Doherty (surname)
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For people named O'Doherty, see O'Doherty (surname).
Doherty is a surname, and may refer to:
- Doherty, an Irish clan
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- Berlie Doherty, novelist
- Brian Doherty (politician), a Chicago alderman
- Brian Doherty (libertarian journalist), journalist
- Brian Doherty (drummer), musician.
- Chance Doherty(doctor/denist),Medicine
- Catherine Doherty, social activist
- Charles Joseph Doherty, Canadian politician and jurist
- Christopher A. Doherty, current mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania
- Dan Doherty, manager
- David Doherty, rugby player
- Denny Doherty, singer
- Diana Doherty, oboist
- Diana Doherty, writer
- Earl Doherty, author
- Ed Doherty, politician
- Edward J. "Eddie" Doherty, reporter, author, screenwriter and ultimately ordained priest.
- Edward P. Doherty, who led the soldiers that captured the assassin of United States President Abraham Lincoln.
- Gary Doherty, footballer
- Joe Doherty, member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army
- John Doherty, senior executive
- Ken Doherty, snooker player
- Kevin Doherty, Canadian judoka
- Kieran Doherty, member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army
- Lawrence Doherty, tennis player
- Marie Docherty, Irish nun
- Martin Doherty member of Provisional Irish republican Army
- Matt Doherty, basketball coach
- Michael J. Doherty, New Jersey politician
- P. C. Doherty, writer
- Pat Doherty, politician
- Pete Doherty, singer
- Peter Doherty (footballer), footballer
- Peter Doherty, researcher
- Reginald Doherty, tennis player
- Richard Doherty, historian
- Seán Doherty (politician), politician
- Sean Doherty (footballer), footballer
- Shannen Doherty, actress
- Willie Doherty, artist
(It should be noted that the name Doherty is pronounced in different ways depending purely on how the family pronounces it, such as Doc-herty and Doh-erty)