Geary (surname)
Geary is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Politics
- Carl Robin Geary, elected posthumously as mayor of Tracy City, Tennessee
- George Reginald Geary, mayor of Toronto, Ontario, Canada from 1910 to 1912
- John W. Geary, mayor of San Francisco, governor of the Kansas Territory, governor of Pennsylvania and general in the American Civil War
- Thomas J. Geary,, U.S. Representative from California
- Sir William Geary, 2nd Baronet, English politician
- Sir William Geary, 3rd Baronet, English politician
Academics
- David C. Geary, American academic psychologist
- Dick Geary, British historian
- Patrick J. Geary, American medieval historian
- Roy C. Geary,, Irish social scientist
Military
- Benjamin Handley Geary, British soldier in World War I and a recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Sir Francis Geary, 1st Baronet, Royal Navy admiral
- Francis Geary, British officer killed in the Ambush of Geary during the American Revolutionary War
- General Sir Henry Leguay Geary, KCB, Governor of Bermuda
- General John W. Geary US Civil war general
Arts and writers
- Anthony "Tony" Geary, American actor
- Bud Geary, American film actor
- Caron Geary, English reggae musician, known as "MC Kinky"
- Clifford Geary, American illustrator
- Cynthia Geary, American actress probably best known for Northern Exposure
- David Geary, New Zealand playwright
- Emma Geary, British Pop-Surrealist artist, known as "Anarkitty"
- James Geary, London-based editor of Time magazine and author of The Body Electric
- Karl Geary, Irish-American actor
- Lois Geary, American actress
- Lori Geary, American TV broadcaster
- Mark Geary, Irish singer-songwriter and musician
- Patricia Geary, American novelist
- Paul Geary, American rock and roll drummer and manager
- Rick Geary, American cartoonist and illustrator
- Thomas Augustine Geary, Irish composer
Sport
- Albert Geary, English cricketer
- Anna Geary, Irish camogie player
- Bob Geary, Canadian football player and manager
- Bob Geary, American baseball player
- Brian Geary, Irish hurling player
- Derek Geary, Irish footballer
- Donald Geary, American ice hockey player
- Fred Geary, English footballer
- Fred Geary, English cricketer
- Geoff Geary, American Major League Baseball player
- George Geary England cricketer
- Guillermo Geary, Argentinian athlete
- Huck Geary, American baseball player
- Jarryn Geary, Australian rules footballer
- Karl Geary, English cricketer
- Reggie Geary, American basketball player and coach
- Richard Geary, Australian rules footballer
- Sharon Geary, American swimmer
- Terry Geary, Australian rugby league footballer
Others
- Bob Geary, former San Francisco police officer best known for his ventriloquist's dummy, Brendan O'Smarty
- Leslie "Ted" Geary, American yacht designer
- Stephen Geary, British architect
Fictional characters
- John Geary, protagonist of the military science fiction novel series The Lost Fleet
- Pat Geary, character in the film The Godfather, Part II
- Roy Geary, character from the television show Prison Break
