film director
- Paul C. Morrissey, comedian
- Peter Morrissey, Australian fashion designer
- Will Morrissey,, American vaudevillian producer, lyricist, and actor
In government and politics
Ireland
- Daniel Morrissey, senior Irish politician who sat in Dáil Éireann for thirty-five years
- John Morrissey, Irish born American boxer and politician
- Michael Morrissey , Irish politician; member of Fianna Fáil
- Tom Morrissey, Irish Progressive Democrats politician
United States
- Ed Morrissey, conservative American blogger
- Joseph D. Morrissey, an American politician from Virginia
- Larry Morrissey, mayor of Rockford, Illinois
- Michael W. Morrissey, District Attorney of Norfolk County, Massachusetts
- Patrick Morrisey, 34th Attorney General of West Virginia
Other countries
- Bobby Morrissey, Canadian politician from Prince Edward Island
- Brian Morrissey, co-founder of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Edmund Morrissey, member of the Australian Labor Party
- Gerry Morrissey, British trade unionist and current General Secretary of BECTU
- Joy Morrissey, British Member of Parliament elected 2019
In sport
Baseball
- Frank Morrissey , pitcher in Major League Baseball in the early twentieth century
- John Morrissey , American Major League Baseball player
- Tom Morrissey,, American Major League Baseball player
Football/rugby/soccer
- Brian Morrissey, a former New Zealand rugby union player
- George Morrissey, Australian rules footballer
- Gordon Morrissey, former Australian rules footballer
- James Morrissey, former Australian rules footballer
- Johnny Morrissey, English footballer
- Tom Morrissey
- William Morrissey, rugby union player representing Australia
Hurling
- Dick Morrissey, Irish hurler
- Eamon Morrissey, former Irish sportsperson
- Martin Óg Morrissey,, former Irish sportsperson
- Paul Morrissey , Irish hurler
- Tom Morrissey,, Irish hurler
Other sports
- Frank Morrissey, former American football player and coach
- Jim Morrissey, former professional American football player
- John Morrissey, Irish born American boxer and politician
- Thomas Morrissey, American long-distance runner
- Josh Morrissey, Canadian defenseman for the Winnipeg Jets
- Steven Morrissey, Jamaican football player
In other fields
- Edward Morrissey, second ex-husband of Rev. Mary Manin Morrissey
- Helena Morrissey, English businesswoman
- James Morrissey, PR agent and spokesperson for billionaire Denis O'Brien
- Mary Manin Morrissey, New Thought minister from Oregon, US
