# Ray (given name)

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**Ray** is a [given name](/source/Given_name) and short form ([hypocorism](/source/Hypocorism)) of the given name [Raymond](/source/Raymond) and [Rachel](/source/Rachel_(given_name)).[1]

## Politics

- [Ray Aguilar](/source/Ray_Aguilar) (born 1947), Nebraska state senator
- [Ray Aguilera](/source/Ray_Aguilera), Pueblo, Colorado City council member
- [Ray Ahipene-Mercer](/source/Ray_Ahipene-Mercer) (born 1948), New Zealand city councillor in Wellington
- [Ray Frenette](/source/Ray_Frenette) (1935–2018), Canadian politician in New Brunswick
- [Ray Gricar](/source/Ray_Gricar) (1945–2011), district attorney of Centre County, Pennsylvania
- [Ray Groom](/source/Ray_Groom) (born 1944), Australian lawyer, sportsman and politician
- [Ray Harmel](/source/Ray_Harmel) (1905–1998), South African anti-apartheid activist
- [Ray LaHood](/source/Ray_LaHood) (born 1945), American politician
- [Ray Liberti](/source/Ray_Liberti), American politician
- [Ray Mabus](/source/Ray_Mabus) (born 1948), American politician, Secretary of the Navy and former Governor of Mississippi
- [Ray Martin (politician)](/source/Ray_Martin_(politician)) (born 1941), Canadian politician, former leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party
- [Ray Mattox](/source/Ray_Mattox) (1927–2005), American politician
- [Ray Michie](/source/Ray_Michie) (1934–2008), Scottish politician
- [Ray Price (speechwriter)](/source/Ray_Price_(speechwriter)) (1930–2019), President Richard Nixon's chief speechwriter
- [Ray Salva](/source/Ray_Salva) (born 1947), American politician
- [Ray Alexander Simons](/source/Ray_Alexander_Simons) (1914–2004), South African communist and trade unionist
- [Ray Strachey](/source/Ray_Strachey) (1887–1940), British feminist politician, artist and writer
- [Ray Tarver](/source/Ray_Tarver) (1921–1972), American dentist and politician
- [Ray White (politician)](/source/Ray_White_(politician)), Canadian politician
- [Ray Whitney (politician)](/source/Ray_Whitney_(politician)) (1930–2012), UK politician
- [Ray Wyatt](/source/Ray_Wyatt), American politician

## Music

- [Ray (musician)](/source/Ray_(musician)) (born 1990), Japanese singer and radio personality
- [Ray Abrams (musician)](/source/Ray_Abrams_(musician)) (1920–1992), American jazz and jump blues tenor saxophonist
- [Ray Alexander (musician)](/source/Ray_Alexander_(musician)) (1925–2002), American jazz drummer and vibraphonist
- [Ray Anderson (musician)](/source/Ray_Anderson_(musician)) (born 1952), American jazz trombone and trumpet player
- [Ray Anthony](/source/Ray_Anthony) (born 1922), American bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter and actor
- [Ray BLK](/source/Ray_BLK) (born 1994), British singer and songwriter
- [Ray Boltz](/source/Ray_Boltz) (born 1953), American Christian singer-songwriter
- [Ray Brown Jr.](/source/Ray_Brown_Jr.) (born 1949), American jazz and blues pianist and singer
- [Ray Brown (musician)](/source/Ray_Brown_(musician)) (1926–2002), American jazz double bassist
- [Ray Bryant](/source/Ray_Bryant) (1931–2011), American jazz pianist, composer
- [Ray C](/source/Ray_C) (born 1982), Tanzanian musician
- [Ray Charles](/source/Ray_Charles) (1930–2004), American singer, songwriter, musician and composer
- [Ray Charles (musician, born 1918)](/source/Ray_Charles_(musician,_born_1918)) (1918–2015), American musician, leader of The Ray Charles Singers
- [Ray Chen](/source/Ray_Chen) (born 1989), Taiwanese-American violinist
- [Ray Conniff](/source/Ray_Conniff) (1916–2002), American bandleader and arranger
- [Ray Dalton](/source/Ray_Dalton) (born 1991), American singer-songwriter, best known for his role on *[Can't Hold Us](/source/Can't_Hold_Us)*
- [Ray Davies](/source/Ray_Davies) (born 1944), English rhythm guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Kinks
- [Ray Davis (musician)](/source/Ray_Davis_(musician)) (1940–2005), member of The Parliaments, Parliament, Funkadelic, and The Temptations
- [Ray Dorset](/source/Ray_Dorset) (born 1946), British guitarist, singer, and founding member of [Mungo Jerry](/source/Mungo_Jerry)
- [Ray Fisher (singer)](/source/Ray_Fisher_(singer)) (1940–2011), Scottish folk singer
- [Ray Griff](/source/Ray_Griff) (1940–2016), Canadian country music singer-songwriter
- [Ray Hedges](/source/Ray_Hedges), English songwriter and record producer
- [Ray Heindorf](/source/Ray_Heindorf) (1908–1980), American songwriter, composer, conductor, and arranger
- [Ray Isaac (singer)](/source/Ray_Isaac_(singer)), Australian singer
- [Ray LaMontagne](/source/Ray_LaMontagne) (born 1973), American singer-songwriter
- [Ray Lev](/source/Ray_Lev) (1912–1968), American classical pianist
- Ray Lewis, American rhythm and blues singer and member of [The Drifters](/source/The_Drifters)
- [Ray Luzier](/source/Ray_Luzier) (born 1970), American drummer
- [Ray Manzarek](/source/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)](/source/Ray_Martin_(orchestra_leader)) (1918–1988), British-Austrian orchestra leader born Kurt Kohn
- [Ray Parker Jr.](/source/Ray_Parker_Jr.) (born 1954), American guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer
- [Ray Pennington](/source/Ray_Pennington) (1933–2020), American country music singer-songwriter
- [Ray Peterson](/source/Ray_Peterson) (1939–2005), American pop singer
- [Ray Price](/source/Ray_Price) (1926–2013), American country singer-songwriter and guitarist
- [Ray Sawyer](/source/Ray_Sawyer) (1937–2018), American singer, founding member of Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
- [Ray Singleton](/source/Ray_Singleton) (1937–2016), American producer, songwriter, and vocalist
- [Ray Thomas](/source/Ray_Thomas) (1941–2018), English flautist, singer-songwriter, founding member of The Moody Blues
- [Ray Toro](/source/Ray_Toro) (born 1977), American rock guitarist

## Sports

- [Ray (wrestler)](/source/Ray_(wrestler)) (1982–2018), Hong Kong professional wrestler
- [Ray Bassil](/source/Ray_Bassil) (born 1988), Lebanese trap shooter
- [Ray Abruzzese](/source/Ray_Abruzzese) (1937–2011), American college and football player
- [Ray Adduono](/source/Ray_Adduono) (born 1947), Canadian ice hockey player
- [Ray Agnew](/source/Ray_Agnew) (born 1967), American National Football League player
- [Ray Alexander (gridiron football)](/source/Ray_Alexander_(gridiron_football)) (born 1962), American National Football League and Canadian Football League player
- [Ray Allen](/source/Ray_Allen) (born 1975), American National Basketball Association player
- [Ray Allison](/source/Ray_Allison) (born 1959), Canadian National Hockey League player
- [Ray Amm](/source/Ray_Amm) (1927–1955), Rhodesian motorcycle racer
- [Ray Amoo](/source/Ray_Amoo), Nigerian boxer of the 1970s and 1980s
- [Ray Anderson (boxer)](/source/Ray_Anderson_(boxer)) (born 1944), American light heavyweight boxer
- [Ray Austin (boxer)](/source/Ray_Austin_(boxer)) (born 1970), American boxer
- [Ray Austin (American football)](/source/Ray_Austin_(American_football)) (born 1974), American National Football League player
- [Ray Bourque](/source/Ray_Bourque) (born 1960), Canadian National Hockey League player
- [Ray Brown (offensive lineman)](/source/Ray_Brown_(offensive_lineman)) (born 1962), American National Football League player
- [Ray Brown (safety)](/source/Ray_Brown_(safety)) (1949–2023), American National Football League player
- [Ray Brown (American football, born 1936)](/source/Ray_Brown_(American_football,_born_1936)) (1936–2017), American National Football League quarterback
- [Ray Brown (Negro leagues pitcher)](/source/Ray_Brown_(Negro_leagues_pitcher)) (1908–1965), Negro league baseball pitcher
- [Ray Brown (rugby league)](/source/Ray_Brown_(rugby_league)) (born 1957), Australian rugby league footballer
- [Ray Chapman](/source/Ray_Chapman) (1891–1920), American baseball player
- [Ray Cillien](/source/Ray_Cillien) (1939–1991), Luxembourg boxer
- [Ray Collins (baseball)](/source/Ray_Collins_(baseball)) (1887–1970), Major league Baseball Player (Pitcher for Boston Red Sox)
- [Ray Emery](/source/Ray_Emery) (1982–2018), Canadian National Hockey League goaltender
- [Ray Graves](/source/Ray_Graves) (1918–2015), American college football and National Football League player and college football coach
- [Ray Guy](/source/Ray_Guy) (1949–2022), American National Football League Hall-of-Fame punter
- [Ray Hanken](/source/Ray_Hanken) (1911–1980), American National Football League player
- [Ray Harroun](/source/Ray_Harroun) (1879–1968), American racecar driver
- [Ray Isaac (American football)](/source/Ray_Isaac_(American_football)), American football player
- [Ray Illingworth](/source/Ray_Illingworth) (1932–2021), British cricketer
- [Ray Jauch](/source/Ray_Jauch) (born 1938), coach in the Canadian Football League, United States Football League and Arena Football League
- [Ray Julian](/source/Ray_Julian) (born 1936), English cricketer
- [Ray Lazdins](/source/Ray_Lazdins) (born 1964), Canadian discus thrower
- [Sugar Ray Leonard](/source/Sugar_Ray_Leonard) (born 1956), American boxer
- [Ray Lewis](/source/Ray_Lewis) (born 1975), American National Football League player
- [Ray Lewis (referee)](/source/Ray_Lewis_(referee)) (born 1944), English association football referee
- [Ray Lewis (sprinter)](/source/Ray_Lewis_(sprinter)) (1910–2003), Canadian track-and-field sprinter
- [Ray Mabbutt](/source/Ray_Mabbutt) (1936–2016), English footballer
- [Ray Martin (baseball)](/source/Ray_Martin_(baseball)) (1925–2013), American Major League Baseball pitcher
- [Ray Martin (English footballer)](/source/Ray_Martin_(English_footballer)) (born 1945), English footballer
- [Ray Martin (pool player)](/source/Ray_Martin_(pool_player)) (born 1936), American pool player
- [Ray Milo](/source/Ray_Milo) (born 1954), American football player
- [Ray Nitschke](/source/Ray_Nitschke) (1936–1998), American Hall-of-Fame National Football League player
- [Ray Perkins](/source/Ray_Perkins) (1941–2020), American football player and coach
- [Ray Price (cricketer)](/source/Ray_Price_(cricketer)) (born 1976), Zimbabwean cricketer
- [Ray Price (motorcyclist)](/source/Ray_Price_(motorcyclist)) (1937–2015), American motorcycle drag racer, designer and engineer
- [Ray Price (rugby)](/source/Ray_Price_(rugby)) (born 1953), Australian rugby union, and rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 1980s
- [Ray Rice](/source/Ray_Rice) (born 1987), American National Football League player
- [Sugar Ray Robinson](/source/Sugar_Ray_Robinson) (1921–1989), American Hall-of-Fame boxer born Walker Smith Jr.
- [Ray Sefo](/source/Ray_Sefo) (born 1971), New Zealand fight promoter and retired kickboxer, boxer, and mixed martial artist of Samoan descent
- [Ray Tesser](/source/Ray_Tesser) (1912–1982), American National Football League player
- [Ray Voltz](/source/Ray_Voltz), American soccer goalkeeper
- [Ray Wallace (footballer)](/source/Ray_Wallace_(footballer)) (born 1969), English footballer
- [Ray Wells](/source/Ray_Wells) (born 1980), American National Football League player
- [Ray Whitney (ice hockey)](/source/Ray_Whitney_(ice_hockey)) (born 1972), Canadian National Hockey League player
- [Ray Wilkins](/source/Ray_Wilkins) (1956–2018), British footballer and football coach
- [Ray Witter](/source/Ray_Witter) (1896–1983), American football player

## Film and TV

- [Ray Abruzzo](/source/Ray_Abruzzo) (born 1954), American actor
- [Ray Aghayan](/source/Ray_Aghayan) (1928–2011), Iranian-American costume designer in the film industry
- [Ray Alan](/source/Ray_Alan) (1930–2010), English ventriloquist and television entertainer
- [Ray Austin](/source/Ray_Austin_(director)) (1932–2023), British television director
- [Ray Bolger](/source/Ray_Bolger) (1904–1987), American actor, singer and dancer born Raymond Bulcao
- [Ray Boyle](/source/Ray_Boyle) (1923–2022), American film and television actor
- [Ray Cokes](/source/Ray_Cokes) (born 1958), English television presenter and video jockey
- [Ray Combs](/source/Ray_Combs) (1956–1996), American comedian, actor and game show host
- [Ray Cox](/source/Ray_Cox_(performer)) (1881–1957), American actress and vaudeville performer
- [Ray Fisher](/source/Ray_Fisher_(actor)) (born 1987), American actor, known for his role as [Cyborg](/source/Cyborg_(DC_Comics)) in the DC Extended Universe
- [Ray Gallardo](/source/Ray_Gallardo), American film director and cinematographer
- [Ray Girardin](/source/Ray_Girardin) (1935–2019), American film, stage, and television actor
- [Ray June](/source/Ray_June) (1895–1958), American cinematographer
- [Ray Kellogg](/source/Ray_Kellogg_(actor)) (1919–1981), American film and television actor
- [Ray Liotta](/source/Ray_Liotta) (1954–2022), American film actor
- [Ray MacDonald](/source/Ray_MacDonald) (born 1977), Thai actor, adventurer and television presenter
- [Ray Martin](/source/Ray_Martin_(television_presenter)) (born 1944), Australian television presenter
- [Ray Mears](/source/Ray_Mears) (born 1964), British TV personality and survival specialist
- [Ray Milland](/source/Ray_Milland) (1907-1986), Welsh-American actor and film director
- [Ray Park](/source/Ray_Park) (born 1974), Scottish actor and martial artist
- [Ray Porter](/source/Ray_Porter), American actor
- [Ray Quinn](/source/Ray_Quinn) (born 1988), English actor
- [Ray Reyes](/source/Ray_Reyes) (1970–2021), Filipino-American singer and actor
- [Ray Romano](/source/Ray_Romano) (born 1957), American actor, comedian and screenwriter
- [Ray Shirley](/source/Ray_Shirley), American actress
- [Ray Stark](/source/Ray_Stark) (1915–2004), independent film producer
- [Ray Stevens](/source/Ray_Stevens) (born 1939), American country- and pop singer-songwriter and comedian
- [Ray Stevenson](/source/Ray_Stevenson) (1964–2023), Northern Irish actor
- [Ray Szmanda](/source/Ray_Szmanda) (1926-2018), American radio and television announcer
- [Ray Walston](/source/Ray_Walston) (1914–2001), American character actor
- [Ray Winstone](/source/Ray_Winstone) (born 1957), British actor, notable for parts in gangster films
- [Ray Wise](/source/Ray_Wise) (born 1947), American actor

## Business

- [Ray Anderson (entrepreneur)](/source/Ray_Anderson_(entrepreneur)) (1934–2011), founder and chairman of Interface Inc.
- [Ray Dalio](/source/Ray_Dalio), founder and co-CIO of Bridgewater Associates, the world's largest hedge fund
- [Ray Davis (businessman)](/source/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](/source/Ray_Kroc) (1902–1984), American businessman and philanthropist who built up the McDonald's Corporation

## Academia

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

## Writing and journalism

- [Ray Anderson (journalist)](/source/Ray_Anderson_(journalist)), American reporter for *The New York Times*
- [Ray Bradbury](/source/Ray_Bradbury) (1920–2012), American fantasy, science fiction, horror and mystery writer
- [Ray Galton](/source/Ray_Galton) (1930–2020), British scriptwriter
- [Ray Marcano](/source/Ray_Marcano), American medical reporter and music critic
- [Ray Martin (television presenter)](/source/Ray_Martin_(television_presenter)) (born 1944), Australian journalist

## Other

- [Raymond Affleck](/source/Raymond_Affleck) (1922–1989), Canadian architect
- [Ray Brown (designer)](/source/Ray_Brown_(designer)) (born 1959), Australian clothing designer
- [Ray Comfort](/source/Ray_Comfort) (born 1949), New Zealand-born Christian minister and evangelist
- [Raymond G. Davis](/source/Raymond_G._Davis) (1915–2003), US four-star general and recipient of the Medal of Honor
- [Ray Eames](/source/Ray_Eames) (1912–1988), American artist, designer and filmmaker
- [Ray Frank](/source/Ray_Frank) (1861–1948), Jewish religious leader in the United States
- [Ray Gosling](/source/Ray_Gosling) (1939–2013), British gay rights activist
- [Ray Herman](/source/Ray_Herman) (1920–1996), American publisher, editor, writer, penciller and inker
- [Ray Howard-Jones](/source/Ray_Howard-Jones) (1903–1996), Welsh painter
- [Ray Johnson](/source/Ray_Johnson) (1927–1995), American artist
- [Ray Jones (chaplain)](/source/Ray_Jones_(chaplain)) (born 1934), Anglican priest
- [Ray Lewis (youth worker)](/source/Ray_Lewis_(youth_worker)) (born 1963), Guyanese-born youth worker and former deputy mayor of London
- [Ray Milne](/source/Ray_Milne) (1914–2007), Scottish cinephile, translator and schoolteacher
- [Rachel Browne](/source/Rachel_Browne) (born Ray Minkoff; 1934–2012), American dancer, teacher and choreographer
- [Ray Navarro](/source/Ray_Navarro) (1964–1990), American artist, filmmaker, and HIV/AIDS activist
- [Ray William Johnson](/source/Ray_William_Johnson) (born 1981), American YouTube comedian

## Fictional characters

- [Ray (DC Comics)](/source/Ray_(DC_Comics)), a comics character - [Ray (Ray Terrill)](/source/Ray_(Ray_Terrill)), the second version of the character
- [Ray *(Ninjago)*](/source/Ray_(Ninjago)), a character in *Ninjago*
- [Ray (*The Promised Neverland*)](/source/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](/source/Bear_in_the_Big_Blue_House)*
- Ray, the mascot from *[Good Morning America](/source/Good_Morning_America)*
- Ray, a firefly in the 2009 animated Disney film *[The Princess and the Frog](/source/The_Princess_and_the_Frog)*
- Ray, a protagonist in *[Ray the Animation](/source/Ray_the_Animation)*, a science fiction anime television series
- Ray, a main character in the Canadian television series *[Rusty Rivets](/source/Rusty_Rivets#Characters)*
- [Ray the Flying Squirrel](/source/Ray_the_Flying_Squirrel), a video game character from *Sonic the Hedgehog*
- [Ray Barone](/source/Ray_Barone), main character in the American sitcom *Everybody Loves Raymond*
- Ray Boccino, minor character in [GTA IV](/source/GTA_IV)
- Ray Bulgarin, minor character in [GTA IV](/source/GTA_IV)
- [Ray Donovan](/source/Ray_Donovan), titular main character in the American TV drama series *Ray Donovan*
- Ray Molina, from Netflix's *[Julie and the Phantoms](/source/Julie_and_the_Phantoms)*
- Ray Machowski, a character in the *[Grand Theft Auto III](/source/Grand_Theft_Auto_III)* and also appeared in *[Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories](/source/Grand_Theft_Auto_Liberty_City_Stories)*
- Ray Manchester, the boss of his sidekick Henry Danger from *[Henry Danger](/source/Henry_Danger)*
- [Father Ray Mukada](/source/Father_Ray_Mukada), priest character in the American TV drama series *Oz*
- Ray Pruit, a character in *[Beverly Hills, 90210](/source/List_of_Beverly_Hills,_90210_characters#Ray_Pruit)*
- Ray Shoesmith, main character in the Australian TV series *[Mr Inbetween](/source/Mr_Inbetween)* and the 2005 film *[The Magician](/source/The_Magician_(2005_film))*
- [Ray Stantz](/source/Ray_Stantz), a character in the *[Ghostbusters](/source/Ghostbusters)* series
- [Ray Wilkins (Scary Movie)](/source/Ray_Wilkins_(Scary_Movie)), a character in the *Scary Movie* film franchise

## See also

- [Rae (given name)](/source/Rae_(given_name))

## References

1. Kolatch, Alfred J. (1981). *The Jonathan David dictionary of first names*. New York, N.Y: Putnam. pp. 224, 454. ISBN 9780399505706.

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