Key (surname)

Key is an English and Dutch-language surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * 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
 * cEvin Key (born 1961), Canadian musician
 * Dana Key (1953–2010), American musician
 * Danny Key, 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)
 * 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
 * Robert Key (cricketer) (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
 * Tim Key (born 1976), English actor, writer, and performance poet
 * V. O. Key, Jr. (1908–1963), American political scientist and author
 * Wilhelmine Key (1872-1955), American geneticist