Grey (surname)

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} '''Grey''' (or '''de Grey''') is a surname. People with the name include

* 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 * Underscores (born 2000, April Harper Grey), American singer-songwriter and producer * 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 * Beryl Grey (1927–2022), English ballerina * Brad Grey (1957–2017), American television and film producer * CGP Grey, YouTuber * Charles Grey (disambiguation), multiple people * Daniel Grey (1848–1900), Welsh international footballer * David Grey, American poker player * Deborah Grey (born 1952), Canadian politician * 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 * Ford Grey, 1st Earl of Tankerville (1655–1701) * 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 * 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 thumb|right|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 * 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 * 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 * 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 * Nigel de Grey (1886–1951), British codebreaker * Paris Grey (born 1965), American singer * 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 * Sab Grey (born 1962), American musician * Sarah Grey (born 1996), Canadian actress * Sasha Grey (born 1988), American sex idol * Skylar Grey, American singer-songwriter * 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 * Virginia Grey (1917–2004), American actress * 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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