Grey (surname)

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

Contents: 

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

• Fictional characters
• See also

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

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

See also

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