Morrissey is an Irish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
In arts and entertainment
Acting
Alan Morrissey, British actor
Betty Morrissey (1908–1944), American film actress
Bill Morrissey, professional wrestler who performs as Colin Cassady
David Morrissey, actor
Eamon Morrissey (actor), Irish actor
Neil Morrissey (born 1962), English actor
Will Morrissey, (1887–1957), American vaudevillian producer, lyricist, actor
Literature
Di Morrissey, Australian novelist
Donna Morrissey, Canadian author
Ed Morrissey, conservative American blogger
Kim Morrissey, Canadian poet and playwright
Michael J T Morrissey (born 1942), New Zealand poet and author
Paul Morrissey (comics), comic book editor and writer
Sinéad Morrissey, poet from Northern Ireland
Music
Morrissey (born 1959), English singer-songwriter
Bill Morrissey, American folk singer/songwriter
Chris Morrissey (musician) Dick Morrissey, British jazz musician
Other arts
Edward Morrissey (director), American film director
Marty Morrissey, commentator with the sports department of Radio Telefís Éireann
Paul Morrissey, American film director
Paul C. Morrissey, comedian
Peter Morrissey, Australian fashion designer
Will Morrissey, (1887–1957), American vaudevillian producer, lyricist, and actor
In government and politics
Ireland
Daniel Morrissey (1895–1981), Irish politician who sat in Dáil Éireann for thirty-five years John Morrissey (1831–1878), Irish born American boxer and politician Michael Morrissey (politician) (died 1947), Irish politician; member of Fianna Fáil Tom Morrissey (politician), Irish Progressive Democrats politician
United States
Andrew M. Morrissey (1871–1933), Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court
Ed Morrissey, conservative American blogger
Francis X. Morrissey (1910–2007), Massachusetts judge
Joseph D. Morrissey, an American politician from Virginia
Larry Morrissey, mayor of Rockford, Illinois
Michael W. Morrissey (born 1954), District Attorney of Norfolk County, Massachusetts Patrick Morrisey (born 1967), 34th Attorney General of West Virginia
Other countries
Alice Morrissey (died in 1912), British Catholic, socialist leader and suffragette Bobby Morrissey, Canadian politician from Prince Edward Island Brian Morrissey, co-founder of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Edmund Morrissey (1914–1965), member of the Australian Labor Party Gerry Morrissey, British trade unionist and current General Secretary of BECTU Joy Morrissey, British Member of Parliament elected 2019
In sport
Baseball
Frank Morrissey (baseball) (1876–1939), pitcher in Major League Baseball in the early twentieth century John Morrissey (baseball) (1856–1884), American Major League Baseball player Tom Morrissey (baseball), (1860–1941), American Major League Baseball player
Football/rugby/soccer
Brian Morrissey (rugby player), a former New Zealand rugby union player
George Morrissey (1883–1964), Australian rules footballer
Gordon Morrissey (1894–1970), former Australian rules footballer
James Morrissey (footballer), former Australian rules footballer
Johnny Morrissey, English footballer
Tom Morrissey (Gaelic footballer) William Morrissey (born circa 1889), rugby union player representing Australia