Ramsey (surname)

Ramsey is an English toponymic surname of Old English origin, derived either from Ramsey in Huntingdonshire or Ramsey in Essex. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Aaron Ramsey (born 1990), Welsh footballer
 * Aaron Ramsey (born 2003), English footballer
 * Alexander Ramsey (1815–1903), American politician; second governor of Minnesota
 * Alf Ramsey (1920–1999), English football manager; led the England national football team to a World Cup victory
 * Alma Ramsey (1907–1993), British sculptor
 * Anne Ramsey (1929–1988), American actress
 * Arthur Stanley Ramsey (1867–1924), British mathematician
 * Bella Ramsey (born 2003), British actor
 * Ben Ramsey (politician) (1903–1985), American politician, former Lieutenant Governor of Texas
 * Bill Ramsey, multiple people
 * Boniface Ramsey (born 1945), American Roman Catholic priest
 * Charles H. Ramsey (born 1950), American former Washington, D.C. chief of police and Philadelphia police commissioner
 * Chris Ramsey, British comedian
 * Claude Ramsey (1943–2018), American farmer and politician
 * David Ramsey (disambiguation), multiple people including Dave Ramsey
 * DeWitt Clinton Ramsey (1888–1961), American naval commander
 * Edwin P. Ramsey (1917–2003), US Army officer and guerrilla leader during the Japanese World War II occupation of the Philippines
 * Elizabeth Ramsey (1931–2015), Filipino comedian, singer and actress
 * Emily Ramsey (footballer) (born 2000), English footballer
 * Franchesca Ramsey (born 1983), American activist, comedian, and YouTuber known as Chescaleigh
 * Frank Ramsey (basketball) (1931–2018), American basketball player and coach
 * Frank P. Ramsey (1903–1930), British mathematician; originator of Ramsey theory
 * Geoff Ramsey (born 1975), American voice actor
 * Gordon Ramsey (1930–1993), American television, stage and voice actor
 * Griffon Ramsey (born 1980), American chainsaw artist
 * Ian Ramsey (1915–1972), English philosopher and Bishop of Durham
 * Jacob Ramsey (born 2001), English footballer
 * Jahmi'us Ramsey (born 2001), American basketball player
 * Jalen Ramsey (born 1994), American football cornerback for the Los Angeles Rams
 * John Bennett Ramsey (born 1943), American businessman, author, and father of JonBenét Ramsey
 * JonBenét Ramsey (1990–1996), American child beauty pageant contestant murdered in 1996
 * Joseph H. Ramsey (1816–1894), American politician
 * Justus Cornelius Ramsey (1821–1881), American politician
 * Kamari Ramsey, American football player
 * Lane Ramsey (born 1996), American baseball player
 * Laura Ramsey (born 1982), American actress
 * Logan Ramsey (1921–2000), American actor
 * Marion Ramsey (1947–2021), American actresses and singer
 * Mason Ramsey (born 2006), American singer
 * Mary Ramsey, multiple people
 * Mary Ramsey (philanthropist) (died 1601), English philanthropist
 * Mary Ramsey (musician), (born 1963), American singer-songwriter
 * Michael Ramsey (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr. (1915–2011), American physicist and Nobel prize laureate
 * Patrick Ramsey (born 1979), American professional football player
 * Patsy Ramsey (1956–2006), American beauty pageant winner and mother of JonBenét Ramsey
 * Paul Ramsey (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Randy Ramsey (born 1995), American football player
 * Robert Ramsey (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Rolla Ramsey (1872–1955), American physicist, university professor, and radio electronics pioneer
 * Sam Ramsey (1873–1956), Scottish-born Wales international rugby union player
 * Steve Ramsey (musician), British guitarist
 * Toad Ramsey (1864–1906), American baseball player
 * William Ramsey (disambiguation), multiple people