Delaney (surname)
Delaney is an English surname of Norman origin meaning "of the Alder grove". It is also the anglicized version of the Gaelic Ó Dubhshláine name Dubh meaning black and Sláine for the River Sláine. Variants include Delaney, Delany and Dulaney.
Notable people named Delaney or Delany
- Annie Elizabeth Delany "Bessie", with sister "Sadie", African-American activist and author
- Anthony Delaney, Irish historian and actor
- Arthur Delaney, English painter
- Arthur Delaney (politician), first mayor of Juneau, Alaska, United States
- Beauford Delaney, American modernist painter
- Bob Delaney (basketball), American NBA referee
- Bob Delaney (politician), Ontario politician
- Bob DeLaney (sportscaster), American radio commentator
- Cameron Delaney (disambiguation), multiple people
- *Cameron Delaney (swimmer), Australian swimmer
- *Cameron Delaney (footballer), Australian rules footballer
- *Cameron Delaney (basketball), American basketball player
- Colin Delaney, American professional wrestler
- Conor P. Delaney, Irish-American colorectal surgeon and professor
- Damien Delaney, Irish footballer
- Dana Delany, American actress
- Daniel Delaney, American restaurateur
- Daniel Delany, Irish Catholic bishop
- David Delany, Irish cricketer
- Dean Delany, Irish footballer
- Danny Delaney, GAA player
- Danny Delaney, shinty player - a great goal scorer or a scorer of great goals?
- Eamon Delaney, Irish author and former diplomat
- Edward Delaney, Irish sculptor
- Edward C. Delaney, creator of the Delaney Card
- Edward X. Delaney, the fictional detective in Lawrence Sanders' books
- Felix Ua Duib Sláin, 12th–13th century bishop
- Frank Delaney, Irish writer and broadcaster
- Gareth Delany, Irish international cricketer
- Jack Delaney, Canadian boxer in the early 20th century
- James Delaney (disambiguation), multiple people
- * James Delaney, a character in the British drama series, Taboo (2017 TV series)
- * James J. Delaney, Representative from New York
- * James Delaney (boxer), also known as Jimmy Doyle, boxer who died after a bout with Sugar Ray Robinson
- * James Delaney (mayor), mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, 1929–1932
- * James Delaney (tennis), former professional tennis player
- * James Delany, commissioner of the Big Ten Conference
- Jim Delaney (athlete), American athlete
- Jimmy Delaney, Scottish footballer
- Joe Delaney, American football player
- John Delaney (disambiguation), multiple people
- * John Delaney (Bahamian lawyer), Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs
- * John Delaney (baseball), American college baseball coach
- * John Delaney (businessman), Irish founder of website Intrade
- * John Delaney (Florida politician), American lawyer and university administrator
- * John Delaney (football administrator), Irish former sports administrator
- * John Delaney (Maryland politician), American attorney and businessman
- * John Delaney (meteorologist), Irish-Canadian civil servant in Newfoundland
- * John Delaney (Wisconsin lawyer), or Delany, newspaperman and state representative
- * John A. Delaney (hurler), Irish hurler from County Laois
- * John A. Delany, Australian conductor and composer
- * John C. Delaney, American Civil War soldier
- * John J. Delaney, American businessman, lawyer and U.S. Representative
- Joseph Delaney (artist), painter during the Harlem Renaissance
- Joseph Delaney, English author
- Joseph Patrick Delaney, American bishop
- Kathleen Delaney, American actress
- Kim Delaney, American actress
- Laura Delany, Irish women's international cricket captain
- Lucy Delaney, African-American author
- Malcolm Delaney, American professional basketball player
- Mark Delaney (disambiguation), multiple people
- * Mark Delaney (boxer), English boxer
- * Mark Delaney (canoeist), Great Britain whitewater slalom canoeist
- * Mark Delaney (footballer), Wales international footballer
- Martin Delaney (disambiguation), multiple people
- * Martin Delaney (activist), HIV/AIDS treatment advocate
- * Martin Delaney (actor), British actor
- * Martin Delany, African-American abolitionist
- Mary Delany, artist and writer
- Mattie Delaney, American blues singer and performer
- Michael Delaney (disambiguation), multiple people
- Naamua Delaney, news anchor for CNN
- Padraic Delaney, Irish actor
- Pat Delaney (disambiguation), multiple people
- * Pat Delaney (footballer), Scottish footballer
- * Pat Delaney (Kilkenny hurler), Irish hurler
- * Pat Delaney (Offaly hurler), Irish hurler
- * Pat Delany, American politician
- Paul Delaney (disambiguation), multiple people
- * Paul Delaney (hurler), Irish hurler
- * Paul Delaney (professor), professor of physics and astronomy in Toronto
- * Paul Delaney (basketball), American basketball player in the Israeli National League
- * Paul Delaney (rugby league), rugby league footballer
- Rob Delaney, American comedian, writer, and actor
- Rob Delaney (baseball), baseball player and coach
- Robert Delaney (disambiguation), multiple people
- * Robert Delaney (cat burglar), British criminal
- * Robert Delaney (composer), American composer
- Ron Delany Irish gold medal Olympic athlete
- Samuel R. Delany, American science fiction author
- Sarah Louise Delany "Sadie", with sister "Bessie", African-American activist and author
- Sean Delaney (disambiguation), multiple people
- * Sean Delaney (musician), American musician, producer, and road manager
- * Sean Delaney (sportsman) "Goggie", Gaelic games sportsman from Ireland
- * Sean Delaney (actor), British actor of English-Irish descent
- Shelagh Delaney FRSL, British playwright
- Stephen Delaney, Irish cyclist
- Thomas A. Delaney, American lawyer and politician
- Thomas Delaney, Danish footballer, of US-Irish descent
- Thomas Delany, Irish lawyer and politician
- Tom Delaney (racing driver), British racing driver
- Tom Delaney (songwriter),, American songwriter
- Walter S. DeLany, United States Navy admiral
- William Delaney, Australian cricketer
- William Delany (politician), Irish MP for Queen's County Ossory
- William Delany (bishop)
- William Delany (Jesuit), President of University College Dublin