Chaney

Chaney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Beej Chaney (1957–2025), American punk/new wave musician
• Cassius Chaney (born 1987), American boxer
• Charles "Bubba" Chaney (born 1946), American politician
• Chris Chaney, American musician
• Darrel Chaney, American baseball player
• Don Chaney, American basketball player and coach
• Edward Chaney, Cultural historian
• Esty Chaney (1891–1952), American baseball player
• Fred Chaney, Australian Liberal Party politician and minister in the Fraser government (son of Fred snr)
• Fred Chaney Sr., Australian Liberal Party politician and minister in the Menzies government
• George Chaney (1892–1958), American boxer
• Gregory Chaney, American politician
• Harold O. Chaney, founder of Chaney's department stores in Greater Los Angeles
• James Chaney (1943–1964), American civil rights activist
• James E. Chaney (1885–1967), American military officer
• James M. Chaney (1921–1976), American police officer and witness to President Kennedy's assassination
• James McDonald Chaney, American Presbyterian minister
• John Chaney (disambiguation) (several entries)
• Kate Chaney, Australian independent politician
• Lindsay Chaney, American news editor
• Lon Chaney (1883–1930), American actor
• Lon Chaney Jr. (1906–1973), American actor
• Michael Chaney, Australian businessman
• Mike Chaney (born 1944), Insurance Commissioner of Mississippi
• Norman Chaney (1918–1936), American child actor
• Olivia Chaney (born 1982) English folk singer
• Ralph Works Chaney (1890–1971) American paleobotanist.
• Tray Chaney, American actor
• William Chaney (1922–2013), American educator

Fictional characters

• Markoff Chaney, a character from The Illuminatus! Trilogy
• Tom Chaney, a character from "True Grit"

See also

• Chanay
• Cheney
• Chesney