Dempsey
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For other uses, see Dempsey (disambiguation).
Dempsey is a family name and may refer to:
Women:
- Muriel Dempsey (1905–1986), Canadian author
- Rosemary Dempsey, American feminist activist
- Sandra Dempsey, Canadian playwright
Men:
- Cedric Dempsey, former American sports executive
- Clint Dempsey (born 1983), American soccer player
- Courtenay Dempsey (born 1987), Australian rules footballer
- Damien Dempsey, Irish singer and songwriter
- Denis Dempsey (1826–1896), Irish soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Donald Dempsey (c. 1932–2005), American recording executive
- Ed Dempsey, Canadian ice hockey coach
- Gary Dempsey:
- Gary Dempsey (born 1948), Australian rules football player
- Gary Dempsey (footballer) (born 1981), Irish footballer
- George Dempsey:
- George Dempsey, retired American diplomat
- George Dempsey (basketball) (born 1929), retired American basketball player
- Girvan Dempsey (born 1975), Irish rugby union footballer
- Ian Dempsey (born 1961), Irish radio presenter
- Jack Dempsey:
- Jack Dempsey (1895–1983), heavyweight American boxer
- Jack Dempsey (politician), Australian politician, MP from 2006
- Jack Dempsey (wrestler), ring name of Thomas Moore (1920–2007), British professional wrestler
- Jack (Nonpareil) Dempsey (1862–1896), born John Edward Kelly, middleweight Irish boxer
- James Dempsey (1917–1982), Scottish politician, MP 1959–1982
- John Dempsey:
- John Dempsey (footballer) (born 1946), Irish retired footballer
- John Dempsey (lyricist), also playwright
- John Dempsey (politician) (1915–1989), American (Connecticut)
- John J. Dempsey (1879–1958), American politician (New Mexico)
- John Dempsey (cartoonist), American single-panel cartoonist
- John Dempsey (novelist) (fl. c. 1990s)
- John Dempsey (poet) (born 1977)
- Lorcan Dempsey (born 1958), Irish library information expert
- Mark Dempsey:
- Mark Dempsey (born 1964), English footballer and coach
- Mark Dempsey (footballer) (born 1972), retired Irish footballer
- Martin Dempsey, American lieutenant general, commander of Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq
- Michael Dempsey:
- Michael Dempsey (born 1958), British musician
- Micheal Dempsey (footballer) (born 1975), Irish footballer
- Mick Dempsey, retired Irish gaelic footballer
- Miles Dempsey (1896–1969), British general of World War II
- Nathan Dempsey (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player
- Nick Dempsey (born 1980), English windsurfer
- Noel Dempsey (born 1953), Irish politician
- Patrick Dempsey (born 1966), American actor
- Paul Dempsey (born 1976), Australian rock musician
- Rey Dempsey, retired American college football coach
- Richard Dempsey (born 1974), English actor
- Rick Dempsey (born 1949), retired American baseball player
- S. Wallace Dempsey (1862–1949), American Republican politician, Congressman 1915–1931
- Tom Dempsey:
- Tom Dempsey (born 1947), retired American football player
- Tom Dempsey (Missouri) (born 1967), American Republican restaurateur and politician
- Tommy Dempsey, American college basketball coach
- Tony Dempsey (born 1944), Irish Fianna Fáil politician, TD 2002–2007
- Travis Demsey, born Travis Dempsey, Australian musician
As a given name:
- Dempsey Bob (born 1948), Canadian woodcarver
- Dempsey Burges (1751–1800), American politician, Congressman 1795–1799
- Dempsey Essick, American artist
- Dempsey Wilson (1927–1971), American racecar driver
- P. Dempsey Tabler (1876–1956), American actor, athlete and businessman

