Doherty (surname)

For people named O'Doherty, see O'Doherty (surname).

Doherty is an Irish surname and an Irish clan. Notable persons with that surname include:

• Berlie Doherty, novelist
• Brian Doherty (politician), a Chicago alderman
• Brian Doherty (libertarian journalist), journalist
• Brian Doherty (drummer), musician.
• Catherine Doherty, social activist
• Charles Joseph Doherty, Canadian politician and jurist
• Christopher Doherty, current mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania
• David Doherty, rugby player
• Denny Doherty, singer
• Diana Doherty, oboist
• Earl Doherty, author
• Ed Doherty, politician
• Eddie Doherty, reporter, author, screenwriter and ultimately ordained priest
• Edward P. Doherty, led the soldiers that captured the assassin of Abraham Lincoln
• Gary Doherty, footballer
• Joe Doherty, member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army
• John Doherty, senior executive
• Ken Doherty, snooker player
• Kevin Doherty, Canadian judoka
• Kieran Doherty, member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army
• Lawrence Doherty, tennis player
• Martin Doherty member of Provisional Irish republican Army
• Matt Doherty, basketball coach
• Michael J. Doherty, New Jersey politician
• P. C. Doherty, writer
• Pat Doherty, politician
• Pete Doherty, English singer
• Peter Doherty (footballer), footballer
• Peter C. Doherty, researcher
• Reginald Doherty, tennis player
• Richard Doherty, historian
• Rory Doherty, Arch-Duke of Cubania
• Seán Doherty (Roscommon politician), politician
• Sean Doherty (footballer), footballer
• Shannen Doherty, American actress
• Thomas M. Doherty, American Medal of Honor recipient
• Tommy Doherty, footballer
• William H. Doherty, electrical engineer
• William Francis Doherty, American engineer killed by Indian activists in Bombay
• Willie Doherty, artist
• Xavier Doherty, Australian cricketer

See also

• Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
• Stalking Pete Doherty, film
• Docherty (surname)

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