Kearney (surname) explained
Kearney or Kearneys is an Irish surname.
- Aaron Kearney (born 1971), Australian broadcaster, journalist and sports commentator.
- Aidan Kearney (disambiguation), several people
- Andrew Thomas Kearney (1892–1962), founder of management consulting firm A. T. Kearney
- Anne Kearney, American chef and restaurateur
- Bernard W. Kearney (1889–1976), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York
- Bob Kearney (born 1956), former American professional baseball player
- Brett Kearney (born 1983), Australian professional rugby league footballer
- Bryan Kearney, Irish DJ/producer
- Charles E. Kearney (1820–1898), American railroad businessman
- Clayton Kearney (born 1964), former Australian sprinter and professional fitness coach
- Colm Kearney (?–2018), Irish economist
- Conor Kearney, Irish footballer and hurler
- David Kearney (disambiguation), multiple people
- Denis Kearney (1847–1907), California anti-Chinese labor leader, 1870s
- Dennis J. Kearney (born 1949), American attorney and politician in Massachusetts
- Douglas Kearney, American poet
- Dyre Kearney (died 1791), American lawyer and delegate for Delaware to the Continental Congress
- Elfric Wells Chalmers Kearney (1881–1966), Australian inventor, engineer and author
- Emma Kearney (actress) (born 1981), Irish television and theatre actress
- Emma Kearney (sportswoman) (born 1989), Australian cricket and football player
- Eric Kearney (born 1963), American politician in the state of Ohio
- Fred Kearney (1897–1998), Canadian ice hockey player
- Garnet Kearney (1884–1971), Canadian doctor
- Gillian Kearney (born 1972), British actress
- Gus Kearney (1870–1907), Australian rules footballer
- Hagen Kearney (born 1991), American snowboarder
- Hannah Kearney (born 1986), American mogul skier
- Hugh Kearney (1924–2017), British-born historian
- James Kearney (disambiguation), multiple people
- Janis F. Kearney, American author, lecturer, and publisher
- Jim Kearney (rugby union) (1920–1998), New Zealand international rugby player
- Jim Kearney (American football) (born 1943), American football player
- Jim Kearney (Australian footballer) (1894–1944), player for Geelong and Richmond between 1915 and 1921
- John Kearney (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jonathan Kearney (born 1971), English artist
- Joseph Kearney (1927–2010), American university athletics administrator
- Liam Kearney (born 1983), Irish professional footballer
- Mark Kearney (footballer) (born 1962), English footballer
- Mark A. Kearney (born 1962), American federal judge
- Martha Kearney (born 1957), Irish-born British broadcaster and journalist
- Mat Kearney (born 1978), American singer-songwriter
- Michael Kearney (disambiguation), multiple people
- Miriam Kearney (born 1959), former Irish politician
- Molly Kearney, American actor and comedian
- Patrick Kearney (disambiguation), multiple people
- Paul Kearney (born 1967), Northern Irish fantasy author
- Peadar Kearney (1883–1942), author of the Irish national anthem
- Raymond Augustine Kearney (1902–1956), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
- Richard Kearney (born 1954), Irish philosopher
- Rob Kearney (born 1986), Irish rugby union footballer
- Stephen Kearney (born 1972), New Zealand rugby league footballer and coach
- Stephen W. Kearney (1794–1848), U.S. military officer
- Teresa Kearney (1875–1957), Irish religious
- Thomas Henry Kearney (1874–1956), American botanist
- Tim Kearney (American football), American football player
- Tim Kearney (politician), American politician from Pennsylvania
- Tom Kearney (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tony Kearney, Scottish actor and TV presenter
- Tully Kearney (born 1997), English swimmer
- Victor Kearney (1903–1982), Australian politician