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Dudley Dudley is a large market town and administrative centre in the county of West Midlands, England, southeast of Wolverhampton and northwest of Birmingham. Historically an exclave of Worcestershire, the town is the administrative centre of the ...

in West Midlands, England. Notable people with the surname include: * Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick (c. 1530 – 1590), English general and patron of moderate Puritanism *

Andrew Dudley Sir Andrew Dudley, KG (c. 1507 – 1559) was an English soldier, courtier, and diplomat. A younger brother of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, he served in Henry VIII's navy and obtained court offices under Edward VI. In 1547 ...

(c. 1507 – 1559), English soldier and courtier *

Anne Dudley Anne Jennifer Dudley (née Beckingham; born 7 May 1956) is an English composer, keyboardist, conductor and pop musician. She was the first BBC Concert Orchestra's Composer in Association in 2001. She has worked in the classical and pop genr ...

(born 1956), English composer and pop musician * Anne Dudley, maiden name of American poet

Anne Bradstreet Anne Bradstreet ( née Dudley; March 8, 1612 – September 16, 1672) was the most prominent of early English poets of North America and first writer in England's North American colonies to be published. She is the first Puritan figure in ...

(c. 1612 – 1672) *

Benjamin Winslow Dudley Benjamin Winslow Dudley (1785-1870) was an American surgeon and academic in Kentucky, United States. Trained at the University of Pennsylvania, in London, and in Paris, he performed hundreds of lithotomy, trephinations and treated aneurysms. In his ...

(1785–1870), American surgeon and academic in Kentucky. *

Bill Dudley William McGarvey "Bullet Bill" Dudley (December 24, 1921 – February 4, 2010) was an American professional football player in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, and Washington Redskins. He was inducte ...

(1921–2010), American football player * Billy Dudley (1931–1980), Nigerian political scientist *

Bob Dudley Robert Warren Dudley (born September 14, 1955) is an American-born businessman who is a former group chief executive of BP. He had been president and chief executive of TNK-BP and on June 18, 2010, was assigned to be BP executive in charge of t ...

(born 1955), Chief Executive Officer of BP * Carl Dudley (1910–1973), American film director and producer * Charles Benjamin Dudley (1842–1909), American chemist *

Chris Dudley Christen Guilford Dudley (born February 22, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player and politician. He played 886 games across 16 seasons in the NBA for the Cleveland Cavaliers, New Jersey Nets, Portland Trail Blazers, New ...

(born 1965), American basketball player * Dave Dudley (1928–2003), American country singer * Doc Dudley (1894–1975), Negro league baseball player * Doris Dudley (1917-1965), American actress * Dudd Dudley (1600–1684), pioneer English metallurgist *

Ed Dudley Edward Bishop Dudley (February 19, 1901 – October 25, 1963) was an American professional golfer active in the late 1920s and 1930s. He was given the nickname of "Big Ed" in acknowledgment of his frame. Biography Born in Brunswick, Georgia, ...

(1901–1963), American golfer *

Edmund Dudley Edmund Dudley (c. 1462Gunn 2010 or 1471/147217 August 1510) was an English administrator and a financial agent of King Henry VII. He served as a leading member of the Council Learned in the Law, Speaker of the House of Commons and Presi ...

(c. 1462 or 1471/1472–1510), English politician in the Tudor period * Edward Bishop Dudley (1789–1855), American politician, 28th governor of North Carolina *

Ernest Dudley Vivian Ernest Coltman-Allen (23 July 1908 – 1 February 2006), known professionally as Ernest Dudley, was an English actor, dramatist, novelist, journalist and screenwriter. Biography Personal life Vivian Ernest Coltman-Allen was born in ...

(1908–2006), British writer *

George Dudley George Samuel Dudley (April 19, 1894 – May 8, 1960) was a Canadian ice hockey administrator. He joined the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) executive in 1928, served as its president from 1934 to 1936, and as its treasurer from 1936 to 1960 ...

(1894–1960), Canadian ice hockey administrator and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee *

Lord Guildford Dudley Lord Guildford Dudley (also spelt Guilford) ( 1535 – 12 February 1554) was an English nobleman who was married to Lady Jane Grey. King Edward VI had declared her his heir, and she occupied the English throne from 10 July until 19 Ju ...

(c. 1535 – 1554), husband of Lady Jane Grey * Helena Dudley (1858–1932) American social worker, labor organizer, and pacifist * Henry Sutton Dudley (1517–1568), English soldier, sailor, diplomat, and conspirator *

Homer Dudley Homer W. Dudley (14 November 1896– 18 September 1980) was a pioneering electronic and acoustic engineer who created the first electronic voice synthesizer for Bell Labs in the 1930s and led the development of a method of sending secure voice tra ...

(1896–1987), American inventor of the vocoder. *

James Dudley James Dudley (May 12, 1910 – June 1, 2004) was an American baseball player, professional wrestling manager, and professional wrestling executive. He played Negro league baseball for nine years but is best known for his time with the World W ...

(1910–2004), American baseball player and professional wrestling manager and executive * James B. Dudley (1859–1925), president of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University * Jane Dudley (1912–2001), American dancer, choreographer and teacher *

Jane Dudley, Duchess of Northumberland Jane Dudley, Duchess of Northumberland ( Guildford; 1508/1509 – 15 or 22 January 1555) was an English courtier. She was the wife of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, and mother of Guildford Dudley and Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leices ...

(1508/1509–1555), wife of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland * Janet Dudley-Eshbach, President of Salisbury University, Maryland * Jared Dudley (born 1985), American basketball player * Jimmy Dudley (1909–1999), American sportscaster * John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1504–1553), English general, admiral and politician noted for trying to place Lady Jane Grey on the throne of England *

John Dudley, 2nd Earl of Warwick John Dudley, 2nd Earl of Warwick, KB (1527(?) – 21 October 1554) was an English nobleman and the heir of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, leading minister and regent under King Edward VI from 1550–1553. As his father's career ...

(c. 1527 – 1554), son of the 1st Duke of Northumberland *

Joseph Dudley Joseph Dudley (September 23, 1647 – April 2, 1720) was a colonial administrator, a native of Roxbury in Massachusetts Bay Colony, and the son of one of its founders. He had a leading role in the administration of the Dominion of New England ...

(1647–1720), a colonial governor of Massachusetts, son of Thomas Dudley *

Katherine Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon Katherine Hastings (née Dudley), Countess of Huntingdon (c. 1538 or 1543–1545 – 14 August 1620) was an English noblewoman. She was the youngest surviving daughter of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland and his wife, ...

(died 1620), daughter of the 1st Duke of Northumberland * Margaret Johnson Erwin Dudley (1821–1863), American plantation owner * Marion Dudley (1972–2006), American murderer * Mary Dudley, Lady Sidney (c. 1530–1586), English lady-in-waiting, mother of Sir Philip Sydney * Sir Matthew Dudley (1661–1721), English politician *

Nathan Dudley Nathan Augustus Monroe Dudley (August 20, 1825 – April 29, 1910) was a soldier who served as a colonel of Volunteers and sometimes as an acting brigadier general of Volunteers for the Union Army during the American Civil War. He later served ...

(1825–1910), acting brigadier general for the Union Army in the American Civil War * Owen Francis Dudley (1882–1952) English novelist and Priest * Paul Dudley (jurist) (1675–1751), Attorney General of Massachusetts, son of Joseph Dudley * Paul Dudley (American football) (born 1939) *

Peter Dudley Peter Dudley (21 June 1935 – 20 October 1983) was an English character actor best known for his role as Bert Tilsley in the ITV television series ''Coronation Street''; a role he played continuously from 1979 until his death in 1 ...

(1935–1983), English character actor * Richard M. Dudley (1938–2020), mathematics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology * Robert Charles Dudley (1826–1900), British painter. * Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532–1588), favourite and suitor of Queen Elizabeth I * Robert Dudley (explorer) (1574–1649), English explorer and cartographer * Roger Dudley (between 1535 and 1545–1586?/1590), English soldier * Sherman H. Dudley (1872–1940), American vaudeville performer and producer, theater owner * Terence Dudley (1919–1988), British television director and producer * Theodore Robert Dudley (1936–1944), American botanist *

Thomas Dudley Thomas Dudley (12 October 157631 July 1653) was a New England colonial magistrate who served several terms as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Dudley was the chief founder of Newtowne, later Cambridge, Massachusetts, and built the tow ...

(1576–1653), colonial magistrate and governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony *

Underwood Dudley Underwood Dudley (born January 6, 1937) is an American mathematician. His popular works include several books describing crank mathematics by people who think they have squared the circle or done other impossible things. Career Dudley was bo ...

(born 1937), American mathematician * Uriah Dudley (1852–1909), mine manager in Australia *

William Dudley (colonel) William Dudley (1766 – May 5, 1813) was a colonel in the 13th Regiment of the Kentucky Militia during the War of 1812. He was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia to Robert and Joyce (Gayle) Dudley. He married Lucy Smith on August 23, 1792. Life i ...

(1766–1813), Kentucky militia officer in the War of 1812 * William Dudley (bishop) (died 1483), Bishop of Durham *

William C. Dudley William C. Dudley (born 1953) is an American economist who served as the president of Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 2009 to 2018 and as vice-chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee. He was appointed to the position on January 27, 2 ...

(born 1952), economist at the New York Federal Reserve *

William Edward Dudley Sir William Edward Dudley (29 May 1868 – 7 May 1938) was an administrator in the British co-operative movement and a local politician. He lived in Runcorn, Cheshire, throughout his life and, after working with Bridgewater Navigation, he join ...

(1868–1938), administrator in the British co-operative movement * William S. Dudley (born 1936), U.S. naval historian *

William Wade Dudley William Wade Dudley (August 27, 1842 – December 15, 1909) was an American lawyer, politician, and Union Army officer in the American Civil War. He was United States Commissioner of Pensions under presidents James A. Garfield and Chester ...

(1842–1909), American soldier, lawyer and politician * Members of

The Dudley Brothers The Dudley Brothers were a professional wrestling stable active in Extreme Championship Wrestling between 1995 and 1999. The gimmick of the group was that, despite their obvious differences in physical appearance and race, the members were all s ...

, a professional wrestling stable (all American, with real names next to their lifespans): **

Big Dick Dudley Alexander Rizzo (January 12, 1968 – May 16, 2002) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Big Dick Dudley. Rizzo was best known for his appearances with the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based professional wrestling pr ...

(1968–2002; Alex Rizzo) **

Bubba Ray Dudley Mark LoMonaco (born July 14, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and Impact Wrestling under the ring name Bully Ray. He was previously known as one-half of The Dudley Boyz tag te ...

(born 1971; Mark LoMonaco) ** Chubby Dudley (born c. 1970; Bay Ragni) **

D-Von Dudley Devon Hughes (born August 1, 1972) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he works backstage as a producer. Hughes wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from 1995 to 1999 and for the WWF/E ...

(born 1972; Devon Hughes) **

Dances with Dudley Adolfo Bermudez is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1995 to 1996 as a member of the Dudley family under the ring name Dances with Dudley (sometimes abbreviated to D.W. D ...

(born c. 1970; Adolfo Bermudez) **

Dudley Dudley (wrestler) Jeffrey Bradley (born 1973) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1995 as a member of the Dudley Brothers under the ring name Dudley Dudley. Early life Bradley was bo ...

(born 1968; Jeff Bradley) ** Sign Guy Dudley (born 1970; Lou D'Angeli), wrestling manager and later a marketing executive outside of wrestling **

Snot Dudley Michael Deek (born June 21, 1970) is an American professional wrestler, currently wrestling on the independent circuit under the ring name Anthony Michaels. He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling as a member of Th ...

(born 1970; Michael Deek) **

Spike Dudley Matthew Jonathan Hyson (born August 13, 1970) is an American retired professional wrestler best known for his tenure in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as Spike Dudley. Prior to WWE, Hyson began performing as Spike Dudley in the 1990s with E ...

(born 1970; Matthew Hyson)

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