first name
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Gregory derives from the
Latin
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name "
Gregorius
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", which came from the
late Greek
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name "Γρηγόριος" (Grēgórios) meaning "watchful, alert" (derived from Greek "γρηγoρεῖν" "grēgorein" meaning "to watch"). This traditional meaning may be disputed, however, as modern dictionaries translate Γρήγορε (Gregore) as “swift, quick,” while “watchful, alert” are translated as “προσεκτικός” or “άγρυπνος.”
Through
folk etymology
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, the name also became associated with Latin ''grex'' (stem ''greg–'') meaning "flock" or "herd". This association with a
shepherd
A shepherd or sheepherder is a person who tends, herds, feeds, or guards flocks of sheep. ''Shepherd'' derives from Old English ''sceaphierde (''sceap'' 'sheep' + ''hierde'' 'herder'). ''Shepherding is one of the world's oldest occupations, i ...
who diligently guides his flock contributed to the name's popularity among
monk
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s and
pope
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s.
Sixteen
popes
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and two
antipopes
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have used the name Gregorius, starting with
Pope Gregory I
Pope Gregory I ( la, Gregorius I; – 12 March 604), commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great, was the bishop of Rome from 3 September 590 to his death. He is known for instigating the first recorded large-scale mission from Rome, the Gregori ...
(Gregory the Great). It is tied with Benedict as the second-most popular name for popes, after
John
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Secon ...
.
Although the name was uncommon in the early 20th century, after the popularity of the actor Gregory Peck it became one of the ten most common male names in the United States in the 1950s and has remained popular since.
Name days
The Roman Catholic Church traditionally held the feast of Saint Gregory (the Great) on March 12, but changed it to September 3 in 1969. March 12 remains the
name day
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for Gregory in most countries.
Gregory the Theologian (also known as
Gregory of Nazianzus
Gregory of Nazianzus ( el, Γρηγόριος ὁ Ναζιανζηνός, ''Grēgorios ho Nazianzēnos''; ''Liturgy of the Hours'' Volume I, Proper of Saints, 2 January. – 25 January 390,), also known as Gregory the Theologian or Gregory N ...
) is one of the
Three Hierarchs
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(Ancient Greek: Οἱ Τρεῖς Ἱεράρχαι; Greek: Οι Τρεις Ιεράρχες). The other two are Basil the Great, also known as
Basil of Caesarea
Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great ( grc, Ἅγιος Βασίλειος ὁ Μέγας, ''Hágios Basíleios ho Mégas''; cop, Ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ Ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲟⲥ; 330 – January 1 or 2, 379), was a bishop of Ca ...
and
John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom (; gr, Ἰωάννης ὁ Χρυσόστομος; 14 September 407) was an important Early Church Father who served as archbishop of Constantinople. He is known for his homilies, preaching and public speaking, his denunciat ...
.
All three have separate feast days in January: Basil on January 1, Gregory on January 25, and Chrysostom on January 27.
Grigor Grigor is a masculine given name and a surname. Variants include Gregory, Gregor, Grigori, Grigory, and in Western Armenian as Krikor.
People with the given name
* Grigor III Pahlavuni (1093-1166), Armenian catholicos
* Grigor Artsruni (1845-1892 ...
'', ''Gërgur''
*
Amharic
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Arabic
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Armenian
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* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...
Krikor Krikor is a Western Armenian given name, equivalent to Eastern Armenian given name Grigor and the English equivalent Gregory and its variants in different languages. A diminutive of the name is Koko.
Notable people with the name include:
Religi ...
Grigor Grigor is a masculine given name and a surname. Variants include Gregory, Gregor, Grigori, Grigory, and in Western Armenian as Krikor.
People with the given name
* Grigor III Pahlavuni (1093-1166), Armenian catholicos
* Grigor Artsruni (1845-1892 ...
Bengali
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*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
** Bengali alphabet, the w ...
: গ্রেগরি (Grēgari)
*
Bulgarian
Bulgarian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria
* Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group
* Bulgarian language, a Slavic language
* Bulgarian alphabet
* A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria
* Bul ...
: (''
Grigor Grigor is a masculine given name and a surname. Variants include Gregory, Gregor, Grigori, Grigory, and in Western Armenian as Krikor.
People with the given name
* Grigor III Pahlavuni (1093-1166), Armenian catholicos
* Grigor Artsruni (1845-1892 ...
'')
*
Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
* Catalan language, a Romance language
* Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia
Places
* 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...
: ''Gregori''
*
Chinese
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* Something related to China
* Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...
Czech
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* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus'
Places
* Czech, ...
: ''Řehoř''
*
Danish
Danish may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark
People
* A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark
* Culture of Denmark
* Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...
: ''Gregers''
*
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
: ''Gregoor'', ''Gregorius''
*
English
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* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
Greg Greg is a masculine given name, and often a shortened form of the given name Gregory. Greg (more commonly spelled " Gregg") is also a surname.
People with the name
*Greg Abbott (disambiguation), multiple people
*Greg Abel (born 1961/1962), Canadi ...
Finnish
Finnish may refer to:
* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
: ''Reijo'' or ''Reko''
* French: ''Grégory'' or ''
Grégoire
Grégoire is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname / Family name
*Alexandre Grégoire (1922–2001), Haitian painter
* Augustus Gregoire (1936–1972), Dominican cricketer
*Christine Gregoire (born 1947), ...
''
*
Georgian
Georgian may refer to:
Common meanings
* Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country)
** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group
** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians
**Georgian scripts, three scrip ...
: გრიგოლი (''Grigoli'', ''Grigori'')
*
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
** Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
: ''Gregor''
*
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
: Γρηγόριος (''
Grigorios Grigorios or Gregorios ( el, Γρηγόριος “watchful; alert; awake”, from ''ἐγρήγορᾰ'' ), and the variant Grigoris (Γρηγόρης), are the Greek forms of the name Gregory. It can refer to:
* Grigoris (catholicos), 4th-centu ...
Gujarati
Gujarati may refer to:
* something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India
* Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat
* Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them
* Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub ...
: ગ્રેગરી (''Grēgarī'')
*
Hebrew
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: גרגורי
*
Hindi
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Indonesian
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* Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia
** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago
** Indonesian ...
: ''Gregorius''
*
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
: ''Gréagóir''
*
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
: ''Guregori'' (グレゴリー)
*
Kannada
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: ಗ್ರೆಗೊರಿ (''Gregori'')
*
Korean
Korean may refer to:
People and culture
* Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula
* Korean cuisine
* Korean culture
* Korean language
**Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl
**Korean dialects and the Jeju language
** ...
: 그레고리오 (''Geulegolio'')
*
Latin
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Marathi
Marathi may refer to:
*Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India
*Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people
*Palaiosouda, also known as Marathi, a small island in Greece
See also
*
* ...
Norwegian
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to:
*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
* Demographics of Norway
*The Norwegian language, including ...
: ''Greger'' or ''Gregers''
*
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
: گرگوری
*
Polish
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles
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Portuguese
Portuguese may refer to:
* anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal
** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
** Portuguese language, a Romance language
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** Portu ...
: ''Gregório''
*
Romanian
Romanian may refer to:
*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
**Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
*** Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
** Romanian cuisine, tradition ...
: ''
Grigore Grigore, the equivalent of Gregory (given name), Gregory, is a Romanian-language first name. It may refer to:
*Grigore Alexandrescu (1810–1885), Romanian poet and translator
*Grigore Antipa (1866–1944), Romanian Darwinist biologist, ichthyologi ...
'' or ''Gligor''
*
Russian
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including:
*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
: (''Grigoriy'', ''Grigori'', ''
Grigory Grigory, Grigori and Grigoriy are Russian language, Russian masculine given names.
It may refer to watcher angels or more specifically to Watcher (angel)#Grigori, the egrḗgoroi or Watcher angels.
Grigory
* Grigory Baklanov (1923–2009), Russ ...
Grigorije Grigorije ( sr-cyr, Григорије) is a Serbian masculine given name, a variant of Greek ''Grēgorios'' (, la, Gregorius, English: Gregory) meaning "watchful, alert". It has been used in Serbian society since the Middle Ages. It may refer to: ...
(Григорије), Gligorije (Глигорије), or Grgur (Гргур)
* Slovak: ,
* Slovene: ' or '
*
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
: ''Greger''
*
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
: கிரிகோரி (''Kirikōri'')
*
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
S ...
: గ్రెగొరీ (''Gregorī'')
*
Thai
Thai or THAI may refer to:
* Of or from Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia
** Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand
** Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand
*** Thai script
*** Thai (Unicode block ...
: เกรกอรี or เกรกกอรี (''Gregori'', ''Greggori'', ''Krekori'', ''Krekkori'')
* Turkish:
Krikor Krikor is a Western Armenian given name, equivalent to Eastern Armenian given name Grigor and the English equivalent Gregory and its variants in different languages. A diminutive of the name is Koko.
Notable people with the name include:
Religi ...
or
Grigor Grigor is a masculine given name and a surname. Variants include Gregory, Gregor, Grigori, Grigory, and in Western Armenian as Krikor.
People with the given name
* Grigor III Pahlavuni (1093-1166), Armenian catholicos
* Grigor Artsruni (1845-1892 ...
*
Ukrainian
Ukrainian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
* Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine
* So ...
: Григорій (''Hryhoriy''), Гриць(ко) (''Hryts(ko)'')
*
Welsh
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...
: ''
Grigor Grigor is a masculine given name and a surname. Variants include Gregory, Gregor, Grigori, Grigory, and in Western Armenian as Krikor.
People with the given name
* Grigor III Pahlavuni (1093-1166), Armenian catholicos
* Grigor Artsruni (1845-1892 ...
''
*
Yiddish
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Patriarch Gregory (disambiguation) Patriarch Gregory or Catholicos Gregory may refer to:
; Constantinople
* Gregory of Nazianzus, Patriarch in 379–381
* Gregory II of Constantinople, Patriarch in 1283–1289
* Gregory III of Constantinople, Patriarch in 1443–1450
* Gregory IV of ...
*
Saint Gregory (disambiguation) Saint Gregory, also Pope Gregory I or Gregory the Dialogist (c. 540 – 604), was Pope from 590 until his death.
Saint Gregory may also refer to:
* Gregory Thaumaturgus, (Gregory the Wonderworker), or Gregory of Neocaesarea (died 270)
* Gregory of ...
*
Gregory Asbestas Gregory Asbestas ( el, Γρηγόριος Ἀσβεστᾶς, ) was an influential bishop from Syracuse, who served thrice as Archbishop of Syracuse (844 – ca. 852/3, 858–867, and 877–878/9) and later (879–880) as metropolitan bishop of Nica ...
(), archbishop of Syracuse
*
Gregory of Nin
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, 10th century Croatian bishop and reformer
*
Gregory of Narek
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(c. 950–1003/1011), Armenian monk, poet, philosopher and theologian
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Gregory, Bishop of Győr
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(died 1241), Hungarian prelate
*
Gregory Palamas
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(c. 1296–1357 or 1359), theologian, archbishop and monk
*
Gregory of Rimini
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(c. 1300–1358), philosopher and theologian
* Gregory IV of Athens, Metropolitan of Athens 1827–1828
*
Gregory (Afonsky) Archbishop Gregory (secular name George Sergeyevich Afonsky, russian: Георгий Серге́евич Афонский; April 17, 1925 – April 15, 2008) was the Archbishop of Orthodox Church in America Diocese of Alaska, Sitka and Alaska from ...
(1925–2008), Archbishop of Sitka and Alaska 1973–1995
*
Gregory Karotemprel
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Aristocrats
:''Ordered chronologically''
* Gregory (exarch), Exarch of Ravenna 664-677
*
Gregory of Benevento
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(died 739/740), Italian duke
*
Gregory I of Naples
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Gregory II of Naples
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, Duke of Naples (767–794)
*
Gregory III of Naples
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, Duke of Naples (864–870)
*
Gregory IV of Naples Gregory IV (died 915) was the firstborn son of Duke Sergius II of Naples and successor of his paternal uncle, Bishop Athanasius, in 898, when he was elected ''dux'', or ''magister militum'', unanimously by the aristocracy. His other paternal uncle, ...
, Duke of Naples (898–915)
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:''Ordered alphabetically''
*
Greg Abbott
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Gregg Allman
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Gregg Araki
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(born 1959), American film director
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Gregory Berrios
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People and fictional characters
* Gregory (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
* Gregory (surname), a surname
Places Australia
*Gregory, Queensland, a town in the Shire of ...
(born 1979), Puerto Rican volleyball player
* Gregory Glenn Biggs (1964-2001), homeless American murder victim struck by a car and left in the windshield to die
*
Greg Camarillo
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He played college football at Stanford. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2005.
Camarillo also played for the Miami Dolp ...
(born 1982), American football player
*
Gregory Chamitoff
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(born 1962), American astronaut
*
Gregory Chaney
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Chaney graduated fr ...
(born 1981), American politician
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Gregory Charles
Gregory Charles, OC (born February 12, 1968) is a Quebec performing artist of Trinidadian and French Canadian origin.
Biography
Charles' father Lennox was a black anglophone of Trinidadian origin; his mother was a white francophone Canadian. Cha ...
(born 1968), Canadian musician and singer
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Greg Davies
Gregory Daniel Davies ( ; born 14 May 1968) is a Welsh comedian, actor, presenter, and writer. He is best known for his roles as Greg in ''We Are Klang'', Mr Gilbert in ''The Inbetweeners'', Ken Thompson in ''Cuckoo'', the Taskmaster in '' Tas ...
(born 1968), Welsh comedian and actor
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Greg Dobbs
Gregory Stuart Dobbs (born July 2, 1978), is an American former professional baseball infielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies, Florida / Miami Marlins and Washington Nationals. Dobbs ...
(born 1978), American baseball player
* Grégory Galbadon (born 1973), French politician
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Gregory Gaye
Gregory Gaye (born Grigoriy Grigoryevich Ge; October 10, 1900 – August 23, 1993) was a Russian-American character actor. The son of an actor, he was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He was the uncle of actor George Gaynes.
He was a cadet ...
(1900–1993), Russian-American actor
* Greg Gianforte (born 1961), American businessman and politician
* Gregory Gray (1959–2019), Northern Irish musician
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Greg Hartle
Gregory Alan Hartle (born February 14, 1951) is a former American football linebacker who played three seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cardinals in the tenth round of the 1974 NFL D ...
(born 1951), American football player
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Gregory Helms
Gregory Shane Helms (born July 12, 1974) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is currently signed with WWE under a legends contract, as a wrestler and as a backstage producer. In WWE, Helms has wrestled as The Hurrican ...
(born 1974), American professional wrestler
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Gregory Henriquez
Gregory Henriquez (born 1963) is a Canadian architect who has designed community-based mixed-use projects in Vancouver, Toronto and Seattle. He is the managing principal of Vancouver-based Henriquez Partners Architects, founded in 1969 by his fat ...
(born 1963), Canadian architect
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Gregory Hines
Gregory Oliver Hines (February 14, 1946 – August 9, 2003) was an American dancer, actor, choreographer, and singer. He is one of the most celebrated tap dancers of all time. As an actor, he is best known for '' Wolfen'' (1981), '' The Cotton C ...
(1946–2003), American dancer, actor, singer and choreographer
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Gregory Junior
Gregory Junior (born June 21, 1999) is an American football cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ouachita Baptist.
College career
Junior played college football at Ouachi ...
(born 1999), American football player
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Greg Kindle
Gregory Lamarr Kindle (born September 16, 1950) is a former American football offensive lineman who played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Falcons. He was drafted by the Cardinals in th ...
(born 1950), American football player
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Gregory La Cava
Gregory La Cava (March 10, 1892 – March 1, 1952) was an American film director of Italian descent best known for his films of the 1930s, including ''My Man Godfrey'' and ''Stage Door'', which earned him nominations for Academy Award for Best ...
(1892–1952), American film director
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Grégory Labille
Grégory Labille (born 10 July 1968) is a French politician from the Union of Democrats and Independents.
Political career
In the 2017 French legislative election, Labille was a Substitute (elections), substitute.
He was co-opted as Member of ...
(born 1968), French politician
* Greg Lake (1947–2016), British musician, singer, and guitarist, founding member of
King Crimson
King Crimson are a progressive rock band formed in 1968 in London, England. The band draws inspiration from a wide variety of music, incorporating elements of classical, jazz, folk, heavy metal, gamelan, industrial, electronic, experime ...
and
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (informally known as ELP) were an English progressive rock supergroup formed in London in 1970. The band consisted of Keith Emerson (keyboards), Greg Lake (vocals, bass, guitar, producer) and Carl Palmer (drums, percus ...
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Greg Lamberson
Gregory Lamberson (born April 19, 1964) is an American filmmaker and author. He is known for writing novels such as ''Johnny Gruesome'' and the series ''The Jake Helman Files'', and for directing the 1988 film '' Slime City''. He is also one of t ...
(born 1964), American author and filmmaker
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Grégory Lemarchal
Grégory Jean-Paul Lemarchal (13 May 1983 – 30 April 2007), known professionally as Grégory Lemarchal, was a French singer who rose to fame by winning the fourth series of the reality television show ''Star Academy'', which was broadcast on th ...
(1983–2007), French singer
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Greg LeMond
Gregory James LeMond (born June 26, 1961) is an American former professional road racing cyclist, entrepreneur, and anti-doping advocate. A two-time winner of the Road Race World Championship (1983 and 1989) and a three-time winner of the Tou ...
(born 1961), American professional road bicycle racer
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Greg Louganis
Gregory Efthimios Louganis (; born January 29, 1960) is an American Olympic diver, LGBT activist, and author who won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics on the springboard and platform. He is the only man and the second diver in Ol ...
(born 1960), American Olympic champion diver and LGBT activist
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Greg Luzinski
Gregory Michael "The Bull" Luzinski (born November 22, 1950) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left fielder from to , most prominently as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies where he wa ...
(born 1950), American baseball player
* Greg Maddux (born 1966), American baseball player
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Gregory Mertens
Gregory Mertens (2 February 1991 – 30 April 2015) was a Belgium, Belgian professional football (soccer), football player. His usual position was Defender (association football)#Centre back, central defender. He last played for K.S.C. Lokeren Oo ...
(1991–2015), Belgian footballer
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Greg Norman
Gregory John Norman AO (born 10 February 1955) is an Australian entrepreneur and retired professional golfer who spent 331 weeks as world number one in the 1980s and 1990s. He won 89 professional tournaments, including 20 PGA Tour tournament ...
(born 1955), Australian golfer and entrepreneur
* Greg Page (musician) (born 1972), Australian musician and actor, founding member and original lead singer of
The Wiggles
The Wiggles are an Australian children's music group formed in Sydney in 1991. The group are currently composed of Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce and Tsehay Hawkins, as well as supporting members Evie Ferris, John Pearce, Ca ...
Gregory Porter
Gregory Porter (born November 4, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He has twice won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album: first in 2014 for ''Liquid Spirit'' and then again in 2017 for ''Take Me to the Alley''.
Early li ...
(born 1971), American singer, songwriter, and actor
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Greg Potter
Gregory Paul Potter is an American comic book writer best known for co-creating the DC Comics series ''Jemm, Son of Saturn'' with artist Gene Colan.
Biography
Greg Potter began writing comics stories for Warren Publishing's black-and-white hor ...
, American comic book writer
*Gregory Renard (born 1995), better known as DJ Yung Vamp, Belgian DJ and record producer
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Gregory Rousseau
Gregory Rousseau (born April 5, 2000) is an American football defensive end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Miami Hurricanes football, Miami. As a Redshirt (college sports), redshirt fre ...
(born 2000), American football player
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Gregory Rudelson
Gregory Rudelson (born March 17, 1988) is an Israeli judoka and belt wrestler.
Sports career
In the Israeli Championships in judo, Rudelson came in second in the U 100 in 2006 and 2007, second in the O100 in 2009, 2012, and 2014, and won the ch ...
(born 1988), Israeli judoka and belt wrestler
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Greg Rusedski
Gregory Rusedski (born 6 September 1973) is a British and Canadian former tennis player. He was the British No. 1 in 1997, 1999 and 2006, and reached the ATP ranking of world No. 4 for periods from 6 October 1997 to 12 October 1997 and from 25 ...
(born 1973), Canadian-English tennis player
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Gregory Rusland
Gregory Allan Rusland (born 9 November 1959) is a Surinamese politician. He served as Minister for Natural Resources between 2005 and 2010. In 2012 he became leader of the National Party of Suriname. Rusland has been a member of the National Ass ...
(b. 1959), Surinamese politician
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Gregory Slaughter
Gregory William Slaughter (born May 19, 1988) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka of the B2 League. He was selected first overall by the Barangay Ginebra in the 2013 PBA draft. Sports commentator ...
(b. 1988), basketball player
* Gregory Smith (born 1986), American professional wrestler better known as
Gregory Iron
Gregory Allen Smith (born October 12, 1986), better known by his ring name Gregory Iron, or "GAS" as a play on his real initials, is an American professional wrestler, who performs regularly in Pro Wrestling Ohio, AAW, Chikara, Smash And Alpha ...
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Gregory Tony
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Gregory Scott Tony (born 1978) is an American law enforcement officer and the 17th Sheriff of Broward County, Florida.
Tony was initially appointed sheriff in 2019 by Florida governor Ron DeSantis, to fill a vacancy. In November 2020, T ...
Greg Tribbett
Gregory Arnold Tribbett Jr. (born November 7, 1968) is an American guitarist who is one of the founding members, lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the metal band Mudvayne. He is also the former lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the met ...
(born 1968), guitarist of the American alternative metal band Mudvayne
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Greg Weisman
Greg Weisman (born September 28, 1963) is an American novelist, writer, producer and voice actor. He is best known as the creator of the animated series '' Gargoyles'', ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' and '' Young Justice''.
Early life and caree ...
(born 1963), writer, actor, producer
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Gregory Vargas
Gregory Maxdier Vargas Díaz (born 18 February 1986) is a Venezuelan professional basketball player who last played for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He was the Israeli Basketball Premier League Defensive Player of the Y ...
(born 1986), Venezuelan basketball player
* Grégory Villemin(1980-1984), French murder victim of the highly sensationalized Grégory Affair
Fictional characters
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Gregory Herd
Dr. Gregory Herd is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. His first appearance was in '' The Spectacular Scarlet Spider'' #1. He originally operated as the villain Override and worked ...
, a fictional character appearing in Marvel Comics stories
* Gregory Hirsch, cousin in the Roy family '' Succession''
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Gregory Heffley
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid franchise contains a large cast of characters. It centers on protagonist List of Diary of a Wimpy Kid characters#Greg Heffley, Greg Heffley, his best friend List of Diary of a Wimpy Kid characters#Rowley Jefferson, Ro ...
, protagonist of the ''
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' is an American children’s book series and media franchise created by author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney. The series follows Greg Heffley, a middle-schooler who illustrates his daily life in a diary (although he const ...
'' series
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Gregory House
Gregory House, M.D. is the titular protagonist of the American medical drama series ''House''. Created by David Shore and portrayed by English actor Hugh Laurie, he leads a team of diagnosticians and is the Head of Diagnostic Medicine at the ...
, the main character of ''
House
A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...
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* Gregory, protagonist of the video game ''Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach''
* Gregory, in the comic book series and television series, both titled ''The Walking Dead''
Animals
* Gregory, a pet caracal, popularly known as Big Floppa
See also
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Grigory Grigory, Grigori and Grigoriy are Russian language, Russian masculine given names.
It may refer to watcher angels or more specifically to Watcher (angel)#Grigori, the egrḗgoroi or Watcher angels.
Grigory
* Grigory Baklanov (1923–2009), Russ ...