Massey (surname)

Massey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Academia, research and science

 * Doreen Massey (geographer) (1944–2016), British social scientist and geographer
 * Harrie Massey, Australian mathematical physicist
 * James Massey, American information theorist and cryptographer
 * Kenneth Massey, American mathematician and sports statistician
 * Mary Massey (1915 – 1974), American historian of the American Civil War
 * Walter E. Massey, American university president
 * William A. Massey (mathematician), American mathematician
 * William S. Massey (1920–2017), American mathematician

Actors

 * Anna Massey, British actress, daughter of Raymond Massey
 * Brandi Chavonne Massey, American stage actress and singer
 * Christopher Massey, American actor
 * Daniel Massey (actor) (1933–1998), British-Canadian actor, son of Raymond Massey
 * Edith Massey, American actress
 * Ilona Massey, Hungarian-born American actress
 * Kyle Massey, American actor, brother of Christopher Massey
 * Petra Massey, British actress
 * Raymond Massey, Canadian actor, brother of Vincent Massey
 * Vikrant Massey, Indian actor

Others in arts and entertainment

 * Alana Massey, American author
 * Arthur Massey (composer), Australian organist
 * Brandon Massey, American horror writer
 * Devon Massey, comics artist
 * Drew Massey, puppeteer
 * Gerald Massey, English poet
 * Graham Massey, British musician
 * John Massey (artist) (born 1950), Canadian artist
 * John Massey (poet), a conjectured author of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
 * Joseph Massey sen. (1826–1900), Australian musician with a family of organists
 * Thomas Henry Massey (1871–1946)


 * Sujata Massey, mystery writer

Business

 * Daniel Massey (manufacturer) (1798–1856), farm implement manufacturer
 * Hart Massey, Canadian businessman
 * Jack C. Massey (1904–1990), American venture capitalist and entrepreneur

Crime

 * Jason Massey, American convicted double murderer
 * John Massey (prisoner), one-time longest serving prisoner in the United Kingdom
 * Paul Massey, English organised crime figure from Salford

Military

 * Alan Massey, Vice Admiral in the British Royal Navy
 * Edward Massey, British soldier

Politics

 * Denton Massey, Canadian politician
 * Doreen Massey, Baroness Massey of Darwen (born 1938), Labour member of the House of Lords
 * Jack Massey (politician) (1885–1964), New Zealand politician of the Reform Party and then the National Party
 * John E. Massey (1819–1901), Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
 * John Massey (MP) (fl. 1414), English Member of Parliament
 * Nehemiah George Massey, Canadian politician, namesake of the George Massey Tunnel
 * Nellah Massey, (1893–1956), maiden name of Nellah Massey Bailey, American politician and librarian
 * William Massey (1856–1925), Prime Minister of New Zealand
 * William A. Massey, U.S. Senator
 * William Nathaniel Massey (1809–1881), British author and politician
 * Vincent Massey, Canadian politician, brother of Raymond Massey

Baseball

 * Bill Massey (baseball) (1871–1940), baseball player in 1894
 * Michael Massey (born 1998), American baseball player
 * Mike Massey (baseball), American baseball player

Cricket

 * Bruce Massey (1906–1994), New Zealand cricketer
 * Eileen Massey (1935-2019), Australian cricketer
 * John Massey (cricketer) (1899–1963), English cricketer
 * William Massey (cricketer) (1846–1899), played cricket for Somerset and Lancashire
 * William Massey (rower) (1817–1898), rowed and played cricket for Cambridge University

Other sports

 * Chris Massey, American football player
 * Bill Massey (softball) (1936–2020), New Zealand softball player
 * Debbie Massey, American golfer
 * Jack Massey (footballer) (died 1981), Australian rules footballer
 * John Massey (rugby league), rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s
 * Matthew and Nicholas Massey, American professional wrestlers collectively known as The Young Bucks
 * Mike Massey, American professional pocket-billiards player

Other

 * Geoffrey Massey (1924–2020), Canadian architect and urban planner