Grey (surname)

Grey (or de Grey) is a surname. It may refer to:

A

 * Agnes Grey, novel by Anne Brontë
 * 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
 * Allan Grey, a character from A Streetcar Named Desire
 * Anchitell Grey (1624–1702), Parliamentary diarist and MP for Derby
 * 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, 1st Earl Grey (1729–1807), British General, C-in-C British troops in America
 * Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764–1845), British politician, Prime Minister and statesman, gave his name to a brand of aromatic tea
 * Charles Grey, 5th Earl Grey (1879–1963)
 * Christian Grey, principal character from the book Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James
 * Cordelia Grey, fictional character
 * Conan Gray, American Singer

D

 * Daniel Grey (1848–1900), Welsh international footballer
 * David Grey, American poker player
 * Deborah Grey (born 1952), Canadian politician

E

 * Earl Grey: 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, Viscountess Lisle (25 March 1505 – 1519), A suo jure English viscountess

F

 * Ford Grey, 1st Earl of Tankerville (1655–1701)

G

 * George Grey, Earl of Stamford and Warrington (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 (1799–1882), 2nd Baronet, British politician

H

 * Henry de Grey (died 1219), English magnate
 * Henry Grey, 1st 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

 * 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
 * Sir John Grey (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

 * 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
 * Lord Leonard Grey (1492–1551), 1st Viscount Grane, Lord Deputy of Ireland
 * Dr. Lexie Grey, fictional character

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
 * Dr. Meredith Grey, fictional character
 * Millward Grey full name Frederick 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
 * Reginald Grey, 3rd Baron Grey de Ruthyn (1362–1440), marcher lord, governor of Ireland
 * Richard de Grey (died 1271), governor of the Channel Islands and Warden of the Cinque Ports
 * Roger Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Ruthyn (1298–1353), soldier
 * Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896–1976), landowner
 * Richard Grey (1458–1483), English soldier, constable of Wallingford Castle
 * Richard Grey (1694–1771), English churchman and author
 * Richard Grey, 6th Earl Grey (1939–2013), British nobleman
 * 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
 * Sir Thomas Grey (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
 * Vivian Grey (1827), title of Benjamin Disraeli's first novel

Z

 * Zane Grey (1872–1939), American novelist