Moriarty
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Several people have the name Moriarty, mostly as a surname:
[edit] In fiction
- Professor Moriarty, an important villain in the Sherlock Holmes series of mysteries
- Dean Moriarty, character in the novel On the Road by Jack Kerouac
- Jack Moriarty, a mostly-hallucinated nemesis of Gregory House on the Holmes-inspired television series House.
- Count Jim Moriarty, character in The Goon Show
- Moriarty - Tank driver and engineer in the 1970 film Kelly's Heroes.
[edit] In real life
- Brian Moriarty, computer game author mostly known for Trinity and Loom
- Drew McWeeny, film critic who writes under the pseudonym "Moriarty"
- Cathy Moriarty-Gentile, American actress nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her role in Raging Bull
- John Moriarty (conductor), American conductor and stage director
- John Moriarty (writer), Irish writer and philosopher
- Michael Moriarty, American actor now based in British Columbia, Canada
- Author Michael Moriarty, Scholar who write a book entitled "Roland Barthes" analyzing the work of French writer Roland Barthes
- Paul Moriarty, Democratic State Assemblyman from New Jersey representing the 4th Legislative District; Mayor of Washington Township (Gloucester County, NJ); former investigative journalist for KYW-TV, channel 3 (CBS Network) Philadelphia, PA
- William Moriarty, a leader of the Communist Party of Canada who sided with the Right Opposition
- Moriarty, New Mexico