'''Key''' is an English and Dutch-language surname.
Notable people with the surname include:
{{Div col|colwidth=35em}} * Al Key (1905–1976), aviator and mayor of Meridian, Mississippi * Adriaen Thomasz Key (c. 1544 – after 1589), Flemish painter * Alexander Key (1904–1979), American science fiction writer * Arden Key (born 1996), American football player * Bailie Key (born 1999), American artistic gymnast, 2013 National Champion * Berthold Wells Key (1895–1986), British Indian Army officer * Braxton Key (born 1997), American basketball player * Dana Key (1953–2010), American musician * Danny Key (born 1977), English footballer * David M. Key (1824–1900), US Senator from Tennessee * David McK. Key (1900–1988), diplomat from Tennessee * Devon Key (born 1997), American football player * Ellen Key (1849–1926), Swedish difference feminist writer * Francis Scott Key (1779–1843), author of the United States national anthem * Fred Key (1909–1971), aviator * James L. Key (1867–1939), lawyer and twice Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia * Jaylen Key (born 2000), American football player * Jennifer Key, South African mathematician * Jimmy Key (born 1961), James Edward Key, former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball * John Key (born 1961), former Prime Minister of New Zealand * Sir John Key, 1st Baronet (1794–1858), Lord Mayor of London 1830–1832, MP for City of London 1832–1833 * John A. Key (1871–1954), American politician * John Maurice Key (1905–1984), Bishop of Sherborne then Truro * John Ross Key (1754–1821), American lawyer and judge * Johnny Key (disambiguation) ** Johnny Key (footballer) (born 1937), English soccer player ** Johnny Key (sprinter) (born 2003), Samoan athlete * Kathleen Key (1903–1954), American actress in the silent era, great-great-granddaughter of Francis Scott Key * Keegan-Michael Key (born 1971), American actor, writer, and comedian * Kelly Key (born 1983), Kelly de Almeida Afonso Freitas, Portuguese-Brazilian pop singer * Kristin Key (born 1980), American comedian * Laurence Key (1895–1971), English cricketer * Lieven de Key (1560–1627), Dutch renaissance architect * Philip Key (U.S. politician), a Representative of the State of Maryland in the United States Congress from 1791 to 1792. * Philip Barton Key (U.S. politician), a Representative of the State of Maryland in the United States Congress from 1807 to 1812. * Philip Barton Key (U.S. District Attorney), murder victim in a controversial nineteenth-century trial * Rob Key (born 1979), English cricketer * Robert Key (politician) (1945–2023), a British politician, the Conservative MP for Salisbury * Ryan Key (born 1979), William Ryan Key, American rock musician of the pop punk band Yellowcard * Samuel M. Key (born 1951), pen name of Charles de Lint, Canadian writer of Dutch origin * Stephanie Key (born 1954), Australian politician and member of the South Australian House of Assembly * Ted Key (1912–2008), Theodore Keyser, American cartoonist and writer, creator of the cartoon panel Hazel * Thomas Key (disambiguation), several people with the same name ** Thomas Hewitt Key (1799–1875), English classical scholar ** Thomas Marshall Key (1819–1869), American politician ** Thomas Caius (died 1572), English academic and administrator * Tim Key (born 1976), English actor, writer, and performance poet * V. O. Key, Jr. (1908–1963), American political scientist and author * Violet Key Jones (1883–1958), Anglo-Irish writer and suffragette * Watt Key (born 1970), American writer * Wilhelmine Key (1872–1955), American geneticist {{Div col end}}
==See also== * Key (disambiguation) * Keyes (disambiguation) * Keys (surname)
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Category:English-language surnames