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Sharkey () is a surname of Irish origin. Notable people with the surname include:

Anna Sharkey (born 1987), British goalball player
Bill Sharkey (1873–1946), Australian rules footballer
Bill Sharkey (boxer) (1949–1998), American boxer
Brendan Sharkey (born 1962), American lawyer and politician from Connecticut
Catherine Sharkey (born 1970), American jurist
Ed Sharkey (1927–2015), American football player
Eddie Sharkey (born 1936), American professional wrestler and trainer
Emma Augusta Sharkey (1858–1902), American writer
Feargal Sharkey (born 1958), lead singer of the pop punk band The Undertones
Harry Sharkey (1916–2002), American rower
Heather J. Sharkey (born 1967), American historian
Isaiah Sharkey (born 1989), American guitarist and singer-songwriter
Jack Sharkey (1902–1994), American heavyweight boxing champion
Jack Sharkey (footballer) (1874–1961), Australian rules footballer
Jack Sharkey (writer) (1931–1992), American author and playwright
Jackie Sharkey (1897–1970), Italian-born American boxer
James A. Sharkey (born 1945), Irish historian and diplomat
Jerry Sharkey (1942–2014), American historic preservationist and historian
Jesse Sharkey (born 1970), American schoolteacher and labor leader in Chicago
Jim Sharkey (1934–2014), Scottish footballer
Joe Sharkey, (1946–2023), American true crime author and columnist for The New York Times
John Sharkey, Baron Sharkey (born 1947), British politician
Jonathon Sharkey (born 1964), American professional wrestler and perennial candidate
Josh Sharkey (born 1997), American basketball player
Kathleen Sharkey (born 1990), American field hockey player
Kevin Sharkey (born 1961), Irish artist
Kevin Sharkey (executive), American publishing executive
Kevin Sharkey (journalist) (born 1964), Irish broadcast journalist
Kristen Sharkey (born 1992), American basketball player and coach
Lance Sharkey (1898–1967), Australian trade union activist, radical journalist and communist politician
Michael Sharkey (born 1946), Australian poet, biographer and academic
Niamh Sharkey (born 1973), Irish author and illustrator of children's books
Nick Sharkey (1943–2015), Scottish footballer
Noel Sharkey (born 1948), British computer scientist
Pat Sharkey (born 1953), Northern Ireland footballer
Patrick Sharkey (born c. 1978), American sociologist
Patrick Sharkey (boxer) (1931–2016), Irish boxer
Paul Sharkey (born 1974), Australian rules footballer
Ray Sharkey (1952–1993), American actor
Sarah Sharkey, medical officer in the Royal Australian Navy
Seamus Sharkey (born 1990), Manx footballer
Seymour Sharkey (1847–1929), British physician
Steve Sharkey (1918–1995), American basketball player
Thomas D. Sharkey, American plant biochemist
Tina Sharkey (born 1964), American entrepreneur
Tom Sharkey (1873–1953), American boxer
William J. Sharkey (US Navy officer) (1885–1918)
William J. Sharkey (murderer) (c.1847 – after 1873), convicted murderer and minor New York City politician
William L. Sharkey (1798–1873), American judge and politician

Fictional characters include:

Sharkey, the antagonist of "The Scouring of the Shire" in The Lord of the Rings
Finn Sharkey, in the UK TV series Waterloo Road
Francis Ethelbert Sharkey, a character in the TV series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Captain John Sharkey, the main character of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 1925 novel The Dealings of Captain Sharkey
Otto Sharkey, title character of C.P.O. Sharkey, a 1976–1978 American television series, played by Don Rickles
Tom Sharky, protagonist of the 1981 film Sharky's Machine, played by Burt Reynolds

See also