Dailey is a surname of Irish origin. Notable people with the surname include:

• Dan Dailey (1915–1978), American actor and dancer
• Irene Dailey (1920–2008), American actress
• Peter F. Dailey (1868–1908), American burlesque comedian
• Will Dailey (born c.1976), American recording and performing artist

• Bill Dailey (born 1935), American professional baseball player
• Bob Dailey (1953–2016), Canadian ice hockey player
• Casey Dailey (born 1975), American football player
• Doug Dailey (born 1944), English cyclist
• Eric Dailey Jr. (born 2004), American basketball player
• Mary Dailey (1928–1965), All-American League Professional Baseball League player
• Quintin Dailey (1961–2010), American professional basketball player
• Ted Dailey (1908–1992), American football player

• Charlotte F. Dailey (1842–1914), American editor and exposition official
• Dan Dailey (glass artist) (born 1947), American glass artist
• Dell L. Dailey, United States Department of State counterterrorism officer
• Don Dailey (1956–2013), American computer chess researcher and game programmer
• Fred Dailey (born 1946), American farmer
• Janet Dailey (1944–2013), American author
• John R. Dailey (born 1934), United States Marine Corps general
• Joseph S. Dailey (1844–1905), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
• Mark Dailey (1953–2010), American-born Canadian television journalist
• Peter H. Dailey (1930–2018), American advertising executive and U.S. Ambassador to Ireland (1982–1984)
• Phyllis Mae Dailey (1919–1976), American nurse and Navy officer
• Ulysses Grant Dailey (1885–1961), American surgeon, writer and teacher

• Daily (disambiguation)
• Daley, given name and surname
• Daly (disambiguation)
• Dayley, surname

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Dailey.
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