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Grey (surname)

Grey (surname)

Grey (or de Grey) is a surname. People with the name include

A

  • Al Grey (1925–2000), American jazz trombonist with Count Basie
  • Alan Grey, a former New Zealand rower
  • Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey (1851–1917), British politician, Governor General of Canada, eponym of the Grey Cup
  • Alex Grey (born 1953), American artist
  • Anchitell Grey (1624–1702), Parliamentary diarist and MP for Derby
  • Anne Grey, Baroness Hussey (c.1490–1545), English noblewoman
  • Arthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey de Wilton (1536–1593), British soldier, Lord Deputy of Ireland
  • Aubrey de Grey (born 1963), English writer on gerontology

B

  • Beryl Grey (1927–2022), English ballerina
  • Brad Grey (1957–2017), American television and film producer

C

  • CGP Grey, YouTuber
  • Charles Grey (disambiguation), multiple people

D

  • Daniel Grey (1848–1900), Welsh international footballer
  • David Grey, American poker player
  • Deborah Grey (born 1952), Canadian politician

E

  • Earl Grey, a title in the British peerage
    • Earl Grey tea (see also Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey)
    • Grey Cup (see also Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey)
  • Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon (1862–1933), British statesman, later Ambassador to USA
  • Edmund Grey, 1st Earl of Kent (1416–1490), administrator and magnate
  • Elizabeth Grey, 5th Baroness Lisle (1505–1519), English nobleman

F

  • Ford Grey, 1st Earl of Tankerville (1655–1701)

G

  • George Grey, 7th Earl of Stamford (1827–1883), President of MCC & landowner
  • Sir George Grey (1812–1898), soldier, explorer, writer, Governor of: South Australia, New Zealand, Cape Colony (South Africa), New Zealand (2nd time)
  • Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet (1799–1882), British politician

H

  • Henry de Grey (died 1219), English magnate
  • Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk (1517–1554), English magnate
  • Henry Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Groby (1547–1614), British courtier and administrator, grandfather of Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford
  • Henry Grey, 10th Earl of Kent (1594–1651), British parliamentarian
  • Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford (1599–1673), British army officer, parliamentarian
  • Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent (1671–1740), British courtier and politician
  • Henry Grey, 3rd Earl Grey (1802–1894), British politician

J

Jane Grey, 9 days Queen of England
  • Lady Jane Grey (1537–1554), married name Dudley, Nine Days Queen of England
  • Janet Grey (born 1952), American actress
  • J. D. Grey (1906–1985), American clergyman
  • Jean Grey, fictional character
  • Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey (1723–1797), letter writer
  • Jennifer Grey (born 1960), American actress
  • Joel Grey (born 1932), American actor, singer and dancer
  • John Grey (knight) (1387–1459), English soldier of the Hundred Years' War, Lord Deputy of Ireland
  • Sir John Grey (1782–1856), officer of British Army and the East India Company forces
  • Johnny Grey (born 1951), British kitchen designer and architect
  • Jonathan Grey (born 1992), Filipino basketball player
  • Julius Grey (born 1948), Canadian lawyer, professor and minority rights advocate

K

  • Kaiti Grey (1924–2025), Greek singer and actress
  • Lady Katherine Grey (1540–1568), Countess of Hertford, younger sister of Lady Jane Grey, Queen of England
  • Katherine Grey (actress) (1873–1950), American actress
  • Keisha Grey (born 1994), American pornographic actress

L

  • Lady Grey (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Lita Grey (1908–1995), American actress and wife of Charles Chaplin
  • Leonard Grey, 1st Viscount Grane (1492–1551), Lord Deputy of Ireland

M

  • Maria Georgina Grey (1816–1906), educationist and writer who promoted women's education
  • Martha Grey, Countess of Stamford (1838-1916), South African member of English nobility
  • Mary Grey (disambiguation), multiple people
  • F. Millward Grey (1899–1957), art teacher and designer in South Australia

N

  • Nigel de Grey (1886–1951), British codebreaker

P

  • Paris Grey (born 1965), American singer

R

  • Sir Raleigh Grey (1860–1936), pioneer British colonizer of Southern Rhodesia
  • Ralph Grey, Baron Grey of Naunton (1910–1999), Governor of Northern Ireland
  • Ray Grey (1890–1925), American film director and actor
  • Reynold Grey, 3rd Baron Grey of Ruthin (1362–1440), marcher lord, governor of Ireland
  • Richard de Grey (died 1271), governor of the Channel Islands and Warden of the Cinque Ports
  • Richard Grey (1458–1483), English soldier, constable of Wallingford Castle
  • Richard Grey (priest) (1694–1771), English churchman and author
  • Richard Grey, 6th Earl Grey (1939–2013), British nobleman
  • Roger Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Ruthin (1298–1353), soldier
  • Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896–1976), landowner
  • Rudolph Grey, musician and writer

S

  • Sab Grey (born 1962), American musician
  • Sarah Grey (born 1996), Canadian actress
  • Sasha Grey (born 1988), American sex idol
  • Skylar Grey, American singer-songwriter

T

  • Tanni Grey-Thompson (born 1969), Welsh athlete and TV presenter
  • Thomas Grey (conspirator) (1384–1415), of Heaton, conspirator
  • Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset (1457–1501), courtier
  • Thomas Grey, Lord Grey of Groby (c. 1623 – 1657), Member of Parliament during the English Long Parliament
  • Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford (c. 1654 – 1720), son of Thomas, Lord Grey of Groby
  • Thomas de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey (1781–1859), born Robinson, British Tory politician and statesman of the 19th century
  • Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham, British politician and entomologist

V

  • Virginia Grey (1917–2004), American actress

Z

  • Zane Grey (1872–1939), American novelist

Fictional characters

  • Grey, a character in the game Mega Man ZX Advent
  • Agnes Grey, novel by Anne Brontë
  • Allan Grey, a character from A Streetcar Named Desire
  • Christian Grey, Elliot Grey, Mia Grey and Carrick Grey, in the book Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James
  • Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character
  • Meredith Grey, Grey's Anatomy
    • Lexie Grey, Meredith's half-sister
  • Nate Grey, a Marvel Comics superhero
  • Vivian Grey, Benjamin Disraeli's 1827 novel
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