Grey (surname)
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Template:Use dmy dates 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
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
- Kaiti Grey (1924–2025), Greek singer and actress
- 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