Ray (given name)

Ray is a given name and short form (hypocorism) of the given name Raymond and Rachel.

Politics

• Ray Aguilar (born 1947), Nebraska state senator
• Ray Aguilera, Pueblo, Colorado City council member
• Ray Ahipene-Mercer (born 1948), New Zealand city councillor in Wellington
• Rachel Ray Frank (1861–1948), Jewish religious leader in the United States
• Ray Gosling (1939–2013), British gay rights activist
• Ray Gricar (1945-2011), district attorney of Centre County, Pennsylvania
• Ray Groom (born 1944), Australian lawyer, sportsman and politician
• Ray Harmel (1905–1998), South African anti-apartheid activist
• Ray LaHood (born 1945), American politician
• Ray Liberti, American politician
• Ray Mabus (born 1948), American politician, Secretary of the Navy and former Governor of Mississippi
• Ray Martin (politician) (born 1941), Canadian politician, former leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party
• Ray Mattox (1927–2005), American politician
• Ray Michie (1934–2008), Scottish politician
• Ray Price (speechwriter) (1930–2019), President Richard Nixon's chief speechwriter
• Ray Alexander Simons (1914–2004), South African communist and trade unionist
• Rachel Ray Strachey (1887–1940), British feminist politician, artist and writer
• Ray Tarver (1921–1972), American dentist and politician
• Ray White (politician), Canadian politician
• Ray Whitney (politician) (1930–2012), UK politician
• Ray Wyatt, American politician

Music

• Ray (musician) (born 1990), Japanese singer and radio personality
• Ray Abrams (musician) (1920–1992), American jazz and jump blues tenor saxophonist
• Ray Alexander (musician) (1925–2002), American jazz drummer and vibraphonist
• Ray Anderson (musician) (born 1952), American jazz trombone and trumpet player
• Ray Anthony (born 1922), American bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter and actor
• Ray BLK (born 1994), British singer and songwriter
• Ray Boltz (born 1953), American Christian singer-songwriter
• Ray Brown Jr. (born 1949), American jazz and blues pianist and singer
• Ray Brown (musician) (1926–2002), American jazz double bassist
• Ray Bryant (1931–2011), American jazz pianist, composer
• Ray C (born 1982), Tanzanian musician
• Ray Charles (1930–2004), American singer, songwriter, musician and composer
• Ray Charles (musician, born 1918) (1918–2015), American musician, leader of The Ray Charles Singers
• Ray Chen (born 1989), Taiwanese-American violinist
• Ray Conniff (1916–2002), American bandleader and arranger
• Ray Dalton (born 1991), American singer-songwriter, best known for his role on Can't Hold Us
• Ray Davies (born 1944), English rhythm guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Kinks
• Ray Davis (musician) (1940–2005), member of The Parliaments, Parliament, Funkadelic, and The Temptations
• Ray Dorset (born 1946), British guitarist, singer, and founding member of Mungo Jerry
• Ray Fisher (singer) (1940–2011), Scottish folk singer
• Ray Griff (1940–2016), Canadian country music singer-songwriter
• Ray Hedges, English songwriter and record producer
• Ray Heindorf (1908–1980), American songwriter, composer, conductor, and arranger
• Ray Isaac (singer), Australian singer
• Ray LaMontagne (born 1973), American singer-songwriter
• Ray Lev (1912–1968), American classical pianist
• Ray Lewis, American rhythm and blues singer and member of The Drifters
• Ray Luzier (born 1970), American drummer
• Ray Manzarek (1939–2013), American musician, singer, producer, film director and author, best known as a founding member and keyboardist of The Doors
• Ray Martin (orchestra leader) (1918–1988), British-Austrian orchestra leader born Kurt Kohn
• Ray Parker Jr. (born 1954), American guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer
• Ray Pennington (1933–2020), American country music singer-songwriter
• Ray Peterson (1939–2005), American pop singer
• Ray Price (1926–2013), American country singer-songwriter and guitarist
• Ray Sawyer (1937–2018), American singer, founding member of Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
• Ray Singleton (1937–2016), American producer, songwriter, and vocalist
• Ray Thomas (1941–2018), English flautist, singer-songwriter, founding member of The Moody Blues
• Ray Toro (born 1977), American rock guitarist

Sports

• Ray (wrestler) (1982–2018), Hong Kong professional wrestler
• Ray Bassil (born 1988), Lebanese trap shooter
• Ray Abruzzese (1937–2011), American college and football player
• Ray Adduono (born 1947), Canadian ice hockey player
• Ray Agnew (born 1967), American National Football League player
• Ray Alexander (gridiron football) (born 1962), American National Football League and Canadian Football League player
• Ray Allen (born 1975), American National Basketball Association player
• Ray Allison (born 1959), Canadian National Hockey League player
• Ray Amm (1927–1955), Rhodesian motorcycle racer
• Ray Amoo, Nigerian boxer of the 1970s and 1980s
• Ray Anderson (boxer) (born 1944), American light heavyweight boxer
• Ray Austin (boxer) (born 1970), American boxer
• Ray Austin (American football) (born 1974), American National Football League player
• Ray Bourque (born 1960), Canadian National Hockey League player
• Ray Brown (offensive lineman) (born 1962), American National Football League player
• Ray Brown (safety) (1949–2023), American National Football League player
• Ray Brown (American football, born 1936) (1936–2017), American National Football League quarterback
• Ray Brown (Negro leagues pitcher) (1908–1965), Negro league baseball pitcher
• Ray Brown (rugby league) (born 1957), Australian rugby league footballer
• Ray Chapman (1891–1920), American baseball player
• Ray Cillien (1939–1991), Luxembourg boxer
• Ray Collins (baseball) (1887–1970), Major league Baseball Player (Pitcher for Boston Red Sox)
• Ray Emery (1982–2018), Canadian National Hockey League goaltender
• Ray Graves (1918–2015), American college football and National Football League player and college football coach
• Ray Guy (1949–2022), American National Football League Hall-of-Fame punter
• Ray Hanken (1911–1980), American National Football League player
• Ray Harroun (1879–1968), American racecar driver
• Ray Isaac (American football), American football player
• Ray Illingworth (1932–2021), British cricketer
• Ray Jauch (born 1938), coach in the Canadian Football League, United States Football League and Arena Football League
• Ray Julian (born 1936), English cricketer
• Ray Lazdins (born 1964), Canadian discus thrower
• Sugar Ray Leonard (born 1956), American boxer
• Ray Lewis (born 1975), American National Football League player
• Ray Lewis (referee) (born 1944), English association football referee
• Ray Lewis (sprinter) (1910–2003), Canadian track-and-field sprinter
• Ray Mabbutt (1936–2016), English footballer
• Ray Martin (baseball) (1925–2013), American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Ray Martin (English footballer) (born 1945), English footballer
• Ray Martin (pool player) (born 1936), American pool player
• Ray Milo (born 1954), American football player
• Ray Nitschke (1936–1998), American Hall-of-Fame National Football League player
• Ray Perkins (1941–2020), American football player and coach
• Ray Price (cricketer) (born 1976), Zimbabwean cricketer
• Ray Price (motorcyclist) (1937–2015), American motorcycle drag racer, designer and engineer
• Ray Price (rugby) (born 1953), Australian rugby union, and rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 1980s
• Raymell Ray Rice (born 1987), American National Football League player
• Sugar Ray Robinson (1921–1989), American Hall-of-Fame boxer born Walker Smith Jr.
• Ray Sefo (born 1971), New Zealand fight promoter and retired kickboxer, boxer, and mixed martial artist of Samoan descent
• Ray Tesser (1912–1982), American National Football League player
• Ray Voltz, American soccer goalkeeper
• Ray Wallace (footballer) (born 1969), English footballer
• Ray Wells (born 1980), American National Football League player
• Ray Whitney (ice hockey) (born 1972), Canadian National Hockey League player
• Ray Wilkins (1956–2018), British footballer and football coach
• Ray Witter (1896–1983), American football player

Film and TV

• Ray Abruzzo (born 1954), American actor
• Ray Aghayan (1928–2011), Iranian-American costume designer in the film industry
• Ray Alan (1930–2010), English ventriloquist and television entertainer
• Ray Austin (director) (1932–2023), British television director
• Ray Bolger (1904–1987), American actor, singer and dancer born Raymond Bulcao
• Ray Boyle (1923–2022), American film and television actor
• Ray Cokes (born 1958), English television presenter and video jockey
• Ray Combs (1956–1996), American comedian, actor and game show host
• Ray Cox (performer) (1881–1957), American actress and vaudeville performer
• Ray Fisher (born 1987), American actor, known for his role as Cyborg in the DCEU
• Ray Gallardo, American film director and cinematographer
• Ray Girardin (1935–2019), American film, stage, and television actor
• Ray June (1895–1958), American cinematographer
• Ray Kellogg (actor) (1919–1981), American film and television actor
• Ray Liotta (1954–2022), American film actor
• Ray MacDonald (born 1977), Thai actor, adventurer and television presenter
• Ray Martin (television presenter) (born 1944), Australian television presenter
• Ray Mears (born 1964), British TV personality and survival specialist
• Ray Milland (1907-1986), Welsh-American actor and film director
• Ray Park (born 1974), Scottish actor and martial artist
• Ray Porter, American actor
• Ray Quinn (born 1988), English actor
• Ray Reyes (1970–2021), Filipino-American singer and actor
• Ray Romano (born 1957), American actor, comedian and screenwriter
• Ray Shirley, American actress
• Ray Stark (1915–2004), independent film producer
• Ray Stevens (born 1939), American country- and pop singer-songwriter and comedian
• Ray Stevenson (born 1964), Northern Irish actor
• Ray Szmanda (1926-2018), American radio and television announcer
• Herman Raymond Walston (1914–2001), American character actor
• Ray Winstone (born 1957), British actor, notable for parts in gangster films
• Ray Wise (born 1947), American actor

Business

• Ray Anderson (entrepreneur) (1934–2011), founder and chairman of Interface Inc.
• Ray Dalio, founder & co-CIO of Bridgewater Associates, the world's largest hedge fund
• Ray Davis (businessman), American billionaire businessman, chief executive officer of Energy Transfer Partners and owner of the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball
• Ray Kroc (1902–1984), American businessman and philanthropist who built up the McDonald's Corporation

Academia

• Ray Allen Billington (1903–1981), American historian
• Ray Blanchard (born 1945), American-Canadian sexologist
• Ray Hyman (born 1928), American Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Oregon, author, magician and critic of parapsychology
• Ray Kurzweil (born 1948), American author, computer scientist, inventor and futurist

Writing and journalism

• Ray Anderson (journalist), American reporter for The New York Times
• Ray Bradbury (1920–2012), American fantasy, science fiction, horror and mystery writer
• Ray Galton (1930–2020), British scriptwriter
• Ray Marcano, American medical reporter and music critic
• Ray Martin (television presenter) (born 1944), Australian journalist

Other

• Raymond Affleck (1922–1989), Canadian architect
• Ray Brown (designer) (born 1959), Australian clothing designer
• Ray Comfort (born 1949), New Zealand-born Christian minister and evangelist
• Raymond G. Davis (1915–2003), US four-star general and recipient of the Medal of Honor
• Ray Eames (1912–1988), American artist, designer and filmmaker
• Ray Herman (1920–1996), American publisher, editor, writer, penciller and inker
• Ray Howard-Jones (1903–1996), Welsh painter
• Ray Johnson (1927–1995), American artist
• Ray Jones (chaplain) (born 1934), Anglican priest
• Ray Lewis (youth worker) (born 1963), Guyanese-born youth worker and former deputy mayor of London
• Ray Milne (1914–2007), Scottish cinephile, translator and schoolteacher
• Rachel Browne (born Ray Minkoff; 1934–2012), American dancer, teacher and choreographer
• Ray Navarro (1964–1990), American artist, filmmaker, and HIV/AIDS activist
• Ray William Johnson (born 1981), American YouTube comedian

Fictional characters

• Ray (DC Comics), a comics character
  • Ray (Ray Terrill), the second version of the character
• Ray (Ninjago), a character in Ninjago
• Ray (The Promised Neverland), a main character in the manga series The Promised Neverland
• Ray, a character in the television series Bear in the Big Blue House
• Ray, the mascot from Good Morning America
• Ray, a firefly in the 2009 animated Disney film The Princess and the Frog
• Ray, a protagonist in Ray the Animation , a science fiction anime television series
• Ray, a main character in the Canadian television series Rusty Rivets
• Ray the Flying Squirrel, a video game character from Sonic the Hedgehog
• Ray Barone, main character in the American sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond
• Ray Boccino, minor character in GTA IV
• Ray Bulgarin, minor character in GTA IV
• Ray Donovan, titular main character in the American TV drama series Ray Donovan
• Ray Molina, from Netflix's Julie and the Phantoms
• Ray Machowski, a character in the Grand Theft Auto III and also appeared in Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories
• Ray Manchester, the boss of his sidekick Henry Danger from Henry Danger
• Father Ray Mukada, priest character in the American TV drama series Oz
• Ray Pruit, a character in Beverly Hills, 90210
• Ray Stantz, a character in the Ghostbusters series

See also

• Rae (given name)