Crowley (surname)

The name Crowley derives from the English Crowley meaning "wood of crows". The Irish "O Cruadhlaoich" or "Ua Cruadhlaoich", a Gaelic name meaning "descendant of the hard hero" or "descendant of the hardy warrior", was anglicised to "Crowley" or "O'Crowley".

Variants include Crawley (disambiguation) and Croley.

People with this name

• Aleister Crowley, English Occultist
• Ambrose Crowley, English industrialist of the late 16th and early 17th century
• Benjamin Crowley, namesake of Crowley's Ridge in Arkansas
• Bill Crowley (baseball), American baseball player
• Bob Crowley, Irish theatre director
• Brian Crowley, Irish MEP
• Brian Lee Crowley, Canadian politician
• Candy Crowley, political correspondent for the CNN television network
• Carrie Crowley, Irish actress
• Clive Crowley, Australian grazier and soldier
• Daniel Crowley (disambiguation)
• Darren Crowley, Irish hurler
• David Crowley, member of the Cincinnati City Council, 2001-current
• Dennis Crowley, internet entrepreneur
• Dermot Crowley, Irish actor
• Evin Crowley, Northern Irish actress
• Flor Crowley, former Teachta Dala from West Cork
• Francis Crowley, American murderer and career criminal
• Frank Crowley, former Teachta Dala from Cork North West
• Frederick Crowley, former Teachta Dala for Kerry South
• Gary Crowley, London broadcaster and DJ
• Grace Crowley, Australian artist
• Herbert Crowley, British painter and cartoonist
• Honor Crowley, former Teachta Dala for Kerry South
• J.C. Crowley, American musician
• James Crowley (athlete), Irish American Athletic Club distance runner.
• James Crowley (police officer), police officer in Cambridge, Massachusetts
• James Crowley (Irish politician), Irish Nationalist and former politician
• Jeananne Crowley, Irish-born actress and write
• Jim Crowley, former American college football player
• Joe Crowley (television presenter), British television presenter
• Joseph Robert Crowley, American Catholic bishop
• John Crowley (baseball), 19th-century baseball player
• John F. Crowley, CEO of Amicus Therapeutics
• John Crowley, US author of science fiction
• John Crowley (director), Irish theatre and film director
• John Crowley (Irish politician), former Teachta Dála for Mayo North
• John Patrick Crowley, former Bishop of Middlesbrough
• John Powers Crowley, former US federal judge
• Johnny Crowley, Irish Hurling player
• Johnny Crowley (Kerry GAA), Irish footballer
• Joseph Crowley, US politician, representative for New York's 7th congressional district, 1999-current
• Kacy Crowley, US musician
• Kathleen Crowley, Miss America contestant and actress
• Kieran Crowley, New Zealand Rugby player
• Leo Crowley, cabinet member of American President Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Margaret Crowley (speed skater), US Speed Skater
• Margaret Crowley (athlete), Australian runner
• Mart Crowley, US playwright
• Matthew Crowley, Australian lawyer and Fulbright scholar
• Michael Crowley (disambiguation)
• Mike Crowley, US ice hockey player
• Miles Crowley, member of the US Congress (March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883) from Texas
• Monica Crowley, US radio commentator
• Noel Crowley, Irish hurling player
• Pádraig Crowley, Irish hurling player
• Pat Crowley, US actress
• Paul Crowley (footballer), Irish footballer
• Paul F. Crowley, Served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
• Philip Crowley (disambiguation)
• Richard Crowley, member of the US Congress (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897) from New York
• Robert Crowley (printer) (c. 1517–1588), English Protestant printer, editor, chronicler, social critic, poet, polemicist, and clergyman
• Robert Crowley (CIA) (1924–2000), Assistant Deputy Director of Clandestine Operations of the CIA
• Bob Crowley (born 1952), theatre director
• Robert Crowley (born 1951), winner of Survivor: Gabon
• Bob D. Crowley, software executive, investor
• R. T. Crowley (born 1948), pioneer in electronic commerce
• Rodney R. Crowley (1836–1913), New York lawyer and politician
• Rosemary Crowley, former Labor Senator for South Australia
• Ryan Crowley, Australian footballer
• Steve Crowley, American Marine killed during the siege of the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan
• Tadhg Crowley, former Irish Politician from Limerick
• Tadhgo Crowley, former Gaelic football player
• Ted Crowley, US ice hockey player
• Terry Crowley, US baseball coach
• Terry Crowley (linguist), linguist specializing in Oceanic languages
• Thomas Crowley, American legislator, jurist, and businessman
• Tim Crowley, Irish sportsperson
• Walt Crowley, Washington State community leader
• Irene Craigmile Bolam née O'Crowley, falsely accused of being Amelia Earhart

Fictional characters

• Anthony Crowley, a fictional demon in the novel Good Omens and a cult icon amongst fans.
• Father Crowley, fictional catholic priest on Desperate Housewives
• Fran Crowley, a character in TV sitcom Mama's family
• Terry Crowley (The Shield), a character in the TV drama The Shield
• Victor Crowley, deformed boy who comes back from dead to kill people in 2007 film Hatchet
• Crowley, former Scotsman turned crossroad demon and King of Hell on Supernatural.
• Flamel Crowley, a character in the strategy game Disciples II: Dark Prophecy
• Crowley, the leader of the Ranger Corps in the book series Ranger's Apprentice by John Flanagan

See also

• Crowley (disambiguation)
• Crawley (disambiguation)

External links

• The Crowley Clan
• The Clans of Ireland, Ltd.