Geary

Geary, an Anglicized rendering of the Irish name "O'Gadhra", has a number of meanings:

Geary as a surname:

*Anthony Geary (1947– ), an American actor
*Benjamin Handley Geary (1891–1976), a British soldier in World War I and a recipient of the Victoria Cross
*Cynthia Geary, American actress probably best known for "Northern Exposure"
*David C. Geary, an American academic psychologist
*Sir Francis Geary, 1st Baronet (1709-1796), Royal Navy admiral
*Francis Geary (British Army officer) (1752–1776), a British officer killed during the American Revolutionary War
*Geoff Geary (1976– ), an American Major League Baseball player, relief pitcher, currently with the Philadelphia Phillies
*George Geary (1893–1981) England cricketer
*George Reginald Geary (1873–1954), mayor of Toronto, Ontario, Canada from 1910 to 1912
*James Geary, London-based editor of Time magazine and author of "The Body Electric".
*John W. Geary (1819–1873), mayor of San Francisco, governor of the Kansas Territory, governor of Pennsylvania and general in the American Civil War
*Joseph Geary, New York Times bestselling author
*Roy C. Geary, (1896-1983), Irish social scientist
*Thomas J. Geary, (1854-1929), U.S. Representative from California.

Geary as a place:

*Geary County, Kansas
*Geary, Oklahoma
*Geary, Isle of Skye
*Geary Boulevard, a major thoroughfare in San Francisco, California

Geary can also refer to:

*Geary Act, an 1892 U.S. government law that restricted the rights of Chinese immigrants in the United States
*D. L. Geary Brewing Company, a microbrewery located in Portland, Maine.
*Roy Geary, a fictional character from the television show "Prison Break"