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surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Adam Lively Adam Lively (born 20 January 1961) is a British novelist. He was born in Swansea and educated in England and America. His debut novel ''Blue Fruit'' was published in 1988. In 1993, he was included in the Granta Best of Young British Novelists l ...

(born 1961), British novelist *

Ben Lively Edward Bennett Lively (born March 5, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and the Kansas City Royals and in the K ...

(born 1992), American baseball player *

Blake Lively Blake Ellender Lively ( Brown; born August 25, 1987) is an American actress. Born in Los Angeles, Lively is the daughter of actor Ernie Lively, and made her professional debut in his directorial project ''Sandman'' (1998). She starred as Brid ...

(born 1987 as ''Blake Ellender Brown''), American actress *

Bob Lively Bob Lively ''(né'' Bobby Gene Lively 10 February 1923 Little Rock, Arkansas – 22 September 1994 Los Angeles) was an American jazz saxophonist who flourished during the 1940s swing era. Stan Kenton years Lively was a member of the Stan Kento ...

(1923–1994), American jazz saxophonist *

Buddy Lively Everett Adrian Lively (February 14, 1925 – July 12, 2015), nicknamed "Red", was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of three seasons (1947–49) with the Cincinnati Reds. For his career, he compiled an 8–1 ...

(1925–2015), American baseball player * Charles Lively (athlete) (1893–1971), British athlete *

Charles Lively (labor spy) Charles Everett Lively (March 6, 1887 – May 28, 1962) was an American private detective who worked as a Labor spying in the United States, labor spy for the Baldwin–Felts Detective Agency. He played an active role in the Coal Wars in Appalach ...

(1887–1962), American labor spy *

David Lively David Lively (born 27 June 1953) is a French classical pianist of US origin. Biography Born in Ironton, Ohio, Lively began his career at the age of 14 playing Khachatourian's Piano Concerto with the St. Louis Symphony. In 1972 he won fourth ...

(born 1953), American classical pianist *

Dereck Lively II Dereck Jerome Lively II (born February 12, 2004) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. He was a consensus five-s ...

(born 2004), American basketball player * Donald Lively, American lawyer *

Edward Lively Edward Lively (1545 – May 1605) was an English linguist and biblical scholar. He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he became a Fellow, He was Regius Professor of Hebrew from 1575 to 1605. His published works include Latin exposition ...

(1545–1605), English linguist and biblical scholar *

Eric Lively Eric Lawrence Lively (né Brown; born July 31, 1981) is an American actor. He played the role of Andy Evans in '' Speak'' (2004), Carey Bell in ''So Weird'' (1999–2001), and Mark Wayland in ''The L Word'' (2005). Early life Eric Lawrence Liv ...

(born 1981 as ''Eric Lawrence Brown''), American actor *

Ernie Lively Ernie Lively (born Ernest Wilson Brown Jr.; January 29, 1947 – June 3, 2021) was an American actor and acting coach, and the father of actors Lori Lively, Jason Lively, Robyn Lively, Eric Lively, and Blake Lively. Life and career Lively was b ...

(1947–2021, born as ''Ernest Wilson Brown, Jr.''), American actor *

Gerry Lively Gerry Lively is a cinematographer and film director, known for directing '' Darkness Falls'' (1999), '' Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God'' (2005) and ''Body Armour'' (2007). Film work As a director his early work was an Italian/Americ ...

, American cinematographer and film director *

Jack Lively Henry Everett "Jack" Lively (May 29, 1885 – December 5, 1967) was an American right-handed baseball pitcher. A native of Alabama, Lively played professional baseball from 1906 to 1915. In 1908, he won a combined 25 games for two minor league ...

(1885–1967), American baseball player *

Jason Lively Ronald Jason Lively (born March 12, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for ''European Vacation'' (1985), ''Night of the Creeps'' (1986), and ''Ghost Chase'' (1987). Early life Ronald Jason Lively was born on March 12, 1968 in Carroll ...

(born 1968), American actor *

John Lively (politician) John D. Lively (born November 30, 1946 in La Grande, Oregon) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 12 since January 14, 2013. Lively was the mayor of Springfield, Oregon a ...

(born 1946), American politician * Katherine Allen Lively, American pianist and writer *

Lori Lively Lori Lynn Lively is an American actress, television co-host/designer, and acting coach. Best known for ''Dead Space'' (1991). Early life Lively was born into a family of actors. Her mother, adoptive father and all four siblings are, or hav ...

(born 1966), American actress *

Mitch Lively Mitchell David Lively (born September 7, 1985) is an American professional baseball pitcher for El Águila de Veracruz of the Mexican League. He previously played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and the ...

(born 1985), American baseball player *

Penelope Lively Dame Penelope Margaret Lively (née Low; born 17 March 1933) is a British writer of fiction for both children and adults. Lively has won both the Booker Prize (''Moon Tiger'', 1987) and the Carnegie Medal for British children's books (''The ...

(born 1933 as ''Penelope Low''), British writer *

Pierce Lively Franklin Pierce Lively (August 17, 1921 – March 12, 2016) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Education and career Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Lively received an Artium Baccalaureus ...

(1921–2016), American judge *

Robert Lively (screenwriter) Robert Lively, sometimes credited as Bob Lively, (died 4 March 1943) was an American screenwriter and songwriter most active in the mid-1930s to early 1940s. Selected filmography * ''The Hard-Boiled Canary'', 1941 (story and screenplay) * ''I ...

(died 1943), American screenwriter and songwriter * Robert M. Lively (1855–1929), American politician *

Robyn Lively Robyn Elaine Lively Johnson (born February 7, 1972) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the 1989 films ''Teen Witch'' and ''The Karate Kid Part III.'' She is also known for her roles in the TV shows ''Doogie Howser, M.D.''; '' ...

(born 1972), American actress *

Scott Lively Scott Douglas Lively (born December 14, 1957) is an American activist, author, and attorney, who is the president of Abiding Truth Ministries, an anti-LGBT group based in Temecula, California. He was also a cofounder of Latvia-based group Watchm ...

(born 1957), American author, attorney and anti-LGBT activist *

Shannon Lively Shannon James Lively (born 4 May 1992 in Attadale, Western Australia) is an Australian actor. His first television role was Declan in the second series of ''The Sleepover Club''. He graduated in the class of 2009 from Corpus Christi College, Ba ...

(born 1992), Australian actor *

Zack Lively Zack Lively (born March 20, 1987) is an American actor best known for his role as Heath on the ABC Family show ''Greek (TV series), GRΣΣK''. Lively was born in Nampa, Idaho. He has also appeared in numerous television movies. Filmography F ...

(born 1987), American actor

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