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Geary, an Anglicized rendering of the Irish name O'Gadhra, has a number of meanings:

Places

United States

Geary, Kansas, a ghost town in Doniphan County
Geary County, Kansas, a county
Geary, Oklahoma, a city

Other countries

Geary, New Brunswick, Canada, a rural community
Geary, Isle of Skye, Scotland, a township
Geary River, a river in Victoria, Australia

People

Other uses

Geary Act, an 1892 U.S. government law that restricted the rights of Chinese immigrants in the United States
Geary Boulevard, a major thoroughfare in San Francisco, California
Geary baronets, a baronetcy in the Baronetage of Great Britain
Geary (email client), an email application for the GNOME 3 desktop
D. L. Geary Brewing Company, a microbrewery located in Portland, Maine
Battery Geary, part of the defenses of Corregidor during World War II

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-'''Geary''', an [[Anglicized]] rendering of the [[Irish language|Irish]] name ''O'Gadhra'', has a number of meanings:
+'''Geary''', an Anglicized rendering of the Irish name ''O'Gadhra'', has a number of meanings:
+==Places==
-'''Geary''' as a surname:
+=== United States ===
-*[[Anthony Geary]] (1947&ndash; ), an American actor
-*[[Benjamin Handley Geary]] (1891&ndash;1976), a British soldier in World War I and a recipient of the Victoria Cross
-*[[Bob Geary (police officer)]], a former San Francisco police officer best known for his ventriloquist's dummy, Brendan O'Smarty
-*[[Cynthia Geary]], American actress probably best known for ''Northern Exposure''
-*[[David C. Geary]], an American academic psychologist
-*[[Sir Francis Geary, 1st Baronet]] (1709-1796), Royal Navy admiral
-*Francis Geary (1752&ndash;1776), a British officer (and son of Admiral Francis Geary) killed in the [[Ambush of Geary]] during the American Revolutionary War
-*[[Geoff Geary]] (1976&ndash; ), an American Major League Baseball player, relief pitcher, currently with the Philadelphia Phillies
-*[[George Geary]] (1893&ndash;1981) England cricketer
-*[[George Reginald Geary]] (1873&ndash;1954), mayor of Toronto, Ontario, Canada from 1910 to 1912
-*[[James Geary]], London-based editor of Time magazine and author of ''The Body Electric''.
-*[[John W. Geary]] (1819&ndash;1873), mayor of San Francisco, governor of the Kansas Territory, governor of Pennsylvania and general in the American Civil War
-*[[Joseph Geary]], New York Times bestselling author
-*[[Roy C. Geary]], (1896-1983), Irish social scientist
-*[[Thomas J. Geary]], (1854-1929), U.S. Representative from California.
+* [[Geary, Kansas]], a ghost town in Doniphan County
-'''Geary''' as a place:
+* [[Geary County, Kansas]], a county
+* [[Geary, Oklahoma]], a city
+=== Other countries ===
-*[[Geary County, Kansas]]
-*[[Geary, Oklahoma]]
+* [[Geary, New Brunswick]], Canada, a rural community
-*[[Geary, Isle of Skye]]
+* [[Geary, Isle of Skye]], Scotland, a township
+* [[Geary River]], a river in Victoria, Australia
-*[[Geary, New Brunswick]]
-*[[Geary Boulevard]], a major thoroughfare in San Francisco, California
+==People==
-'''Geary''' can also refer to:
+* [[Geary (surname)]]
+* [[Geary (given name)]]
+==Other uses==
-*[[Geary Act]], an 1892 U.S. government law that restricted the rights of Chinese immigrants in the United States
+* [[Geary Act]], an 1892 U.S. government law that restricted the rights of Chinese immigrants in the United States
-*[[Geary baronets]], a baronetcy in the baronetage of Great Britain
-*[[D. L. Geary Brewing Company]], a microbrewery located in Portland, Maine.
+* [[Geary Boulevard]], a major thoroughfare in San Francisco, California
-*[[Pat Geary]], a fictional character in the film [[The Godfather, Part II]]
+* [[Geary baronets]], a baronetcy in the Baronetage of Great Britain
-*[[Roy Geary]], a fictional character from the television show ''Prison Break''
+* [[Geary (email client)]], an email application for the GNOME 3 desktop
+* [[D. L. Geary Brewing Company]], a microbrewery located in Portland, Maine
+* [[Battery Geary]], part of the defenses of Corregidor during World War II
+==See also==
-{{disambiguation}}
+* [[Ambush of Geary]], a 1776 American Revolutionary War skirmish
+* [[Giri (disambiguation)]]
+{{disambiguation|geo}}