Daley, originally an Irish family name derived from the Gaelic Ó Dálaigh, as a surname, may refer to:

People

Given name

  • Daley Blind (born 1990), Dutch footballer
  • Daley Mena (born 1985), Colombian footballer
  • Daley Ojuederie (born 1985), professional boxer featured on the British TV show Big Brother 14
  • Hot Since 82, real name Daley Padley, British DJ
  • Daley Peters (born 1984), Canadian curler
  • Daley Sinkgraven (born 1995), Dutch footballer
  • Daley Thompson (born 1958), British decathlete, born Francis Morgan Thompson
  • Daley Williams (born 1986), rugby league footballer

Surname

  • Arthur Daley (sportswriter) (1904–1974), columnist for The New York Times
  • Ben Daley (born 1988), Australian Rugby League player
  • Brian Daley (1947–1996), American science fiction novelist
  • Brian E. Daley (born 1940), American Jesuit and theologian
  • Bud Daley (born 1932), American professional Major League baseball pitcher
  • Caroline Daley, New Zealand historian
  • Cass Daley (1915–1975), American radio and movie actress
  • Clayton Daley (born 1951), chief financial officer of The Procter & Gamble Company
  • Debra Daley, New Zealand author
  • Denise Daley, Jamaican politician
  • Dennis Daley (born 1996), American football player
  • Earl Daley (born 1958), Jamaican reggae singer better known as Earl Sixteen
  • Eleanor Daley (composer) (born 1955), Canadian composer
  • Eleanor "Sis" Daley (1907–2003), wife of former Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley and mother of former mayor Richard M. Daley
  • Gareth Daley (born 1989), English musician and soul singer
  • George W. Daley (1875–1952), American newspaper editor, sports writer, and syndicated author
  • Grace Daley (born 1978), professional basketball player
  • Harry Daley (1901–1971), the first openly gay British police officer
  • Héctor Daley (born 1961), Panamanian sprinter
  • Jane Daley (ice hockey) (born 2009), American ice hockey player
  • Jim Daley (born 1953), coach in the Canadian Football League
  • Jimmy Daley (born 1973), English cricketer
  • Kevin Daley (basketball) (born 1976), Panamanian basketball player
  • Kevin Daley (politician) (born 1957), American politician
  • Laurie Daley (born 1969), Australian rugby league football commentator and former player
  • Lloyd Daley (1939–2018), Jamaican electronic technician, sound system pioneer and reggae producer
  • Louis P. Daley (1868–1930), American politician and farmer
  • Michael Daley (born 1965), Australian politician
  • Omar Daley (born 1981), Jamaican footballer
  • Patricia Daley, Jamaican human geographer and academic
  • Pete Daley (1930–2024), American catcher in Major League Baseball
  • Richard J. Daley (1902–1976), American Mayor of Chicago, father of Richard M. Daley
  • Richard M. Daley (born 1942), American Mayor of Chicago, son of Richard J. Daley
  • Robert Daley (1930–2026), American journalist and writer
  • Spencer Weir-Daley, (born 1953), English footballer
  • Steve Daley (born 1953), English footballer
  • Tae Daley (born 1998), American gridiron football player
  • Tom Daley (diver) (born 1994), British Olympic diver
  • Tony Daley (born 1967), English footballer
  • Trevor Daley (born 1983), Canadian professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League
  • Troy Cassar-Daley (born 1952), Maltese-Australian and Aboriginal country musician
  • Vi Daley, alderman in the Chicago City Council 1999–2011
  • Victor Daley (1858–1905), Australian poet
  • William M. Daley (born 1948), White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama, United States Secretary of Commerce, brother of Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley

Also

  • Daley family, powerful political family in Illinois, U.S.

Fictional characters

  • Daley Marin, from the American TV series Flight 29 Down, played by Hallee Hirsh
  • Daley Wong, from the OVA series Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040, voiced by Chris Patton
  • Arthur Daley, fictional character in the British TV series Minder
  • Larry Daley, from the film franchise Night at the Museum, played by Ben Stiller

See also

  • Daley Plaza, alternate name for the Richard J. Daley Center in the city of Chicago, Illinois
  • Daly (disambiguation)
  • Dailey, surname
  • Daily (disambiguation)
  • Dealey (disambiguation)
  • Daleyville (disambiguation)
  • Ó Dálaigh