Sweeny

Article summary

Sweeny is a surname which may refer to: * Alastair Sweeny (born 1946), Canadian publisher, historian, and author * Bailey Sweeny (born 2003), Australian racing driver * Charles Sweeny (1882–1963), American soldier of fortune * Charles Francis Sweeny (1910–1993), American businessman and socialite instrumental in forming the Second World War Eagle Squadrons, nephew of the soldier of fortune * Craig Sweeny, American television producer and screenwriter * Dane Sweeny (born 2001), Australian tennis player * George Sweeny (1796–1877), American politician * Glynis Sweeny (born 1962), American illustrator and caricaturist * Harry Sweeny (born 1998), Australian racing cyclist * Hugh Sweeny, Australian prisoner of war during the Second World War * James Sweeny (1857–1940), Canadian Anglican bishop * John Sweeny (bishop) (1821–1901), Canadian Roman Catholic bishop * John Sweeny (judge) (born 1949), American judge * Mary Sweeny, 19th-century American vandal * Matt Sweeny, Australian-American inventor and entrepreneur * Peter B. Sweeny (1825–1911), American lawyer and politician * Robert Sweeny Jr. (1911–1983), American amateur golfer and socialite, brother of Charles Francis Sweeny and nephew of Charles Sweeny. * Thomas William Sweeny (1820–1892), Irish-American Union Army general

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1946 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373136867