Garvey

• A sept of the over-kingdom of Ulaid, who were kin of the Mac Aonghusa. They were located in present-day County Down, Northern Ireland.
• A sept of the over-kingdom of Airgíalla, who were kin of the Ó hAnluain. They at one time ruled Uí Bresail, also known as Clann Breasail, located in the present-day barony of Oneilland East in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. At an early stage they were disposed of their territory by the Mac Cana sept of the neighbouring Clan Cana.
• A sept of the Uí Ceinnselaig, who were at one time chiefs of Uí Feilmeadha Thuaidh, located in present-day barony of Rathvilly in County Carlow, Republic of Ireland.

People

• Adrian Garvey, Zimbabwean-born South African rugby union player
• Amy Ashwood Garvey, Jamaican Pan-Africanist activist, first wife of Marcus Garvey
• Amy Jacques Garvey, Jamaican-American journalist; widow of Marcus Garvey
• Anthony O'Garvey, Roman Catholic Bishop of Dromore
• Art Garvey, professional American football player
• Batty Garvey, English footballer
• Brian Garvey , comic book artist
• Brian Garvey , English former footballer
• Bruce Garvey, British-born Canadian journalist and editor
• Chuck Garvey, American rock band guitarist
• Cyndy Garvey, American television personality, first wife of baseball player Steve Garvey
• Damien Garvey, Australian film and television actor
• Dan Edward Garvey, American politician, governor of Arizona 1948–1951
• Daniel Garvey, American educator and academic
• Ed Garvey, American lawyer, activist, and politician
• Edmund Garvey, Irish painter
• Eugene A. Garvey, Irish American Roman Catholic priest, first Bishop of Altoona, Pennsylvania
• Guy Garvey, English rock singer and guitarist
• James Garvey , English footballer
• James Garvey , American lawyer and politician
• James Garvey, American philosopher based in Britain
• Jane Garvey, American administrator of the FAA 1997–2002
• Jane Garvey , British radio presenter
• John Garvey, several people
• Kate Garvey, British public relations executive
• Marcel Garvey, English rugby union player
• Marcus Garvey, Jamaican journalist, founder of the Back-to-Africa movement
• Michael Garvey, former Australian rules footballer
• Mike Garvey, American NASCAR driver
• Philomena Garvey, Irish amateur golfer
• Rea Garvey, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist
• Robert Garvey, Jewish author
• Sir Ronald Garvey, British colonial administrator
• Steve Garvey, American professional baseball player
• Steve Garvey,, British bass guitarist of the punk band Buzzcocks
• Steve Garvey , English former professional footballer
• Sir Terence Garvey, British diplomat, High Commissioner to India and Ambassador to the USSR
• W. Timothy Garvey, American professor of medicine

  Fictional characters

• Quinn Garvey, in the American TV series How I Met Your Mother.
• The Garvey family, in the British TV series Benidorm. The family consists of Mick, Janice, Michael and Chantelle.
• Preston Garvey, in the post apocalyptic video game Fallout 4 released in 2015.
• Eugene Garvey, in the British TV series Waterloo Road .
• Jonathan Garvey, in the TV show Little House on the Prairie played by Merlin Olsen.