Cassidy (O'Caiside in Irish) is a common Irish surname. The surname translates to 'descendent of Caiside'. The family were a sept of County Fermanagh. The Caiside's were originally a medical family, who were hereditary physicians to the Maguires.[1] Irish Gen. Retrieved Sep. 13, 2007

Cassidy may refer to the following:

Persons

• Cassidy , American rapper
• Cassidy , lead singer of Antigone Rising
• Cassidy Cruise, South African glamour model
• Bernard Matthew Cassidy, British soldier
• Bill Cassidy, American politician and physician
• Bob Cassidy, Mentalist, speaker and author
• Butch Cassidy, notorious Wild West criminal
• Cassidy O'Reilly, American wrestler
• Christopher Cassidy, American astronaut
• Claudia Cassidy, American critic
• David Cassidy, American musician, actor and erstwhile teen idol of 'Partridge Family' fame
• Donie Cassidy, Irish politician and businessman
• Ed Cassidy, American (?) drummer
• Elaine Cassidy, actress
• Eva Cassidy, American singer
• Harry Cassidy, Canadian academic and social reformer
• Jack Cassidy, Irish-American actor
• James Cassidy, several people
• Joanna Cassidy, American actress
• John Cassidy , American baseball player
• John Cassidy , business journalist and published author
• John Cassidy , American magician
• John Cassidy , Irish sculptor and painter
• Joseph "Joe" Cassidy, Scottish football player
• Katie Cassidy, American celebrity
• Michael Cassidy, Canadian politician
• Michael Cassidy , American actor
• Natalie Cassidy, English soap actress
• Patrick Cassidy , Irish composer
• Patrick Cassidy , American actor
• Scott Cassidy, American baseball player
• Shaun Cassidy, American celebrity
• Stephen Cassidy, American labor leader
• Ted Cassidy, American actor
• William F. Cassidy, American military
• Cassidy L. Fox, Beautiful Walmart Cashier (Corry, Pennsylvania)
• Cassidy M. Watson, Pianist (Carlisle, Pennsylvania)

Places

• Cassidy, British Columbia, a settlement and airport in Canada

Other

• Black Tom Cassidy, fictional character
• Hopalong Cassidy, fictional character
• Maggie Cassidy, the title of a novel by Jack Kerouac
• Proinsias Cassidy, fictional character (Irish vampire from Garth Ennis's graphic novel "Preacher").
• Quenton Cassidy, fictional character
• Cassidy's Ltd., a defunct Canadian company
• Cassidy, a role played by actor Sam Slovick in the television show, Fame
• Kasidy Yates, a character on Deep Space Nine.
• Cassidy, the self-titled upcoming fourth album by Cassidy.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassidy
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