Grey (surname)

Grey (or de Grey) is a surname. It may refer to:

A

• Agnes Grey, novel by Anne Brontë
• Al Grey (1925–2000), American jazz trombonist with Count Basie
• Alan Grey (rower), a former New Zealand rower
• Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey (1851–1917), British politician, Governor General of Canada
• Alex Grey (b. 1953), American artist
• Allan Grey, a character from A Streetcar Named Desire
• Anchitell Grey (1624-1702), Parliamentary diarist and MP for Derby
• Arthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey de Wilton (1536–1593), British soldier, Lord Deputy of Ireland
• Aubrey de Grey (b. 1963), English writer on gerontology

B

• Brad Grey

C

• Catherine Grey (1540–1568), Countess of Hertford, younger sister of Lady Jane Grey, Queen of England
• Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey (1729–1807), British General, C-in-C British troops in America
• Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764–1845), British politician, Prime Minister and statesman, gave his name to a brand of aromatic tea
• Charles Grey, 5th Earl Grey (1879–1963)
• Christian Grey, principal character from the book Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James
• Cordelia Grey, fictional character

D

• Dahlia Grey aka Jami Dion, Penthouse pet March 1992
• Daniel Grey (1848–1900), Welsh international footballer
• David Grey, American poker player
• Deborah Grey (b. 1952), Canadian politician

E

• Earl Grey, Earl Grey tea: see Charles Grey above
• Edmund Grey, 1st Earl of Kent (1416–1490), administrator and magnate
• Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon (1862–1933), British statesman, later Ambassador to USA
• Elizabeth Grey, Viscountess Lisle (25 March 1505 – 1519), A suo jure English viscountess
• Emily O.Goodridge–Grey (1834-1898), African American activist in Minneapolis, Minnesota, leader in the Territorial Pioneers and the St. Thomas Episcopal Church Mission, first African-American pioneer to write and have published a memoir

F

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

G

• 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 (1799–1882), 2nd Baronet, British politician
• Gregory Gray (1959-), born Paul Lerwill, singer/songwriter from Northern Ireland

H

• Henry de Grey (d.1219), English magnate
• Henry Grey, 1st 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 (1778–1859), Free Church of Scotland minister
• 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 (b. 1952), American actress
• J. D. Grey (1906-1985), Americal clergyman
• Jean Grey, fictional character
• Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey (1723–1797), letter writer
• Jennifer Grey (b. 1960), American actress
• Joel Grey (b. 1932), American actor, singer and dancer
• Sir John Grey (1387–1459), English soldier of the Hundred Years' War, Lord Deputy of Ireland
• Johnny Grey (b. 1951), American kitchen designer and architect
• Julius Grey (b. 1948), Canadian lawyer, professor and minority rights advocate

L

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

M

• Maria Georgina Grey (1816–1906), educationist and writer who promoted women’s education.
• Mary Grey (disambiguation), multiple people
• Dr. Meredith Grey, fictional character
• Dr. Lexie Grey, fictional character

N

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

P

• Paris Grey (b. 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 (ca. 1899–1925), American film director and actor
• Reginald Grey, 3rd Baron Grey de Ruthyn (1362–1440), marcher lord, governor of Ireland
• Richard de Grey (d.1271), governor of the Channel Islands and Warden of the Cinque Ports
• Roger Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Ruthyn (1298–1353), soldier
• Richard Grey (1458–1483), English soldier, constable of Wallingford Castle
• Richard Grey (1694–1771), English churchman and author
• Richard Grey, 6th Earl Grey (1939–2013), British nobleman
• Rudolph Grey, musician and writer

S

• Sab Grey (b. 1962), American musician
• Sara Grey, fictional character in the Marvel Universe
• Sasha Grey (b. 1988), the stage name of an American pornographic actress
• Skylar Grey American Singer/Songwriter

T

• Tanni Grey-Thompson (b. 1969), Welsh athlete and TV presenter
• Sir Thomas Grey (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
• Vivian Grey (1827), title of Benjamin Disraeli's first novel

Z

• Zane Grey (1872–1939), American novelist
• Zena Grey (b. 1988), American actress

See also

• Grey (disambiguation)
• Baron Grey
• Gray (surname)

References

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