Famous People with Name Kennedy

Kennedy Kenny McIntosh            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kennedy Kenny McIntosh: was a professional basketball player from 1971-1975.Though born in Detroit, McIntosh attended high school on Michigan's western half, playing basketball at South Haven High School in South Haven. McIntosh went to college at Eastern Michigan University before being drafted in the first round (15th pick) in 1971 by the Chicago Bulls.

Kennedy McKinney            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kennedy McKinney: is a former professional boxer, who won the bantamweight gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He won the IBF junior featherweight title as a professional as well as the WBO super bantamweight title. Known as "King", McKinney was a cautious yet exciting

Gerard Michael Kennedy            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gerard Michael Kennedy: is a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as Ontario's Minister of Education from 2003 to 2006, when he resigned to make an unsuccessful bid for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada. Kennedy previously ran for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party, losing to current premier Dalton McGuinty on the final ballot. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as an Ontario Liberal Party Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) in a 1996 by-election to replace former premier Bob Rae in the York South constituency. In the 1999 and 2003 general elections, he was elected to represent the new Parkdale—High Park constituency. He became the province's Minister of Education in 2003, serving in McGuinty's first government. In the 2008 federal election he ran for the Liberal Party of Canada in the Parkdale—High Park electoral district and was elected as its Member of Parliament (MP). He ran for re-election in the 2011 federal election, but lost to former MP, Peggy Nash.

James Buckham Kennedy            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Buckham Kennedy: was a Canadian lumberman and Liberal politician. Kennedy was the MLA for New Westminster from 1894 to 1898 and Member of Parliament for New Westminster for one term from 1904 to 1908. He also sat on New Westminster's city council.

Larry Ronald Kennedy            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Larry Ronald Kennedy: is a politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Kennedy served as a village councillor for Perth-Andover and was chairman of the District 31 School Board. A practising physician in his hometown area, he was chief and president of the medical staff at Hotel-Dieu Saint-Joseph, and a director of the New Brunswick Medical Society. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in 1987 and re-elected in 1991, 1995, a 1997 by-election, 1999, 2003 and 2006. He was currently Dean of the House from 2006 to 2010.

Cyril Frost Kennedy            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cyril Frost Kennedy: was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Hilden, Nova Scotia and became a building contractor, businessman and lumberman by career. he had nine siblings. He was first elected at the Colchester—Hants riding in the 1957 general election, then re-elected there in 1958, 1962, 1963 and 1965. On 17 September 1967, Kennedy left the House of Commons before the end of his term in the 27th Canadian Parliament and did not campaign for any further re-election.

Jerome Kennedy            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jerome Kennedy: is a Canadian lawyer and politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, currently serving as the Minister of Natural Resources in the cabinet of Premier Kathy Dunderdale. Kennedy was elected in 2007, as the Member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for the district of Carbonear-Harbour Grace. He has previously held the posts of Minister of Health and Community Services, Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board, and as Minister of Justice and Attorney General. Before entering politics Kennedy was a high profile criminal lawyer in St. John's. On November 1, 2006, Kennedy ran unsuccessfully for the Progressive Conservatives in a by-election in the district of Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi, to replace outgoing New Democratic Party (NDP) leader, Jack Harris. Kennedy was unsuccessful in his bid, losing the election to Harris' successor as NDP leader, Lorraine Michael. After the loss he said that he had not given thought to running again in the future. However Kennedy ran for the Progressive Conservatives in the 2007 general election, this time he was elected to represent the district of Carbonear-Harbour Grace in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly.