Flaherty

Flaherty is a surname of Irish origin derived from the clan Ó Flaithbheartaigh/O'Flaherty. It may refer to:

People

• Charles Flaherty (alpine skier) (born 2000), American skier
• Charles Flaherty (politician) (born 1938), American politician
• Daniel Flaherty (born 1993), American actor
• Danny Flaherty (1873–1901), Australian rules footballer
• David Flaherty (1928–2020), American businessman and politician
• Dick Flaherty (1900–1984), American National Football League player
• Fionnuala Flaherty, 21st century Irish actress
• Frances H. Flaherty (1883–1972), American film director and screenwriter
• Francis C. Flaherty (1919–1941), American Medal of Honor recipient
• Francis Flaherty (judge) (born 1947), justice on the Rhode Island Supreme Court
• Gilly Flaherty (born 1991), English former footballer
• Jack Flaherty (born 1995), American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Jack Flaherty (gymnast) (1908–1980), British Olympic gymnast
• Jack Flaherty (politician) (1933–2025), Canadian politician
• James A. Flaherty (1853–1937), American lawyer and Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus
• James Louis Flaherty (1910–1975), American Catholic bishop
• Jim Flaherty (1949–2014), Canadian politician, Federal Minister of Finances
• Joe Flaherty (1941–2024), American actor
• Joe Flaherty (politician) (born 1969/1970), Irish politician
• John Flaherty (disambiguation)
• Joseph A. Flaherty Jr. (1930–2018), American engineering executive
• Karen Flaherty, United States Navy rear admiral, former director of the United States Navy Nurse Corps
• Katelynn Flaherty (born 1996), American former college basketball player
• Larry Flaherty (1882–1979), Irish hurler
• Maggie Flaherty (ice hockey) (born 2000), American ice hockey player
• Mary Flaherty (disambiguation)
• Meredith Flaherty, American soccer coach and former player
• Michael Flaherty (disambiguation)
• Micheal Flaherty, American educator and entrepreneur
• Pat Flaherty (disambiguation)
• Paul Flaherty (computer scientist) (1964–2006), American computer scientist
• Paul Flaherty (musician) (born 1948), American jazz saxophonist
• Peter F. Flaherty (1924–2005), American politician and attorney
• Ray Flaherty (1903–1994), American National Football League and American Football League player and college and National Football League coach
• Richard J. Flaherty (1945–2015), United States Army officer and CIA agent
• Robert J. Flaherty (1884–1951), American filmmaker, director and producer of the first commercially successful feature-length documentary
• Ryan Flaherty (born 1986), American Major League Baseball coach and former player
• Sean Flaherty (politician) (born 1985), American politician
• Shawn Flaherty (fl. 2006), American politician
• Stephen Flaherty (born 1960), American composer of musical theater and film
• Thomas Flaherty (disambiguation)
• Vincent Flaherty (fl. 1964–present), American producer, recording artist, writer, and political activist

Fictional characters

• Michelle Flaherty, in the American Pie film series, played by Alyson Hannigan
• Deputy Mayor Mike Flaherty, main character of the television series Spin City, played by Michael J. Fox
• On the soap opera EastEnders:
  • Conor Flaherty
  • Eamonn Flaherty
  • Maggie Flaherty (EastEnders)
  • Mary Flaherty (EastEnders)
  • Sean Flaherty (EastEnders)

See also

• Justice Flaherty (disambiguation)
• O'Flaherty, another surname

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Flaherty.
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