Rooney

Rooney

Rooney can refer to:
*Rooney (band), a five-member band from Los Angeles
**"Rooney" (album), debut album by the band named above.
*Rooney Prize for Irish Literature
*Rooney (film), 1958 British film directed by George Pollock.

Rooney is the last name of various notable people:

in politics:
*Francis Rooney, current American Ambassador to the Vatican
*Fred B. Rooney, US Congressman from Pennsylvania
*John Rooney (Irish politician), Irish Farmers's Party TD for Dublin County 1922–1923
*John J. Rooney, US Congressman from New York
*Terry Rooney, Member of Parliament for Bradford North

in sports:
*Wayne Rooney, English football player, currently at Manchester United
*Adam Rooney, Irish football player, currently at Stoke City FC
*Art Rooney (1909-1988), founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers
*Dan Rooney, current owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers
*Giaan Rooney (born 1982), Australian swimmer and gold medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics
*John Rooney, American sportscaster
*Martyn Rooney, English sprinter
*Mickey Rooney (footballer), English football player, active in the 1970s in the U.S.
*Sean Rooney (born 1982), American volleyball player

*Jamie Rooney, Rugby League player, currently with Wakefield Wildcats
*Jamie Rooney, Lacrosse player
*Anthony Rooney, Football League Player

other:
*Andy Rooney, journalist and commentator for CBS
*Cory Rooney, songwriter and producer
*Ed Rooney, fictional character from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"
*J. Patrick Rooney, American businessman
*Mickey Rooney, actor
*Neil Rooney, drummer for The Polecats

Nickname

*William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, nickname for American Civil War General, son of Robert E. Lee

Other

*Princess Rooney (born 1980), American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse, first winner of a Breeders' Cup race inducted into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame


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