Corey is a masculine given name and a surname. It is a masculine version of name Cora, which has Greek origins and is the maiden name of the goddess

Persephone In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Persephone ( ; gr, Περσεφόνη, Persephónē), also called Kore or Cora ( ; gr, Κόρη, Kórē, the maiden), is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She became the queen of the underworld after ...

. The name also can have origins from the Gaelic word ''coire'', which means "in a cauldron" or "in a hollow". As a surname, it has a number of possible derivations, including an Old Norse personal name ''Kori'' of uncertain meaning, which is found in Scandinavia and England, often meaning meaning curly haired. As an Irish surname it comes from Ó Comhraidhe (descendant of Comhraidheh). Notable people or fictional characters named Corey include:

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Corey Adam Corey Adam is an American stand-up comedian from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has released three comedy albums on Stand Up! Records, including 2018's ''Jokes''. Personal life Adam was born Corey Adam Allegrezza in Hibbing, Minnesota. Adam bega ...

(born 1981), American stand-up comedian *

Corey Adams Corey Adams (born 1962) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby League competition. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Eastern Suburbs. Between 1974 and 2019, Adams held the Sydney ea ...

(born 1962), Australian rugby player *

Corey Adamson Corey Adamson (born 23 February 1992) is an Australian sportsman who has played both professional baseball and professional Australian rules football. Previously a professional baseball outfielder who played for the Australian national baseball ...

(born 1992), Australian baseball and Australian rules football player * Albert Corey (1878-1926), French olympic medalist *

Corey Allan Corey Allan (born 19 April 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and er for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL. He has previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in ...

(born 1998), Australian rugby player * Corey Allen (1934–2010), American film and television director * Corey Anderson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Corey Arnold Corey Arnold (born March 25, 1976) is an American fine art, documentary, and commercial photographer and commercial fisherman, based in Portland, Oregon. His work explores man's relationship with the natural world, animals, and environmental issu ...

(born 1976), American photographer *

Corey Ashe Corey Alan Ashe (born March 14, 1986) is a retired American soccer player. He played 10 seasons in Major League Soccer, mostly with the Houston Dynamo, but also with Orlando City SC and Columbus Crew SC. Originally a wide midfielder, Ashe ...

(born 1986), American soccer player

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* Corey Baird (born 1996), American soccer player *

Corey Baker (baseball) Corey A. Baker (born November 23, 1989) is an Israeli-American former professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization, and a former video replay coordinator for the Minnesota Twins.Corey Baker (choreographer) Corey Baker is a New Zealand classical and contemporary choreographer, film director and former dancer. Early life Baker was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 6 June 1990. He attended a rural primary school in Canterbury. At age fourteen, ...

, New Zealand choreographer *

Corey Ballentine Corey Ballentine (born April 13, 1996) is a Jamaican professional American football cornerback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washburn, and was selected by the New York Giants in th ...

(born 1996), American football player * Corey Beaulieu (born 1983), American guitar player * Corey Beck (born 1971), American basketball player * Corey Bell (born 1973), Australian rules footballer * Corey Benjamin (born 1978), American basketball player * Corey Black (born 1969), American jockey * Corey Bojorquez (born 1996), American football player *

Corey Bradford Corey Lamon Bradford (born December 8, 1975) is a former American football wide receiver. He played for the Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, and Detroit Lions.

(born 1975), American football player * Corey Bramlet (born 1983), American football player * Corey Loog Brennan (born 1959), guitarist, songwriter, and academic * Corey Brewer (born 1986), American basketball player * Corey Brown (disambiguation), multiple people *

Corey Brunish Corey Brunish is a Singing, singer, actor, director, writer and multiple Tony Awards, Tony Award-winning producer who is based in Portland, Oregon and New York City. Background Brunish was born in Los Angeles, California. After spending his early ...

, American singer and actor * Corey Burton (born 1955), American voice actor

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Corey Cadby Corey Patrick Cadby (born 18 March 1995) is an Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was the 2016 World Youth champion. Career A native of Tasmania, Cadby began competing in Darts P ...

(born 1995), Australian professional darts player *

Corey Carrier Corey Thomas Carrier (born August 20, 1980) is an American former child actor, also known as just "Core". He is best known as playing Indiana Jones (character), Indiana Jones, aged 8–10, in ''The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles''. Carrier was b ...

(born 1980), American actor * Corey Cerovsek (born 1972), Canadian violinist and mathematician *

Corey Chavous Corey Lamonte Chavous (; born January 5, 1976) is a former American football defensive back who played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Chavous played for three teams, at both safety and cornerback. Chavous was known as one of th ...

(born 1976), American football player * Corey Clark (born 1980), American singer *

Corey Clement Corey Joel Clement (born November 2, 1994) is an American football running back for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin, and was signed by the Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2 ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Corey Cogdell Corey Cogdell (born September 2, 1986 in Palmer, Alaska) is an American trapshooter. She is a two-time Olympic bronze medal winner in the Women's Trap; at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics. She has won eight ISSF World Cup ...

(born 1986), American trapshooter *

Corey Coleman Corey Defians Coleman (born July 6, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at Baylor and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the first ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Corey Collymore Corey Dalanelo Collymore (born 21 December 1977) is a former Barbadian cricketer, who represented the West Indies team in both Tests and ODIs cricket as seam bowler. Collymore also played for Barbados, Warwickshire, Sussex and Middlesex ...

(born 1977), West Indies cricketer *

Corey Conners Corey Conners (born January 6, 1992) is a Canadian professional golfer currently playing on the PGA Tour. Conners has played on PGA Tour Canada, PGA Tour Latinoamérica, and the Web.com Tour. Amateur career Conners was raised in Listowel, Onta ...

(born 1992), Canadian golfer * Corey Corbin (born 1969), American politician *

Corey Cott Corey Michael Cott (born March 30, 1990) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for playing Jack Kelly in the Broadway musical '' Newsies,'' replacing Jeremy Jordan, and for originating the role of Donny Novitski in the Broadway musi ...

(born 1990), American actor and singer * Corey Crawford (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player *

Corey Croom Corey Vincent Croom (born May 22, 1971) is a former American football running back who played three seasons with the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ball State University and attended Sandu ...

(born 1971), American football player *

Corey Crowder Jonathan Corey Crowder (born April 13, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Utah Jazz and the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A guard- forward from Kentucky Wesleyan Colleg ...

(born 1969), American basketball player

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* Corey Davis (disambiguation), multiple people * Corey Deuel (born 1977), American professional pocket billiards player *

Corey Dickerson McKenzie Corey Dickerson (born May 22, 1989) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has played in MLB for the Colorado Rockies (2013–2015), Tampa Bay Rays (2016–2017), ...

(born 1989), American baseball player * Corey Dillon (born 1974), American football player * Corey Domachowski (born 1996), Welsh rugby union player *

Corey Duffel William Corey Duffel (born April 11, 1984) known as Corey Duffel, is a professional skateboarder from Walnut Creek, California. Duffel's sponsors include Converse, Venture Trucks, Mob Grip, Orbs Wheels, Metro Skateboard Shop, Armourdillo, ''CCS' ...

(born 1984), American professional skateboarder

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* Corey Edwards (born 1983), Barbadian cricketer * Corey Elkins (born 1985), American ice hockey player * Corey Ellis (born 1996), Australian rules footballer *

Corey Enright Corey Enright (born 14 September 1981) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He has played the second-most games for . Enright is currently defenc ...

(born 1981), Australian rules footballer

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Corey Feldman Corey Scott Feldman (born July 16, 1971) is an American actor and musician. As a youth, he became well known for roles in the 1980s in films such as '' Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter'' (1984), ''Gremlins'' (1984), ''The Goonies'' (1985), a ...

(born 1971), American actor *

Corey Fischer Corey John Fischer (February 28, 1945 – June 6, 2020) was an American actor. Early life and education Fischer was born in Los Angeles, California. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in French and Theatre Arts from UCLA. Career In the mid-1 ...

(1945–2020), American actor *

Corey Fisher Anthony Guy Corey Fisher (born April 8, 1988) is an American-Georgian professional basketball player for Vichy-Clermont of the LNB Pro B. A point guard, he attended Villanova University in Pennsylvania. Fisher decided on Villanova due to its com ...

(born 1988), American basketball player * Corey Flintoff (born 1946), American news correspondent * Corey Ford (1902–1969), American humorist and author *

Corey Foster Corey J. Foster (born October 27, 1969) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman. Playing career Foster was drafted 12th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. As well as the Devils, he played in the National Hockey Lea ...

(born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player *

Corey Fuller Corey Bushe Fuller (born May 1, 1971) is an American football coach and former player. He was the interim head football coach at Florida A&M University in 2014. Fuller was promoted from defensive backs coach to interim head coach after having be ...

(born 1990), American football player

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* Corey Gaines (born 1965), American basketball player and coach * Corey Glasgow (born 1979), Barbadian cricketer * Corey Glover (born 1964), American musician, lead singer for the band Living Colour *

Corey Graham Corey Dewayne Graham (born July 25, 1985) is a former American football free safety. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at New Hampshire. He played for the Baltimore Ravens, ...

(born 1985), American football player *

Corey Grant Corey Grant (born December 22, 1976) is the head coach for the Carleton Ravens football team of U Sports. He is a former professional wide receiver in the Canadian Football League where he played for 11 years and won two Grey Cup championships. ...

(born 1991), American football player *

Corey Graves Matthew Polinsky (born February 24, 1984) is an American wrestling color commentator and retired professional wrestler currently signed to WWE as a commentator and analyst for ''Raw'' and ''SmackDown'' under the ring name Corey Graves. He is a ...

(born 1984), American wrestling announcer

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* Corey Haim (1971–2010), Canadian actor * Corey Hall (American football) (born 1979), American football player * Corey Hall (rugby league) (born 2002), American rugby league footballer * Corey Harawira-Naera (born 1995), New Zealand rugby league footballer * Corey Harris (disambiguation), multiple people * Corey Harrison (born 1983), American businessman * Corey Hart (disambiguation), multiple people *

Corey Harwell Corey C. Harwell is an American neuroscientist who is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School. Career Harwell initially planned on pursuing a career in medicine, an early research experience in Co ...

, American neuroscientist *

Corey Hawkins Corey Antonio Hawkins (born October 22, 1988) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the TV series '' The Walking Dead'' and '' 24: Legacy'', as well as his portrayal of Dr. Dre in the 2015 film '' Straight Outta Compton''. In 2017, ...

(born 1988), American actor *

Corey Hebert Corey is a masculine given name and a surname. It is a masculine version of name Cora, which has Greek origins and is the maiden name of the goddess Persephone. The name also can have origins from the Gaelic word ''coire'', which means "in a caul ...

(born 1969), American journalist and physician * Corey Hertzog (born 1990), American soccer player *

Corey Hill Corey Cornelius Hill (October 3, 1978 – May 15, 2015) was an American mixed martial artist. In high school in Florida he won state wrestling championships on multiple occasions and was a two-time national finalist college wrestler. Mixed marti ...

(1978–2015), American mixed martial artist *

Corey Hilliard Corey Hilliard (born April 26, 1985) is a former American football offensive tackle who played seven years in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma State, before being drafted by the New England Patriots in th ...

(born 1985), American football player *

Corey Hirsch Corey Hirsch (born July 1, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender, currently working for Sportsnet as a colour commentator on Vancouver Canucks radio broadcasts. He spent the majority of his National Hockey Leag ...

(born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player *

Corey Holcomb Corey Lamont Holcomb (born June 23, 1969) is an American comedian, radio host and actor. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Holcomb got his start in comedy with the help of another Chicago-area comedian, Godfrey. He currently hosts his own i ...

(born 1968), American comedian *

Corey Hughes Corey Hughes (born 17 February 1978) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. A City New South Wales representative , he played in the National Rugby League (NRL) for Canterbury-Bankstown ...

(born 1978), Australian rugby league footballer *

Corey Hulsey Corey Spear Hulsey (born July 26, 1977) is a former American football guard. He was originally signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent In professional sports, a free agent is a player who is eligible to sign with other clubs ...

(born 1977), American football player

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Corey Ivy Corey Terrell Ivy (born March 21, 1977) is a former American football cornerback. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 1999. He played college football at Oklahoma. Ivy was also a member of the Frankfurt Galaxy ...

(born 1977), American football player

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* Corey Jackson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Corey James Corey James is an English disc jockey, producer and remixer. Biography During his career, he has released many electronic dance music records on labels such as Size Records, Protocol Recordings, Big Beat Records, Sosumi Records, Spinnin ...

(born 1992), English disc jockey *

Corey Jenkins Corey Jenkins (born August 25, 1976) is a former American football player. He played quarterback at the University of South Carolina and was drafted by the Miami Dolphins. He saw limited playing time in the National Football League and Canadian F ...

(born 1976), American football player *

Corey Jensen Corey Jensen (born 8 January 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL. He previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. Background Jens ...

(born 1994), Australian rugby league footballer * Corey Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Corey Jones Corey Jones (born 26 February 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Kangaroos in the Australian Football League. Jones grew up in the small Victorian town of Wycheproof, near Bendigo. Career Jones w ...

(born 1981), Australian rules footballer *

Corey Jordan Corey Jordan (born 4 March 1999), is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Weymouth. Club career Born in Bournemouth, Dorset, Jordan started his career with local side AFC Bournemouth at the age of seven in the ...

(born 1999), English footballer

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* Corey Kelly (born 2000), Australian cricketer *

Corey Kispert Corey James Kispert (born March 3, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs, where he was a consensus first- ...

(born 1999), American basketball player * Corey Kluber (born 1986), American baseball player *

Corey Knebel Corey Andrew Knebel (born November 26, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies. ...

(born 1991), American baseball player * Corey Koskie (born 1973), American baseball player

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* Corey LaJoie (born 1991), American professional stock car racer * Corey Lanerie (born 1974), American jockey * Corey William Large (born 1975), Canadian writer and actor * Corey Layton (born 1979), Australian radio broadcaster *

Corey Lee (baseball) Corey Wayne Lee (born December 26, 1974) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played in one game for the Texas Rangers in 1999. Amateur career Lee played college baseball for North Carolina State University. In 1995 and 1996, he played ...

(born 1974), American baseball player *

Corey Lee (chef) Corey Lee (born 1977) is a Korean-American chef and restaurateur based in San Francisco. In 2014, his flagship restaurant, Benu, became the first in San Francisco to receive three stars from the Michelin Guide, making Lee the first Korean chef to g ...

(born 1977), Korean-American chef *

Corey Lemonier Corey Lemonier (; born November 19, 1991) is a former American football outside linebacker. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Auburn Tigers football, Auburn. Early ...

(born 1991), American football player *

Corey Levin Corey Michael Levin (born August 12, 1994) is an American football guard for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Levin played college footba ...

(born 1994), American football player * Corey Lewandowski (born 1973), American political lobbyist * Corey Lewis, American comic book creator *

Corey Linsley Corey Michael Linsley (born July 27, 1991) is an American football center for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State. Linsley was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth roun ...

(born 1991), American football player *

Corey Littrell Corey David Littrell (born March 21, 1992) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Listed at and , he throws and bats left-handed. Career Littrell attended Trinity High School in Louisville, Kentucky, and pitched for the school's b ...

(born 1992), American baseball player *

Corey Liuget Corey Devon Liuget (born March 18, 1990) is a former American football defensive tackle. He played college football at Illinois, and was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. College career During his three ...

(born 1990), American football player *

Corey Locke Corey Michael Locke (born May 8, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Since he made his professional debut in 2004, he has predominantly featured in the AHL, with appearances in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montr ...

(born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player * Corey Lof (born 1990), Canadian actor * Corey Louchiey (born 1971), American football player * Corey Bryant Loftus (born 1999), American musician * Corey Lowery (born 1973), American musician and songwriter *

Corey Lynch Corey Austin Lynch (born May 7, 1985) is a former American football safety. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Appalachian State. High school Corey graduated from E ...

(born 1985), American football player

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Corey Mace Corey Mace (born December 22, 1985) is a former Canadian football defensive tackle who is currently the defensive coordinator for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted f ...

(born 1985), Canadian football player * Corey Maclin (1970–2013), American television broadcaster * Corey Maggette (born 1979), American basketball player * Corey Makelim (born 1994), American rugby union footballer * Corey Marks (born 1989), Canadian rock and country singer * Corey Martin, American Air Force general *

Corey May Corey May is an American video game writer. He is currently the Narrative Director for Austin video game developer Certain Affinity. May is also the co-founder and President of Sekretagent Productions, a production company based in Los Angeles, ...

, American video game writer *

Corey Mayfield Corey Mayfield is a former American football offensive lineman/defensive lineman and coach of the Arena Football League. Mayfield is currently the Defensive Coordinator of the Texas Revolution of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). Mayfield played ...

(born 1970), American football player *

Corey Mays Corey Lemard Mays (born November 27, 1983, in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Notre Dame ...

(born 1983), American football player *

Corey L. Maze Corey Landon Maze (born January 4, 1978) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Education Maze earned his Bachelor of Arts, ''summa cum laude'', from Auburn University and h ...

(born 1978), American judge *

Corey McPherrin Corey B. McPherrin (born March 10, 1955), known professionally as Corey McPherrin, is the evening news anchor for WFLD-TV in Chicago. Biography Early life and education A native of Markham, Illinois, McPherrin graduated from Hillcrest High Scho ...

(born 1955), American news anchor * Corey Mesler (born 1955), American writer * Corey Miller (disambiguation), multiple people *

Corey Moore Corey Moore (born March 20, 1979) is a former American college and professional American football, football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) during the early 2000s. He played college football for Virginia Tech, ea ...

(born 1979), American football player * Corey Moore (safety) (born 1993), American football player *

Corey Muirhead Corey Muirhead (June 23, 1983 in St. James, Jamaica) is a Canadian professional basketball player, currently playing for BK Pardubice in the Mattoni NBL in the Czech Republic. He previously played for Cholet Basket in 2007 and the Western Carolin ...

(born 1983), American basketball player

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* Corey Nakatani (born 1970), American jockey *

Corey Nelson Corey Nelson (born April 22, 1992) is a former American football inside linebacker. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma. Professional career Denver Broncos Nelso ...

(born 1992), American football player *

Corey Norman Corey Norman (born 3 February 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as and for FC Lézignan XIII in the Elite One Championship. Norman previously played for the Brisbane Broncos, the Parramatta Eels and St. G ...

(born 1991), Australian rugby league player

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Corey Oates Corey Oates (born 20 October 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as er for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL). Oates has represented Queensland in the State of Origin series. He is the on ...

(born 1994), Australian Rugby League player * Corey O'Brien (born 1973), American lawyer and politician *

Corey O'Keeffe Corey James John O'Keeffe (born 5 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a full back or midfielder for club Forest Green Rovers. O'Keeffe began his career with Birmingham City, made his senior debut in 2016, and spent time on lo ...

(born 1998), English footballer *

Corey Oswalt Corey Edward Oswalt (born September 3, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2018 with the New York Mets. Career Amateur career Oswalt attended James Madison Hig ...

(born 1993), American baseball player

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Corey Page Corey Page (born 27 March 1971) is an Australian film and television actor. He had a leading role in the television series ''Heartbreak High'' in Australia. Additionally, he was a series regular in the US television series '' The City'' from ...

(born 1975), Australian film and television actor * Corey Paris, American politician * Corey Parker (disambiguation), multiple people *

Corey Patterson Donald Corey Patterson (born August 13, 1979) is an American former professional baseball center fielder. Currently, he is the manager of the Brookhaven Bucks in the Sunbelt Baseball League. He is the older brother of infielder Eric Patterson, a ...

(born 1979), American baseball player *

Corey Paul Corey Paul Davis (born March 10, 1987), known by the stage name Corey Paul, is an American Christian hip hop musician from Houston, Texas. His debut album, ''Grace Love Mercy'', released on July 30, 2013, by Frontline Media Group. This album wa ...

(born 1987), American hip hop musician *

Corey Pavin Corey Allen Pavin (born November 16, 1959) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and currently on the PGA Tour Champions. He spent over 150 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking between 1986 and 1997 ...

(born 1959), American professional golfer *

Corey Pearson Corey Pearson (born 9 January 1973) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in 1990 and 2000s. Pearson played for the Balmain Tigers, St. George Dragons, St. George Illawarra Dragons, Wests Tigers and the Parram ...

(born 1973), Australian rugby league footballer *

Corey Perry Corey Perry (born May 16, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played the first 14 years of his career with the Anaheim Ducks. He then played for the Dallas Stars ...

(born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player *

Corey Peters Corey Peters (born June 8, 1988) is an American football nose tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football a ...

(born 1988), American football player * Corey Postiglione (born 1942), American artist and art critic *

Corey Potter Corey Michael Potter (born January 5, 1984) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He most recently played for Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Potter was born in Lansing, Michigan, but grew up in Mason, Michig ...

(born 1984), American ice hockey player *

Corey S. Powell Corey Stevenson Powell (born January 7, 1966) is an American science writer and journalist, particularly known for his writing for ''Discover'' magazine, of which he became Editor-in-Chief in 2012, and his longstanding collaboration with Bill Nye ...

(born 1966), American science writer and journalist *

Corey Pullig Corey Pullig (born October 23, 1973) is a former quarterback for Texas A&M University who went on to play professionally for the Arena Football League (1987–2008), Arena Football League's Grand Rapids Rampage and Buffalo Destroyers. High sc ...

(born 1973), American football player

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Corey Ragsdale William Corey Ragsdale (born November 10, 1982) is an American professional baseball former player and current coach. He is the first base coach and major league field coordinator for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Career Rag ...

(born 1982), American baseball coach *

Corey Raji Corey Raji (born November 7, 1988) is an American-Nigerian professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Boston College. High school career Raji attended Westwood Regional High School in Washington Township, Bergen County, New J ...

(born 1988), American-Nigerian basketball player *

Corey Ray Corey Donte Ray (born September 22, 1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers. Career Amateur Ray attended Simeon Career Academy in C ...

(born 1994), American baseball player *

Corey Raymond Corey Raymond (born September 28, 1969) is an American football coach, and former player, currently serving as the cornerbacks coach at Florida. Playing career Raymond played cornerback at LSU before being signed by the New York Giants as an und ...

(born 1969), American football coach *

Corey Reynolds Corey Reynolds (born July 3, 1974) is an American actor known for originating the role of Seaweed in the Broadway adaptation of ''Hairspray'', and for the TNT crime show ''The Closer''. Early life and career Reynolds was born in Richmond, Virgin ...

(born 1974), American musical and film actor *

Corey Robin Corey Robin (born 1967) is an American political theorist, journalist and professor of political science at Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He has written books on the role of fear in political life, tr ...

(born 1967), American political theorist and journalist * Corey Robinson (disambiguation), multiple people * Corey Rodriguez (born 1979), American boxer

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* Corey Sanders (disambiguation), multiple people *

Corey Sawyer Corey Franklyn Sawyer (born October 4, 1971) is a former American college and professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons during the 1990s. He played college football for Florida Sta ...

(born 1971), American football player *

Corey Schwab Corey Schwab (born November 4, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goalie. He was drafted in the 10th round, 200th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils. Schwab won the 2003 Stanley Cup with the New Jersey D ...

(born 1970), Canadian ice hockey player *

Corey Scott Corey L. Scott (December 28, 1968 – February 8, 1997) was an American stunt performer and professional motorcycle stunt rider. Scott died during a live stunt in front of a crowd of around 30,000 spectators at the Orange Bowl stadium in Miami, F ...

(1968–1997), American stunt artist and motorcycle rider * Corey Seager (born 1994), American baseball player *

Corey Sevier Corey Daniel Sevier (born July 3, 1984) is a Canadian actor. He is perhaps best known for his role on the Fox television series '' North Shore'' as Gabriel McKay and as Timmy Cabot in ''Lassie''. Life and career Sevier was born in Ajax, Ontario, ...

(born 1984), Canadian actor * Corey Simon (born 1977), American football player *

Corey Small Corey Small (born March 23, 1987 in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a Canadians, Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League and formerly the Hamilton Nationals in Major League Lacrosse. High school care ...

(born 1987), Canadian lacrosse player * Corey Smith (disambiguation), multiple people *

Corey Stapleton Corey Stapleton (born September 17, 1967) is an American politician and musician who served as the Secretary of State of Montana from 2017 to 2021. A Republican, he served as a member of the Montana State Senate from 2001 to 2009. In 2020, Stapl ...

(born 1967), American politician *

Corey Stevens Corey Stevens (born August 6, 1954) is an American blues guitarist from Centralia, Illinois, United States. Biography Stevens began playing guitar at age 11 and moved to Los Angeles after graduating from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, ...

(born 1954), American blues guitarist *

Corey Stewart Corey Alan Stewart (born August 1, 1968) is an American retired politician who served four terms as at-large chair of the Board of Supervisors of Prince William County, Virginia from December 2006 to December 2019. Stewart was the Republica ...

(born 1968), American politician *

Corey Stoll Corey Stoll (born March 14, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Congressman Peter Russo on the Netflix political thriller series ''House of Cards'' (2013–2016), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination in 2013, ...

(born 1976), American actor * Corey Surrency (born 1984), American football player *

Corey Swinson Corey J. Swinson (December 15, 1969 – September 10, 2013) was an American football defensive tackle. After playing his college football at Hampton University, Swinson spent one season with the NFL's St. Louis Rams in 1995. He was originally dr ...

(1969–2013), American football player

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Corey Taylor Corey Todd Taylor (born December 8, 1973) is an American musician, songwriter and actor. He is the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Slipknot (band), Slipknot, in which he is designated #8, as well as the lead vocalist and guitarist for the ...

(born 1973), American lead singer of the heavy metal bands Slipknot and

Stone Sour Stone Sour is an American rock band formed in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1992. The band performed for five years before disbanding in 1997. They reunited in 2000 and since 2015, the group has consisted of Corey Taylor (lead vocals, guitar), Josh Rand ...

Corey Thomas (American football) Corey Jermaine Thomas (born June 6, 1975) is a former professional American football wide receiver, who played in one game for the Detroit Lions in 1998. He played college football at Duke Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling ...

(born 1975), American football player *

Corey Thompson Corey Thompson (born 15 May 1990) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er and for the Brisbane Tigers in the Queensland Cup. He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Wests Tigers and ...

(born 1990), Australian rugby union footballer * Corey Thompson (American football) (born 1993), American football player * Corey Tochor (born 1977), Canadian politician *

Corey Tutt Corey Aden Tutt is an Aboriginal Australian mentor and Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, STEM champion. He is the founder of DeadlyScience, an initiative that provides STEM Resources to remote schools in Australia. Tutt is the ...

(born 1992), Australian STEM champion

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Corey Vereen Corey Allen Vereen (born June 15, 1995) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at Tennessee. Early years Vereen attended and played high school football at West Orange High School in Winter Garden, Florida. Co ...

(born 1995), American football player * Corey Vidal (born 1986), Canadian YouTuber

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Corey Waddell Corey Waddell (born 2 October 1996) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL. He previously played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League. Back ...

(born 1996), Australian rugby league footballer *

Corey Walden Torrian Corey Walden ( sr-cyrl, Торијан Кори Волден; born August 5, 1992) is an American-born naturalized Serbian professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He p ...

(born 1992), American professional basketball player *

Corey D. B. Walker Corey D. B. Walker is a professor who specializes in African American social, political, and religious thought. He is the author of ''A Noble Fight: African American Freemasonry and the Struggle for Democracy in America,'' published by the Universit ...

, American political thinker * Corey Ward, American rapper * Corey Warren (born 2000), Australian footballer * Corey Washington (born 1991), American football player *

Corey Webster Corey Jonas Webster (born March 2, 1982) is a former American football cornerback who played for the New York Giants. He was drafted by the Giants in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft and later won two Super Bowls with the team, both over ...

(born 1982), American football player *

Corey Webster (basketball) Corey Webster (born 29 November 1988) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL). He joined the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian NBL for the first time in 2008 after a se ...

(born 1988), New Zealand basketball player *

Corey Wedlock Corey Wedlock (born 15 June 1996) is an international Australian lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career Corey made his international debut in 2017 and has twice won the pairs with Nathan Pedersen at the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic in 2 ...

(born 1996), Australian lawn and indoor bowler *

Corey Whelan Corey Whelan (born 10 December 1997) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for club Carlisle United F.C., Carlisle United. Born in England, he has represented the Republic of ...

(born 1997), English-Irish soccer player *

Corey White Corey White (born May 9, 1990) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football for Samford University. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft. Early years White was born in Dunwoo ...

(born 1990), American football player *

Corey White (comedian) Corey White is an Australian comedian whose work draws on traumatic childhood experiences. The story of his childhood was the subject of an episode of ''Australian Story'' in 2015 and his TV series ''Corey White's Roadmap to Paradise'' premiered o ...

, Australian comedian * Corey Widmer (born 1968), American football player * Corey Williams (disambiguation), multiple people * Corey Woods (disambiguation), multiple people *

Corey Wootton Corey Andrew Wootton (born June 22, 1987) is a former American football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Northwestern University. As a junior, he garnered first-team All-Big Ten Conferen ...

(born 1987), American football player

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Corey Yuen Corey Yuen (; born Ying Gang-ming (殷元奎); 15 February 1951) is a Hong Kong director, film director, producer, action choreographer, and former actor. Yuen was a member of the Peking Opera Schools and one of the Seven Little Fortunes. As a ...

(born 1951), Hong Kong film director

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* Albert Corey (1878–1926), French athlete *

Angela Corey Angela Corey (born October 31, 1954) is a former Florida State's Attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court, which includes Duval, Nassau and Clay counties—including Jacksonville and the core of its metropolitan area. The first woman to h ...

(born 1954), American attorney *

Bryan Corey Bryan Scott Corey (born October 21, 1973) is an American former professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB), Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), the KBO League, and the Chinese Professional Baseball ...

(born 1973), American baseball pitcher * Cathal Corey, Gaelic football manager and former player *

Ed Corey Edward Norman "Ike" Corey (born Ed Cohen from July 13, 1894 to September 17, 1970) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Corey played one game in his career, in the 1918 season, with the Chicago White Sox. He pitched two innings, giving up one run, ...

(1894–1970), American baseball pitcher * Elias James Corey (born 1928), American organic chemist and Nobel Prize laureate *

Giles Corey Giles Corey ( August 1611 – September 19, 1692) was an English-born American farmer who was accused of witchcraft along with his wife Martha Corey during the Salem witch trials. After being arrested, Corey refused to enter a plea of guilty or ...

(1611–1692) and

Martha Corey Martha Corey (1619 or 1620 – September 22, 1692) was accused and convicted of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials, on September 9, 1692, and was hanged on September 22, 1692. Her second husband, Giles Corey, was also accused. Early life ...

(1620–1692), husband and wife executed in the Salem witch trials * Irving Corey (1892–1976), Canadian flying ace in World War I * "Professor" Irwin Corey (1914–2017), American comedian and actor *

Isabelle Corey Isabelle Corey (29 May 1939 – 6 February 2011) was a French actress and model. Corey started modeling in Paris in her teens for magazines such as ''Jardin des Modes'', ''Elle'' and ''Madame Figaro''. She was discovered in the Latin Quarter, wh ...

(1939–2011), French film actress *

James S. A. Corey James S. A. Corey is the pen name used by collaborators Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, authors of the science fiction series ''The Expanse''. The first and last name are taken from Abraham's and Franck's middle names, respectively, and S. A. ar ...

, pen name used by collaborating American novelists Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck *

Jeff Corey Jeff Corey (born Arthur Zwerling; August 10, 1914 – August 16, 2002) was an American stage and screen actor who became a well-respected acting teacher after being blacklisted in the 1950s. Life and career Corey attended New Utrecht High ...

(1914–2002), American stage and screen actor and director * Jill Corey (1935–2021), American singer *

Jim Corey James Warren Corey (October 19, 1883 – January 10, 1956) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1914 and 1948. He was born in Nebraska and died in Los Angeles, California. His grave is located at Valhalla Memori ...

(1883–1956), American actor *

Robert Corey Robert Brainard Corey (August 19, 1897 – April 23, 1971) was an American biochemist, mostly known for his role in discovery of the α-helix and the β-sheet with Linus Pauling. Also working with Pauling was Herman Branson. Their discoveries we ...

(1897–1971), American structural chemist *

Ronald Corey Ronald Corey, (born 13 December 1938) is a Canadian businessman and former professional ice hockey executive with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). In 1991, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. Businessman As of ...

(born 1938), Canadian businessman and former professional ice hockey executive * Walt Corey (1938–2022), American football player and coach * Wendell Corey (1914–1968), American actor and politician

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Corey Riffin ''Grojband'' is a Canadian animated television series created by Todd Kauffman and Mark Thornton for Teletoon in Canada and Cartoon Network in the United States. Produced by Fresh TV and Neptoon Studios, with animation by Elliott Animation, and p ...

, a character from Canadian animated TV series ''Grojband''

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