Courtney is a name of Old French origin, introduced into

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...

after the

Norman Conquest The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conq ...

of 1066. It has two quite distinct interpretations: firstly, the surname may be locational, from places called Courtenay in the regions of

Loiret Loiret (; ) is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France. It takes its name from the river Loiret, which is contained wholly within the department. In 2019, Loiret had a population of 680,434.

and

Gâtinais Gâtinais () or Gâtine () was a province of France, containing the area around the valley of the Loing, corresponding roughly to the northeastern part of the département of Loiret, and the south of the present department of Seine-et-Marne. Und ...

. The

House of Courtenay The House of Courtenay is a medieval noble house, with branches in France, England and the Holy Land. One branch of the Courtenays became a Royal House of the Capetian Dynasty, cousins of the Bourbons and the Valois, and achieved the title ...

was a significant French family with close association with both the French, and thereby, English royal lines; in England the Courtenays were Earls of Devon. Secondly, in some cases, bearers of the surname may be of Irish descent, since Courtney is also an Anglicized form of the Gaelic "O'Curnain", descendant of Curnan, from an Old Irish personal name of obscure origins. Recordings of the name from London Church Registers include: the christening of Thomas Courtney at All Hallows, London Wall, on 11 November 1569, and the marriage of William Courtney and Mary Lucas on 22 March 1590, at St Dunstan's, Stepney. John Courtney and his wife, Sybill, were early immigrants to America, leaving London on the ''Paule'' in July 1635, bound for Virginia. An early

coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in it ...

granted to the family depicts a blue fesse between three torteaux on a gold shield. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Reginald de Curtenay, which was dated 1164, in "Feudal Documents from the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds", Suffolk, during the reign of King Henry II.

People with the surname

* Brendan Courtney (born 1971), Irish television presenter *

Charles E. Courtney Charles Edward Courtney (November 13, 1849 – July 17, 1920) was an American rower and rowing coach from Union Springs, New York. A carpenter by trade, Courtney was a nationally known amateur rower. Courtney never lost a race as an amateur an ...

(1849–1920), American rower and rowing coach *

C. F. Courtney Charles Frederick Courtney (23 November 1856 – 27 September 1941) was an English metallurgist, manager of the Sulphide Corporation, a mining and chemical manufacturing company in Australia. History C. F. Courtney was born in Islington on 23 No ...

(died 1941), manager of Australian mining and ore treatment company * Christopher Courtney (1890–1976), British Royal Air Force officer *

Clint Courtney Clinton Dawson Courtney (March 16, 1927 – June 16, 1975), nicknamed Scrap Iron, was an American professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1951), St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles (1952 ...

(1927–1975), American baseball player * Dave Courtney (born 1959), British author and self-proclaimed ex-gangster * Duane Courtney (born 1985), English footballer * Eamon Courtenay (born 1960), Belizean politician *

Ernie Courtney Edward Ernest (Ernie) Courtney (January 20, 1875 – February 29, 1920) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Beaneaters (), Baltimore Orioles (), New York Highlanders (), Detroit Tigers () and Philadelphia Phill ...

(1875–1920), American baseball player * Henry A. Courtney Jr. (1916–1945), US Marine Corps Reserve officer during World War II and Medal of Honor recipient * Jack Courtney (disambiguation), multiple people * Jacqueline Courtney (born 1946), American actor *

Jai Courtney Jai Courtney (; born 15 March 1986) is an Australian actor. He started his career with small roles in films and television series before being cast as Charlie in the action film ''Jack Reacher'' (2012). He has gone on to star in '' A Good Day to ...

(born 1986), Australian actor *

James Courtney James Anthony Courtney (born 29 June 1980) is an Australian racing driver competing in the Repco Supercars Championship. He currently drives the No. 5 Ford Mustang GT for Tickford Racing. Courtney won the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series ...

(born 1980), Australian racing driver *

Janet E. Courtney Janet Elizabeth Courtney (born Barton-upon-Humber, 27 November 1865; died London, 24 September 1954) was an English scholar, writer and feminist. Early life She was a daughter of the Revd George Hogarth and Jane Elizabeth Uppleby; sister of the ...

(1865–1954), British scholar, writer and feminist *

Joe Courtney (politician) Joseph David Courtney (born April 6, 1953) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2007. His district encompasses most of the eastern third of the state, including Norwich and New London. A member of t ...

(born 1953), American lawyer and Democratic politician * Joel Courtney (born 1996), American film actor * John Courtney (disambiguation), multiple people *

Jon Courtney Jon Courtney is a British singer, guitarist, and keyboard player, of the rock band Pure Reason Revolution. He was also the sole songwriter (except "The Bright Ambassadors of Morning" credited to Courtney/Jong) on their first two albums. Outs ...

(1918–1997), British musician * Leonard Courtney, 1st Baron Courtney of Penwith (1832–1918), British politician and man of letters * Lou Courtney (born 1943), American musician *

Mel Courtney Melvyn Francis Courtney (born 2 October 1943) is a Nelson City Councillor and a former Labour then Independent Member of Parliament for Nelson, in the South Island of New Zealand. Early life and family Courtney was born in Christchurch on 2 ...

, New Zealand Independent politician; great-nephew of James Courtney of New Zealand *

Nicholas Courtney William Nicholas Stone Courtney (16 December 1929 – 22 February 2011) was an Egyptian-born British actor. He was known for his long-running role as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in the BBC science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. ...

(1929–2011), British television actor * Pip Courtney, Australian journalist and television presenter *

Robert Courtney Robert Courtney may refer to: * Robert Courtney (fraudster) * Robert Courtney (Paralympian) {{hndis, Courtney, Robert ...

(born 1952), American pharmacist convicted of fraud * Roger Courtney, British military officer influential in the establishment of the Special Boat Service *

Stephanie Courtney Stephanie Courtney (born February 8, 1970) is an American actress and comedian, best known for playing the advertising character Flo in television and radio commercials for Progressive Corporation beginning in 2008. Courtney is also noted fo ...

(born 1970), American actor and comedian *

Steven Courtney Steven Courtney is a British biologist and environmental policy expert. He has published extensively on bird and insect ecology, and on animal behavior. He has pioneered the use of independent scientific review as a way to solve environmental disput ...

(born 1955), British scientist * Tom Courtney (born 1933), former American athlete * Vernon Harrison Courtenay (1932–2009), Belizean politician *

William Harrison Courtney William Harrison Courtney (born July 18, 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA) is an American diplomat, having served as representative for the U.S. mostly in Eastern Europe. He was appointed by President Bill Clinton as Senior Director for Russia, ...

(born 1944), American diplomat * William Leonard Courtney (1850–1928), English author

People with the given name

Courtney was used as a given name for men beginning at least as far back as the 17th century (e.g. the British Member of Parliament Sir Courtney Pool, 1677). As a given name for women, however, it gained wide acceptance only in the years following the 1956 publication of Pamela Moore's novel "Chocolates for Breakfast", whose protagonist Courtney Farrell sometimes wishes she had been born a man.

Female

Courtney Abbot Courtney Abbot (born 15 November 1989) is a New Zealand-born actress who is known for her lead role as Maxine on the New Zealand teen situation comedy Girl vs. Boy. Born in Whakatāne and a graduate of Unitec Institute of Technology, Unitec's Sch ...

(born 1989), New Zealand actress *

Courtney Act Shane Gilberto Jenek (born 18 February 1982), better known under the stage name Courtney Act, is an Australian drag queen, singer and television personality. Courtney first came to prominence competing on the first season of ''Australian Idol' ...

(born 1982), Australian drag queen *

Courtney Adeleye Courtney Adeleye is an American entrepreneur and the CEO and founder of Mane Choice, a hair care products company. Her initial investment was $500 and the company, as of 2018, has $25 million in sales. Background and career Adeleye was raise ...

, American founder *

Courtney Marie Andrews Courtney Marie Andrews (born November 7, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter originally from Phoenix, Arizona. She released her first widely distributed and breakthrough studio album, ''Honest Life'', in 2016. From 2010 to 2011, Andrews was an ...

(born 1990), American singer-songwriter * Courtney Babcock (born 1972), Canadian runner * Courtney Banghart (born 1978), American basketball coach *

Courtney Barnett Courtney Melba Barnett (born 3 November 1987) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and musician. Known for her deadpan singing style and witty, rambling lyrics, she attracted attention with the release of her debut EP ''I've Got a Friend Calle ...

(born 1987), Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist *

Courtney Blades Courtney Lynn Blades-Rogers (born May 16, 1978) is an American, former collegiate All-American, right-handed batting softball pitcher. She was a starting pitcher for two NCAA Division I teams: the Nicholls State Colonels and later the Southe ...

(born 1978), American softball player * Courtney Bowman (born 1995), English actress * Courtney Angela Brkic (born 1972), American memoirist *

Courtney Brosnan Courtney Elizabeth Brosnan (born 10 November 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English Women's Super League club Everton. Born in the United States, she represents the Republic of Ireland women's national team. ...

(born 1995), American-Irish footballer *

Courtney Bruce Courtney Bruce (born 8 December 1993) is an Australian netball player. She was part of the Australian squad that won silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and was selected in the Australia national netball team, Australian Diamonds squad for th ...

(born 1993), Australian netball player * Courtney Bryan (composer), American composer *

Courtney Burke Courtney Burke (born September 2, 1994) is an American ice hockey defenseman. She was drafted fourth overall by the Buffalo Beauts during the 2015 NWHL Draft for the inaugural season of the National Women's Hockey League. In 2011, she helped th ...

(born 1994), American ice hockey defenseman * Cortney Casey (born 1987), American mixed martial artist *

Courtney Clarkson Courtney Clarkson (born 31 August 1991) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's competition. Clarkson was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their 16th selection and 124th overall in the 2016 A ...

(born 1991), Australian rules footballer * Courtney Clements (born 1989), American basketball player *

Courteney Cox Courteney Bass Cox (previously Courteney Cox Arquette; born June 15, 1964) is an American actress and filmmaker. She gained international recognition for her starring role as Monica Geller on the NBC sitcom '' Friends'', which aired from 199 ...

(born 1964), American actress, best known for playing a character in '' Friends'' * Courtney Cox Cole (1971-2019), American athlete * Courtney Coleman (born 1981), American basketball player * Courtney Conlogue (born 1992), American surfer * Courtney Cox (musician) (born 1989), American guitarist * Courtney Cramey (born 1985), Australian rules footballer * Courtney Rachel Culkin (born 1983), American model * Courtney Dauwalter (born 1985), American runner * Courtney Deifel (born 1980), American softball coach * Courtney Dike (born 1995), Nigerian footballer *

Courtney Duever Courtney Duever (born December 27, 1991) is an American professional basketball player. Career College Duever played college basketball at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas for the Sugar Bears in the Southland Conference ...

(born 1991), American basketball player *

Courtney Duncan (motorcyclist) Courtney Duncan (born 26 January 1996) is a New Zealand professional motocross Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. The sport evolved from motorcycle trials competitions held in the United Ki ...

(born 1996), New Zealand motorcycle racer * Courtney Eaton (born 1996), Australian model *

Courtney Ekmark Courtney Ekmark (born April 8, 1995) is an American basketball player who played college basketball at Arizona State University. She played her first two collegiate seasons for the University of Connecticut. By the time she became eligible to pl ...

(born 1995), American basketball player * Courtney Simmons Elwood (born 1968), American attorney * Courtney Enders (born 1986), American auto racer *

Courtney Field Courtney “Piccolo” Field (born ) is an Australian female track cyclist Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has b ...

(born 1997), Australian track cyclist * Courtney Fink, American art curator * Courtney Force (born 1988), American auto racer * Courtney Ford (born 1978), American actress *

Courtney Fortune Courtney Fortune is an American singer-songwriter from Seattle, Washington. Fortune is a singer, songwriter, coach and entrepreneur. She has been recognized by the John Lennon Foundation, ''Glamour'' and ''Genlux'' magazine as "America's Next B ...

, American singer-songwriter *

Courtney Frerichs Courtney Frerichs (born January 18, 1993) is an American middle-distance runner and steeplechase specialist from Nixa, Missouri, She is a three-time silver medalist in the 3000 meters steeplechase capturing silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Ga ...

(born 1993), American middle-distance runner * Courtney Friel (born 1980), American television presenter * Courtney Garrett (born 1992), American beauty pageant titleholder * Courtney George (born 1986), American curler * Courtney Gibbs (born 1966), American actress *

Courtney Guard Courtney Guard (née Stubbs, born 26 September 1991) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for Fremantle and West Coast in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Guard was drafted by Fremantle with their fourth selection and thirty-ninth over ...

(born 1991), Australian rules footballer * Courtney Gum (born 1981), Australian rules footballer *

Courtney Hadwin Courtney Hadwin is an English singer-songwriter. She rose to fame by competing prominently on ITV's '' The Voice Kids UK 2017'' and the 13th season of the NBC competition show ''America's Got Talent''. Early and personal life She lives in He ...

(born 2004), English singer-songwriter *

Courtney Hansen Courtney Hansen is an American television host/personality, syndicated columnist, published author, and former fashion model. Biography Courtney Hansen was born on October 2, 1974 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Gerald John "Jerry" and Constanc ...

(born 1974), American television host * Courtney Halverson (born 1989), American actress * Courtney Hazlett (born 1976), American columnist * Courtney Henggeler (born 1978), American actress *

Courtney Hicks Courtney Hicks (born December 15, 1995) is an American figure skater. She has won two medals on the Grand Prix series—silver at the 2015 NHK Trophy and bronze at the 2016 Rostelecom Cup—and two medals on the ISU Challenger Series. She took go ...

(born 1995), American figure skater *

Courtney Hill Courtney Winfield-Hill (; born 9 January 1987) is an Australian born sportswoman who formerly played rugby league for and Leeds Rhinos. Originally Winfield-Hill played cricket as a pace bowler for Queensland Fire and Brisbane Heat, before ...

(born 1987), Australian cricket player *

Courtney Houssos Courtney Houssos is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since the 2015 state election. She is currently Minister for Finance and Natural Resources in the Minns government. Houssos ...

, Australian politician * Courtney Rae Hudson (born 1973), American justice * Courtney Hunt (born 1964), American director * Courtney Hurley (born 1990), American fencer * Courtney Jaye (born 1978), American singer-songwriter *

Courtney Jenaé Courtney Jenaé Woolsey is an American, Los Angeles-based, singer and songwriter. Her songs are published by Sony/ATV. Courtney Jenaé co-wrote "Paradise" for Girls Generation's album, '' Lion Heart'', which reached No. 1 on Billboard's Worl ...

, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter * Courtney Jines (born 1992), American actress * Courtney Johnson (water polo) (born 1974), American water polo player * Courtney Johnston, New Zealand chief executive * Courtney Jolly (born 1986), American race car driver *

Courtney Dunbar Jones Courtney Adele Dunbar Jones (born April 18, 1978) is an American lawyer who serves as a judge of the United States Tax Court. Biography Jones earned her Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, from Hampton University and was the recipient o ...

, American judge * Courtney Jones (soccer) (born 1990), American soccer player * Cortney Jordan (born 1991), American swimmer *

Kourtney Kardashian Kourtney Mary Kardashian (born April 18, 1979) is an American media personality and socialite. In 2007, she and her family began starring in the reality television series '' Keeping Up with the Kardashians''. Its success led to the creation of ...

(born 1979), American media personality * Kourtney Keegan (born 1994), American tennis player *

Courtney A. Kemp Courtney A. Kemp (born May 4, 1977) is an American television writer and producer. She created the 2014 Starz television series franchise '' Power Universe''. She has written for such shows as '' The Good Wife'' and ''Beauty & the Beast''. Earl ...

(born 1977), American television writer * Courtney Jane Kendrick (born 1977), American blogger * Courtney Kennedy (born 1979), American ice hockey player *

Courtney Kessel Courtney Birchard (born July 14, 1989) competes for the Canadian national women's ice hockey team. She made her debut for Team Canada in the 2010 Four Nations Cup. She was drafted 6th overall by the Brampton Thunder in the 2011 CWHL Draft. Bircha ...

(born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player *

Courtney King-Dye Courtney King-Dye (born November 20, 1977) is an American equestrian. She competed in two events at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Career King-Dye became a student of Olympic equestrian Lendon Gray at age 17. She graduated from Columbia Universit ...

(born 1977), American equestrian * Kourtney Klein, American vocalist *

Courtney Knight Courtney Knight is a Canadian Paralympian athlete competing mainly in category P13 discus throw events. Knight competed in the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. There she won a silver medal in the women' ...

, Canadian Paralympics athlete * Courtney Kupets (born 1986), American gymnast * Kourtney Kunichika (born 1991), American ice hockey forward *

Cortney Lollar Cortney E. Lollar is the James and Mary Lassiter Associate Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky. She focuses on criminal law and criminal procedure, with particular attention to the intersections of criminal law, remedies, race, gender ...

, English professor *

Courtney Love Courtney Michelle Love ( née Harrison; born July 9, 1964) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actress. A figure in the alternative and grunge scenes of the 1990s, her career has spanned four decades. She rose to prominence a ...

(born 1964), American rock musician and actress *

Courteney Lowe Courteney Lowe (born 26 March 1991) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cy ...

(born 1991), New Zealand professional racing cyclist *

Courtney MacIntosh Courtney MacIntosh (born December 12, 1983 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a Canadian rower from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. At the 2006 Commonwealth Rowing Championships, she won two silver medals for Canada. She was a gold medalist at the 2009 ...

(born 1983), Canadian rower *

Cortney Mansour Cortney Mansour or Mansourová (born December 15, 1994) is a Canadian-Czech ice dancer. With Michal Češka, she has won four international medals and three national titles. The two have reached the final segment at three ISU Championships. Ea ...

(born 1994), Canadian-Czech ice dancer *

Courtney Marsh Courtney Marsh is an American film director best known for her documentary ''Chau, Beyond the Lines'' for which she received an Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) nomination at the 88th Academy Awards, with Jerry Franck. Filmogr ...

(born 1986), American film director * Courtney E. Martin (born 1979), American author *

Courtney Mathewson Courtney Lynn Kaiulani Mathewson (born September 14, 1986) is an American water polo player, part of the US team that won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She played water polo for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Br ...

(born 1986), American water polo player * Courtney McCool (born 1988), American gymnast * Courtney McGregor (born 1998), New Zealand gymnast *

Courtney Meldrum Courtney L. Pugmire Meldrum (born January 31, 1977) is a long-distance runner from the United States, who specializes mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She is a former world record holder in this obstacle race, clocking 10:23.47 on June 23, 1 ...

(born 1977), American long-distance runner * Courtney Sina Meredith (born 1986), New Zealand poet *

Courtney Milan Courtney Milan, a pseudonym for Heidi Bond, is a bestselling American author of historical and contemporary romance novels. After releasing her first few books under a traditional publishing contract, Milan has self-published more recent works. ...

(born 1976), American author * Courtney A. Miller, American neuroscientist *

Courtney Allison Moulton Courtney Allison Moulton (born August 18, 1986) is an American fantasy author. She wrote the acclaimed and bestselling ''Angelfire'' which was published by Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins HarperCollins Publishers LLC is one ...

(born 1986), American author * Courteney Munn (born 1998), Australian rules footballer * Courtney Boyd Myers (born 1984), American journalist * Courtney Nagle (born 1982), American professional tennis player * Courtney Neron, American politician *

Courtney Niemiec Courtney Tole (; born April 13, 1992) is an American women's soccer coach for the La Salle Explorers women's soccer team, and a retired professional soccer player who last played as a defender for the North Carolina Courage of the National Wom ...

(born 1992), American soccer player * Courtney Okolo (born 1994), American athletics competitor *

Kortney Olson Kortney Olson (born 9 November 1981) is an American-Australian bodybuilder, personal trainer, and athlete. Biography Olson is a native of Humboldt County in Northern California, and grew up attending St. Bernard's High School in Eureka, Cal ...

(born 1981), American-born bodybuilder and athlete * Cortney Palm (born 1987), American actress * Courtney Paris (born 1987), American basketball player * Courtney Parker (born 1985), American singer living in Greece * Courtney Peldon (born 1981), American television and film actress *

Courtney C. Radsch Courtney Radsch (born 1979) is an American journalist, author and advocate for freedom of expression. She is the author of ''Cyberactivism and Citizen Journalism in Egypt: Digital Dissidence and Political Change'' and worked as the advocacy directo ...

(born 1979), American journalist *

Courtney Raetzman Courtney Raetzman (born April 9, 1994) is an American soccer midfielder player who previously played for Chicago Red Stars in the NWSL. Career After four years playing at the University of Kentucky, Raetzman was drafted by Chicago Red Stars wi ...

(born 1994), American soccer player * Courtney Reed (born 1985), American actress *

Courtney Rush Holly Letkeman (born November 29, 1983) is a Canadian professional wrestler and actress currently signed to Impact Wrestling under the ring name Rosemary. She is a former Impact Knockouts Champion and a current and three-time Impact Knockouts W ...

(born 1983), Canadian professional wrestler * Courtney Ryan (born 1990), American basketball player *

Courtney Sarault Courtney Lee Sarault (born April 24, 2000) is a Canadian short track speed skater. Career Junior Sarault competed at the 2015 Canada Games at the age of 14. She placed 30th, 8th, and 7th in 500m, 1000m and 1500m, respectively, and won a silver ...

(born 2000), Canadian short track speed skater * Courtney Schulhoff (born 1987), American prisoner * Courtney Shealy (born 1977), American swimmer * Courtney Sheinmel (born 1977), American author * Courtney Simon (born 1946), American writer *

Courtney Sixx Nikki Sixx (born Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna Jr.; December 11, 1958) is an American musician, best known as the co-founder, bassist, and primary songwriter of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. Prior to forming Mötley Crüe, Sixx was a me ...

(born 1985), American model * Courtney Stodden (born 1994), American television personality * Courtney Summers (born 1986), Canadian writer * Courtney Sweetman-Kirk (born 1990), English footballer * Courtney Tairi (born 1988), New Zealand netball player *

Courtney Thomas Courtney Elizabeth Thomas, (born October 30, 1988) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from the village of Sigel in Eldred Township Pennsylvania who was named Miss Pennsylvania 2010. Biography Thomas won the title of Miss Pennsylvania on ...

(born 1988), American beauty pageant titleholder *

Courtney Thompson Courtney Lynn Thompson (born November 4, 1984) is an American former professional volleyball player who played as a setter for the United States women's national volleyball team. She won the 2005 national championship while playing for the Univ ...

(born 1984), American volleyball player *

Courtney Thorne-Smith Courtney Thorne-Smith (born November 8, 1967) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Alison Parker on ''Melrose Place'', Georgia Thomas on '' Ally McBeal'', Cheryl Mabel in ''According to Jim'' and her recurring role on ...

(born 1967), American actress * Courtney Thorpe (born 1990), Australian beauty pageant titleholder * Cortney Tidwell (born 1972), American singer-songwriter * Courtney Turner (born 1994), American ice hockey player *

Courtney Vandersloot Courtney Vandersloot (born February 8, 1989) is an American and Hungarian basketball point guard for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Sopron Basket in the Hungarian National Championship. The thir ...

(born 1989), American basketball player * Courtney Verloo (born 1991), American soccer player *

Cortnee Vine Cortnee Brooke Vine (born 9 April 1998) is an Australian soccer player who plays for Sydney FC, having previously played for the Western Sydney Wanderers, the Brisbane Roar and the Newcastle Jets, all in the W-League. She represented Australi ...

(born 1998), Australian soccer player * Courtney Wakefield (born 1987), Australian rules footballer *

Courtney Watson (politician) Mary Courtney Watson (born September 8, 1962) is a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates. She was previously a member of the Howard County Council from 2006 to 2014, and she was a member of the Howard County Board of Education f ...

(born 1962), Democratic politician * Courtney Webb (sportswoman) (born 1999), Australian rules footballer * Courtney Wetzel (born 1989), American soccer player * Courtney Williams (basketball) (born 1994), American basketball player * Courtney Winsloe (born 1987), New Zealand cricketer *

Kortney Wilson Kortney Wilson (born February 8, 1979 as Kortney Galerno) is a Canadian actress, country music singer, real estate professional, designer, and television presenter, best known as cohost with her former husband Dave Wilson of home renovation progra ...

(born c. 1979), Canadian country music singer *

Courtney Young (librarian) Courtney Young is an American librarian and scholar, who served as the president of the American Library Association for the 2014–2015 year. On June 30, 2015, her term as ALA President ended, and she passed the title on to Sari Feldman. Educa ...

, American librarian * Courtney Yamada-Anderson (born 1980), American skeleton racer *

Courtney Zablocki Courtney Zablocki (born January 28, 1981) is an American luger who competed on the World Cup luge circuit from 1997 to 2010 and competed in eight World Championships. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of fourth place in t ...

(born 1981), American luger

Male

* Courtney Alexander (born 1977), American basketball player *

Courtney Anderson Courtney Jerome Anderson Sr. (born November 19, 1980) is a former American football tight end. Born in Greenville, Texas, Anderson attended high school in Richmond, California and played college football at Contra Costa College and San Jose State ...

(born 1980), American football player * Courtney B. Vance (born 1960), American actor *Sir

Courtney Blackman Sir Courtney Newlands McLaurin Blackman, KA (6 March 1933 – 16 March 2021) was a Barbadian economist, international business consultant, and diplomat. He served as the first Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados from 1972 to 1987. At t ...

, Barbadian economist, business consultant and diplomat *

Cortney Lance Bledsoe Cortney Lance Bledsoe (born May 14, 1976) is an American writer, poet, and book reviewer. He has published eight books and hundreds of short stories, poems, essays, short plays, and reviews in many literary journals and anthologies. Bledsoe ha ...

(born 1976), American writer *

Edward Courtney Boyle Rear Admiral Edward Courtney Boyle, VC (23 March 1883 – 16 December 1967) was a Royal Navy officer and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and ...

(1883–1967), English recipient of the Victoria Cross * Courtney Brown, American social scientist and proponent of remote viewing * Courtney Brown (born 1978), American football player *

Kourtney Brown Kourtney Eugene Brown (born February 9, 1984) is a Bahamian- American actor, television host, model and visual artist. He is best known for starring in Twentieth Century Fox's My Network TV game show, '' My Games Fever''. Biography Kourt ...

(born 1988), American football outside linebacker * Courtney Browne (born 1970), West Indian cricketer *

Kortney Clemons Kortney Clemons (born June 23, 1980)

Charles Courtney Curran (1861–1942), American Impressionist painter *

William Courtney Dowling William Courtney Dowling (; born April 5, 1944, in Warner, New Hampshire) is University Distinguished Professor of English and American Literature emeritus at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, specializing in 18th-century English l ...

(born 1944), American author and social critic *

Courtney Gains Courtney Gains (born August 22, 1965) is an American character actor best known for his portrayal of Malachai in the 1984 horror movie ''Children of the Corn''. Career Gains achieved success during the 1980s with a variety of roles in films suc ...

(born 1965), American actor *

Courtenay Gonsalves Courtney Alexander Gonsalves (31 August 1950 – 31 March 2013) was a Guyana, Guyanese cricketer who played a single first-class cricket, first-class match for Essequibo cricket team, Essequibo in the final of the 1980–81 inter-county Guystac T ...

(1950–2013), Guyanese cricketer *

Lawrence Courtney Haines Lawrence Courtney Haines (or Courtney-Haines) (c.1920–1996) was an Australian ornithologist, oologist and taxidermist. He instigated and cofounded the Gould League's Bird Watchers' Club in New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = N ...

(known as Courtney) (c.1920-1996), Australian ornithologist *

Courtney Hall Courtney Caeser Hall (August 26, 1968 – April 29, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a center and guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Diego Chargers and spent the 1998 preseason with the Denver B ...

(1968-2021), American football player * Kortney Hause (born 1995), English footballer * Courtney Hodges (1887–1966), United States Army general * Courtney Lawes (born 1989), English rugby union player * Courtney Lee (born 1985), American basketball player *

Courtney Lewis Courtney Lewis (born 29 May 1984, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a British conductor. Biography Lewis was a pupil at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution. He attended the University of Cambridge, during which time he studied composition with ...

(born 1984), British conductor * Courtney Murphy (born 1979), contestant in the 2004 season of the Australian reality television series ''Australian Idol'' * John Courtney Murray (1904–1967), Jesuit theologian *

Courtney Pine Courtney Pine, (born 18 March 1964), is a British jazz musician, who was the principal founder in the 1980s of the black British band the Jazz Warriors. Although known primarily for his saxophone playing, Pine is a multi-instrumentalist, also ...

(born 1964), British jazz musician *

Courtney Pitt Courtney Leon Pitt (born 17 December 1981) is an English retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He previously played for Portsmouth, Luton Town, Coventry City, Oxford United, Boston United, Cambridge United, York City, Weymouth and AFC ...

(born 1981), English footballer * Courtney Roby (born 1983), American football player * Courtney Senior (born 1997), English footballer * Courtney Solomon (born 1971), Canadian film director *

Courtney Taylor-Taylor Courtney A. Taylor (born July 20, 1967), known as Courtney Taylor-Taylor, is an American singer-songwriter from Portland, Oregon. He is the lead singer and guitarist of alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols, a band he co-founded. Taylor-Taylor ...

(born 1967), American songwriter, singer and guitarist *

Courtney Walsh Courtney Andrew Walsh OJ (born 30 October 1962) is a former Jamaican cricketer who represented the West Indies from 1984 to 2001, captaining the West Indies in 22 Test matches. He is a fast bowler and considered one of the all-time greats, bes ...

(born 1962), West Indian cricketer * Courtney Watson (born 1980), American football player * Courtney Whitney (1897–1969), American lawyer and Army commander *

Kortney Ryan Ziegler Kortney Ryan Ziegler (born December 15, 1981) is an American entrepreneur, filmmaker, visual artist, blogger, writer, and scholar based in Oakland, California. His artistic and academic work focuses on queer/trans issues, body image, racialized s ...

(born 1980), American filmmaker

Fictional characters

* Courtney Chetwynde, from D.J. MacHale's '' Pendragon'' series * Courtney Crimsen, a character in the novel and Netflix TV series ''

13 Reasons Why ''13 Reasons Why'' is an American teen drama television series developed for Netflix by Brian Yorkey and based on the 2007 novel '' Thirteen Reasons Why'' by author Jay Asher. The series revolves around high school student Clay Jensen ( Dylan ...

'' * Courtney Crumrin, character in a comic book series written and illustrated by Ted Naifeh and released through Oni Press * Courtney Farrell, protagonist of the 1956 best-seller '' Chocolates for Breakfast'' by Pamela Moore * Courtney Gripling, character in the Nickelodeon animated series '' As Told By Ginger'' * Courtney Haine, aka Sergeant Hatred, a character in the adult animated series '' The Venture Bros.'' * Courtney Heironimus, mobile suit pilot from the ''

Gundam is a Japanese military fiction media franchise. Created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Sunrise (now Bandai Namco Filmworks), the franchise features giant robots, or mecha, with the name "Gundam". The franchise began on April 7, 1979, with '' Mo ...

'' franchise * Courtney Krieger, aka

Cover Girl A cover girl is a woman whose photograph features on the front cover of a magazine. She may be a model, celebrity or entertainer. The term would generally not be used to describe a casual, once-off appearance by a person on the cover of a maga ...

, a character in the ''

G.I. Joe ''G.I. Joe'' is an American media franchise and a line of action figures owned and produced by the toy company Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier ( U.S. Army), ...

'' franchise * Courtney Matthews, heroine on the ABC soap opera '' General Hospital'' * Courtney Mitchell, a character in the British soap opera '' EastEnders'' * Courtney Ross, aka Saturnyne, a character from Marvel Comics *

Courtney Whitmore Courtney Elizabeth Whitmore, known as Stargirl (often called Stars or Star), is a superhero created by Geoff Johns and Lee Moder who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character's name, appearance, and personality were pa ...

, aka Stargirl, from DC Comics * Courtney Lane, a character from the 2009 musical television film '' Spectacular!'' * Courtney, a character from the Canadian animated series ''

Total Drama ''Total Drama'' (often shortened as ''TD'') is a Canadian animated television series created by Jennifer Pertsch and Tom McGillis that premiered on Teletoon in Canada on July 8, 2007, and on Cartoon Network in the U.S. on June 5, 2008. The s ...

'' * Courtney, a character in the series '' The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder'' *

Courtney Shayne Courtney Alice Shayne is a fictional character who appears in the 1999 film '' Jawbreaker'', portrayed by actress Rose McGowan. Storyline Courtney Shayne is the manipulative, self-entitled, cruel and vindictive leader of an all-female quartet in ...

, antagonist in the film ''Jawbreaker''

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