Notable people with the surname Dempsey include: •
Amy Dempsey (born 1963), American art historian •
Bill Dempsey (1942–2026), former Australian rules footballer •
Bill Dempsey (footballer) (1896–1967), English footballer •
Candace Dempsey, American author, journalist and travel writer •
Cedric Dempsey (1932–2025), American sports executive •
Chester Dempsey (1896–1969) American farmer and politician •
Clint Dempsey (born 1983), American soccer player •
Courtenay Dempsey (born 1987), Australian rules footballer •
Damien Dempsey, Irish singer and songwriter •
Dan Dempsey, Australian rugby league footballer •
Denis Dempsey (1826–1896), Irish soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross •
Donald Dempsey (c. 1932 – 2005), American recording executive •
Ed Dempsey, Canadian ice hockey coach •
Frank Dempsey (1925–2013), American football player •
Gary Dempsey, multiple people •
George Dempsey, multiple people •
Girvan Dempsey (born 1975), Irish rugby union footballer •
Henry Dempsey, pilot who survived being sucked out of an airborne Beechcraft 99 aircraft in 1987 •
Holli Dempsey, British actor •
Ian Dempsey (born 1961), Irish radio presenter •
Jack Dempsey (1895–1983), American boxer •
Jack Dempsey (disambiguation), other people with this name •
James Dempsey (disambiguation), multiple people •
Jillian Dempsey (born 1991), American ice hockey player •
Jillian Lee Dempsey, American inorganic chemist •
John Dempsey, multiple people •
Judy Dempsey (born 1956), Irish journalist and researcher •
Julia Dempsey (known as Sister Mary Joseph Dempsey), American religious sister, nurse and hospital administrator •
Kyle Dempsey (born 1995) English footballer •
Lawrence Dempsey (died 1690), an Irish soldier •
Lorcan Dempsey (born 1958), Irish library information expert •
Luke Dempsey (born 1979/1980), Irish Gaelic football manager •
Mark Dempsey, multiple people •
Martin Dempsey (born 1952), American general, 18th chairman, US Joint Chiefs of Staff •
Michael Dempsey, multiple people •
Mick Dempsey, Irish Gaelic footballer •
Miles Dempsey (1896–1969), British general of World War II •
Nathan Dempsey (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player •
Nick Dempsey (born 1980), English windsurfer • Nicola Dempsey (fl. 2015–), one half of comedy duo
Flo and Joan •
Noel Dempsey (born 1953), Irish politician •
Nonpareil Dempsey (1862–1895), ring name of Irish-born American boxer John Kelly •
Ollie Dempsey (born 2003) Australian rules footballer •
Patrick Dempsey (born 1966), American actor and race car driver •
Paul Dempsey (born 1976), Australian rock musician •
Ray Dempsey, Irish Gaelic footballer •
Rey Dempsey, retired American college football coach •
Richard Dempsey (born 1974), English actor •
Rick Dempsey (born 1949), retired American baseball player •
Rosemary Dempsey, American feminist activist • Rosie Dempsey (fl. 2015–), one half of comedy duo
Flo and Joan •
Sandra Dempsey, Canadian playwright •
Sandy Dempsey (1949–1975), actress •
Shawna Dempsey, Canadian performance artist •
S. Wallace Dempsey (1862–1949), American Republican politician, Congressman 1915–1931 •
Thomas Dempsey (disambiguation) or Tom Dempsey, multiple people •
Tommy Dempsey, American college basketball coach •
Tony Dempsey (politician) (born 1944), Irish
Fianna Fáil politician, TD 2002–2007 •
Travis Demsey, born Travis Dempsey, Australian musician •
Wally Dempsey (1944–2024), American football player • Guy Dempsey, American Historian and Author
As a given name: •
Dempsey Bob (born 1948), Canadian woodcarver •
Dempsey Burges (1751–1800), American politician, Congressman 1795–1799 •
Dempsey Wilson (1927–1971), American racecar driver •
P. Dempsey Tabler (1876–1956), American actor, athlete and businessman
Fictional Characters: • "Tank" Dempsey (born before 1917), fictional U.S Marine from
Call of Duty: Black Ops's Zombies mode • Zach Dempsey, a character in the novel and Netflix series
13 Reasons Why ==See also==